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By Ryan Tate, 7:20 AM on Tue Oct 28 2008, 689 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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"Olympic hero Michael Phelps — besides banking a bundle from endorsements — picked up $100,000 for appearing at an LA pool party for a TV network chief's wife and swimming some laps." [Post]

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