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White House Refuses to Release Donors to David Axelrod’s Charity [Secrecy]

In 1998, White House senior adviser David Axelrod co-founded a charity aimed at curing epilepsy, which his daughter suffers from. It raised $800,000 last year from corporate and private donors. The White House won’t say who they are. More

Why the iPad Newspaper is Doomed [Media]

Rupert Murdoch is putting $30 million and 100 journalists behind an iPad newspaper called ” The Daily .” He even has support from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. But no one really believes this thing will last. Here’s why. More

Sarah Palin Is Mad at Us for Leaking Pages From Her Book [Self Referential]

Did you catch the excerpt we posted yesterday from Sarah Palin ‘s new book? Sarah sure did! She tweets with rage: “The publishing world is LEAKING out-of-context excerpts of my book w/out my permission? Isn’t that illegal?” More

Roger Ailes Is No Longer Sane [Crazies]

Toadlike Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes has always been thought of as an evil genius—even his detractors admire his media-savvy PR brilliance. It’s not true. In fact, he’s an isolated old man whose anger has driven him insane. More

Anne Hathaway’s Fabulous Old Jewelry Can Be Yours! [Auctions]

U.S. Marshals are currently auctioning off jewelry seized from Raffaello Follieri , Anne Hathaway ‘s now-imprisoned swindler ex-boyfriend. Anne’s old jewelry is fetching only paltry prices . Bid, for the good of the U.S. taxpayer! Photos and prices below. More

Meghan McCain Blows Off Book Tour to Party in Vegas [Scandal]

Citing “several unforeseen professional responsibilities,” Meghan McCain bowed out of a campus speaking engagement tonight… and is now tweeting up a storm about “my first real time off in months,” partying with “my favorite crew of sinners” in Las Vegas . More

How to Become the Next Great Pundit [Field Guide]

The Washington Post hasn’t had much luck with its own crappy Op-Ed columnists , so the paper’s launching another contest to find ” America’s Next Great Pundit .” As a public service, we’ve assembled this surefire guide to scoring this low-paid, part-time gig. More

GCreep: Google Engineer Stalked Teens, Spied on Chats [Exclusive]

We entrust Google with our most private communications because we assume the company takes every precaution to safeguard our data. It doesn’t. A Google engineer spied on four underage teens for months before the company was notified of the abuses. More

The American High School Football Star Who Became a Drug Lord [Crime]

Moms and dads, you might be disappointed with how your kids turned out. But always remember it’s not as bad as it could be. Edgar Valdez Villarreal went from a high school football star in Texas to Mexican drug lord. More

Who’s Who on the New Cast of Dancing With the Stars [Guides]

Dancing With the Stars , ABC’s reality competition about alleged celebrities, who dance, has announced the cast for its 11th season, which premieres in late September. But who are these “stars”? And what, exactly, are they “famous” for? More