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Cindy Crawford — Extortion Victim?

Filed under: Celebrity Justice Cindy Crawford was targeted for extortion, over a photo of her daughter which showed the daughter bound to a chair in revealing clothing.Documents were filed in federal court saying that Edis Kayalar, a former nanny of Crawford and husband Rande … Permalink

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Beds made of hay are latest hotel craze

(CNN) — Holiday-makers around the world are facing up to the fact that, in times of recession, large travel expenses are difficult to justify. German huehotel 'Zum Alten Marstall' is at the foot of an 11th century castle and has adopted a medieval theme

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Blackwater in court for War Crimes hearing

Lawyers for Blackwater and its owner Erik Prince are in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia today where they are arguing that the five lawsuits against them should be thrown out. The judge in the case, TS Ellis III, is a Reagan appointee with an interesting recent history. He presided over the plea agreement of John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban;” he sentenced Lawrence Franklin to 12 years in the AIPAC/Israel espionage scandal and he also tossed out a case brought by German citizen Khalid El-Masri against private companies allegedly involved with the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program

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‘Twilight’ Author Sued for Vampire Rip-Off

Filed under: Celebrity Justice The author of the “Twilight” series is being sued by a woman who claims the 4th installment is a rip-off of her work.Jordan Scott claims in her lawsuit, filed today in federal court, that she began writing a novel “in the vampire genre” when she was … Permalink

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Stefan Frederick Cook Objects To Obama Birth Certificate

US Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook and lawyer Orly Taitz filed a request last week in federal court asking that Cook be given status as a conscientious objector.

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Michael Jackson concert merchandise for sale (AP)

AP – Michael Jackson’s comeback concerts will never happen, but you can still get the T-shirt.

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Prominent NY lawyer gets 20 years in $400M fraud (AP)

AP – A once-prominent Manhattan attorney was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for a hatching a massive fraud in a desperate attempt to keep his law firm afloat and bankroll a lavish lifestyle.

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