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Da Lone-Warrior
June 25th 2006, 07:13 PM
http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-06-25T221101Z_01_N25436226_RTRIDST_0_FINANCE-BUFFETT-CHARITY-UPDATE-2.XML&rpc=66

The 2nd richest man in the world, Warren Buffett, is giving away 85% of his fortune, around 37 Billion dollars, with the bulk to go to the Gates Foundation.

I wonder how the amount of wealth accumulated under the Gates Foundation will impact world politics. Unfortunately, power does tend to corrupt...

dlw