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Michael Bloomberg taps Jeb Bush for his philanthropic board

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New York City’s billionaire mayor has tapped former Florida Gov.  Jeb Bush, former U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker and 16 others to serve on the board of his philanthropic foundation. Mayor Michael Bloomberg got his start on Wall Street and founded the financial information company Bloomberg LP. His fortune is estimated at $18 billion by Forbes magazine. The three-term mayor recently began shaping a foundation to concentrate full time on his giving.…

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