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NEWS ABOUT: charity auction

charity auction stories: 2 news summaries

Palin Won't Dine With Journo— Even for $60,000

Ex-governor nixes critical writer's bid
in charity auction

Sep 19, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A journalist willing to fork over $60,000 for a dinner with Sarah Palin found himself frozen out of a charity auction at the last minute, the Huffington Post reports. Joe McGinnis, a Palin critic who wrote a piece last fall slamming her handling of Alaska's gasline, slipped through the... More »

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Alaska • author • Sarah Palin • charity auction • Joe McGinnis

(Newser) - Lunch with Warren Buffett is a little cheaper this year. The anonymous winner of an eBay auction for a steak lunch with the Oracle of Omaha paid $1.68 million, down from last year’s record of $2.1 million. It’s still the second highest bid in the 10-year... More »

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philanthropy • San Francisco • New York City • eBay • Warren Buffett • steakhouse • homeless • billionaire • investor • charity auction

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