For the third consecutive year, the rich got richer. In this, the 24th annual edition of the Forbes 400, the collective net worth of the United States' wealthiest climbed $125 billion, to $1.13 trillion. Below is a list of the 25 richest Americans that was composed by Forbes.com. The figures you see are in millions from 2005. Check out who is tied for #12 it's none other than the Cox sisters. The Cox sisters are worth a combined $25 BILLION. How can they claim that they cannot provide you with raises and quality healthcare when they are worth over $25,000,000,000.00

	Gates, William Henry III	51,000	49	Medina, WA	Microsoft
2	Buffett, Warren Edward	40,000	75	Omaha, NE	Berkshire Hathaway
3	Allen, Paul Gardner	22,500	52	Seattle, WA	Microsoft, investments
4	Dell, Michael	18,000	40	Austin, TX	Dell
5	Ellison, Lawrence Joseph	17,000	61	Silicon Valley, CA	Oracle
6	Walton, Christy	15,700	50	Jackson, WY	Wal-Mart inheritance
6	Walton, Jim C	15,700	57	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
8	Walton, S Robson	15,600	61	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
9	Walton, Alice L	15,500	56	Fort Worth, TX	Wal-Mart
10	Walton, Helen R	15,400	86	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
11	Ballmer, Steven Anthony	14,000	49	Redmond, WA	Microsoft
12	Anthony, Barbara Cox	12,500	82	Honolulu, HI	Cox Enterprises
12	Chambers, Anne Cox	12,500	85	Atlanta, GA	Cox Enterprises
12	Johnson, Abigail	12,500	43	Boston, MA	Fidelity
15	Adelson, Sheldon	11,500	72	Las Vegas, NV	Casinos, hotels
16	Brin, Sergey	11,000	32	San Francisco, CA	Google
16	Page, Larry E	11,000	32	San Francisco, CA	Google
18	Omidyar, Pierre M	10,200	38	Henderson, NV	Ebay
19	Kerkorian, Kirk	10,000	88	Los Angeles, CA	Investments, casinos
19	Mars, Forrest Edward Jr	10,000	74	McLean, VA	Candy
19	Mars, Jacqueline	10,000	66	Bedminster, NJ	Candy
19	Mars, John Franklyn	10,000	69	Arlington, VA	Candy
23	Kluge, John Werner	9,000	91	Palm Beach, FL	Metromedia
24	Icahn, Carl	8,500	69	New York, NY	Leveraged buyouts
25	Redstone, Sumner M	8,400	82	Beverly Hills, CA	Viacom

Cox sisters top Forbes media mogul list
Redstone takes third on the top 400 list

By MICHAEL LEARMONTH
NEW YORK -- Reclusive sisters Barbara Cox Anthony, 81, and Anne Cox Chambers, 85, once again topped the Forbes list of the world's richest media moguls, with a net worth of $12.5 billion -- each.

 

The Cox sisters own 98% of Cox Enterprises, the Atlanta-based media company founded by their father in 1957 that owns 17 daily newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; 15 TV and 81 radio stations; and Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable TV company.

Forbes magazine released its Forbes 400 list Thursday, along with a subset of media moguls who are among the world's richest. The Cox sisters' fortune increased by nearly $1 billion from last year, helping them move up 15 places and maintain their position as the world's richest media moguls.

 

What: Nine bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, in 13,400 square feet on 1.6 acres.

Where: Honolulu

Amenities: Two-story library, wraparound verandas, marble floors in the main and interior foyers, interior courtyard with waterfall, crown moldings, fountain, 10-foot ceilings. Heated swimming pool, fireplace, elevator, two-story library, dry bar, seven wet bars, Jacuzzi, housekeeper's apartment, home-office suite connected to home via loggia.

Asking Price: $19,875,000

Opening Bid*: $17,500,000

Agent: Patricia Choi, Choi International, (808) 734-7711

Due Diligence: This 19th-century plantation-style mansion, finished in 2001, is located at the highest point of Noela Street, at the base of a 750-foot-high extinct volcano. (Neighbors on the street include Barbara Cox Anthony of the media conglomerate Cox Enterprises.) The home has views of Waikiki Beach. Directly behind it is Diamond Head Memorial Park. Andre S. Tatibouet -- founder of Aston Hotels & Resorts, which has properties on four of Hawaii's islands -- and his wife, Jane, built the home with the belief that their two children would settle down on the island. Now that their kids have put down roots on the East Coast, the couple is looking to downsize. Mr. Tatibouet says that after the couple purchased the property in 1989 for $8.2 million, they spent "in excess of $7 million" building the home over 2.5 years.