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Jane Fonda: 'I Knew I Would Die Married And Rich, But Not Whole'

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 01.18.2012 | Divorce

Read More: Vanessa Vadim, Roger Vadim, Oprah's Master Class, Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Jane Fonda Divorce, Troy Garity, Ted Turner, Divorce News

Jane Fonda was featured on Oprah's Master Class Sunday, where she revealed how her divorce shaped her as a person. The 74-year-old legend recalled...

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Jane Fonda Talks Michael Jackson And Ted Turner On 'Rosie'

Posted 12.13.2011 | TV

Read More: Michael Jackson, TV Canada, Video, Rosie O'Donnell, Jane Fonda, Tv Replay, Monster-in-Law, The Rosie Show, Own, Ted Turner, TV News

On "The Rosie Show" (Weeknights, 7PM ET on OWN), Jane Fonda said that she didn't have to prepare at all for her role in "Monster-in-Law." Instead, she...

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WATCH: Ted Turner Visits Conan In NYC, Berates 'Bong-Jockey' Audience

Posted 01.03.2012 | Comedy

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"Zip it, Tilda," may be the greatest thing anyone has ever shouted at Conan O'Brien. Will Forte did a surprise drop-in as Ted Turner on Conan's New...

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Global Leaders Speak At Social Good Summit (Photos)

Gary He | Posted 11.28.2011 | New York

Read More: Jakaya Kikwete, Elie Wiesel, 92y, Mashable, Social Good Summit, Mandy Moore, Ronan-Farrow, United Nations Foundation, Social Good, Slidefreestyle, Serena Williams, Richard Gere, Lance Armstrong, Ted Turner, Archbishop Tutu, New York News

Last week, as world leaders arrived in NYC for the UN General Assembly and Clinton Global Initiative, another conference was taking place with a focus on using innovation and technology to solve the world's greatest challenges.

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Ted Turner Rips Rupert Murdoch

Posted 11.20.2011 | Media

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Ted Turner took some shots at his longtime rival Rupert Murdoch during an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. Turner spoke about the phone hacking...

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Is "High-Def" Technology Ruining the Look of Classic Films?

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: High Definition Television, Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese, 3-D Movies, Best Movies on DVD, Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, 3-D TV, John Huston, Blu-Ray, Cinematography, James Stewart, High Def DVD, Ted Turner, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News

This 63-year-old feature looked almost as if it had been shot last week. I was intensely aware of Moira Shearer's heavy make-up and could literally see Anton Walbrook's pores. It was fascinating, hypnotic, but also more than a little distracting.

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Jane Fonda: The Private Life Of A Public Woman: 600 Pages Of What Feels Like The Whole Story

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.29.2011 | Books

Read More: Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Roger Vadim, Henry Fonda, Ted Turner, Patricia Bosworth, Books We Love, Books News

Google "Jane Fonda hate site" and you get 10 million results. She's a 73-year-old actress who had her last box office hit thirty years ago. So why is she hated?

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Obama Meets With Wealthiest Two Americans On The Giving Pledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 09.17.2011 | Politics

Read More: White House, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Debt Ceiling, Michael Bloomberg, Buffett, Obama Administration, Obama, Billionaires, Barack Obama, Ted Turner, Obama White House, Philanthropy, Wealth, Mark Zuckerberg, Giving Pledge, Donations, Gates, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will host the nation's two wealthiest private citizens, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, at the White House on Monday to r...

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EXPELLED From College

Posted 08.23.2011 | College

Read More: Harrison Ford, Robert Frost, WIlliam Randolph Hearst, Salvador Dali, Expulsion, Slidepollajax, Ted Kennedy, Famous Students Expelled From College, Ted Turner, College News

With all of the furor surrounding entrepreneur-run college drop-out programs, HuffPost College decided to take a look at some famous college expulsio...

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The Real Motivation Behind Going Public in Philanthropy

Suzanne Skees | Posted 07.31.2011 | Impact

For Warren Buffet and me, giving feels really good, because the truth is, we receive more than the supposed recipient. This thing we call "love of humankind," philanthropy, infuses our whole being with love of self.

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Ted Turner Says Coal, Oil Industries Need 'A Good A** Kicking'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.24.2011 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Coal Power, West Virginia Coal, General Electric, Severe Weather, Jay Rockefeller, Clean Coal, Awea, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Wind Energy, Global Warming, Ted Turner, Ge, Green News

ANAHEIM, C.A. -- Philanthropist and CNN founder Ted Turner has turned his sights to renewable energy -- and he had some fighting words for the wind in...

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Who Is Xiuhtezcatl and Why Is He Marching?

Alexia Parks | Posted 07.13.2011 | Impact

Read More: Al Gore, Politicians, Sheryl Lee, Daryl Hannah, Global Warming, Van Jones, Climate Change, Ted Turner, Social Media, Environment, Aztec, Fossil Fuel, Robert Redford, Celebrities, Xiuhezcatl, Earthguardians, Imatter, Impact News

A 10-year-old Aztec boy named Xiuhtezcatl is inspiring thousands of youth who are linking up around the world and marching together to protect the environment.

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Gladwell's Views on Entrepreneurs

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.31.2011 | Business

Read More: Tipping Point, Outliers, Mark Zuckerberg, Innovation, Malcolm Gladwell, Ted Turner, Taking Risks, Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News

How often do we avoid taking an action out of the fear of other people's opinions of our failure? Innovators are better at identifying the true risk of a situation and are more willing to fail than others.

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Bill Clinton or Eliot Spitzer: An Eleventh Anniversary Rumination

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Larry King, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bill Oreilly, Cnn, Elliot Spitzer, Bob Barnett, Turner Broadcasting, Foxnews, Walter Isaacson, Ted Turner, Me and Ted Against the World, Media News

Who do you think is more likely to attract an audience -- the charming, charismatic Clinton, or the mean and menacing Spitzer?

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Sat Dishes and Revolution: Why Al Jazeera Matters There -- and Here

Tom Watson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

You won't find it on Time Warner or Cablevision, but Al Jazeera's English language television service is laying claim to the viewing loyalty of news-hungry, media-obsessed Westerners.

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WATCH: 'Ted Turner' Does Bad Improv On A Stuffed Buffalo

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

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"SNL" alum Will Forte reprised his role as TBS founder Ted Turner on 'Conan' Tuesday night, riding in on his stuffed Buffalo Teddy Jr. to give Conan h...

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Climate Communications: Time to Up the Ante

Kelly Rigg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Cancun Climate Summit, Green Reform, Environmental Reform, Philippe Cousteau, The Political Brain, Ted Turner, Green News

Whatever you think about the Cancun Agreements, there's no doubt that the climate movement needs to up its game in 2011.

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The Baby Trade

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: International Adoption, South Korea, Cambodia, Guatemala, Climate Change, Adoption, Ted Turner, Carbon Footprint, Infant Market, Adoption Market, Adoption Controversy, Adoption Fraud, Global Baby Trade, Infant Trade, Adoption Scandal, World News

When Ok Chin was a child, her mother brought her to an orphanage. The family was poor, and her mother heard that the girl would get fed and clothed. What happened next was unexpected.

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Chuck Leavell: This Rolling Stone Gathers Trees

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Eric Clapton, Offsetting, Energy Star, Land Management, Concerts, Atlanta, George Harrison, Green, Alabama, Mnn, Rock, Tree Farmer, Trees, Ted Turner, Allman Brothers, Epa, Forestry, South, Music Industry, Georgia, Environment, Keyboardist, Carbon Dioxide, Jimmy Carter, Chuck Leavell, Rolling Stones, Piano, Jessica, Bullard, Green News

Chuck Leavell has been a melodic force behind some of rock 'n' roll's biggest acts. But he is also a committed conservationist and tree farmer.

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Celebrating Green Business Success in Cancun

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Driving change and convincing people that green is good for business requires logic, facts, examples ... but also passion, emotion, and yes, cheerleading. What's wrong with celebrating every now and then?

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WATCH: Ted Turner Says He's 'Almost To The Edge Of Poverty'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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Ted Turner said he has given so much of his money away that he is "almost to the edge of poverty." Speaking on Wednesday's "Morning Joe," Turner sa...

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The Giving Pledge: Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner Talk Philanthropy (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: The Giving Pledge, Warren Buffett, Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Ted Turner, Christiane Amanpour, Video, Impact News

Over the summer, billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett announced The Giving Pledge, a commitment to donate the majority of their fortunes to char...

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Ted's Montana Grill Set To Open New Boulder Location

Denver Business Journal | Boots Gifford | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Ted's Boulder, Ted's Montana Grill, Ted's Montana Grill Boulder, Colorado Restaurants, Ted Turner, Denver News

There's already a Boulder, Montana -- and now there's a Montana in Boulder, Colo., courtesy of Ted Turner. Ted's Montana Grill opens its doors in B...

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UPDATE: Ted Turner Donation Reports Incorrect

AP | BASHIR ADIGUN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Africa Polio, Ted Turner Donation, Polio, Measles, Ted Turner Charity, UN Foundation, Ted Turner, Impact News

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about Ted Turner pledging $80 million to a United Nations foundation to fight childhoo...

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Corporate Media Play It Safe -- Again

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: LA Times, Tribune Company, Rush Limbaugh, Npr, Juan Williams, Hearst Corporation, Lee Abrams, Ted Turner, Cnn, Time Warner, Tea Party, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Chicago Tribune, Bill O'Reilly, Rick Sanchez, Media News

The hair-trigger firing of corporate-media journalists, commentators and execs for single acts of offensive speech has gotten way out of hand.

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