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and outgoing shells, every 30 seconds or so. it really doesn't stop. and science fiction made reality as nasa plans to try to divert an asteroid by crashing a rocket into it. we start in the uk — where the bank of england says it won't hesitate to take action to control inflation, after the pound slumped to an all time low against the dollar. take a look at this chart from this morning's asia trading. at one point sterling fell to $1.03 — the lowest since 1971 — though it's since recovered slightly. there's been speculation that the bank of england may announce an emergency hik...

The speaking engagements. she commands about $100,000 a speech. >> we can break it down, $7 million book deal. $3 million on the fox news deal. $2 million for the reality show on tlc. $100,000 speaking fee. $12 million plus total since resigning. does this beg the question -- did she resign just to make this money? or was there some other reason? >> well that's the great question. and ultimately what we've seen is that she realized that she could pursue a much more lucrative life in the private sector, her job as governor was miserable. she was facing a barrage of ethics complaints. the state'...