Gallery: Behind-the-News Photos Show Celebrity Sausage Being Made

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    *Whitney Houston, Newark, New Jersey, 2012*
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    *Dominique Strauss-Kahn, New York, New York, 2011*
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    *OJ Simpson, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007*
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    *Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California, 2009*
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    *Zacarias Moussaoui, Alexandria, Virginia, 2006*
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    *Paris Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2010*
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    *Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California, 2009*
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    *Lindsay Lohan, Beverly Hills, California, 2010*
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    *Britney Spears, Los Angeles, California, 2008*
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    *Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California, 2009*
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    *Bernard Madoff, New York, New York, 2009*
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    *Michael Vick, Richmond, Virginia, 2007*
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    *Eliot Spitzer, Albany, New York, 2008*
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    *Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, New York, New York, 2007*
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    *Casey Anthony, Orlando, Florida, 2011*
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    *Pope Benedict XVI, New York, New York, 2008*
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    *Britney Spears, Los Angeles, California, 2008*
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    *Lindsay Lohan, Beverly Hills, California, 2010*
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