The unstoppable rise of the public trophy wife

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HEADLINE: The unstoppable rise of the public trophy wife
SOURCE LINK: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6966399.ece
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The new generation of sassy first ladies like Carla Sarkozy and Michelle Obama are eclipsing their men and winning votes in style...Behind every great statesman is meant to stand a good woman. But what if she doesn’t want to stay there? Public life in the last decade has belonged to the wives, especially the political variety, who have never been more analysed and admired as their husbands strain to hold our attention and our votes. Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni, Queen Rania, Spain’s Princess Letizia, our own Sarah Brown…

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HEADLINE: $1bn worth of useless Xmas gifts rejected
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/million-unwanted-gifts-worth-1b/story-e6frfkvr-1225814009803
CLIP:

FROM socks and jocks to scented candles and novelty neck ties - nearly $1 billion was shelled out on unwanted gifts this Christmas.
While many gifts are returned or exchanged, rejected presents are also flooding eBay.
More than 20,000 items with "unwanted" in the title or description were listed on the online auction website since Christmas Day.
A Galaxy survey commissioned by eBay found the most common unwanted gifts included scented candles, novelty neck ties and foot spas.

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HEADLINE: 'Stupid' men swim in baited crocodile trap
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/travel/men-showed-absolute-stupidity-by-swimming-into-baited-crocodile-trap/story-e6frfq7r-1225813864969
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TWO men who made funny faces from inside a baited crocodile trap while their friend stood on top of the cage were criticised for their "absolute stupidity" by authorities in the Northern Territory.
An image of the three men risking their lives and limbs surfaced yesterday after they were posted on Facebook.
It is believed the picture was taken at Manton Dam, about 73 km south of Darwin.

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HEADLINE: Boobs and boo-boos
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/boobs-and-boo-boos-make-video-hits/story-e6frfmq9-1225813376253
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LADIES, does your cup runneth over? IF the answer is yes, you're guilty of bra crimes - a topic so fascinating it topped news.com.au's list of most viewed videos for the year.
Boobs and boo-boos were prominent in the list, with tens of thousands oggling the Ralph swimwear finals, and even more giggling their way through an on-air gaffe by a US news anchor.
There were close encounters of the spooky kind, as our reporter braved a "haunted" castle, and the inevitable celebrity clashes. - video link: http://player.video.news.com.au/news/#VY470ylphR4jjAivF8FTABJHva84ciqj

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HEADLINE: Baby placenta facial treatments offered
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/baby-placenta-facial-treatments-offered/story-e6frfku0-1225813823223
CLIP:

BEAUTY-conscious women in Dubai are being targeted by a controversial product claimed to make them look younger made from newborn baby placenta.
British therapist Mona Mirza says new customers walk through the doors of her Dubai clinic almost every day, as word spreads of the new procedure.
"The main reason why human placenta is effective is because it is bio-identical to our own physiology," she said.

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HEADLINE: Good Samaritans Return Wallet Stuffed With $5,000
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581176,00.html?test=latestnews
CLIP:

A last-minute shopper who lost a wallet stuffed with $5,000 in cash at Bloomingdale's got a Christmas present he'll never forget when an honest couple returned the billfold with every last dollar.
The happy return ended a miserable ordeal for Robert Slatkin, who was certain the wallet was gone for good in the frenetic sea of tourists and holiday shoppers Wednesday evening.
Slatkin was buying a shirt from the Armani section in the venerable department store at 4:30 p.m. when he noticed his wallet was missing.

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