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Maria Shriver was a smash hit on the "Today" show Monday and sources say NBC honchos are talking about a more permanent deal ... but we're told something big is standing in the way ... MONEY.

Maria -- who was a fixture at NBC for a long time and hosted "Dateline" -- has been courted by the network for years

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Charlie Sheen's the real bully in his craptastic fued with L.A.'s elite Viewpoint School, and 2 companies specializing in poo have offered their help in putting a plug in the poo pandemonium.

You'll recall, Charlie issued a call to arms to his millions of fans last week ... telling them to

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Attention teens who don't want to sling burgers for minimum wage.  You can score a cool $5k, and all you have to do is get married and possibly ruin your life ... on television.

That's what 17-year-old Jurnee Mroczek is raking in for tying the knot on Oxygen's new reality show,

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Our camera guy thought he ran into "Real Housewives" star NeNe Leakes -- until a major death stare made him think twice, and say something that made this video way more awkward ... and hysterical.

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