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 Long Wars Fray  
 Military Marriages 

Brief homecomings make healing difficult

Aug 4, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Iraq and Afghanistan wars dragging on, long, multiple deployments are taking a toll on military families, USA Today reports. Troops develop instincts on the battlefield that don’t translate at home, while spouses learn to live independently—and when troops return home, there’s often too little time... More »

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divorce • military spouses • military families • Iraq war • returning troops • troops' families • Afghanistan war • separation

Palin Lawyer Threatens Blogger With Summons

'Gryphen' broke divorce rumor yesterday

Aug 2, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's lawyer says he'll serve an Alaska blogger with libel papers unless he retracts a story that Sarah and Todd are "splittsville," the Huffington Post reports. Thomas Van Flein threatened "Gryphen," author of The Immoral Minority blog, with the summons at a kindergarten... More »

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divorce • lawyer • blogger • kindergarten • Sarah Palin • celebrity divorces • Todd Palin

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 Palin Camp Denies 
 Divorce Rumor 

Affairs, work stress caused marriage to deteriorate

Aug 1, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin denied a report today that she and former “First Dude” Todd Palin are getting a divorce: "Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story," Palin's spokeswoman writes on Facebook.  "There is no truth to the recent 'story' ... ... More »

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Alaska • divorce • governor • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin



 Jealous Wife 
 Scalds Hubby's 
 Privates 

He denies cheating; her lawyer claims abuse

Jul 28, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York woman went a little bit Lorena Bobbitt on her husband yesterday, allegedly pouring scalding water over his genitals as revenge for suspected cheating, the Post reports. “By the time I woke up, the skin was falling off,” says Emmanuel Ojofeitimi, who was treated for burns... More »

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divorce • New York City • crime • New York • assault • cheating • testicles • Emmanuel Ojofeitimi • Oyindamola Ojofeitimi • Lorena Bobbitt

(Newser) - The end of a marriage means the end of good health for many people, a new study finds. Researchers discovered that people who lost a spouse, whether through divorce or death, were roughly 20% more likely to suffer chronic health problems even if they later remarried, HealthDay reports. The scientists... More »

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divorce • health • marriage • public health • stress • chronic illness • couples • married couples

(Newser) - Jon and Kate Gosselin were both in Manhattan this weekend—but decidedly not together. While Kate's security guards fended off a mob of paparazzi as she headed with the kids to a photo shoot, Jon was moving into his tony new digs near Lincoln Center—solo. The wayward hubby picked... More »

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television • divorce • Manhattan • TV ratings • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - Troubled diva Amy Winehouse and her even more troubled husband officially divorced today after months of not speaking, reports the Daily Mail. It's believed that Blake Fielder-Civil cited adultery when filing for divorce, which he began while serving time for assault, and will seek part of her $15 million fortune.... More »

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Recession
Puts Brakes
on Divorces

Would-be exes stay under one roof to avoid real estate losses

Jul 13, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot of unhappy couples are staying together—or at least staying under one roof—thanks to the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many would-be exes are putting off breakups, unwilling to sell their houses in a down market or unable to afford new ones. Some even continue... More »

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divorce • real estate • parenting • marriage • recession • home prices • real estate values • separation

(Newser) - Just when fans were getting used to the idea of father-of-eight Jon Gosselin canoodling with a 23-year-old girlfriend, he's spotted holding hands with another gal pal in St. Tropez.This one, Hailey Glassman, is the daughter of the plastic surgeon who gave Jon's estranged wife, Kate, a free tummy tuck... More »

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television • divorce • twins • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • sextuplets • reality shows



 Why Lover 
 Killed McNair 

Friends, family tell of course of doomed affair

Jul 12, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Within six months of meeting Steve McNair, Sahel Kazemi had fallen hard—and soon after came to the harder realization that the former NFL star wasn't actually planning to leave his wife and family for her, the New York Post reports in an extensive look at the chain of events... More »

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(Newser) - Robert Gaddy, the longtime friend who called 911 after McNair’s body was discovered, lashed out today at speculation that the late quarterback was getting a divorce. “People need to quit talking about what they don’t know,” Gaddy said. “Mac never said anything to me about... More »

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 Count Denies 
 Reunion With 
 Real Housewife 


Looks like she'll lose her countess title after all

Jul 8, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Will real housewife of New York City LuAnn de Lesseps remain a countess and a housewife? It seemed so yesterday, when a source told the New York Post her French aristocrat hubby was looking to get back into her good graces after splitting with his Ethiopian princess girlfriend. But not... More »

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Kazemi Didn't Kill McNair: Angry Sis

Quarterback lied to 20-year-old lover about getting a divorce

Jul 6, 09 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sahel Kazemi was a gentle young woman who couldn’t have murdered boyfriend Steve McNair, Kazemi’s sister Sepideh Salmani tells the Tennessean. "She was one young girl who had so many dreams that they never came true," Salmani said. "She would never kill anyone, ever. Or... More »

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 Jon & Kate File for Divorce 


Jun 22, 09 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reality-TV parents Jon and Kate Gosselin filed divorce papers today in their native Pennsylvania, People reports. The 10-year marriage, which has produced eight children and given rise to their TLC series Jon & Kate Plus Eight, has hit the high-profile skids in recent months, with rumors of infidelity on both... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • divorce • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jon Kate divorce

Prosecutors Eye Savio Divorce in Peterson Case

Ex-cop risked losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in split

May 15, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson prosecutors are scrutinizing his divorce from Kathleen Savio as they ready their murder case against him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Peterson could have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pair’s split—but Savio was found dead in a bathtub one month before the trial that... More »

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divorce • crime • Matt Lauer • murder • arrest • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • divorce settlement • Today show • murder charges

Prejean Parents Slung Gay Accusations in Divorce

Both sides alleged homosexuality, court docs reveal

Gay Angles in Folks' Divorce May Have Shaped Prejean

May 7, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Both Carrie Prejean’s parents hurled accusations of homosexuality during their messy divorce and decade-long custody battle, TMZ reports after reviewing court papers. The mother of the embattled Miss California repeatedly accused their father of being gay. In return, he told the girls their stepfather was gay—along with all... More »

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 Berlusconi's Mystery Girl 
 Could Be His Kid 

Divorce scandal gets even stranger with rumors flying

May 6, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors are flying in Italy that the 18-year-old entangled in Silvio Berlusconi’s divorce drama—who calls him “Papi”—is his daughter, the New York Post reports. The prime minister sparked his wife’s ire by attending Noemi Letizia’s 18th birthday party and claims to be friends... More »

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divorce • Italy • prime minister • Silvio Berlusconi • scandal • Noemi Letizia

 Berlusconi Demands 
 Apology From Wife 

Lario slammed PM for surrounding himself 'with children'

May 4, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is demanding an apology from his wife for her public complaints over the PM’s appreciation of young women, the Times of London reports. Berlusconi alleged that Veronica Lario had been “put up” to discredit him before June elections by his political enemies. Berlusconi said this marriage... More »

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television • media • divorce • Italy • prime minister • Silvio Berlusconi • Italian elections • election • Veronica Lario

 Flirty Berlusconi's 
 Wife to Divorce Him 

Has previously attacked his philandering

May 3, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reports of Silvio Berlusconi attending an 18-year-old woman's birthday party proved too much for the missus, and the BBC says Veronica Lario will file for divorce from the faux pas-ridden Italian PM. "That's enough," Lario said in Italian reports. "I cannot remain with a man who consorts... More »

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divorce • Italy • Silvio Berlusconi • flirting • celebrity divorces • Veronica Lario

 Ex-Lover: I'll Help 
 Mel's Wife Make Her Case 

Affair from 1980s comes back to haunt Gibson

May 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - You know what they say about a woman scorned. Mel Gibson’s former mistress wants to help his wife, Robyn, win her divorce battle, the Daily Star reports. Comedian Diana Alouise told the Globe she and Gibson “had a hot love affair based on sex, alcohol and partying,”... More »

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divorce • celebrity • affair • Mel Gibson • mistress • celebrity divorces • Robyn Gibson • Diana Alouise

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