Rudolph's victims get paltry restitution

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- For the pain of losing an eye and going through 21 operations since she was maimed by a blast at an abortion clinic, Emily Lyons has gotten all she ever expects to receive from the bomber, Eric Rudolph: $57.69.

Lyons was among the first victims to receive a share of the $2.3 million in restitution that Rudolph was ordered to pay after pleading guilty last year in a string of crimes that included the Birmingham clinic attack and the Atlanta Olympics bombing.

While Lyons laughs at the amount she received -- ''Right now it's a tank and a little more of gas,'' she said Monday -- others view the paltry payments as a disgrace.

''The best thing would have been not to do anything,'' said Diane Derzis, owner of the clinic that was bombed in 1998 in an attack that also killed a police officer. ''To almost lose your life, to lose an eye, to go through all those surgeries and get that little amount -- it's unbelievable.''

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1. Does he have 2.3 million dollars to pay the judgement?

Was he wealthy or from a wealthy family?