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0 Comments | Insight on the News, August 26, 2002 | by John Elvin

* Twenty-five murders or disappearances of Americans abroad have been linked to the "419" Internet scam, the notorious Nigerian money-laundering scheme that has duped many (Wired News reporting figures from the U.S. State Department).

* Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) has raised a total of $30,745,791 in campaign contributions since 1997 (figures from the Center for Responsive Politics as reported by CNS News).

* The state of Florida has the highest number of murder-suicides in the country (survey by Donna Cohen, a professor at the University of South Florida, as reported by the Associated Press).

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