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As ex-aide arrested, Cameron vows media reform

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Police arrested David Cameron's former spokesman on Friday over the scandal that has shut down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, forcing the prime minister to defend his judgment while promising new controls on the British press.

News of the World Editor Coulson Released on Bail

Andy Coulson, the former spokesman for Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, leaves a police station after being bailed, in South London
Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World who was ensnared in the ongoing phone-hacking scandal, has been released on police. He was arrested earlier on suspicion of having bribed police officers, corruption, as well as phone-hacking.
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UK's Miliband calls for scrapping of media watchdog

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PM wants News of the World wrongdoers to face action

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