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According to federal disclosure filings, the government of Uganda has hired the services of DC consulting firm Mercury to aid in its public relations and lobby in US soil. The signing of the one-year, $600,000 contract came one month after the Obama administration announced its initial substantial sanctions against the African country for its harsh laws against the LGBT community there.

The Wall Street Journal said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has also gave his approval to the Special Intervention Plan and the release of funds to implement the said government initiative. His office has confirmed the action, and said that an "immediate release" of 1.9 billion naira, or around $11.7 million, to implement the plan has been approved.

Couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are rumored to be using the multi-million mansion in Malibu in their reality show "LeAnn & Eddie" to look rich. Reports say that the two does not want to show their much older house because they want people to think that they are swimming in money.