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  • April 2008

    • Meet Tonight's Superdelegates

      New York Post  |  Apr 9, 08 5:55 PM CDT

      Meet Tonight's Superdelegates

      (Newser) - Tonight’s "American Idol" will boast cameos from Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, and both the Manning and Jonas brothers—but the most anticipated appearances could be by Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama, the New York Post reports. The charity episode is exhibition-only (no candidate will actually score Paula Abdul’s vote), but there will be much pop-culture popularity at stake. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Brad Pitt  • charity  • American Idol  • Miley Cyrus  • Eli Manning  • Peyton Manning  • Jonas Brothers

  • March 2008

    • Money Brings Happiness — if You Give it Away

      Globe and Mail  |  Mar 21, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Money Brings Happiness &mdash; if You Give it Away

      (Newser) - Money can buy happiness after all, the Globe & Mail reports. A new study shows that people reported being happier if they spent money on others rather than themselves. "This work suggests that even making small alterations in how we spend money on a daily basis can make a difference in happiness," the lead researcher told the AP. More »

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      money  • research  • charity  • psychology  • happiness

  • February 2008

    • Jimmy Carter: President, Activist... Woodworker?

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 9, 08 6:11 PM CST

      Jimmy Carter: President, Activist... Woodworker?

      (Newser) - Jimmy Carter’s built a pretty good post-presidential resume, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, monitoring elections, and working tirelessly for his Carter Foundation charity. But Carter has a quieter passion, the Wall Street Journal reports: He’s an accomplished woodworker. Tonight, Carter is auctioning off his latest piece, a 6-foot bench expected to draw 6 figures on the fame of its builder alone. More »

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      charity  • Jimmy Carter

  • January 2008

    • Clinton Helped Crony Land Mining Deal

      New York Times  |  Jan 31, 08 12:14 PM CST

      Clinton Helped Crony Land Mining Deal

      (Newser) - Two days after former president Bill Clinton took pal and mining mogul Frank Giustra to meet Kazakhstan's de facto dictator, Giustra landed a monster contract to mine uranium with state-run mining company Kazatomprom, the New York Times reports—despite his firm’s lack of relevant experience. Shortly thereafter, Clinton’s charitable foundation got a $31.3 million check from Giustra. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • corruption  • charity  • uranium  • mining  • Kazakhstan  • Clinton Global Initiative  • Frank Giustra

  • December 2007

    • JK Rowling Book Sells for $4M

      Reuters  |  Dec 13, 07 12:15 PM CST

      JK Rowling Book Sells for $4M

      (Newser) - Sotheby’s figured The Tales of Beedle the Bard would fetch about $100,000 at auction—in retrospect, about 40 times too low. The book, a one-of-a-kind piece of the Harry Potter canon hand-written and illustrated by JK Rowling herself, fetched $3.98 million for charity today, Reuters reports. “Christmas has come early for me,” said an ecstatic Rowling. More »

    • You, Too, Can Donate Online

      Washington Post  |  Dec 13, 07 10:07 AM CST

      You, Too, Can Donate Online

      (Newser) - AOL founder Steve Case’s foundation is launching a major online charity drive today, aimed at using social networks and encouraging small-scale donors to join the ranks of millionaires. The drive consists of a new app, “causes” on Facebook, and a spread in this Sunday’s Parade Magazine . Facebook has 50 million users and Parade has 70 million readers. More »

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      charity  • philanthropy  • donation

    • Ditka Versus Da Charity

      USA Today  |  Dec 11, 07 11:45 PM CST

      Ditka Versus Da Charity

      (Newser) - Hall of Fame Assistance Trust was little more than friends "just mailing out checks to Hall of Famers we knew were having problems," according to the legendary player, coach and founder of the organization, Mike Ditka. Ditka announced yesterday that he will dissolve the charity, which gave away a mere $57,000 of the $1.3 million it raised, USA Today reports. More »

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      NFL  • charity  • philanthropy  • Mike Ditka

  • November 2007

    • Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

      New York Times  |  Nov 28, 07 5:57 AM CST

      Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

      (Newser) - The president and CEO of the Red Cross was forced to resign yesterday for having an inappropriate "personal relationship with a subordinate employee" just six months after he was hired. "This is a huge punch in the stomach," said an organization official. Mark Everson was the Red Cross's third president in eight years. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • charity  • IRS  • CEOs  • nonprofit  • American Red Cross  • Mark Everson  • sex in the workplace

    • Mystery Gift to Pa. Town: $100M

      Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 12:07 PM CST

      Mystery Gift to Pa. Town: $100M

      (Newser) - An anonymous donor has given $100 million to charities in the Erie, Pa., area, thrilling and mystifying the beneficiaries. The donation went to the umbrella organization of the Erie Community Foundation, which will distribute the funds to 46 other groups. The foundation director revealed little but told the AP, “The donor hopes this will inspire others to give within their means." More »

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      charity  • donation

  • October 2007

    • Why Doesn’t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

      New York Times  |  Oct 25, 07 9:07 PM CDT

      Why Doesn&rsquo;t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

      (Newser) - Why is it that leaders of the religious right aren’t rallying behind authentically conservative Mike Huckabee, wonders  New York Times columnist Gail Collins. Huckabee—who Collins notes is “on his first wife and first position on abortion”—is the obvious conservative choice, she proposes, but Values Voter sages are holding out for a top-tierer to move in their direction—“a strategy any woman who’s had an unsatisfactory boyfriend could warn them” against, Collins jokes. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • charity  • religious right  • Arkansas  • Chuck Norris  • estate tax

    • Terror $$$ Case Ends in Mistrial

      Dallas Morning News  |  Oct 22, 07 7:17 PM CDT

      Terror $$$ Case Ends in Mistrial

      (Newser) - The biggest terror financing trial in US history ended today in a mistrial, as jurors deadlocked on charges that a charity knowingly gave $12 million to Hamas-controlled Palestinian groups. The five officials from the Holy Land Foundation—four of whom are US citizens—were jubilant today after acquittals on some counts and stalemates on the rest. The government prosecutor vowed to retry the case, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Hamas  • charity  • Muslims  • mistrial

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Helmsley's Heir Is the Dog

      New York Post  |  Aug 29, 07 1:16 PM CDT

      Helmsley's Heir Is the Dog

      (Newser) - When the Queen of Mean’s will was read, Trouble, the billionaire hotel magnate’s pampered, biting Maltese, came calling. Leona Helmsley left $12 million to the 8-year-old pooch, along with $38 million to three other family members. The rest—between $4 and $8 billion—went to her charity trust, the New York Post reports. Helmsley dissed two other grandkids, “for reasons which are known to them.”  More »

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      dog  • pets  • charity  • billionaire  • will  • Leona Helmsley  • Trouble

    • US Will Screen Charity Workers for Terror Ties

      Washington Post  |  Aug 23, 07 9:09 AM CDT

      US Will Screen Charity Workers for Terror Ties

      (Newser) - A new Bush administration plan will require personnel of some charities and NGOs to register with the government to ensure they are not associated with terrorists. The Washington Post reports that organizations that receive funding from the Agency for International Development will have to provide the phone numbers and e-mail addresses for officers, board members, and other key employees. More »

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      Bush administration  • terrorism  • State Department  • charity  • background check

    • Mission Church Does Some Seoul Searching

      BBC  |  Aug 15, 07 3:39 PM CDT

      Mission Church Does Some Seoul Searching

      (Newser) - As 19 South Korean aid workers wallow in a Taliban prison camp, many in the world community are openly wondering why they were in Afghanistan in the first place. Even as they pray for the release of their fellow parishioners, members of a suburban Seoul church are dodging critics who say their charity mission ignored official warnings about traveling to—let alone proselytizing in—the war zone. More »

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      South Korea  • hostage  • charity  • church  • Korean hostages  • Christians  • Seoul  • missionary  • Christian missionaries

    • Spy Suit Keeps Lawyer in Dark

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 15, 07 2:28 PM CDT

      Spy Suit Keeps Lawyer in Dark

      (Newser) - An attorney for an Islamic charity that's suing the government over  what they claim was illegal wiretapping has found himself in quite the Kafka-esque predicament. Responding to a federal filing that he wasn't allowed to read, John Eisenberg says he was made  to write out his entire legal brief in a windowless government room with no notes or law books. More »

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      California  • terrorism  • warrantless wiretapping  • charity

    • 'Voluntourism' Feeds Profits, Not Mouths

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 14, 07 7:55 AM CDT

      'Voluntourism' Feeds Profits, Not Mouths

      (Newser) - A leading British charity has blasted the new "voluntourism" industry as an amateurish scam, writes the Times of London. The vogue for gap-year travel to developing countries, where young volunteers pay for the privilege of teaching children or building homes does little good and enriches nobody but the travel companies, according to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). More »

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      Great Britain  • charity  • student  • Prince William  • Prince Harry  • volunteer  • volunteerism  • voluntourism

    • Brooke Astor Dead at 105

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 07 4:40 PM CDT

      Brooke Astor Dead at 105

      (Newser) - Brooke Astor—philanthropist and former queen of New York society -- has died at 105. The socialite had been in the news for being abused and exploited by her descendants, but her enduring legacy was her tireless charity work. "Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around," she used to say. More »

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      obituary  • New York  • charity  • Vanity Fair  • Brooke Astor

    • Bingo! 500G Missing in Charity Game

      Newsday  |  Aug 10, 07 1:23 PM CDT

      Bingo! 500G Missing in Charity Game

      (Newser) - As much as half a million dollars is missing from Long Island town bingo game operated three times a week by a charity for the disabled, Newsday reports. An investigation was launched after two charity workers accused each other of skimming $10,000 from the games. That's when investigators discovered the missing funds and "the flags went off," said an official. More »

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      charity  • Long Island  • missing money  • bingo

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