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- Spouse: Tim Russert
- Children: Luke Russert
- Served in Peace Corps in Colombia
- Writes for Vanity Fair
- Feuded with Arianna Huffington
- Was in Italy at time of husband's death
- Has written for Newsweek and Vogue
- Writes on issues of popular culture and celebrity
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Life and Career
Orth served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Medellin, Colombia from 1964 to 1966. In 1973, Orth began her reporting career at Newsweek as an entertainment and lifestyle editor before moving on to become a contributing editor at Vogue. She began writing for Vanity Fair in 1993 and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for Reporting in 1994 for an article she wrote about Arianna and Michael Huffington.Death of Tim Russert
- Orth's husband Tim Russert died on June 13, 2008
- Russert and Orth had just returned from Italy when he died
- Son Luke vacationed with them in Italy
- The couple were due to attend Luke's graduation from Boston College
- Orth and Russert met at the 1976 Democratic National ConventionMSNBC: NBC's Tim Russert Dies of a Heart Attack at 58 (June 14, 2008)
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Maureen Orth Questions
How do I send an email to Maureen Orth 1 AnswerMaureen Orth can be reached at maurorth@fundacionmarinaorth.org I found the email address on her foundation page. read more
Do you think Maureen Lirette should have been sentenced to jail time? 2 AnswersI totally disagree. And what kind of parent's doesn't want an adult who slept with their 13 year old child to go to jail? Are they more worried about the maid... read more
Is Maureen Dowd Guilty of Plagiarism? 1 AnswerIt certainly appears that way. Here is the original quote, by Josh Marshall, from Talking Points Memo: "More and more the timeline is raising the question of w... read more


