Federal prosecutors sent the Rands to the pen, but the U.S. Marshalls Service kept the loot, which is now being put up for auction to pay back victims.

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The Department of Social Development had decided to put it up for auction in 2003.

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They left out works put up for auction that failed to fetch their reserve price the auctioneer's lowest acceptable bid for the work.

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China is expected to put up 17 shale gas blocks for auction in the coming weeks in a bid to develop a robust shale gas industry.

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It allows broadcasters to put spectrum space up for auction and share the proceeds with the government.

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The base at Neatishead, near Wroxham, was put back on offer on the site last month after having failed to sell the first time it was put up for auction.

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But will the Auction House be able to put up a fight against the inevitable third party market?

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It failed to sell the first time it was put up for auction, but on its second listing it attracted one bid.

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Mr. Obama's has blocked exploration and production on significant areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the few leases he has put up for auction contain land that is of little value to drillers.

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He also told the crowd that he had donated the gray argyle sweater he last wore in Keene -- which drew several critical comments in the media -- to Liberty House, a transitional shelter opening for homeless veterans in Manchester, which put the sweater up for auction on the Web site eBay.

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