Now they're mired in a mess of Tax Court cases, with the IRS demanding millions.
Certainly, Portugal exploited and neglected its colony, and left it in a mess in 1975.
The opposition left the economy in a mess and had "run away" from tough decisions, he claimed.
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We are in a mess in Iraq because we underestimated the difficulties of reconstruction after Saddam's fall.
He left the nation's finances in a mess, with deficits persisting even though the economy had been booming.
The three biggest (Korea, Taihan and Hyundai) control two-thirds of the market, but all are in a mess.
At the head office building there was no water in our 18-storey building and the toilets were in a mess.
However, the commission says that the state's share will stay at 60%, because the private sector is in a mess.
Prior to that, McDonald's was in a mess following the mad cow crisis, along with criticism of its unhealthy menu.
That may lead other foreign banks to withdraw their money from Vietnam, leaving the joint stock banks in a mess.
It might've made more sense to side-mount the key on the device, but that could've resulted in a mess of unintended triggers.
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And though reform may create savings in the long run, it initially costs money and the public finances are already in a mess.
Most public firms are in a mess, over-staffed and deep in debt.
But there is little sign of things being done: the city's schools, health services, housing and public transport are all in a mess.
If Iraq is then still in a mess, a new (Democratic?) president might well cut and run leaving America's image in the region in tatters.
Mr Reivytis also told the court that he asked Mr Gamla why the house was in a mess and also asked where his flatmate was.
One worry is that the public finances are in a mess, which might undermine confidence among foreign investors who hold a third of all gilts.
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Kuyt had a better chance to add to the tally when he got his feet in a mess after Sorensen palmed Gerrard's drive to the forward.
So it is sad to report that the American right is in a mess: fratricidal, increasingly extreme on many issues and woefully short of ideas, let alone solutions.
Oh, and did we mention that the main selling point is an attachable game controller that frames half the tablet in a mess of plastic buttons, joysticks, and speakers?
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Their empty, cynical campaigns leave Australia in a mess, facing its first hung parliament since 1940, politics that is poisonous even by Australian standards, and a dangerous policy vacuum.
There was frustration at public sector wage reductions and the termination of many benefits, although at a grass roots level it was accepted that the economy was in a mess.
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He continued that he believes the country is in a mess, that Hillary Clinton is too much the "same old, same old, " and that it's time to move on with Obama.
Clearly, the Spanish electricity sector is in a mess.
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Those in southern California especially are in a mess.
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