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But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.

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Don Nickles
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 6
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Former United States Senator
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Ponca City
Oklahoma
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