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23 Jun 2009 10:45

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U.S.: S.C. Governor Mark Sanford’s whereabouts take a weird turn

  • first After the end of the most recent session (which was especially brutal), the South Carolina governor disappeared and didn’t tell anyone where he was going. According to his wife, he does this all the time, but people in the media noticed this time.
  • second Turns out he went to take a hike. Mark Sanford went to the Appalachian Mountains and went hiking alone. Interestingly, as the Christian Science Monitor reports, he went right around Naked Hiking Day. We’re not saying. We’re just saying. source

12 Jun 2009 10:59

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Biz, U.S.: *POOF* A bunch of our wealth just disappeared recently

  • $1.3 trillion is completely gone from households in 1Q ’09 source

27 Feb 2009 15:42

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Biz: Reenactment of what happened to Stanford’s funds: *poof*

  • $8
    billion
    amount R. Allen Stanford’s company sold in certificates of deposit over the years.
  • $90 million amount federal investigators have found so far. He lost the rest while playing cricket. source