MILLIONAIRES
Loud echo could be cast on 2012 race by Romney's tax returns, finances 
How the details of Mitt Romney's extensive wealth will play among Republican taxpayers, rival campaigns, the media and the American public only started to emerge today, as more than 500 pages from a 2010 tax return and a 2011 estimate spilled out both significant and minor revelations about Romney's scattered holdings, tax strategies and charitable donations.
By Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun , January 24, 2012
Millionaires flood Capitol Hill urging Congress to raise their taxes
Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them more. They had a little trouble getting in. It turns out there are procedures, even for the really rich. But once inside, their message was embraced by liberals and tolerated by some conservatives — including the ideological leader of anti-tax lawmakers, who had some advice for them, too.
By Laurie Kellman , November 16, 2011
Newest Wall Street protests target New York City millionaires
VIDEO: Bottom of articleThe national Occupy Wall Street movement has been heating up again — resulting in about 50 arrests in Boston early today and plans for a Manhattan "Millionaires March" to the homes of some of New York City's wealthiest residents.
By Meghan Barr , October 11, 2011
FACT CHECK: Are wealthy taxed less than secretaries?
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of articlePresident Barack Obama makes it sound as if there are millionaires all over America paying taxes at lower rates than their secretaries. There may be individual millionaires who pay taxes at rates lower than middle-income workers - Warren Buffett (pictured) recently said that's the case for him - but, on average, the data tell a different story.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , September 20, 2011
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Minnesota’s millionaires merit respect, not scorn
We are moving from a country that admires and respects success to a country that only wants to punish success.
By Phil Krinkie , July 13, 2011
SHUTDOWN IN MINNESOTA: 7,700 millionaires at center of debate
Gov. Mark Dayton wants these 7,700 people making more than $1 million a year to pay higher income taxes, either permanently or as a two-year surcharge. Republican legislative leaders have said no, and some of the state's top earners said in interviews this week that the "tax the rich" plan rings hollow to them.
By Dee DePass and David Phelps , July 08, 2011
Fewer North Dakota millionaires reported
The state Tax Department says fewer North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year largely due to an ailing national economy that weakened investment portfolios.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2010
How many millionaires in N.D?
Does state have most per capita, or is it simply an ‘urban legend on the prairie’?You’d think it would be easy to define “millionaire.” You have enough to buy whatever you want, unless you want to buy something like Costa Rica or a Senate seat or Joe Mauer’s bat for a week, or you struggle with an addiction, such as farming.
By Chuck Haga , March 23, 2010
Court stays out of Anna Nicole Smith estate case
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has turned down a plea for help from the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in a fight over a Texas oil tycoon’s fortune. Kennedy refused Friday to lift a court order that prevents Smith’s estate from collecting $88.5 million that once belonged to billionaire oil man J. Howard Marshall II, who married Smith a year before his death in 1995.
By Associated Press , March 13, 2009
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