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2 ex-confidants of British PM face bribery charges

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Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of News Corp.'s British operations, is among four people being charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

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Andy Coulson, British Prime Minister David Cameron's former chief communications adviser has been charged with bribery offenses.

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Two former confidants of Britain's prime minister have been charged with conspiring to pay public officials in exchange for stories and information — the latest development in the country's establishment-shaking scandal over media malfeasance.