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Not only were there big names in the front row at Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2011, there were some veteran models on the runway. Natalia Vodianova was tapped to open the 40th anniversary show in Milan on Monday and WWD reports she was paid "50,000-70,000 euros ($67,000-$94,000) for both her walk down the runway in Milan and her attendance at the designer's Paris bash next month -- an event rumored to cost over 1.5 million euros ($2 million)."Closing the show was one of France's most beautiful women, Laetitia Casta.More...

Natalia Vodianova & Laetitia Casta Paid Pretty Sum To Model For Cavalli (PHOTOS)

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(AP) - Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway has a new television ad that shows his Republican opponent saying that "the real answer to Medicare" would be a $2,000 deductible.It's the latest attack from Conway, who has used his fall campaign ads to portray Republican Rand Paul as out-of-touch with Kentuckians on pocketbook and crime issues.More...

New Jack Conway Ad Targets Rand Paul's Medicare 'Solution' Of $2,000 Deductible (VIDEO)

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Sometimes riding the same commute every day can be tedious. Luckily we have performers, innovators, and one direction-challenged German to shake things up.We've rounded up some of the most interesting things to happen to mass transit in the past few years. Would you want this to happen on your commute? What are some wild things that have happened to you?More...

7 Crazy Subway, Bus, and Public Transportation Stories (PHOTOS)

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Writers are mad these days.  Spittin' mad.  They're mad at the world, they're mad at readers, they're mad at agents, they're mad at publishers.  And I don't understand it.Now, I think it's a mad world, period.  Etiquette has gone out the window; we tweet our every -- angry -- thought and don't care who reads it.  We fire off grumpy emails without thinking about the consequences.  Instant communication and instant news have fueled the demand for instant gratification and when we don't get it, we burn.More...

Stop the Insanity and Just Write, Already

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UPDATE: in an interview with KNX investigative reporter Charles Feldman, Gloria Allred announced a "showdown at noon" press conference tomorrow, releasing evidence that will allegedly prove Whitman's knowledge of Nicky Diaz's immigration status. Feldman tells the HuffPost that Allred promised "the public will be able to view the evidence thru the media, and they can make a decision""---

Meg Whitman Scandal: Housekeeper Alleges Candidate Knew She Was In US Illegally

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Comedian Greg Giraldo tragically passed away this morning, shocking the entire comedy community and prompting an outpour of sadness online. A genuinely hilarious and intelligent stand-up comedian, Giraldo had a degree from Harvard law, was a longtime member of the Comedy Central family and is leaving behind a wife and four children.We will always remember his numerous stand-up appearances, as well as his time on "Last Comic Standing," but his most memorable performances were at the Comedy Central Roasts. From Pam Anderson and David Hasselhoff, to Flavor Flav and Joan Rivers, Giraldo was truly the King of the Roast. Watch clips from all of his Comedy Central Roasts below and remember him with us.More...

RIP Greg Giraldo: King Of The Roast (VIDEOS)

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*Scroll down for photos*On the spur of the moment a trip was booked. Traveling with my friend Angelina, her Birkin Bag, GPS, wit, and a love for fashion, I'm now in Paris covering Fashion Week. I'm curious to see how I'm received at the last minute, what fashion and its people are like in the center of the style universe.More...

Crashing Paris Fashion Week (PHOTOS)

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We have some first-class TV reporters in Denver, but even they would admit that local TV stations are known to take what's in The Denver Post and regurgitate it.That's not what Fox 31 did last night.More...

Post to Publish Clarification That GOP State House Candidate Webster Shot Twice at Ex-Wife; Fox 31 Should Do Same

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Now that the Steroids Era is over, Major League Baseball needs new juice.  One way to stimulate interest is to expand the post-season playoffs and shorten the regular season.http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/09/30/time-for-baseball-to-get-radical-go-to-16-teams-in-postseason/More...

Save Baseball! Expand the Playoffs and Shorten the Season

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University of New Hampshire / WMUR9/23-29/10; 472 likely voters, 4.5% margin of errorMore...

NH-Sen: 50% Ayotte (R), 35% Hodes (D) (UNH 9/23-29)