Forbes list of richest Americans

1 of 14: #1 on Forbes list is Bill Gates: Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Gates spoke at length and answered journalists' queries about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's involvement with polio eradication in India as well as other health programs. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)

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