Singer Katherine Jenkins is demanding a whopping 25,000 pounds for personal appearances.
The sum puts the 29-year-old songbird in the same price bracket as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former astronaut Neil Armstrong, both 79.
“It is up to talent such as Katherine how much their fee will be,†the Daily Star quoted JLA [...]
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Katherine Jenkins charges £25K for public appearances
March 15th, 2010 |
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Trivia With Cast Of “Jersey Shore†On “The Jay Leno Showâ€
December 17th, 2009 |
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Is it just me or does watching the cast of Jersey Shore on Leno make ya feel smarter? Three cast members from the hit MTV reality show; The Situation, Snooki, and Pauly D; continued making the late-nite show rounds this week with an appearance on Wednesday night’s special edition of Jay Leno’s “Jaywalking All-Stars.”
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The beginning of the end
November 12th, 2009 |
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Looking back at the era of a cold warrior
“MR GORBACHEV, tear down this wall”. Ronald Reagan’s stirring speech at the Berlin Wall on June 12th 1987 was not the death blow to communism, but it did highlight the West’s renewed confidence in demanding what had previously been impossible. Though the president’s advisers egged him on, American diplomats were horrified at what they felt was provocative behaviour: they saw their job as managing relations with communism, not trying to overturn it.
Those glory days were the subject of a day-long conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley California on November 6th. A motley collection of heroes from east and west (with your columnist tagging along as a moderator) gathered to discuss the great communicator’s role in the collapse of communism and what his approach could still offer today. Nancy Reagan, frail but immaculate, presided. Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev sent messages of congratulation. Freedom fighters such as Mart Laar from Estonia, Leszek Balcerowicz from Poland and Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic recalled how Reagan’s approach had inspired them and demoralised their captors. …
The beginning of the end
November 12th, 2009 |
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Looking back at the era of a cold warrior
“MR GORBACHEV, tear down this wall”. Ronald Reagan’s stirring speech at the Berlin Wall on June 12th 1987 was not the death blow to communism, but it did highlight the West’s renewed confidence in demanding what had previously been impossible. Though the president’s advisers egged him on, American diplomats were horrified at what they felt was provocative behaviour: they saw their job as managing relations with communism, not trying to overturn it.
Those glory days were the subject of a day-long conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley California on November 6th. A motley collection of heroes from east and west (with your columnist tagging along as a moderator) gathered to discuss the great communicator’s role in the collapse of communism and what his approach could still offer today. Nancy Reagan, frail but immaculate, presided. Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev sent messages of congratulation. Freedom fighters such as Mart Laar from Estonia, Leszek Balcerowicz from Poland and Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic recalled how Reagan’s approach had inspired them and demoralised their captors. …
Gorbachev criticizes Putin’s hints at return to presidency
September 21st, 2009 |
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has criticized Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his recent suggestion of a return to the presidency in 2012. In an interview with the BBC released on Sunday, Gorbachev was highly complimentary over Putin’s achievements in power, but said the country’s future must be decided by the people.