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From Mud Hut To Mansion

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22 Aug 2010 26 views
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From Mud Hut To Mansion
Good news reporter, Steve Hartman believes he can pick at random a name in the phone book and find an inspiring story there: Meet the man who proved Steve to be correct. He is living the American Dream, but in the Middle East

Good news reporter, Steve Hartman believes he can pick at random a name in the phone book and find an inspiring story there — even in the country of Oman.

Meet the man who proved Steve to be correct. He is living the "American Dream", but in the Middle East, and partly, he has an American corporation to thank.

WATCH the video below, or at CBS News…

 

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