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The article provides information on several U.S. businessmen who are running for Congress. John Dennis is a Republican running against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, California. Americlnn hotel chain founder Jim Graves is running against conservative icon Michele Bachmann. Linda McMahon, wife of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, used 50 million U.S. dollars of her own money into her Republican-endorsed candidacy for a losing U.S. Senate bid in 2010.

The article focuses on the launch of the Start-Up Chile, a program to help attract American entrepreneurs to establish their business in Chile. According to the author, the program offers a 40,000 U.S. dollar grant and a one-year work visa to entrepreneurs and an entree of venture capitalists whose investments would be matched by the Chilean government by as much as 3 to 1. He mentions the companies selected by the government including mobile application maker Numote. The programs expects to accommodate 300 companies in 2011.

The article talks about the clifftop manor of entrepreneur Rick Hawkins in west Austin, Texas. In the villas footprint, he and his wife Karen, built a contemporary home that spans more than 10,000 square feet and is composed of five separate buildings with sweeping views in every space. Even the shower in the master bathroom offers a view of downtown Austin, and the glass-enclosed round dining room, which is cantilevered over the lake, seems to almost hover over the landscape.