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Lee Aitken

Lee Aitken is an editor and writer who has worked at Time Inc., the New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, and the International Tribune, among others. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her daughter.

articles/2011/03/25/jeffrey-epstein-how-the-billionaire-pedophile-got-off-easy/secret-epstein_169043_kmlc6v
PREDATOR

Behind Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's Sweetheart Deal

The U.S. attorney who oversaw the hedge fund mogul pedophile's prosecution reveals exclusively to The Daily Beast how Jeffrey Epstein got off with a slap on the wrist.

Conchita Sarnoff

articles/2009/03/05/mothers-daughters-food/mothers-daughters-food_16622_nmehxb

Mothers, Daughters, Food

For decades moms were told to shut up about about their daughters' weight. But Lee Aitken says in our toxic food culture, it's ok—indeed essential—to care about, and discuss, what they eat.

Lee Aitken

articles/2008/11/06/back-off-peta/aitken-puppies_3780_fldqug

Puppygate

PETA should quit putting pressure on the Obama kids to pick an abandoned dog from a rescue shelter.

Lee Aitken

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