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September 3, 2009 Five Californians Among The Wealthiest In Congress California has two of the three wealthiest members of Congress, but neither of them top Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry, with a personal fortune of at least $167.8 million. That's according to The Hill, a Washington newspaper that today released its annual list of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress. The second wealthiest member is California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, with holdings worth at least $164.7 million. The third wealthiest member is California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman, with at least $112.2 million to her name. Three other Californians cracked the...

Invest in the poor, says world's third wealthiest man By James Hider in Mexico City (Filed: 11/06/2006) The third richest man in the world has stunned his Mexican countrymen by backing the wave of Left-wing sentiment that is sweeping Latin America. The portly and bearded Carlos Slim Helu, 66, is a widower. His wife, Soumaya, died in 2000. He has a personal fortune of more than $30 billion (£16 billion), is forging ties with the Left-leaning governments which have used the gulf between rich and poor to ride to power. Drawing on the resources of his telecom, retail and finance...

<p>WASHINGTON - The House voted Wednesday to permanently end taxes on inherited estates, rejecting a Democratic effort to retain the tax for the country's wealthiest families.</p> <p>"What we're talking about here is fairness to families," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. "They ought to have the comfort and relief to pass that business on to the next generation, to their children and to their grandchildren."</p>

Sens. Kerry, Edwards among wealthiest presidential contenders By ALAN FRAM : Associated Press Writer Jun 14, 2002 : 5:53 pm ET WASHINGTON -- Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina appear to be the richest of the potential Democratic presidential contenders, according to financial reports released Friday by members of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt have the highest-profile jobs but less wealth. Kerry lists more than 40 pages of assets, mostly in the name of his wife, Teresa Heinz, the Heinz food heiress whose wealth has been estimated beyond...