Murdoch facing showdown with Sun employees
<p><span word="Rupert">Rupert</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="composure">composure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="newsroom">newsroom</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="revulsion">revulsion</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traumatic">traumatic</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>."</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="overpayments">overpayments</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Politicians">Politicians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spectacularly">spectacularly</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="hacked">hacked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="move">move</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>, <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegality">illegality</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Corrupt">Corrupt</span> <span word="Practices">Practices</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fines">fines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p>
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