Family's Home Slod at Auction Over $1.63 Tax Bill


	Family's Home Slod at Auction Over $1.63 Tax Bill

Heitz669

7-17-2007 7:44 PM

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7-26-2007 1:41 PM

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I misread this first time. I thought that it was $1.63 Billion not $1.63! Can this story really be for real?

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