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At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere - STLtoday.com

Mon, 01/19/2015 - 02:00
At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere  STLtoday.com

ST. LOUIS • Technically, Missouri's political system is headquartered at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. But its real epicenter may be a gray stone mansion on ...

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At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere - STLtoday.com

Sat, 01/17/2015 - 07:01

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At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere
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Rex Sinquefield talks about the new book he co-author An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States at his home in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis on Monday, Jan. 13, 2015. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.

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At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere - STLtoday.com

Sat, 01/17/2015 - 07:01

At $37 million and counting, mega-donor Sinquefield says he's not going anywhere
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There, 70-year-old multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield pads around in dress socks, shows off his art collection to guests and — to hear U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill tell it .... He has almost single-handedly made St. Louis the center of the chess world ...
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On Chess: 2014 Proved Banner Year For Chess In St. Louis - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 01/01/2015 - 02:00
On Chess: 2014 Proved Banner Year For Chess In St. Louis  St. Louis Public Radio
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Rex Sinquefield reveals motivations in exclusive interview - fox2now.com

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 22:18

Rex Sinquefield reveals motivations in exclusive interview
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As his influence in politics grows, Sinquefield remains committed to political and educational reforms that he says promote growth in a region that is stagnating. Sinquefield also talks about his non-political philanthropic endeavors, including funding ...
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One of the Most Amazing Feats in Chess History Just Happened, and No One ... - Slate Magazine

Thu, 09/18/2014 - 11:40

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One of the Most Amazing Feats in Chess History Just Happened, and No One ...
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Rex Sinquefield was born with a cleft palate. By the time he was 7, he'd lost his father and been left in the care of a St. Louis orphanage. Despite these humble beginnings, he went on to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago and, in 1973, to ...

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Grandmaster Clash - Slate Magazine

Thu, 09/18/2014 - 02:00
Grandmaster Clash  Slate Magazine

Before any of the six entrants in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup had nudged a white pawn to e4, they'd already been hailed as the strongest collection of chess talent ...

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Grandmaster Clash - Slate Magazine

Thu, 09/18/2014 - 02:00
Grandmaster Clash  Slate Magazine

Before any of the six entrants in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup had nudged a white pawn to e4, they'd already been hailed as the strongest collection of chess talent ...

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Sinquefield Cup: One of the most amazing feats in chess history just happened, and no one noticed. - Slate Magazine

Thu, 09/18/2014 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: One of the most amazing feats in chess history just happened, and no one noticed.  Slate Magazine

Before any of the six entrants in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup had nudged a white pawn to e4, they'd already been hailed as the strongest collection of...

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On Chess: Eight Super Grandmasters Turn Into Coaches And Have Fun Skewering Each Other - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 09/11/2014 - 02:00
On Chess: Eight Super Grandmasters Turn Into Coaches And Have Fun Skewering Each Other  St. Louis Public Radio

It is a question commonly posed to Grandmasters -- business-suit wearing giants with perennially furrowed brows, constantly wrinkled above troubled looks.

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On Chess: Eight Super Grandmasters Turn Into Coaches And Have Fun Skewering Each Other - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 09/11/2014 - 02:00
On Chess: Eight Super Grandmasters Turn Into Coaches And Have Fun Skewering Each Other  St. Louis Public Radio

It is a question commonly posed to Grandmasters -- business-suit wearing giants with perennially furrowed brows, constantly wrinkled above troubled looks.

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Chess Club of St. Louis to host Sinquefield Cup - fox2now.com

Wed, 08/27/2014 - 10:59

Chess Club of St. Louis to host Sinquefield Cup
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Some of the chess world's best have come to town for the Sinquefield Cup. World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway will also be in attendance. The Sinquefield Cup is named for St. Louis businessman and philanthropist, Rex Sinquefield. He donated ...
2014 Sinquefield Cup, starting Wednesday, to break record for highest-rated ...St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
Chess championship gets underway in St. Louis Wednesdaykplr11.com
Big guns get big fan welcome for tournament at Central West End chess clubSTLtoday.com

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World Chess Hall of Fame | - World Chess Hall of Fame |

Fri, 08/15/2014 - 16:31
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On Missouri taxes and education policies, Rex Sinquefield’s clout is growing - Kansas City Star

Sat, 07/19/2014 - 02:00
On Missouri taxes and education policies, Rex Sinquefield’s clout is growing  Kansas City Star

When Rep. Nate Walker started seeing ads questioning his conservative bona fides pop up in his rural northeast Missouri district, he knew exactly what was ...

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King Rex - POLITICO Magazine

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 10:35
King Rex  POLITICO Magazine

Rex Sinquefield amassed a fortune by doing nothing. Well, not exactly: In the 1970s, he pioneered the first index funds, investment vehicles that strictly track a ...

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King Rex - Politico

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 10:35

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King Rex
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Rex Sinquefield amassed a fortune by doing nothing. Well ... He's taken a decidedly activist view of how to spend his money advancing his idiosyncratic passions: promoting chess, dismantling the traditional public school system and eliminating income ...
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Top Stories, Videos & Photos - POLITICO Magazine

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 10:35

Top Stories, Videos & Photos
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Rex Sinquefield amassed a fortune by doing nothing. Well ... He's taken a decidedly activist view of how to spend his money advancing his idiosyncratic passions: promoting chess, dismantling the traditional public school system and eliminating income ...

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On Chess: St. Louis Student Holds His Own Against Nation's Best - St. Louis Public Radio

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 02:00
On Chess: St. Louis Student Holds His Own Against Nation's Best  St. Louis Public Radio
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Spotlight On St. Louis Chess Falls On Webster's Investment In The Sport - St. Louis Public Radio

Wed, 04/30/2014 - 02:00
Spotlight On St. Louis Chess Falls On Webster's Investment In The Sport  St. Louis Public Radio
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Show Me the Money: Meet the Multimillionaire Squeezing Missouri's Schools - PR Watch

Tue, 04/29/2014 - 10:06

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Show Me the Money: Meet the Multimillionaire Squeezing Missouri's Schools
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You've probably heard of the billionaire Koch Brothers by now, and their sinister push to distort our democracy. But you may not have heard of Rex Sinquefield. Unlike the Koch Brothers, who made their money the old-fashioned way, by inheriting it, ...

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