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by samson_blinded
WORLD: Livni: less principled than expected
The Jerusalem Post revealed in passing something that ought to be a major scandal.
Back in 2008, Livni failed to create a government coalition to replace Olmert. She claimed at that time that she refused to give in to haredi blackmail: religious parties wanted extra funding for their constituencies.
Apparently, it was merely a misunderstanding. Livni had offered the haredim a huge increase in budget allocations over what they got under Olmert’s government. The amount was so huge...
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by shark
WORLD: Strangely, Ukraine Fails to Bribe US Government Officials
While it is no secret that Ukraine is an overly corrupt nation that excels in bribery, the recent attempt to bribe, or some may say blackmail, US officials in order to secure further IMF funding is audacious to ridiculous extremes.
In December Ukrainian officials descended on Washington with one overriding mission –to convince the Obama administration that without the financial help of the IMF, Ukraine might be unable to supply the EU with Russian gas this winter. This badly disguised...
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by redHead
ENTERTAINMENT: Video: David Letterman admits to having sex with staff; extortion attempt
Los Angeles, California, USA "Late Show" host David Letterman, 62, came clean yesterday, after he admitted to having sex with women who worked on his show. He also revealed an attempted extortion attempt - three weeks back he found a package in his car from a person who claimed to have information about Letterman's sexual dalliances, ultimately demanding $2 million to prevent public revelation.
David Letterman said he went to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which conducted an investigation and an arrest...
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by piyush
WEIRD: BMW heiress Susanne Klatten's Sex Video: Blackmailed Thrice
Munich, Germany Is there really a sex video tape of BMW heiress' Susanne Klatten and Swiss man Helg Sgarbi? I am not sure but the tape has caused her to be blacmailed thrice already.
She is the daughter of the late Herbert Quandt, the German industrialist who saved BMW from collapse in 1957 and built the Bavarian carmaker into a world auto power.
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Helg Sgarbi ("Swiss Gigolo") blackmailed her out of 7 million euros and then he asked for more after which she contacted authorities. He was jailed...
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by newsfreak
ENTERTAINMENT: CBS producer Joe Halderman pleads not guilty in plot to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million
Los Angeles, California, USA Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, 23 year veteran at CBS and producer for the true-crime show "48 Hours" pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with women who worked on his show. Today he was arraigned in on one count of attempted first-degree grand larceny, punishable by 5 to 15 years upon conviction. Bail was set at $200,000.
Assistant District Attorney Judy Salwen told the judge Halderman was...
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