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An acquaintance of mine, Rebecca (not her real name), agreed to take me with her on a day of cleaning. I was curious how housecleaners were faring in this economy, and I wanted to get some perspective on how it feels to get paid for something most people don't consider "real work." Her gig was at a recently vacated apartment in Oakland. While Rebecca perched on a ladder and scrubbed six years of grease off the kitchen ceiling, we chatted about money. Rebecca started the business six years ago, with a friend. "Me and my friend were both getting fat...

TAMPA, Fla. -- The wife of a Tampa man who hired a nude maid to clean their home while she was away is speaking out about jewelry stolen from their home. Police say Kenna Dimartini is a person of interest in the case. The wife, who does not want to be identified, says $40,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from their home. The husband was able to point officers to the woman's Web site and give a description. The wife says she plans to file for divorce.

A nude maid cleaned up good at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the maid stole more than $40,000 from a Cheval home despite not wearing any clothes. The 50-year-old man hired the maid through the Internet on Friday to clean his suburban Tampa home. Authorities said the woman arrived at the home in a one-piece, light colored dress. She took off the dress and cleaned the house for $100 per hour. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said the man told deputies he left the maid alone in the bedroom to clean. When the man's wife...

Saudis prepare to behead teenage maid By Tim Butcher, Middle East Correspondent Last Updated: 1:19am BST 16/07/2007 The imminent execution of a teenage maid in Saudi Arabia drew fierce criticism yesterday and provoked condemnation of the kingdom's prolific use of capital punishment. The case has brought fresh attention to the draconian Saudi criminal justice system which is expected this year to set a new record in its use of the death sentence. Human rights campaigners yesterday urged the authorities not to behead a 19-year-old Sri Lankan maid found guilty of killing a baby in her care. According to the Saudi...

Campbell in court accused of injuring maid with phone By Jack Fairweather in New York (Filed: 28/06/2006) Naomi Campbell appeared in court yesterday accused of assaulting a former housekeeper with her mobile phone. The model, who could face up to seven years in prison if found guilty, did not speak during the brief pre-trial hearing in New York. Naomi Campbell leaves the court escorted by her bodyguard The court was told that there had not yet been an action to indict her on a charge of second-degree assault and the judge adjourned the case until September ahead of a possible...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is getting her bid for a second term under way with an emotional 18-minute video that features praise from her husband and a bevy of his interns. "I didn't vote for Hillary last time,” said a tearful former U.S. President Bill Clinton. “I was too busy with other affairs. But Hillary stood by me when I was attacked by the vast right wing conspiracy. I owe it to my soul-mate to try to show up for this next election whenever it is.” “She’s like kind of old and not that attractive, but Bill says she’s...

BOSTON— A Saudi princess was arrested Wednesday on charges she forced two women to be her domestic servants and threatened to harm them if they tried to leave, according to federal prosecutors. Hana Al Jader, a Saudi national, is married to Prince Mohamed Bin Turki Alsaud, according to a source close to the case, speaking on condition of anonymity. It wasn't immediately clear what relationship, if any, the couple has to the Saudi royal family. Al Jader, 39, is accused of confiscating the passports of two Indonesian women who worked as domestic servants at the family's homes in Arlington and...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stood on foreign Arab soil earlier this month and blasted the U.S. war in Iraq. She should probably be brought up on charges. At the very least she should be scorned by all self-respecting Americans. I don't expect either to happen – primarily because most Americans don't even know about it. I've waited this long to write about the incident in hopes someone else would do it – someone, perhaps, of her own party, someone more establishmentarian than me. But it is not to be. So, once again it is left to me to...

Limbaugh's former maid makes drug accusation Wilma Cline says she became Rush Limbaugh's drug connection after working as his maid. On her lap is a cigar box she claims she used to carry pills to Limbaugh.

RIYADH, 4 August 2003 — A court in Jeddah sentenced a businessman to three years in prison for the torture inflicted by his wife on their Indonesian maid, a newspaper reported yesterday. According to Al-Madinah newspaper, Judge Muhammed Amin Mordad said the wife tortured the Indonesian maid “by inserting a heated screwdriver into her genitals.” The paper said that the maid fled this “continuos ill-treatment” and “became hysterical”. The maid sought refuge in the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah. The businessman husband, who did not know about his wife’s torture of the maid, took responsibility for her actions, and was also...