Cindy McCain worth $100M from beer business


	Cindy McCain worth $100M from beer business

masbury

4-17-2008 6:45 PM

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mccain, politics

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Manages corporate empire from campaign trail

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4-18-2008 5:10 PM

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incredible!

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