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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: private donors

private donors stories: 2 news summaries

$600M Windfall Aims to Boost Risky Research

Institute launches drive to encourage scientific breakthroughs

May 27, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - American medical research got a big boost today, courtesy of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The philanthropic body, one of the world’s largest, committed $600 million to fund the research of 56 scientists that it thinks can change the world. The institute hopes to back high-risk, high-reward research that... More »

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medical breakthrough • medical research • funding • private donors • Howard Hughes Medical Institute

OPINION

Who's Funding Bush's Library?

Money coming in during presidency raises concerns over quid pro quo

Mar 4, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush's coy refusal to name the mystery donors helping to erect his $200 million presidential library is problematic, writes David Corn in Mother Jones' MoJo blog. Though the law doesn't require him to reveal names, his actions raise serious ethical questions. "What's problematic is the prospect of a... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Bill Clinton • George HW Bush • Clinton Presidential Library • foreign donors • Southern Methodist University • presidential library • private donors • George W. Bush

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