Sunday, January 29, 2012

Sheldon adelson

  • ATLANTA — Hes an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation. And the self-proclaimed richest Jew in the world.
  • (US News and World Report)
  • Thursday's Boston Globe explains how the pro-Newt Gingrich forces have suddenly leveled the advertising playing field in Florida, where Mitt Romney's camp has been spending big for weeks.
  • (Time)
  • The next primary contest after Florida is shaping up to be a confusing mess -- and one billionaire is getting a very special accommodation. Updated 7:25 p.m. If you thought the confusion surrounding the Iowa caucuses was bad, wait until you see Nevada.
  • (Atlantic Online)
  • Newt Gingrichs presidential campaign has gotten a $10 million boost thanks to cash from Las Vegas Sands gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, but Gingrich says he isnt necessarily buying into gaming.
  • (MiamiHerald.com)
  • Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino owner, is now the poster boy for what's terribly wrong with our campaign-finance system.
  • (Berkeleyan Online)
  • Newt Gingrichs resurgent presidential campaign owes much to the billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam, who have in the last few weeks given a combined $10 million to the pro-Gingrich Super PAC Restore Our Future.
  • (International Business Times)
  • Ron Paul is calling it "underhanded" and "completely unacceptable" that the Nevada GOP has scheduled a special evening caucus in Las Vegas on Feb. 4 to accommodate billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • Sheldon Adelson has one of the most successful gaming companies in the world, Las Vegas Sands. The company has been expanding all over the world in recent years, but the place that Adelson really wants gaming expansion is in the Sunshine State.
  • (Casino Gambling Web)
  • With a $5 million donation to a group backing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson has just given the largest single donation that could directly aid a candidate in American history.
  • (CBS News)
  • LAS VEGAS -- Dr.
  • (msnbc.com)

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