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  • July 2007

    • Fake Beckham Almost Scores on Angelenos

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 31, 07 7:03 AM CDT

      Fake Beckham Almost Scores on Angelenos

      (Newser) - David Beckham called LA county and sheriff’s offices last week, offering to host kids’ charity events. At least the authorities thought it was the transplanted British soccer star. Instead, it was a crank caller, who made lofty claims about everything from charity work to a black Mercedes in about a dozen calls, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Los Angeles  • soccer  • charity  • David Beckham  • child welfare

    • High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 24, 07 5:36 CDT

      High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

      (Newser) - For the world's poorest people, the quantity and quality of food are increasingly at risk. Wholesale prices of  basic foods are 21% higher now than in 2005, with grain surging more than 30%. What's more, the total volume of food delivered by US-funded groups has declined 52% in the last 5 years, reports the Christian Science Monitor. More »

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      China  • India  • food  • food prices  • biofuel  • charity  • poverty  • livestock  • fertilizer  • aid programs

    • Indian Guru Embraces Life

      Salon  |  Jul 19, 07 12:02 CDT

      Indian Guru Embraces Life

      (Newser) - A 53-year-old fisherman's daughter from Kerala, India, stands at the center of an empire of idol worship and charitable works—stands there and hugs her disciples. Amma, a mother figure revered by many as a goddess, commands a kingdom of philanthropy, volunteerism, and merchandising, Salon reports. The reporter even jumps the line and gets a hug. More »

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      religion  • charity  • hugging  • saint  • volunteerism  • Amma

    • Golf Tourneys Putt Short for Charity

      Washington Post  |  Jul 5, 07 4:54 AM CDT

      Golf Tourneys Putt Short for Charity

      (Newser) - As Tiger Woods's AT&T National tournament gets underway in Bethesda, corporate types are opening their wallets for the charity event—but, the Washington Post reports, their money may not go where they expect. Only about 15 cents out of every dollar raised by charity golf tourneys makes it to the recipient organization, says the director of the AT&T National, which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. More »

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      golf  • Tiger Woods  • charity  • philanthropy  • PGA

  • May 2007

    • Putin's Top Rabbi Lifts Sect to Power

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 8, 07 11:23 AM CDT

      Putin's Top Rabbi Lifts Sect to Power

      (Newser) - A rabbi from an ultra-orthodox Jewish group is ultra-powerful in Russia's shrinking oligarchy, using Putin's patronage to raise funds and revive Judaism across the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. But critics charge him with selling his soul for the cozy position, downplaying anti-Semitism and becoming an apologist for the anti-democratic president. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • charity  • Jews  • Judaism

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