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Donald Trump Sues Author Over Tell-All Book (Fox 23)
Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against the author of a book on the property mogul, claiming it is full of lies.

World’s First Ever Reality TV Convention Coming To Nashville, Tennessee (Reality TV Magazine)
Nashville, Tennessee might be best known for country music, but early this Summer the city will get a new claim to fame. On June 3 4, 2006, the world s first ever Reality TV Convention will be held in Nashville, Tennessee….

Rock Star 2 The Series Now Casting (Reality TV Magazine)
After last season s highly successful premier of Rock Star: INXS, the series returns to CBS this summer bigger and better than ever. Application and information for ROCK STAR 2: THE SERIES (working title) are available at www.CBS.com or www.rockstar.msn.com/season2.com….

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Hatch found guilty of failing to pay taxes on Survivor winnings (Brandon Sun)
NEW YORK The jurors have spoken, and Richard Hatch was a loser this time. Reality television s first big star, the naked fat guy who won the first season of Survivor, couldn t outwit the law.

Donald Trump sues author who questioned his billionaire status (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Flamboyant New York property tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump has launched a five-billion-dollar lawsuit against the author and publisher of a book that had the audacity to challenge his billionaire status.

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Lawmaker evicted from British TV show 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 2:24 PM
British lawmaker George Galloway was voted off a reality television show to a chorus of boos and jeers after his Big Brother antics triggered a nationwide uproar.Save to My Web

Thai PM launches own reality TV show 
Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 22 9:23 PM
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets villagers as he rides on a tractor. Photo: Reuters Thailand’s latest reality show need not rely on fading celebrities doing stunts, nor sex between anonymous housemates — this show features the country’s prime minister cooking and riding a tractor.Save to My Web

Two Exiled Stars Are Leaving Our Galaxy Forever 
RedNova - Jan 26 8:55 PM
Cambridge, MA – TV reality show contestants aren’t the only ones under threat of exile. Astronomers using the MMT Observatory in Arizona have discovered two stars exiled from the Milky Way galaxy.Save to My Web
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In the spotlight
Long Beach Press-Telegram – Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the first season of “Survivor,” was found guilty Wednesday of failing to pay taxes on his winnings. Hatch was handcuffed and taken into custody after U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he was a potential

Display Ads Rebound
MediaPost – MARKETERS SERVED 123.6 BILLION DISPLAY ads online last month–up about 7 percent from November, according to new data from Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance. Despite the holiday surge, the total volume was still down slightly from the high for the year

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Obituaries for Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006
Valdosta Daily Times – Margery Mardi Barnes, 84, of Valdosta, died on Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on Feb. 15, 1921, in Keen, N.H., she was the daughter of the late James F. and Dorothy Abbott Claverie and the widow of Charles

Aussie rockers kick back into gear
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin – George A. Paul, Correspondent Filling another singer’s shoes can be tricky. Over the past decade, several rock bands have tried to replace their leaders with results that ranged from merely satisfactory (Queen, Styx) to right on the money (The Doors

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INXS have Fortune on their side
Jam! Showbiz – The newly christened frontman of Aussie dance-rock veterans INXS — chosen by the band and TV viewers this summer through the reality series, Rockstar: INXS — is the man behind the microphone tonight as the group kick off their world tour in

‘Survivor’ Hatch’s tax trial continues
Los Angeles Times – Richard Hatch’s lawyer said Friday that the “Survivor” winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal: They would pay the taxes on the million-dollar prize if Hatch won. During a

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‘Apprentice’ star Donald Trump sues ‘TrumpNation’ writer for $5 billion (Reality TV World)
Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion defamation suit against the author and publisher of the 2005 book, “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

EXCLUSIVE: BB CONTESTANTS ARE REPELLENT, SAYS PRESTON (Daily Mirror)
PRESTON thinks Big Brother contestants are “utterly odious and repellent people”. The Ordinary Boys singer wrote on his band’s website six months ago that he deplored the wannabes who appeared on the show.

Reality TV Magazine s Top Ten Best Reality TV Shows Of 2005 (Reality TV Magazine)
The Year 2005 proved to be another great year for reality TV. Sure there were a fair share of notable reality TV flops during the year which brought out the standard media declarations of the death of reality TV, but…

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‘Apprentice’ star Donald Trump sues ‘TrumpNation’ writer for $5 billion (Reality TV World)
Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion defamation suit against the author and publisher of the 2005 book, “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Donald Trump sues author who questioned his billionaire status (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Flamboyant New York property tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump has launched a five-billion-dollar lawsuit against the author and publisher of a book that had the audacity to challenge his billionaire status.

Waveguide TV and Radio News – Saturday January 07 2006 (Waveguide TV and Radio News)
Things are set to get hot and steamy when MasterChef Goes Large returns to BBC Two every weekday from Monday, January 23. The search for the UK s top amateur chef is back as 132 contestants battle it out for the title of MasterChef 2006.

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Donald Trump Appoints “Original” Apprentice to Train Bill Rancic (Multi-Housing News)
JULY 22, 2004 — New York–Donald Trump’s famed Apprentice, Bill Rancic, hasn’t moved to Chicago yet. Instead, he is in training with Greg Cuneo, a New York construction executive who was given his first job by Trump 15 years ago.

Donald Trump sues author who questioned his billionaire status (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Trump proposes 45-story condo on Delaware River waterfront (USA Today)
Donald Trump has announced plans for a 45-story luxury condominium along the Delaware River waterfront. The $190 million Trump Tower Philadelphia project would have at least 250 units. Trump hopes to begin construction this summer with completion planned for mid-2008.

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Marty Casey: Runner-up comes away with a pretty good deal
Inside Bay Area, CA - Jan 20, 2006 They were like, 'You've got this exciting opportunity. Why would you want to screw it up?'". "They" are reality-TV impresario Mark Burnett and the dozens of

Development Update: January 13-16
the futon critic - Jan 16, 2006 trio behind the original ABC effort (along with Live Planet CEO Larry Tanz), are on board to executive produce the project, as is reality guru Mark Burnett.
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3) From firebrand to pussycat: Galloway’s
Media Guardian – He purred and mewed, his greying whiskers giving his face the appearance of a Cheshire cat. Next, George Galloway, the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, and scourge of Capitol Hill, got on all fours and pretended to lick milk from the cupped

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Why People Go On ‘American Idol’
CBS News – “I think it’s healthy to go after your dream.” David Brownstein, Hollywood Coaching (WebMD) Your knees are still shaking, you are clinging to Ruben Studdard’s cheery encouragement, when you meet Simon Cowell’s steely gaze. Uh-oh, maybe this wasn’t

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Olivia Newton John Wins Aussie Award
Soul Shine Magazine – Singer and actress Olivia Newton John received a lifetime achievement award at the G Day LA: Australia Week gala in Los Angeles on January 14th. Newton John was born in the UK but moved to Australia when she was 5 years old. The 57-year-old rose to

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Reality, on TV and on the ground
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Jan 3, 2006 be on television. A new reality TV show will feature the prime minister during his visit to Roi Et from Jan 16 to 20. On air at

Commentary: Reality of Davis saga is that it's nothing new
Palm Beach Post, FL - 18 hours ago Here's some reality TV for you: In a single, chivalrous bound into the stands to defend his wife, New York forward Antonio Davis began a tale that again will
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Rudy Nickens: Sunshine Inn nourished life of service
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Jan 17, 2006 After a few years two of the people left, and Martha McBroom and I operated it the rest of the time ourselves. After that, I went to work for St. Louis 2004.

Decked out approval
Exeter News-Letter, NH - Jan 20, 2006 The back yard of the property, located at 21 Green St., has a steep egress The board approved the variance 3-1, with member Martha Pennell voting against the

WHAT'S HAPPENING
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Lawyer: Hatch Saw Cheating on ‘Survivor’ (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Richard Hatch’s lawyer says that the “Survivor” winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal.

Slugger Barry Bonds joins reality TV (MENAFN)
Slugger Barry Bonds joins reality TV

CBS orders ‘Rock Star’ sequel for summer but format still undecided (Reality TV World)
CBS has renewed its Rock Star reality talent competition, ending months of rumors about whether the Mark Burnett-created reality series would return for a second season.

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A Shore Thing
Washington Post – Never mind the palm trees, sandy beaches and all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. It would be work. At least that’s what I kept telling my wife when I found out I’d be going to Hawaii. A Shore Thing When a Washington wonk set out for his first visit to

Click Here To Read Bill Meck’s Weather Blog!
LEX 18 – Well alot of kids got the day off today, including in Clark County where Bill’s Weather 101 was supposed to be at 2 schools today. I’m not sure we’ll be able to reschedule those. I also have a sneaking suspicion they won’t be the last ones cancelled

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CBS 46 – Learn more about the video available on cbs46.com . Windows Media 9 or 10 series player preferred. Couple surrenders after holding lawyer hostage A couple surrendered peacefully Tuesday after holding an attorney hostage in his office for more than 24

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CBS orders ‘Rock Star’ sequel for summer but format still undecided (Reality TV World)
CBS has renewed its Rock Star reality talent competition, ending months of rumors about whether the Mark Burnett-created reality series would return for a second season.

The Economy | Pa.’s leaving money on casino-bids table (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
What do actor Sylvester Stallone, musician Quincy Jones, basketball coach Dawn Staley, fitness guru Pat Croce, and ex-centerfielder Gary Maddux have in common with power lawyer Richard Sprague, builder Dan Keating, and zillionaire Donald Trump?

CBS renews ‘Rock Star’ for Summer 2006 but sequel’s format still undecided (Reality TV World)
Ending months of rumors about whether it would return, CBS has reportedly renewed Mark Burnett’s Rock Star reality talent series for a second season.

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WSJ: More Reality TV Type Programming Might Be Coming to Yahoo
Search Engine Watch - Jan 16, 2006 six months to bring the program to Yahoo. You'll also learn that reality show guru Mark Burnett is also involved in the project.

Hot stove: Hawkins could close for O's
FOXSports.com - Jan 6, 2006 I'd rather have Jeremy Bonderman, John Lackey or Dan Haren instead of Burnett. His batting average is a question mark, but I've estimated something like .270.

Yahoo May Run The Runner
WebProNews, KY - Jan 16, 2006 Two production companies, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's LivePlanet, and another headed by reality show guru Mark Burnett, have spent the past six months working
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Donald Trump Jr confirmed as speaker for Arabian Hotel Investment
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Jan 18, 2006 Donald Trump Jr, Vice President of Development & Acquisitions for The Trump Organisation, has confirmed his participation at the second Arabian Hotel

'Apprentice' star Donald Trump launches Trump University podcasts
Reality TV World, MA - Jan 10, 2006 Owners of portable MP3 players can now take "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump's latest nine-course Trump University offering on how to get rich.

Report: Donald Trump mulls run for New York governor
USA Today - Dec 30, 2005 ALBANY, NY (AP) Donald Trump is considering running for governor, a leading Republican said Friday. Senate Majority Leader Joseph
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