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Article: HP and Hurd shift into damage control.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
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- September 22, 2006
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Byline: Michelle Quinn and Pete Carey
Sep. 22--With pressure mounting over its troubled internal investigation of boardroom leaks, Hewlett-Packard is shifting into serious damage control.
Chief Executive Mark Hurd, until recently out of the spotlight on the investigation, offered Thursday to testify at a congressional hearing on the investigation. The offer came after a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce suggested looking at whether Hurd should testify.
In another part of HP's damage control, Hurd will also hold a news conference today at the company's Palo Alto headquarters to spell out steps it is taking to address problems ...