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Va. philanthropist, billionaire John Kluge dies
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TIM HUBER
From Associated Press
September 08, 2010 8:10 PM EDT

John Kluge, once listed as the wealthiest man in America, who built an investment in a radio station into a broadcasting empire that was the forerunner to Fox Television, has died. He was 95.

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