Back From War, Into Tabloid Territory

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CBS's Lara Logan Pregnant
Published 7/8/2008 at mediabistro.com: TVNewser
It's been quite a few weeks for Lara Logan. Having just been named CBS's chief foreign affairs correspondent, settling in to Washington, DC after years of reporting from war zones, and putting up with tabloid stories regarding her personal life comes the news that Logan is pregnant. The baby is due in January, Logan tells Howard Kurtz, and she is "looking forward to being a mom." The father is Joseph Burkett, a federal contractor based in Iraq whom Logan met ...

Lara Logan With Child, Messy Public Divorce [Miracle Baby]
Published 7/8/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... overshadowed by all this homewrecking nonsense, is now safely in Washington and expecting a child with Joseph Burkett, the contractor she famously carried on an affair with while stationed in Baghdad. Both were married (and both also reportedly separated, though the Enquirer glossed over that point), both are divorcing, and Logan, according to an interview in today's Washington Post, expects to marry Burkett eventually. And congrats to Howard Kurtz for getting a scoop! The normally useless "media critic" devoted his last column on the ...

Lara Logan With Child, Howard Kurtz With Exclusive [Miracle Baby]
Published 7/8/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... , is now safely in Washington and expecting a child with Joseph Burkett, the contractor she famously carried on an affair with while stationed in Baghdad. The scoop comes from Washington Post "media critic" Howard Kurtz, which is funny, because he is generally useless and was ...

CBS Star Correspondent Lara Logan in a Family Way
Published 7/8/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... and was promptly promoted to "Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent" in D.C., gave her first interview since arriving home, only to find herself mired in a non-scandal about how she gasp! slept with some people while she was covering the war. The biggest takeaway? She's pregnant! It wasn't planned, she tells the Washington Post 's Howard Kurtz , but she says she's "looking forward to being a mom." Logan, whose divorce from energy lobbyist Jason Siemon is slated to become final in the next two weeks, says she's planning on marrying the father, contractor Joseph Burkett , ...

CBS Star Correspondent Lara Logan in a Family Way
Published 7/8/2008 at OH NO!!
... to Jon Stewart and was promptly promoted to "Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent" in D.C., gave her first interview since arriving home, only to find herself mired in a non-scandal about how she—gasp!—slept with some people while she was covering the war. The biggest takeaway? She's pregnant! It wasn't planned, she tells the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, but she says she's "looking forward to being a mom." ...

Lara Logan adds to her drama
Published 7/8/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... The latest in the saga of CBS News' chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan, 37: she's pregnant. Known for her swimsuit modeling background, award-winning Iraq War coverage and most recently her promotion to the Washington bureau for more on-air time, she's now becoming known for making tabloid headlines for her love life. The baby daddy? He's a government contractor in Iraq who has filed for divorce from his wife and their three-year-old daughter back in Texas. Will they wed? Eventually, she says. By Joe Corrigan, Getty Images