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Stories from April 2008

Tina Fey’s husband is bit player in 30 Rock, major player in her life

By Carol Eisenberg   |   April 28, 2008 at 12:32pm   |   1 Comments

When Tina Fey appeared at the premiere of Baby Mama last week, the man at her side was a half-head shorter, considerably older and unknown to the paparazzi.

Robert Thomson is heir apparent at the Wall Street Journal

By Carol Eisenberg   |   April 28, 2008 at 7:32am   |   0 Comments

Of course, Rupert Murdoch already has two sons. But after the ouster of Wall Street Journal editor Marcus W. Brauchli, the man said to be most likely to become the paper’s top editor – Robert J. Thomson - is said to be almost an honorary third son.

The Bill Gates portfolio - beyond Microsoft

By Laurie Bennett   |   April 27, 2008 at 8:30am   |   0 Comments

Business manager Michael Larson has a portfolio of billions of dollars and a client list of one.

Wesley Snipes gets 3 years for tax evasion

By A. James Memmott   |   April 25, 2008 at 2:30pm   |   0 Comments

Action-hero Wesley Snipes’ last-minute attempt to settle his tax debt doesn’t seem to have worked.

Creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad sets his sights on Obama

By Laurie Bennett   |   April 25, 2008 at 11:57am   |   0 Comments

The man behind the infamous Willie Horton ad is at it again. Floyd G. Brown, who has built a political career on lobbing grenades at Democratic candidates, has produced an anti-Obama ad echoing the spot that did so much damage to the Michael Dukakis presidential run in 1988.

Fisker CEO says Tesla Motors’ “lawsuit is nonsense”

By John Decker   |   April 24, 2008 at 8:55pm   |   1 Comments

The legal battle over high end green car technology continued on Thursday as Fisker Motors’ CEO called a lawsuit filed by Tesla Motors “nonsense.”

Larry Craig racks up legal bills

By Carol Eisenberg   |   April 24, 2008 at 3:25pm   |   0 Comments

What exactly has Sen. Larry Craig’s legal team done to deserve almost a half million dollars?

Nabokov’s son to publish final manuscript

By Carol Eisenberg   |   April 24, 2008 at 11:46am   |   0 Comments

His dying father, Vladimir Nabokov, had commanded him to destroy his still unfinished final novel.

Muckety this! Arthur Sulzberger Jr. to Louis B. Mayer

By Laurie Bennett   |   April 24, 2008 at 11:40am   |   0 Comments

The publisher of The New York Times is extremely well connected, but who knew he had ties to old-time Hollywood?

Mimi Gardner Gates: The quiet, scholarly member of the family

By Laurie Bennett   |   April 24, 2008 at 11:32am   |   0 Comments

Gates men are suckers for smart women.


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