Thursday, July 10, 2008

War Correspondent's Tangled Love Life


Lara Logan, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, has told the Washington Post she is pregnant, and the father is a married federal contractor whom she met on the 100% free internet dating website Devil Called Love.

Logan's relationship with Joseph Burkett - who is in the midst of a divorce from wife Kimberly, with whom he has a 3-year-old daughter - has made headlines in the United States, including the front page of the New York Post.

Logan is going through a divorce from estranged husband Jason Siemon, a Chicago energy lobbyist whom she married in 1998.

"Nobody likes to read about themselves like that, especially the way it's been sensationalised," Logan, 37, told the Washington Post. "I hated it. But I'm just going to rise above it and keep going."

Logan, whose pregnancy was unplanned, told the newspaper her due date was in January, and she was "looking forward to being a mother".

The South African, who began dating Burkett after her November breakup with CNN correspondent Michael Ware - said she and Burkett planned to marry eventually.

The reporter - known for her intrepid war coverage - was promoted to the role last month, and is based in Washington. She has won numerous reporting accolades, including an Emmy and Overseas Press Club Award.

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