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| Post-Newt, Adelson donates $5m. to GOP PAC |
| 2012-04-17 |
| Though Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has faltered, key financial backer Sheldon Adelson has given more contributions to help the GOP defeat the Democrats. The Netanyahu confidante and his Israeli-born wife Miriam have donated $5 million to a GOP Super PAC that tries to get Republicans elected to the US House of Representatives, according to new filing reports released Sunday. The donations come on top of more than $16 million the couple gave to a Super PAC backing Gingrich that keep his campaign operation going despite significantly trailing front-runner Mitt Romney. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 Not bad for the son of a Boston taxi driver. Hat tip to his very accomplished wife as well. Forbes writes: Miriam Ochshorn Married To: Sheldon Adelson Age: 60 Israeli-born Ochshorn graduated magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University's medical school. Has since focused her research on the biology of chemical dependency and is considered a pioneer in the treatment of drug addiction. With Adelson, founded drug treatment clinics in Tel Aviv and Las Vegas. In addition to running the clinics, she is an adjunct faculty member at Rockefeller University in New York. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-04-17 03:20 |