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Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia They first met at the 1884 wedding of his uncle to her sister. She called him Nicky; he called her “Alix” or “Sunny.”  Although Alix was only 12, she knew at that moment that Nicky was “The One.” It was on this occasion she carved their names on the window of the Peterhof Palace. After [...]

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(See previous post, “Arnold Schwarzenegger: I Have a Love Child.”) ABC News has reported that Mildred Patricia Baena — who the network says worked as a housekeeper for the family of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver — is the mother of the former California governor’s fifth child, a son. The boy, Joseph, who is 14, [...]

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It was confirmed today that France‘s First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy is pregnant, possibly with twins due in October. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, her father-in-law, Pal Sarkozy, 82, said, ‘I’m glad to be having a grandchild.’ He went on to say that neither his son, French President Nicolas Sarkozy nor his daughter-in-law Bruni  ’want [...]

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Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 63, admits fathering a child with a member of his household staff. For over 20 years, the unnamed woman worked for Arnold and his wife, Maria Shriver, and just recently left her job.   Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger during happier times. Although the event happened over 10 years ago, Arnold just revealed [...]

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Keith Allen, the director of the controversial film, “Unlawful Killing,” is interviewed today by the UK Daily Mail regarding his decision to include in the “documentary” a previously unseen and graphic black and white photo of Princess Diana as she lay dying August 31, 1997.  The photo was probably sold by one of the paparazzi in the Paris tunnel with [...]

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“A shocking paparazzi photo of a dying Princess Diana could be shown for the first time on Friday in a documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. The 90-minute documentary about her fatal car accident, called “Unlawful Killing,” includes a graphic, black-and-white close-up of the princess taken moments after the Mercedes she was riding in crashed [...]

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In its coverage of the fashion displayed by guests at the British Royal Wedding of William and Catherine, The New York Times wrote that the outfits of the guests “were generally tasteful and royal-friendly. A few things stuck out. The exotic costumes of foreign dignitaries, seeming throwbacks to imperial times. The hats worn by the [...]

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It bears repeating, for those who have forgotten and for those who never knew: Bin Laden called for his followers and for all Muslims in the world to kill Americans. Here a translated excerpt of bin Laden’s 1998 fatwa: On that basis, and in compliance with God’s order, we issue the following fatwa to all [...]

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By the time Osama bin Laden was killed, he was down to only one of his five wives: Amal Ahmed Abdul Fatah, the youngest and his rumored favorite. By the time he moved into his Pakistan mansion, bin Laden had divorced one of his wives and three others had moved to Syria, according to ABC [...]

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“Most Wanted Terrorist Dead Bin Laden Killed in U.S. ‘Targeted Operation’” 05/02/11 The mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001 that killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children has been killed. President Barack Obama made the announcement late Sunday evening, May 1, in a televised address to the world. He said he had [...]

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      With heavy cloud rolling in over the town of Abbottabad, Pakistan, conditions were perfect for the raid to take out Osama bin Laden after ten years on the run. The previous night, the operation had been cancelled because the weather was clear and the U.S. aircraft would have been spotted from a distance.  [...]

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(CBS/AP) Updated at 8:05 a.m. Eastern, May 2, 2011 Osama bin Laden, the long-time figurehead of the al Qaeda terrorist network, has been buried at sea after being killed in a U.S. raid in Pakistan. U.S. officials told CBS News that bin Laden’s body would be handled in accordance with Muslim traditions, which include strict [...]

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Readers: Here is the FBI wanted poster for the mastermind of the 9/11/2001 attack on the United States of America, resulting in over 3,000 deaths. Today Osama/Usama Bin Laden is dead, killed in Islamabad, Pakistan. Note his height estimate: 6 ft. 4 – 6ft. 6 - a man so tall he wouldn’t be easy to hide among the [...]

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