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Football Legend’s Earrings Taken to Pay Taxes

20 September 2009

Diego Maradona, formerly referred to by legions of football fans as “the Golden One”, lost more than weight when he checked into a weight loss clinic at the Hotel Palace health spa in Merano, Italy. The 48 year old former football (yeah, that’s soccer to my US readers) standout checked into the spa in an [...]

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Argentine Farm Tax Crisis Worsens

27 March 2008

I went to the supermarket on yesterday to pick up some milk, strawberry cream cheese (my daughter’s current favorite) and orange juice. I left with more than $100 in groceries. Among the culprits that jacked up my prices? Yogurt – now more than $1 per serving (about 60 cents earlier in the year). Cereal – [...]

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