Special Edition

The Forbes 400

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For the third consecutive year the rich got richer: The collective net worth of the nation's wealthiest climbed $125 billion, to $1.13 trillion. Surging real estate and oil prices drove up fortunes and paved the way for 33 new people to join the list. More.

The Top Ten

1.	William H. Gates III	6.	Christy Walton
2.	Warren E. Buffett	6.	Jim C. Walton
3.	Paul G. Allen	8.	S. Robson Walton
4.	Michael Dell	9.	Alice L. Walton
5.	Lawrence J. Ellison	10.	Helen R. Walton

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Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Residence

In Pictures

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The Very Richest	The Newly Rich	Near Misses	In Memoriam
Money Men	Investors	Fashionistas	Gourmands
Media Moguls	Digirati	Jocks	Working Girls

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