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• Pilgrim's Picks for July 27

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:29 am

  Tags: General, Bbc, Eric Schmidt, Interbrand, Iplayer, Microsoft Office

  summer, Google’s Eric Schmidt has had a “Summer of Public Policy.” The BBC is launching iPlayer, allowing viewers to download their favorite shows from the past 7 days. And here’s what was added recently to the Google Reader link blog: Pilgrim Partners: Watch Marketing Pilgrim Live - every Tuesday at 1:30pm ET - Andy

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• WRONG TURN Director Gets INSOMNIA

  Published: July 3, 2007, 1:03 am

  Tags: Insomnia, Stephen King, Wrong Turn, Rob Schmidt

  It turns out as though Rob Schmidt, director of WRONG TURN, has landed the spot of directing an adaptation of King’s INSOMNIA. INSOMNIA is a 700+ page book, which will make for a very hard adaptation Hopefully Schmidt will be able to do the book justice, and not screw it up. Schmidt did have something to say regarding him directing:

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• What's His Handicap? Public Speaking

  Published: August 14, 2007, 9:45 pm

  Tags: Harry Kalas, Harrykalas, Mike Schmidt, Mikeschmidt

  Phillies recently had Mike Schmidt on the air, and while Schmidt did manage to avoid cursing or go on the air completely hammered, he still finished the appearances with his foot firmly placed in his mouth. Phillies announcer Harry Kalas innocently leads with a question about his golf game and, well, just read the transcript yourself. From

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• Google CFO Steps Down

  Published: August 29, 2007, 5:15 am

  Tags: Google, Eric Schmidt, George Reyes, Larry Page

  ranks. Both CEO Eric Schmidt, who worked alongside Reyes at Sun Microsystems, and co-founder Larry Page praised his contribution: [George was successful in] keeping Google financially disciplined while protecting the company’s entrepreneurial culture. Some have speculated that Google’s previous lackluster quarter has led to

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• Tom Cruise Squashes The Sultan Of Sleaze Like A Bug

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:55 pm

  Tags: Defamer Hollywood, Celeb Jurisprudence, David Hans Schmidt, Tom Cruise

  Hans Schmidt, aka the "Sultan of Sleaze," has finally learned what the potential consequences are of peddling his shadily procured wares back to their original owners. Having attempted to shake down Tom Cruise with stolen photos from Cruise's lavishly mounted Italian fairytale wedding, a guilty-pleading Schmidt is finally looking at serving

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• David Hans Schmidt to Plead Guilty to Extortion

  Published: August 31, 2007, 12:40 pm

  Tags: David Hans Schmidt, Tom Cruise

  on the drive. He contacted Schmidt after finding a site touting his abilities to broker celebrity photos. No word if Gittleman read that on this very celebrity news site. Starting in May, Schmidt had repeated contact with reps of Tom Cruise and threatened to release the photos if he didn't receive $1.2-1.3 million. David Hans Schmidt began

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• Google: Does Eric Schmidt have a new girlfriend?

  Published: September 18, 2007, 1:17 pm

  Tags: Conflicts Of Interest, David Lawee, Elliot Schrage, Eric Schmidt, Exclusive, Google, Kate Bohner, Marcy Simon, Top

  of married Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is no longer a PR consultant at Google. So much for her reign as the Duchess of West Chelsea. The terms of separation are unclear: Simon has maintained to friends that she quit, while other insiders say Google executives Elliot Schrage and David Lawee fired her, with Schmidt stepping out of the matter.

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• Google: Is Eric Schmidt's love life putting shareholders in danger?

  Published: September 19, 2007, 5:24 pm

  Tags: Conflicts Of Interest, Eric Schmidt, Exclusive, Feature, Gawker, Google, Marcy Simon, Top

  in his company's shares. Schmidt likes to laugh off his affairs, telling confidants, "What can I say? I just like the ladies." (We note the use of the plural, especially since Schmidt appears to have a habit of two-timing.) It's time for Google's board, however, to tell Schmidt that his love life is no laughing matter. At best, it's an

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• Mike Schmidt Hates Cocaine

  Published: September 25, 2007, 11:23 pm

  Tags: Hall Of Fame, Baseball History, Baseball Lore, Commentary, Wild Proclamations, 1986, Cocaine, Gary Carter, Mets, Mike Schmidt, Phillies

  third baseman Mike Schmidt in 1986 explaining (rather intensely) how he doesn’t need coke to perform at the athletic level that he was known for. I think this is a pretty effective commercial, mainly because of the abusive stepfather aura that Schmidt emits. PRO: Schmidt went on the win the National League MVP that year,

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• Wonk'd: "He Kind of Snarled Back"

  Published: September 28, 2007, 5:20 pm

  Tags: Brit Hume, Elvis Costello, Hillary Clinton, Jean Schmidt, Katie Couric, Patrick Mchenry, Ron Paul, Sightings, Tom Delay, Tony Snow, Wonk D

  ears spotted Brit Hume, Jean Schmidt, Tony Snow, Ron Paul, Elvis Costello, Katie Couric, Patrick McHenry, Hillary Clinton, and Tom DeLay, then wrote about spotting them in emails, which they sent to us. And now all those emails are posted after the jump! See someone sorta famous in DC? Tell us all about it in an email with the subject line

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• Wonk'd: "He Kind of Snarled Back"

  Published: September 28, 2007, 5:20 pm

  Tags: Brit Hume, Elvis Costello, Hillary Clinton, Jean Schmidt, Katie Couric, Patrick Mchenry, Ron Paul, Sightings, Tom Delay, Tony Snow, Wonk D

  This week, our omnipresent eyes and ears spotted Brit Hume, Jean Schmidt, Tony Snow, Ron Paul, Elvis Costello, Katie Couric, Patrick McHenry, Hillary Clinton, and Tom DeLay, then wrote about spotting...

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• Celebrity Sex Tape Broker David Hans Schmidt Dead at 47

  Published: September 29, 2007, 12:21 pm

  Tags: David Hans Schmidt

  said it appeared David Hans Schmidt, 47, who was under house arrest in the Phoenix area pending sentencing, had committed suicide. Schmidt was found dead in his townhouse around 3 p.m. Friday after police noticed an electronic tracker placed on him had not moved and he had not checked in with authorities as required, said Lt. Anthony Lopez. It

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• David Hans Schmidt (Tom Cruise Extortionist) Commits Suicide

  Published: September 29, 2007, 4:21 pm

  Tags: News, David Hans Schmidt, Suicide

  Police found David Hans Schmidt around 3:00 P.M. He died of an apparent suicide. He was on house arrest and had not checked in, so authorities went to his home after they saw that the tracking device that was placed on him had no activity. Schmidt was charged with trying to extort $1 million dollars from Tom Cruise using stolen wedding

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• David Hans Schmidt Suicide

  Published: September 29, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: General News, David Hans Schmidt, Dustin Diamond, Dustin Diamond Sex Tape, Jessica Lynch, Screech Sex Tape, Tom Cruise Bunker

  apparent suicide. David Hans Schmidt, known as “Sultan of Sleaze” was found by cops in his apartment. David Hans Schmidt was arrested in July for attempting to sell Cruise stolen photos of his 2006 Italian wedding to actress Katie Holmes. David Hans Schmidt (more…) copyright @2007 Bu.bulicio.us david hans schmidt, dustin

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• Tom Cruise Extorter Commits Suicide

  Published: October 1, 2007, 11:25 am

  Tags: Tom Cruise David Hans Schmidt Tom Cruise Gossip Tom Cruise Extorter Tom Cruise Extorter Dead Tom Cruise News Katie Holmes News Celebrity Gossip Hollywood Legal

  of Sleaze” David Schmidt has apparently taken his own life.  Authorities found his body in his home this past Friday.  The details of his death are still undisclosed, although according to George Rush of the Daily News gossip column, it wasn’t a huge surprise.  Two weeks prior to his suicide, Schmidt had

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