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CHICAGO, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollinger International Inc. (NYSE:HLR) (the "Company") announced that Stanley M. Beck, Q.C. and Randall C. Benson have today submitted their resignations from the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Beck is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hollinger Inc., of which Mr. Benson is the Chief Restructuring Officer and also a director. By letter dated July 10, 2006, the Company's Chairman, Raymond G. H. Seitz, requested the resignations of Beck and Benson, citing, "the clear conflict of interest afflicting your dual Board membership at Inc. and International." About Hollinger International Hollinger International Inc. is a newspaper publisher whose assets include The Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area. Contacts: Molly Morse / Jeremy Fielding Kekst and Company 212-521-4826/4825 / DATASOURCE: Hollinger International Inc. CONTACT: Molly Morse, +1-212-521-4826, , or Jeremy Fielding +1-212-521-4825, , both of Kekst and Company, for Hollinger International Inc.

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