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Letterman says he was target of extortion plot

(AP) - A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 millionfrom David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in anextraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he hadsexual

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Oct 2, 2009, 1:50 PM

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