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http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,485033431,00.html<p>
The family of Elizabeth Smart and the National Enquirer have reached a settlement that retracts salacious comments published by the tabloid last summer. Part of the settlement includes a rare apology to the family and admission it printed false information about Smart family members.
As an important side note, the Deseret News also has learned two Salt Lake Tribune reporters were paid a combined $20,000 by the tabloid for information the Enquirer used to build the story it is now retracting.
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[The reporters] had hired agents to scout potential television consulting offers and book deals about the Smart case, according to articles printed in the Tribune.<p>anyone else smell two talk show careers ahead? apparently they aren't talented enough for supermarket tabs.<p>[ April 28, 2003: Message edited by: Wayne Countryman ]</p>