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Billionaires, BOE and bears get their place in the sun

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 23, 2012

~~<p>A piece of Hawaii was bought straight up for a change instead of through campaign donations as we &quot;flASHback&quot; on the week's news that amused and confused:</p>
<p>&raquo; Software magnate Larry Ellison, the third-richest man in America, bought the island of Lanai from fellow Forbes list billionaire David Murdock for a reported $500 million. Welcome to Feudalism 2.0.</p>
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A piece of Hawaii was bought straight up for a change instead of through campaign donations as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:

» Software magnate Larry Ellison, the third-richest man in America, bought the island of Lanai from fellow Forbes list billionaire David Murdock for a reported $500 million. Welcome to Feudalism 2.0. Login for more...



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