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Eight who have gone from business to politics
From a billionaire publisher to a truck-stop magnate, many have traded the executive suite for political office.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presents the Fiscal Year 2013 preliminary budget in New York February 2. (Mary Altaffer/REUTERS)
Michael Bloomberg
The billionaire founder of a global media firm, Bloomberg (I) is in his third term as mayor of New York. He’s weighed runs for president.
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