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"&lt;strong&gt;Keith Olbermann&lt;/strong&gt; scored an even sweeter exit package than previously reported. Sources connected with NBC tell us Keith is pocketing \"well in excess\" of $7 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/01/23/0122-keith-olbermann-getty-ex2-credit.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Olbermann\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources tell us ... Olbermann was due for two salary hikes during the last two years of his contract, which would have netted him just over $17 million. The exit deal, we're told, gives Keith much more than $7 million, though our sources would not be more specific.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And we're told ... Olbermann agreed as part of his exit deal not to do television, but our sources say he'll be benched for less than 4 1/2 months. &lt;strong&gt;Conan O'Brien&lt;/strong&gt; had to sit out twice that amount of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And speaking of Conan, we're told attorney Patty Glaser, who negotiated Conan's exit from the same network, did the heavy lifting for Keith, along with his agent and manager.&amp;#160; We're told negotiations for the exit went on for seven weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/01/24/3356-keith-olbermann-through-the-years\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/01/24/0124-keith-olbermann-footer-credit.jpg\" alt=\"0124_keith_olbermann_footer\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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