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Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg LP founder and former mayor of New York City, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Many of the worlds wealthiest and most powerful business people from media, finance, and technology attend the annual week-long conference which is in its 32nd year. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
