The thieves become the unlikely heroes and protectors of the holy family as they all flee to Egypt, fighting off an evil wizard and a zombie horde along the way.

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This freshly minted cash would then flee into hard assets, and off goes a new asset bubble.

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In Bangkok an Iranian man blew his legs off with a grenade while trying to flee after similar devices were found.

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But it seems Ansar Dine and MUJAO were operating on their own strategic timetable, catching many off guard -- including civilians who were forced to flee the fighting.

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If equities plunge and terrified investors flee, a manager may be forced to sell winning stocks just to pay off massive redemptions.

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The last thing we need is for the North's destructive weapons (or other elements of its nuclear program) to be used during internal conflict, or auctioned off to foreign states or terrorists by military factions desperate for hard currency to continue their struggle or flee the country.

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