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Stanford Points Fingers in Fraud Case

Apr. 20, 2009
R. Allen Stanford says that regulators are lying when they say he defrauded tens of thousands of investors. He blames the S.E.C. and his chief financial officer.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler