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Stephanie Birkitt, a former assistant to David Letterman, has been in the spotlight before - but never like this. The 34-year-old New Hampshire native is the unwitting link between the Late Show host and his alleged would-be extortionist, CBS News producer Robert "Joe" Halderman. Widespread reports say Birkitt had a romantic relationship with Letterman before his marriage while she was working as his personal assistant and appearing regularly on his program, interviewing celebrities and reporting from the Winter Olympics, among other duties. Until recently, she dated the divorced Halderman and lived in his Connecticut home, where Halderman allegedly...
...million (about $1.1 billion today) the two movies amassed in their original releases, plus the untold quillions in home-video revenue and Woody and Buzz Lightyear merchandise. By the end of its two-week showcase run, the duo should surpass the entire domestic gross of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's 2007 Grindhouse, the last three-hour double feature to hit theaters...
...Robert Newman, SEATTLE...
...White House is still struggling to come up with one. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Oct. 27 that it would be "tough" for the Administration to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility by Jan. 22, 2010, the deadline it set for itself on taking office. And the Administration is scrambling to come up with enough details to convince skeptical Senators before the House and Senate bills go to conference. Says one Administration official, "Everyone's thinking this could be the last issue decided in the last conference report" of the legislative year...
...biggest surprises in the strange David Letterman blackmail case is the man who has been arrested for the crime. Robert (Joe) Halderman is no shadowy underworld figure. He is a respected producer on another CBS show - 48 Hours - who has won several journalism awards...