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Cablers Cover Murdoch Testimony Before Parliament: 'This Is The Most Humble Day Of My Life' (TVNewser)
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son, James Murdoch, are testifying before Parliament Tuesday morning, and the appearance is getting extensive coverage from the cable news channels. AllThingsD: "These actions do not live up to the standards of News Corp.," said the younger Murdoch. He was interrupted by his father, who noted, "This is the most humbling day of my life." Business Insider / The Wire: Rupert Murdoch on who was responsible: "The people I trusted. And the people they trusted. I would trust Les Hinton with my life." FishbowlNY: The New York Times is live-blogging the proceedings, as well as providing live video from a TV station in London. TVNewser: CNN's Piers Morgan finally broke his silence on the News Corp. hacking scandal on his program Monday night. B&C: Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that it doesn't think the phone hacking scandal will affect News Corp.'s credit ratings.

Twitter Hashtag Celebrates Borders Employees (GalleyCat)
Sourcebooks publisher Dominique Raccah created a #ThankUBorders hashtag so publishing professionals, writers, and readers can thank the Borders employees who are losing their jobs for their literary service.

Andy Barr Leaves Politico For Job Outside Journalism (FishbowlDC)
Longtime Politico reporter Andy Barr has left the publication. His last day was Monday. We're told he's leaving journalism for a political job. Barr, who covers national politics, has worked at Politico since September 2008.

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