Turner says Jane Fonda's faith didn't cause split

It wasn't religion that broke up his marriage to Jane Fonda, Ted Turner declares in a new memoir.

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Ted Turner Comments on Religion

Ted Turner said Tuesday he regrets his past condemnation of religion, as he announced a $200 million campaign with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria in Africa.

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Ted Turner, Churches Fight Malaria

Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a "religion for losers," launched a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria in Africa, apologizing for his past criticism of religion and calling faith a "bright spot" in the world.

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Turner's Holdings at a Glance

A look at CNN founder Ted Turner's land holdings, in acres, as of mid-September:

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Ted Turner's Land Purchases Questioned

Ted Turner's men didn't flinch. As the price climbed past $8 million, $9 million, $9.5 million, they continued bidding at a rapid-fire pace.

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"You know, if you economize and don't buy new airplanes or long-range jets, or that sort of thing, you can get by on a billion or two." My headline isn't what Bloomberg had.

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CNN is a news cable giant about to celebrat its 30 year-anniv, but can it stave off Fox News?

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Healthcare costs have to be contained and our government should not offer a "One-Payer" system, nor should they eliminate the "Doctor-Patient" model.

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Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

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I saw this orginal interview mentioned in this article, and was bewildered at the thinking of this Dude (Turner). This article is as good of an explanation that I've read. The Capitalist

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We'll be eight degrees hotter in 10 -- not 10, but in 30 or 40 years. And basically none of the crops will grow. Most of the people will have died, and the rest of us will be cannibals.

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Ted Cannibal Throws Up His Hands in Frustration

It's official, because the Oracle of Atlanta hath spoken: "We'll be eight degrees hotter in 30 or 40 years and basically none of the crops will grow. Most of the people will have died and the rest of us will be cannibals." - CNN Founder Ted "Mouth of the South" Turner

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Whenever Turner speaks in public, there are too many good quotes to ignore. Here are some from his talks on Monday: • "You can't have a world where 10 percent of the people have 90 percent of the wealth."

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If steps aren't taken to stem global warming, "We'll be eight degrees hotter in 30 or 40 years and basically none of the crops will grow," Turner said during a wide-ranging, hour-long interview with PBS's Charlie Rose that aired Tuesday.

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It is tragic when the predictions about global warming send otherwise intelligent people over the edge. What is it about this subject that does this to people?

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Scams, Scandals and Downright Stupidity: The Fraud, Waste and Abuse of the Federal Farm Subsidy Program

There is a combination in Washington that draws fraud, waste and abuse like bees to honey. The combination is free money plus government bureaucracy. The federal farm subsidy program has created some stories that are as unbelievable as they are outrageous.

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Media mogul, Ted Turner, writes about how indapendent media companies cannot be succesful in the shadow of media conglomerates. Media consolidation will discourages localism of the news, diversity, and competition that keeps the news unbiased.

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During an interview by "GQ" magazine's Wil Hylton posted on the magazine's blog on September 20, CNN founder Ted Turner blamed Fox News for pushing America into the Iraq war, tagging the conflict as "Rupert's war," and contended that he is more afraid of America's possession of n …

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Robert Olen Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, is careful to warn recipients of an email dispatched on Tuesday to take a deep breath before proceeding.

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Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Robert Olen Butler has never sold a lot of books, but his startling e-mail about his divorce is getting the kind of buzz writers dream about.

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In a jaw dropping e-mail to five of his Florida State University graduate students, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Robert Olen Butler has disclosed that his 44-year-old spouse, "His Lovely Wife" novelist Elizabeth Dewberry, is leaving him for 68-year-old CNN founder Ted Tur …

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In a Countdown first, Keith had only one nomination last night and it was an all-star right-wing FOX lineup; O'Reilly, Hannity, Brent Bozell, Laura Ingraham and Bob Zelnick for all insinuating that Ted Turner couldn't decide whether he supported America or al Qaeda in the "War  …

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The United Nations Foundation, created by media mogul Ted Turner, has donated $1 billion to U.N. projects over the past nine years, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.

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During an interview aired Friday on CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, when asked by host Deutsch how he would go about fighting terrorism, CNN founder Ted Turner argued that "you don't win people over by bombing them, you win them over by being friends with them," and soo …

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What up Revision3.com! Kevin and Jay = Ted Turner 2.o

Perhaps a full blitz of geek pandemonium or just some sloppy code. But when you head over to Revision3.com to check out Kevin Rose's and Jay Adelson new "pod-cast" network site, the anticipation may just kill you. Just to load the domain takes a good 60 seconds.

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The U.S. invasion of Iraq was among the "dumbest moves of all time" that ranks with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the German invasion of Russia, billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner said on Tuesday.

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God Bless kind, philantropic American hearts

I am usually as critical of America as the average non-American. It is very easy to be so critical too. I am tired of explaining to the next friendly American that the sun was not made in a factory in San Fransisco.

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Ted Turner says giving could be an addiction, like alcohol or drugs, or "like sex!"

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