Word: bilderberg
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There are just over 6,000 people in the superclass. So says the author of this fascinating book, a field guide to the world's most élite citizens. See the rich and powerful in their natural habitats, from Davos and Bilderberg to the Bohemian Grove. "That such a group exists is indisputable," says Rothkopf, who includes such power brokers as heads of state, CEOs of the world's largest companies, billionaire entrepreneurs and even a handful of terrorist leaders. Is there a master list? Yep, but the author is a tease. "The day after it was published, it would...
...capofamiglia of the Agnelli dynasty is spreading his wings. Elkann was one of just a handful of executives quoted in the press after last month's keynote address by new Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi. Three weeks ago he participated for the second time at the annual Bilderberg meeting, an invitation-only gathering of the international business and political élite. Elkann also got high marks for his firm - and unusually public - response to the recent match-fixing scandal consuming Italy's top football club, Juventus, which the Agnelli family has owned since 1923. At the team's first...
...himself into the effort, showing up for Kerry whenever and wherever he was asked. It didn't hurt, either, that fellow Senator Jon Corzine and former U.N. Representative Richard Holbrooke called Kerry with rave reviews of how Edwards had wowed the business and political elite at last month's Bilderberg conference in Italy, a secretive annual session where international business and political leaders discuss the state of the world...