357:'s Guest Planning Unit. Mr. Charles had two previous marriages which ended in divorce. Charles had four children: two children from his first marriage; an adopted daughter from his second; and one child during his final marriage. He married Cory in 1997, an international journalist with CNN since 1990 where she has reported, anchored, and is known mostly for her work planning guests for CNN International. She is a
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