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A Holiday in Israel and More: Chilean Miners Rake In Offers [VIDEO]
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 10) -- When Israel invited the 33 recently rescued Chilean miners on an expense-free trip to the Holy Land over Christmas, they probably didn't expect the offer to break the bank. But the men, who became international superstars last month after surviving 69 days underground, drive a pretty hard bargain: They accepted Israel's offer on the condition they can bring 70 relatives along with them. The request may seem reasonable to the miners in light of the lucrative offers they have already received from media outlets looking to cash in on their story. After all, when miner Mario ...
Jailed Letterman Extorter Gets Emmy Nod for Amanda Knox Documentary
By Paul Wachter - AOL NewsRobert "Joe" Halderman, who is currently serving a six-month sentence for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, was nominated for an Emmy on Thursday, The New York Observer reports. Halderman, a former CBS producer, was nominated for his production work, along with three other producers, on the 48 Hours special "American Girl, Italian Nightmare," a documentary on Amanda Knox, the American student now serving a long jail sentence in Italy for murder. Halderman is believed to have targeted Letterman because the late-night host was sleeping with his ex-lover, Stephanie Birkitt, who ...
Letterman, Palin and Salinger Defer to Twittering Riots in Iran
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailySo much going on in the world to talk about, it's hard to choose what to discuss with my favorite WomanUp women. I'm dying to eye-roll at the Letterman/Palin win-win in the now seemingly resolved great tempest over which one of the future presidential hopeful's children was being offended/sexually harassed by the comedian, whose ratings improved during the feud. ...
Also Not Amused by Letterman: Flight Attendants
By Janet W. Battaile - Politics DailyThe following is a post from new Woman Up contributor Mary Winter.Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and TV Late Show host David Letterman had a big dust-up this week. It went something like this: You look like a slut.Do not.You're a pervert.Am not.I never said your daughter got knocked up.Did too. The three-day spat was cheap and tawdry, with similarities to a big, juicy, name-calling fight on the playground. Naturally, we ate it up. TV talkers, reporters, bloggers and websites weighed in. Thousands of Americans emoted on the Internet, defending the Palins and hurling invective at Letterman, and vice ...
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