This is a hard one. A few days ago, on one of the major news

[rzemanfl]

web pages there was something like "Searching for Lee Ann Bemboom" I did not read the article, because I didn't know who she was-thought she was a country singer or something. Turns out she was the Mom having trouble waking her baby up in NOLA shown on MSNBC around the first of the month. Child was later reported dead, then alive,here yesterday and alive on the news today. Anybody remember that lede and read the article I recall from a few days ago?

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1. I googled her name

Found this -

"Hi Will,
You linked the Leeann Benboom Russo site on Wednesday’s Blog. I assume this was the woman who was filmed outside the Superdome holding her child and saying, “Look at him. He’s not waking up…” MSNBC TV mentioned tonight that this woman’s child had died at the Superdome. If I’m right, and this is the woman identified as Leeann Benboom Russo, the people on the site you linked are being defrauded. The site claims this child (identified as Jahon) are fine and with relatives. It also gives information on how to make a donation to them, by providing the account number and routing number to your checking account (a thing I found fairly dubious at face).

Anyway, thought you should know. Love your column and read it every day.
Claire Chambers
Kerrville, Texas

Dear Claire,
Thanks very much for pointing that out. My friends on the cable side tell me there will be a correction on the air tonight. LeeAnn and the baby are both alive and well and (I thought) living in a shelter. You're absolutely correct that her story is fraught with rumor and fraud and even the legit parts of the story sound like scams. (Wire money to her bank account??) I'm hoping someone will do a more thorough look at her story to set the record straight once and for all.
Yours,
Will"

here - http://tinyurl.com/67497

There are other links, but I can't get the video to work here - http://tinyurl.com/7f2yd - you have to scroll down to the bottom.

I get the sense the story was bogus. But, anyway, I gotta get back to watching Fuckface attempting to make love to himself with an umbrella and some romaine lettuce..............

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2. Thanks.

[Another Bill C.]

3. Check here

http://media.swagit.com/s/wbrz/The_Advocate/09142005-3.high.asx.html

The baby looks great. Both are OK.
Good news!