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Richard Branson

People loved his April 1 "launch" of Virgin Volcanic, a journey to the earth's core

Mitt Romney

When Forbes jokingly blogged he was leaving the GOP race, some thought it was real

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So Long, Keith

Well, that was fast. Just 10 months after hiring Keith Olbermann, Current TV abruptly fired him. The Countdown anchor reportedly had difficulties on set--a pitfall Al Gore's media network might have anticipated, since MSNBC ousted him for similar reasons in 2011.

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When Greasy Goes Glam

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