(AP) -- A French commercial court Monday ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site.
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Tweet, tweet! Current TV's ‘Hack the Debate' lets viewers provide the commentary
Just imagine if, when the TV cameras pulled back to show the audience during last week's presidential debate, Charles Gibson had breathlessly exclaimed: "Uncomfortable chairs brought to you by Ikea!" Or if, as the candidates ripped into federal mortgage agencies for causing the banking crisis, a reproving Katie Couric had decreed: "Fannie and Freddie are totally not invited to my next pizza party!"