CNet reports that HP's board is meeting again, and will hold a press conference after the market closes on Friday:

Hewlett-Packard's board of directors is meeting Wednesday amid widening controversy over the tactics used in a probe into media leaks, CNET News.com has learned.

An HP representative declined to comment on the agenda for the board meeting or say when in the day it was scheduled to take place.

HP also plans to hold a press conference Friday afternoon, after the stock market's 1 p.m. PDT closing. An HP spokesman confirmed the event, but would not comment further.

On a Friday, after the bell rings. Gee, it's almost as if they want to bury the story, or something. Eventually, they'll do what needs to be done, and boot Patricia Dunn. In the meantime, they just keep fueling the smell storm.

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