With the election of a new French president this month, the wealthy in France are suddenly scrambling for places to stash their money for a while, including in the United States.

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Big Deal: Voting With Their Wallets

Conservative interest groups have dumped well over $20 million into congressional races so far this year, outspending their liberal opponents 4 to 1 and setting off a growing panic among Democrats struggling to regain the House and hold on to their slim majority in the Senate. More from PostPolitics : – Joe Ricketts, a wealthy donor, getting attention in presidential contest – Opinion: Want to end partisan politics? Here’s how – Track spending on TV ads Read full article > >

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Conservative groups outspending liberal counterparts 4 to 1 on congressional races

First it was Sheldon Adelson, a casino mogul who helped finance Newt Gingrich’s presidential ambitions. Then it was Foster Friess, a multimillionaire with the propensity for off-color jokes who threw his money behind Rick Santorum. Read full article > >

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Joe Ricketts, a wealthy donor, getting attention in presidential contest

Tagg Romney, Mitt Romney’s eldest son, and Spencer Zwick, a Romney campaign fund-raiser, turned to wealthy campaign donors for investments in their firm.

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Ties to Romney ’08 Helped Fuel Equity Firm

The star witness in the government's case against John Edwards said in court Frdiay he had been intimidated in his dealings with the former senator and two wealthy donors.

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Edwards aide: ‘I was scared for my life’

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s reaffirms its AAA credit rating for the UK, saying it believes the economy is “wealthy, open and diversified”.

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S&P reaffirms UK top-notch rating

Perhaps no one has more at stake in this year’s presidential election than the ultra-wealthy. If Republican front-runner Mitt Romney reaches the White House, he will push for the top 1 percent of American earners to save an average of $150,000 in taxes, according to an analysis of his tax plan by the Tax Policy Center. In a second Obama administration, these Americans would pay about $83,000 more than they do now. Read full article > >

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Obama, Romney tax plans for ultra-rich offer window on disparate economic views

Some wealthy people donate to charities which do not “do a great deal of charitable work” in order to cut their tax bills, Downing Street says.

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No 10: Rich abuse charity giving

How the wealthy minimise their tax bill

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Most common tax avoidance schemes

NASA insisted Friday that it has dibs on rocket engines sitting deep on the Atlantic Ocean floor, a day after a wealthy adventurer announced the discovery of the prized pieces of space history.

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NASA: We own engines Bezos found

House Democrats have released an election year budget proposal they say would begin to curb deficits without making major changes to growing entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid. by pairing spending cuts with higher taxes on the wealthy. Read full article > >

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Democrats release budget to compete with Ryan plan

After a boisterous but highly undemocratic contest featuring feuding tycoons, dark rumors of closet communism and a host of scandals over sex, gangsters and an illegal wine cellar, Hong Kong elites on Sunday selected a wealthy, China-backed populist as the new leader of this former British colony . Read full article > >

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Hong Kong selects new leader after tumultuous contest

House Republicans renewed their commitment Tuesday to the politically risky strategy of targeting Medicare and other popular social programs to tame the national debt, unveiling a $3.5 trillion spending plan that would also slash the top tax rate paid by corporations and the wealthy. Read full article > >

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Ryan introduces GOP budget plan, slashing social programs and tax rates

Clashes erupted early Monday between armed defectors and the Syrian Army in a wealthy and well-protected area of Damascus, according to activists and residents.

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Clashes Rock Mezzeh, an Upscale Area of Damascus

Clashes erupt in a wealthy area of Damascus | A theatrical success is revealed as flawed journalism.

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