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In an interview Monday with Mitt Romney, ABC New's Dianne Sawyer said what many of her viewers wanted to know was, 'Are you too rich to relate?" Was the ex-governor's answer on point, or a dodge?

Pundits have lately focused on the growth and influence of super PACs -- and the power of the mega-rich men who fund them -- but the current business-sponsored presidential contest isn't unusual: Come along as we review the long and rich tradition of election-buying in American history.

Being a U.S. president is a well-paying gig -- but it didn't pay off for all of them. Turns out, getting your face on our nation's currency doesn't always mean that much currency flowed your way. Here's our look at the White House's biggest fiscal winners ... and losers.

Before he moved into the White House, President Obama wrote a children's book: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. On Nov. 16, he'll share his tribute to 13 groundbreaking Americans, including George Washington, Jackie Robinson and Georgia O'Keeffe, with kids and families everywhere.

Hey, can you break these really authentic looking $1 million bills? A woman in the United Arab Emirates fell for a scam in which a man convinced her to try to get change at the UAE central bank for two souvenir one million dollar notes he convinced her were real. The man has been arrested; it's...

Two hundred and 11 years after his death, George Washington still surprises. The custodians of his old estate at Mount Vernon, Virginia have just begun distilling and bottling whiskey using Washington's own recipe. Bet you didn't know that our First President was also one of America's biggest...

Everyone knows George Washington was a military titan and our first president. What's less remembered is that he was also a successful businessman. From his Mount Vernon estate, he ran a diverse suite of enterprises that included fishing, farming, and whiskey production. In fact, George Washington...

Apple's iPad, which students hope will allow them to eventually ditch heavy college books in favor of electronic texts, is running into difficulties on campus. At George Washington University, Princeton University and Cornell University, iPad users have reported connectivity and network stability...

Patrick McHenry, a Republican congressman from North Carolina has rallied 13 other members of his party to create a bill proposing we put Ronald Reagan on the $50 bill, booting President Ulysses S. Grant. There they go again! This, as if it needed to be said, is a bad idea. To get onto the U.S....