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Robert Harris Wins $275 Million Lottery

Posted on February 26, 2008 by bob harris

Weird when it’s your own name in a news story — for a nanosecond, there’s this moment of hey, did I forget something…? Then, oh, wait, reality, right.

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← Change You Can Believe In (and Blame On Remarkable Mood Swings)

What would you rather be asked to do by a candidate? “Learn More”… or “Submit”? →

What really happens when you lend $25 via Kiva.org to help an overseas mom-and-pop business? I followed my own money all the way to clients in Peru, Nepal, Cambodia, Lebanon, Kenya, and a dozen other countries. Do you really get paid back? And does it really do any good?

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