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...course, the Madoffs have a yacht too, called Bull, as well as a Montauk beach house, a villa in the South of France, half ownership of a $24 million jet, a palm-studded Palm Beach estate and three or four golf-club memberships. Madoff has, however, agreed to give up to investors his artwork and entertainment tickets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Spot a Ponzi Con Artist? Follow the Yachts | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...that got us into this mess. Each of them blocked attempts at tighter controls over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Even more outrageous was Dodd's acceptance of a VIP loan from Countrywide. These two characters ought to be No. 1 and No. 2 in the lineup. Tim Grosscup, VILLA PARK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...treasures, rolling hills and architectural rusticity, is a savvy alternative to the more popular Tuscany. Borgo Tranquillo's owners have remade its buildings in an arrestingly Modernist style while still using the original, reconditioned stones and roof tiles. For rent are four apartments (from $940 a week) and a villa, each with a soaring interior accentuated by weathered beams, white walls offset with bright accents of color - lime green to tangerine - and witty statements like woven hammock chairs that hang from the ceiling. The furnishings are a clever mix of design pieces (the freestanding Ross Lovegrove Vitra baths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Borgo Tranquillo: Old View, New Rooms | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...agitated guard stationed by JC Castle's iron-gated entrance told TIME there was no such house; she was contradicted by a superior who said its occupants had left strict instructions not to be disturbed by visitors. When two Sunday Times journalists approached the compound to photograph the villa last week, they were reportedly assaulted by three African guards and had to receive medical treatment. This attack followed another encounter last month, when Grace Mugabe and a bodyguard allegedly slapped and bruised a photographer tailing her around a ritzy Hong Kong mall. She left the city, a special administrative region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mugabe's Home Away from Zimbabwe: Hong Kong? | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...When she heard that Williamson lived in Argentina, Stupnik contacted Catholic Church authorities unsuccessfully seeking to organize a meeting with Williamson. "I wanted him to tell me to my face that the Holocaust didn't happen," says Stupnik, who lives in the quiet Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa del Parque and still carries the number A-15538 that the Nazis tattooed on her forearm when she arrived at the camp. "I wanted to tell him about the nauseating, sweet smell that came from the burning corpses, how the trains came from all over Europe, from Greece, from France. Their suitcases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Argentina Deports a Holocaust-Denying Bishop | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

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