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Berezovsky is a former mathematician who today is ranked by Forbes magazine as the world?s 97th richest individual and has long held a shadowy influence on the Yeltsin government. While the given reason ? that Berezovsky?s business interests conflict with his senior government position ? may appear plausible enough, there...
But the biggest big-money title fights are in Washington State, where George Soros has put up $335,000 in support of a medical marijuana initiative, while Steve Forbes spent $70,000 against. Also, Bill Gates ($185,000) and the NRA ($2 million) are going head-to-head over handgun...
To avoid such costly confrontations, Forbes is recasting himself more to the Christian Coalition's liking while insisting he is not undergoing a makeover. "This is where Steve has always been," says Bill Dal Col, former campaign manager and president of the Forbes think tank. Forbes' pastor at St. John...
While some of Forbes' rhetoric has changed, his views still make him unacceptable as the standard-bearer for that wing of the party. He will not push for a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion altogether. "You have to recognize that in a democracy, people are not with you yet, and...
Forbes does bring to this campaign, however, the advantage he had in the last one: money. The multimillionaire who spent $42 million in his last race is still worth an estimated $400 million. He has raised $2 million to fund his postelection travels--spending only $100,000 of his own...