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The Gazette: Annie Duke raises a family, raises the stakes

By: Catherine Solyom

You were on Celebrity Apprentice this year - and ended up in the finale with Joan Rivers, who said you were "worse than Hitler," among other things. Was the experience worth all the public abuse?

The reason I went on the show was to raise money for charity. Of the $1.5 million that was raised by the cast, I raised half. So if you told me in advance that I could raise three-quarters of a million dollars for a charity (Refugees International) that I've been deeply involved in for three years, but that I'd have to get called worse than Hitler in the process, I think I would probably take that trade.

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