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In 1980, David Koch ran as the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Vice President, where he sought to repeal or abolish major legislation such as Medicare and Social Security. Since then, they have formed a political network of Super PACs, which have provided funding to the Tea Party and now hope to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). In 2012, they spent just under $400 million on the Republican party. A year ago, they had planned to spend nearly $900 million on this year’s elections, allowing them to operate on the same scale as the presidential candidates themselves....

Endorsements Earnings At the peak of his career and fame, Larry earned $70 million in a single year, mainly through touring and endorsements. In years when he chooses to tour, Larry can easily earn $10 – $20 million from endorsements. He has earned tens of millions of dollars from a single endorsement for the drug Prilosec. Early Life Daniel Lawrence Whitney, better known by his stage name Larry the Cable Guy, was born in Pawnee City, Nebraska, on February 17, 1963, where he was raised on a pig farm....

Right before the NBA season began, we wrote about how LeBron James signed a highly unusual contract as part of his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead of going the conservative route and signing a long-term (presumably humongous) contract that would have been a safe and guaranteed bet, LeBron took a big gamble on himself. He ended up signing a two-year, $42.2 million deal that actually gives him the ability to opt out after just one season....

Early Life Lita Ford was born Lita Rossana Ford on September 19, 1958, in London, England. She is the daughter of Isabella Benvenuto and Harry Lenard Ford. Lita’s family moved to the U.S. when she was in the second grade, and they settled in Long Beach, California. Ford started playing guitar at age 11 after she was inspired by Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore. Career In 1975, record producer Kim Fowley recruited 16-year-old Lita to join The Runaways, an all-female rock band....

The buyer also paid less than the property’s most recent asking price of a little under $5 million. Carey first listed the house for sale in September of last year, a more optimistic time when the home was listed for $6.5 million. As for the property itself, it’s a southern gem at any price. Here’s a clip from its most recent official listing: “Gated and situated on a private hilltop with classic Southern architecture, this Stephen Fuller designed home offers a breathtaking level of style and elegance set on 4 private acres with pool, pool house and tennis courts....

He won the Best New Restaurant in the 1995 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide. Moran serves as a in international culinary panelist for Singapore Airlines and designs meals for passengers. He hosted the TV series The Chopping Block and has served as a judge for the TV series MasterChef Australia. Moran also hosts his own TV series Paddock to Plate.

He released the singles “Million Dollar Man” in 2013, “Tie Yuh”, “Ben Ova”, and “My Own” in 2014, “Ghetto Bible” and “My League” in 2015, and “Progress” in 2016. Mavado has also been featured on singles by DJ Khaled and Chinx. The song “Progress” was featured on DJ Khaled’s album Major Key which was nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards. In 2007 Mavado was detained by Jamaican police....

He was traded to the Dodgers in July 2024, going from the worst team in baseball to one of the best. He brought with him his 1-year, $3 million contract. In July 2019 Michael became engaged to actress Vanessa Morgan. He was previously romantically linked to reality star Brielle Biermann. Michael and Vanessa were married for less than a year. He filed for divorce in June 2020. A month later Vanessa revealed she was pregnant....

He was a member of the band DC Talk from 1988 until they went on hiatus in 2001. DC Talk won four Grammy Awards and released five studio albums. With Tait he released the albums Empty in 2001 and Lose This Life in 2003. With Newsboys he has released the albums Born Again in 2010, God’s Not Dead in 2011, Restart in 2013, Hallelujah for the Cross in 2014, and Love Riot in 2016....

Torrence starred as Chuck on the television series Motorcity from 2012 to 2013. He has also had recurring roles in the TV series Super Fun Night, Weird Loners, and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (voice). Torrence has starred in the movies Get Smart, My Best Friend’s Girl, She’s Out of My League, and The Big Year. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, House, Las Vegas, Ghost Whisperer, Reno 911!...

Mailer is considered one of the innovators of the creative nonfiction genre and his most famous essay is “The White Negro”. He co-founded The Village Voice in 1955 and ran for mayor of New York in 1968. In 1960 Mailer was convicted of assault for stabbing his wife Adele Morales. He was married five other times including to Lady Jeanne Campbell, Beverly Bentley, and Barbara Davis and had nine children....

Jason had quietly proposed to Pandora quite a while back, but it was kept under the radar so Bravo could capitalize on it when the time was right. According to RadarOnline.com, it was a classic wedding with a predominantly pink-colored theme and was held at the Vanderpump-Todd residence in Beverly Hills. The 275 guests, which were set to include celebrities such as Charlie Sheen, would feast on a seven-course dinner of filet mignon or Chilean sea bass....

Early Life Perrey Reeves was born on November 30, 1970 in New York City and was raised in New Hampshire. Her father was Dr. Alexander Reeves, a professor of medicine and anatomy at Dartmouth College, and her paternal grandfather was sound-electronics pioneer Hazard E. Reeves. Television Career Reeves first appeared on television in 1989 in a pair of TV movies: “Mothers, Daughters and Lovers” and “The Preppie Murder.” The following year, she was in episodes of “Open House,” “21 Jump Street,” and “The Flash....

Early Life and College Ronald Vincent Jaworski was born on March 21, 1953 and raised in Lackawanna, New York. He excelled in sports in high school but turned down a Major League Baseball offer from the St. Louis Cardinals to attend Youngstown State University. He played as a quarterback in campus recording 139 single-season passing completions, career passing completions (325), single-season passing yardage (2123), career passing yardage (4612), 18 single-season passing touchdowns and 32 career passing touchdowns....

Italian law stipulates two thirds of a wealthy individual’s fortune are divided up equally among primary heirs, while the remaining third can be distributed according to the departed’s wishes. As such, it was just revealed that Berlusconi’s 33-year-old girlfriend Marta Fascina, who the tycoon reportedly referred to as his “wife” on his deathbed despite their lack of an official marriage, inherits about $109 million. That’s the same amount that was left to his younger brother Paolo....

So how in the world do you explain his season in Cleveland this year? The Browns thought they were getting a potential No. 1 receiver when they signed Bowe this off-season for two years and $12.5 million. Instead, they got perhaps the most disappointing free agent signing in NFL history. Bowe finished the season playing just seven games, catching five passes (and only recording a catch in two of those seven games) for 53 yards and no touchdowns....

As it turns out, Led Zeppelin’s alleged plagiarism doesn’t end with “Stairway to Heaven.” In fact, Spirit was not nearly the first group to claim that Led Zeppelin completely ripped off one their songs. And if anything, the other allegations are far more persuasive. Below we take a look at four of Zeppelin’s biggest hits, and a handful of other songs that sound alarmingly familiar… There’s nothing particularly original about the sentiments behind “Whole Lotta Love”, but the Zeppelin hit (which hit #4 on the Billboard charts) bears more than a little resemblance to Willie Dixon’s “You Need Love”....

#10: Tottenham Hotspur – $1.01 billion Valued at “only” a little over a billion dollars, the tenth most valuable soccer team in the world right now is Teottenham Hotspur, presided over by its lucky controlling shareholder, billionaire businessman Joe Lewis. Joe owns the team through the Tavistock Group, in which he is the main investor, and which counts the team as only one of its many holdings. As for the source of Lewis’ wealth, he made his first fortune selling the Tavistock Banqueting business he inherited from his father back in 1979, and has since expanded that fortune to an estimated net worth of $4....

Early Life and Career Beginnings Zachary Knight Galifianakis was born on October 1, 1969, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances and Harry Galifianakis. His mother worked as a community arts center owner, and his father was a heating oil vendor. On his father’s side, Galifianakis’s family is from Crete, Greece, and on his mother’s side, he has Scottish ancestry. He has two siblings: a younger sister, Merritt, and an older brother, Greg....

Early Life Annie Murphy was born Anne Frances Murphy on December 19, 1986, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is the only child of two teachers, and she studied at Elmwood School, where she appeared in plays. Annie spent a year at Queen’s University, then earned a theatre degree at Concordia University. After graduation, she attended the CBC Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre, and at age 22, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career....