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• Billionaire Harold Hamm Made News, Money Tuesday Backing American Independence

  Continental Resources Chairman Harold Hamm talks up the possibility of U.S. energy independence and gets half billion boost to his fortune. [...] more>>

  Claire Peracchio, Contributor

• Are Drug Dealers Entrepreneurs?

  

  Al Pacino portraying the ruthless cocaine kingpin, Tony Montana, in the film Scarface. On Thursday, the son of one of the richest and most infamous drug lords in the world was arrested by police, according [...] more>>

  Karsten Strauss, Contributor

• Sheldon Adelson Tops Romney Donor List That Now Includes 32 Billionaires

  With casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson's $10 million gift, the tally of America's richest people donating to Mitt Romney-backing super PAC Restore Our Future is 32 -- or, 8% of the Forbes 400. Read on to see who joins Adelson on this growing list. [...] more>>

  Clare O'Connor, Forbes Staff

• Count 'Em: 30 Billionaires Now Backing Romney's Super PAC

  It's well known that super-rich donors tend to write their checks to right-leaning candidates. Still, the number of billionaires who've given to Restore Our Future, a Mitt Romney-backing super PAC, is staggering: 30, or 7.5% of the Forbes 400 list. [...] more>>

  Clare O'Connor, Forbes Staff

• Billionaire Offspring on Boards Can Spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E

  

  Wal-Mart and News Corp., two publicly traded companies dominated by family members, are besieged by scandal and allegations of criminal activity. Is high-level involvement of family just an unhappy coincidence? [...] more>>

  Laurie Bennett, Contributor

• Wal-Mart Clan Recovers $2.1 Billion, Adelson Down $780 Million

  

  S. Robson Walton's Wal-Mart stake gained $516.47 million on Thursday. In our third day of tracking the wealth of 50 global billionaires via the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, casino king Sheldon [...] more>>

  Edwin Durgy, Forbes Staff

• 40 Behind-The-Scenes Billionaires Funding The 2012 Election

  First casino magnate Sheldon Adelson came out swinging against Obama, saying he'll spend $100 million to see him unseated. Today, investor Harold Simmons pledged to give big. Meet 40 billionaires who're doing it on the down-low. [...] more>>

  Clare O'Connor, Forbes Staff

• Adelson to give Kochs another $10 million to defeat Obama and Democrats

  of money he largely made in Chinese off-shore casino's. I think most folks would see it as obscene and very wrong. I mean Meg Whitman spent $100M of her own money and it largely backfired. Try to lure this guy out to try to defend himself on television - these [...] more>>

• More pension funds sue Walmart over bribery scheme

  except one. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton. The exception is Marissa Mayer, vice president for local, maps and location services at Google [...] more>>

• N.Y. pension funds sue Wal-Mart execs over alleged bribery

  members, except one. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton. The exception is Marissa Mayer, vice president for local, maps and location services at [...] more>>

• New York City Pension Funds Sue Wal-Mart

  current board members. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton. The exception is Marissa Mayer, vice president for local, maps and location services [...] more>>

• New York City pension funds sue Wal-Mart

  members, except one. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton. The exception is Marissa Mayer, vice president for local, maps and location services at [...] more>>

• New York City pension funds sue Wal-Mart

  current board members. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton. The exception is Marissa Mayer, vice president for local, maps and location services [...] more>>

• The Morning Fix: CBS throws stone at 'Glass House.' Ergen speaks!

  because of it. The New York Post, which does love to spread gossip, said clouds are starting to gather over CNN Worldwide Chief Jim Walton. Why Walton and why not Ken Jautz, the head of CNN's U.S. network, is not explained. Walton is very tight with his boss [...] more>>

• Walmart Cuts Funds to Conservative Group, Flow to GOP Continues

  analyzed by the Center for Responsive Politics. Ninety percent of those donations went to support GOP presidential candidates. Jim Walton, the son of Walmart founder Sam Walton and the eighth richest man in America according to Forbes, initially put his money [...] more>>

• Wal-Mart's annual meeting dogged by investor ire

  Slaton / Reuters Jim Walton (L), Alice Walton, and Rob Walton speak during the annual Wal-Mart shareholders' meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 1, 2012. By Martha C. White Wal-Mart brought in Aerosmith and Cheap Trick to perform at its annual meeting [...] more>>