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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Charity Fundraising</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Secret Santas: In season of giving, anonymous donors go to great lengths to hide identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Irvine</dc:creator>
		
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Anonymous donors take care to hide their identity

CHICAGO — The gold coins have arrived in much the same manner every year for the past four years: An anonymous donor dropped each one into a Salvation Army kettle somewhere in Fort Myers, Fla.
Each coin was tucked inside a small plastic case with a neatly handwritten note .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-santas-in-season-of-giving-anonymous-donors-go-to-great-lengths-to-hide-identity-243948/">Secret Santas: In season of giving, anonymous donors go to great lengths to hide identity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse McCartney, Miranda Cosgrove among young stars honored in Hollywood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derrik J. Lang</dc:creator>
		
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Young stars honored in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — One group of young Hollywood stars were in the spotlight Saturday — and it wasn&#8217;t for getting into a fight outside a night club or being arrested for drunken driving.

Five under-25-year-old stars were lauded Saturday for their philanthropic work.
&#8220;High School Musical&#8221; actor Corbin Bleu, singer Jesse McCartney, &#8220;iCarly&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jesse-mccartney-miranda-cosgrove-among-young-stars-honored-in-hollywood-240488/">Source &nbsp;: Jesse McCartney, Miranda Cosgrove among young stars honored in Hollywood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gatecrashers admit in e-mail they went to White House dinner without confirmed invitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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WH gatecrashers went without confirmed invitation
WASHINGTON — Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Barack Obama&#8217;s first state dinner.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi pressed the friendly Pentagon aide for four days to score ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gatecrashers-admit-in-e-mail-they-went-to-white-house-dinner-without-confirmed-invitation-238473/">Read : Gatecrashers admit in e-mail they went to White House dinner without confirmed invitation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Collector sells $3.2 million in prized stamps to help pay for National Postal Museum expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Collector sells stamps, $3.2M, to help Smithsonian

WASHINGTON — A wealthy investor has sold two of his prized stamp collections to help pay for an expansion of the Smithsonian&#8217;s National Postal Museum.
William H. Gross sold the collections last week at an auction in New York. The collections included stamps from the Confederacy and British colonies in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/collector-sells-32-million-in-prized-stamps-to-help-pay-for-national-postal-museum-expansion-237318/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Collector sells $3.2 million in prized stamps to help pay for National Postal Museum expansion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina state treasurer issues gift ban for employees, limits on soliciting for charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers

RALEIGH, N.C. — State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.
The rules come after former chief investment officer Patricia Gerrick said she was offered favors from investment .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-state-treasurer-issues-gift-ban-for-employees-limits-on-soliciting-for-charity-233857/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: North Carolina state treasurer issues gift ban for employees, limits on soliciting for charity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC rare stamp auction raises $3.2 million for Smithsonian Nat&#8217;l Postal Museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC stamp auction raises $3.2 million for museum

NEW YORK — A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.
Wall Street money manager William Gross&#8217; collection of Civil War-era Confederate states and early Canadian stamps sold Thursday at the Spink ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-rare-stamp-auction-raises-32-million-for-smithsonian-natl-postal-museum-233122/">Original article on  : NYC rare stamp auction raises $3.2 million for Smithsonian Nat&#8217;l Postal Museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra Bullock hosts New Orleans red carpet special premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Plaisance</dc:creator>
		
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Bullock in New Orleans for &#8216;Blind Side&#8217; showing

NEW ORLEANS — Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, &#8220;The Blind Side.&#8221;
Besides promoting the sports drama, which opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, the event also served as a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sandra-bullock-hosts-new-orleans-red-carpet-special-premiere-of-latest-film-the-blind-side-233106/" title="Sandra Bullock hosts New Orleans red carpet special premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra Bullock to host New Orleans red carpet premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Bullock to attend red carpet event in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Actress Sandra Bullock will walk the red carpet in New Orleans on Thursday for an evening premiere of her latest film, &#8220;The Blind Side.&#8221;
Bullock, who recently bought a home in New Orleans, is hosting the event with film studio Warner Bros. to raise money .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sandra-bullock-to-host-new-orleans-red-carpet-premiere-of-latest-film-the-blind-side-232841/">Original source &nbsp;: Sandra Bullock to host New Orleans red carpet premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American charities saw giving drop this year; holiday season is not expected to be much better</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Gordon Blankinship</dc:creator>
		
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American charities may not have a happy holiday

SEATTLE — American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they&#8217;re hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosity.
In light of the economic downturn, only 38 percent of Americans say they are more .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-charities-saw-giving-drop-this-year-holiday-season-is-not-expected-to-be-much-better-230069/">Original source &nbsp;: American charities saw giving drop this year; holiday season is not expected to be much better</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina principal retires after school district nixes cash-for-grades fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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NC principal leaves after cash-for-grades flap

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina principal is retiring after school district leaders halted a cash-for-grades fundraiser she approved.
Wayne County Public Schools said Friday that Rosewood Middle School principal Susie Shepherd has gone on leave for the rest of the month and will retire at the beginning of December.
The Goldsboro .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-principal-retires-after-school-district-nixes-cash-for-grades-fundraiser-228644/">North Carolina principal retires after school district nixes cash-for-grades fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston skydiver killed in SoCal jump had tried to set parachuting record in charity jump</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Skydiver killed in Calif. had tried to set record

MURRIETA, Calif. — A skydiver killed during a jump this week had tried earlier in the day to set a parachuting record in a charity event, friends and officials said Thursday.
Stephen Millard Harrington, 40, of Boston was pronounced dead Wednesday after landing in a driveway in this ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-skydiver-killed-in-socal-jump-had-tried-to-set-parachuting-record-in-charity-jump-227645/">Boston skydiver killed in SoCal jump had tried to set parachuting record in charity jump</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina school officials dismiss cash-for-grades fundraiser at middle school</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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NC school officials nix cash-for-grades fundraiser

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Administrators have nixed a North Carolina middle school&#8217;s cash-for-grades fundraiser.
The News &#038; Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Wayne County school administrators have halted the plan at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro.
The school was offering 20 test points to students in exchange for a $20 donation. Rosewood ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-school-officials-dismiss-cash-for-grades-fundraiser-at-middle-school-226333/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : North Carolina school officials dismiss cash-for-grades fundraiser at middle school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash for grades: NC middle school sells test points to students for $20 as novel fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cash-for-grades-nc-middle-school-sells-test-points-to-students-for-20-as-novel-fundraiser-225772/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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NC school sells test points for $20 to raise money

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money.
The News &#038; Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that a parent advisory council at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro come up with the fundraising plan after .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cash-for-grades-nc-middle-school-sells-test-points-to-students-for-20-as-novel-fundraiser-225772/">Cash for grades: NC middle school sells test points to students for $20 as novel fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio peace museum campaigns for a chunk of Obama&#8217;s $1.4M Nobel cash award</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-peace-museum-campaigns-for-a-chunk-of-obamas-14m-nobel-cash-award-208333/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio peace museum angling for Obama&#8217;s Nobel money
DAYTON, Ohio — A fledging museum devoted to the pursuit of peace is hoping its mission is just what President Barack Obama is looking for when he decides what to do with the $1.4 million cash award that comes with his Nobel Peace Prize.
Volunteers and supporters .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-peace-museum-campaigns-for-a-chunk-of-obamas-14m-nobel-cash-award-208333/">Source article &nbsp;: Ohio peace museum campaigns for a chunk of Obama&#8217;s $1.4M Nobel cash award</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio peace museum campaigning to get some of Obama&#8217;s $1.4M Nobel Peace Prize cash award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Peace museum angling for Obama&#8217;s peace prize money
DAYTON, Ohio — A fledging museum devoted to the pursuit of peace is hoping its mission is just what President Barack Obama is looking for when he decides what to do with the $1.4 million cash award that comes with his Nobel Peace Prize.
Volunteers and supporters ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-peace-museum-campaigning-to-get-some-of-obamas-14m-nobel-peace-prize-cash-award-207996/">Read : Ohio peace museum campaigning to get some of Obama&#8217;s $1.4M Nobel Peace Prize cash award</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As assets shrink, charitable givers pull back on donations to popular funding accounts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-assets-shrink-charitable-givers-pull-back-on-donations-to-popular-funding-accounts-205278/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Singer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As charities prepare for year-end donation drives, the worst recession in decades has given pause to the philanthropist next door.

Investors who use donor-advised funds — an investment vehicle used for managing charitable donations — have been stymied because of stock losses.
Money given to charities from donor-advised funds, with assets conservatively estimated at $21 billion, is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-assets-shrink-charitable-givers-pull-back-on-donations-to-popular-funding-accounts-205278/">As assets shrink, charitable givers pull back on donations to popular funding accounts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire charged in insider trading case is sued in NJ by victims of Sri Lankan rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A billionaire hedge fund manager charged in a $25 million insider trading case was sued by victims of violence in Sri Lanka who say he helped finance separatist rebels notorious for suicide bombings.

The federal lawsuit was filed Thursday in Newark, N.J., against Raj Rajaratnam, a 52-year-old portfolio manager for Galleon Group, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billionaire-charged-in-insider-trading-case-is-sued-in-nj-by-victims-of-sri-lankan-rebels-203855/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Billionaire charged in insider trading case is sued in NJ by victims of Sri Lankan rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Violinist Joshua Bell gives charity concert for Jewish History Museum in Poland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — The U.S. violin virtuoso Joshua Bell helped raise funds Wednesday for a Jewish History museum in Poland with a charity concert at Warsaw&#8217;s Opera House.

After years of seeking sponsors, construction of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews is starting in a vast square next to the monument honoring the fighters .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/violinist-joshua-bell-gives-charity-concert-for-jewish-history-museum-in-poland-202734/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin priest auctions off late mom&#8217;s silver pieces from 1700s to raise money for homeless</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Wisconsin priest is auctioning off his late mother&#8217;s collection of old silver pieces to raise money for a homeless shelter.

The Rev. Guy Blair donated 14 silver items, including five sugar urns dating back to the 1790s. Other pieces include vases and coffee and tea pots.
Tim Rigdon, a director at Heritage  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-priest-auctions-off-late-moms-silver-pieces-from-1700s-to-raise-money-for-homeless-198905/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts-based Shakespearean theater needs $2.3M to survive until next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LENOX, Mass. — A nonprofit consultants&#8217; report says a Shakespearean theater in Massachusetts needs to raise $2.3 million to continue operations until next year.

In the report released Tuesday, the Nonprofit Finance Fund said Shakespeare &#038; Company in Lenox also needs to raise $8.15 million to restructure long-term debt.
Shakespeare &#038; Company says it is creating a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/massachusetts-based-shakespearean-theater-needs-23m-to-survive-until-next-year-195208/" title="Massachusetts-based Shakespearean theater needs $2.3M to survive until next year">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House says Obama to donate entire $1.4 million Nobel cash award to charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will donate the $1.4 million cash award that comes with the Nobel Peace Prize to charity.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says it&#8217;s likely that more than one charity will share the windfall.
Gibbs says the president has yet to decide which charities will benefit from the award, announced early Friday morning.
... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-says-obama-to-donate-entire-14-million-nobel-cash-award-to-charity-191959/">White House says Obama to donate entire $1.4 million Nobel cash award to charity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize in stunning decision seen as early vote of confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to build momentum behind his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

Obama said he was surprised and deeply humbled by the honor, and planned to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-awarded-nobel-peace-prize-in-stunning-decision-seen-as-early-vote-of-confidence-191943/" title="Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize in stunning decision seen as early vote of confidence">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession delivers a jarring one-two punch to many charities: donations down, demand up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — For many social-service charities across America, the recession has delivered a staggering one-two punch. Sharp drops in donations and investment income have been coupled by soaring demand for their services.

The casualties so far include countless needy clients losing assistance and thousands of nonprofit workers who&#8217;ve been laid off. Some local charities have ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-delivers-a-jarring-one-two-punch-to-many-charities-donations-down-demand-up-181794/" title="Recession delivers a jarring one-two punch to many charities: donations down, demand up">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s crystal-studded boots fetch €10,000 at event chaired by sister Janet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Barry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILAN — Crystal-studded boots that Michael Jackson intended to wear on his planned comeback tour fetched euro10,000 ($14,650) at a celebrity fundraiser chaired by his sister, Janet.

The charity event, held on the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week, attracted such fashion luminaries as Donatella Versace and model Linda Evangelista, as well as rapper and producer Kanye .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michael-jacksons-crystal-studded-boots-fetch-e10000-at-event-chaired-by-sister-janet-180890/" title="Michael Jackson&#8217;s crystal-studded boots fetch €10,000 at event chaired by sister Janet">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. coach Bruce Pearl apologizes for joke linking player&#8217;s rural hometown to Ku Klux Klan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl apologized for a joking remark that linked the rural home of one his players to the Ku Klux Klan.

The Volunteers&#8217; fifth-season coach was caught on camera Thursday by WBIR-TV during a charity fundraising event describing the challenge of shaping a team of players from different backgrounds.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tenn-coach-bruce-pearl-apologizes-for-joke-linking-players-rural-hometown-to-ku-klux-klan-179037/" title="Tenn. coach Bruce Pearl apologizes for joke linking player&#8217;s rural hometown to Ku Klux Klan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. homeowners&#8217; property seized by city in landmark &#8216;05 Supreme Court case still undeveloped</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW LONDON, Conn. — Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation&#8217;s most notorious eminent domain project.

There are a few signs of life: Feral cats glare at visitors from a miniature jungle of Queen Anne&#8217;s lace, thistle and goldenrod. Gulls swoop .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-homeowners-property-seized-by-city-in-landmark-05-supreme-court-case-still-undeveloped-178597/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco banker teams up with journalism school, public broadcaster on news venture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco investment banker is teaming up with the University of California&#8217;s journalism school and public broadcaster KQED to create a nonprofit news organization that he says will fill a gap in local coverage left by newspaper cutbacks.

When it is launched next year, the Bay Area News Project will use a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/san-francisco-banker-teams-up-with-journalism-school-public-broadcaster-on-news-venture-178306/">San Francisco banker teams up with journalism school, public broadcaster on news venture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Once tens of millions of dollars in debt, Oral Roberts says it&#8217;s now debt-free</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts University, which was once tens of millions of dollars in the red after a financial scandal tarnished the Tulsa evangelical school, is finally debt-free, school officials said Wednesday.

School leaders, including billionaire Oklahoma City businessman Mart Green — heir to the Hobby Lobby craft supply store fortune — made the announcement ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-once-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-in-debt-oral-roberts-says-its-now-debt-free-176458/">APNewsBreak: Once tens of millions of dollars in debt, Oral Roberts says it&#8217;s now debt-free</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Airline ticket buyers will get a new way to spend a little more, for charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — Travelers who buy airline tickets already wrestle with add-ons like cars, hotels, or planting a tree to make up for the jet fuel planes burn. Soon, they may be able to donate to fight AIDS in developing countries, too.

The three major ticket distributors — Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre Holdings Corp. — announced on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-ticket-buyers-will-get-a-new-way-to-spend-a-little-more-for-charity-176190/">Read : Airline ticket buyers will get a new way to spend a little more, for charity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US postal museum in DC receives $8M for larger gallery; businessman also loans rare stamps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The National Postal Museum has received an $8 million donation to build a new street-level gallery in Washington, D.C.

Officials said Tuesday that the gift from William H. Gross, founder of Pacific Investment Management Co., was the largest donation in the museum&#8217;s history. Gross is also loaning the museum some of the world&#8217;s rarest .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-postal-museum-in-dc-receives-8m-for-larger-gallery-businessman-also-loans-rare-stamps-175613/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois pastor swims English Channel to raise money to build school in Angola</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCKFORD, Ill. — Twenty-one miles and nearly 14 hours later, a northern Illinois pastor has fulfilled his goal of swimming the English Channel to raise money for a school in Africa.

It took the Rev. Mike Solberg 13 hours and 31 minutes to swim from Samphire Hoe, England, to Wissant, France, on Saturday.
Solberg is senior pastor .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/illinois-pastor-swims-english-channel-to-raise-money-to-build-school-in-angola-173873/">Illinois pastor swims English Channel to raise money to build school in Angola</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim charities see boost in donations with new accreditation program that aims to ease fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan winds down, Rami Nashashibi sees a promising fundraising trend for the Chicago charity he runs.

Online donations ranging from $50 to $2,500 to his Inner-City Muslim Action Network have increased over the past weeks as part of an aggressive Ramadan Internet marketing push on the group&#8217;s Web .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/muslim-charities-see-boost-in-donations-with-new-accreditation-program-that-aims-to-ease-fears-172077/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Muslim charities see boost in donations with new accreditation program that aims to ease fears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Finn Caspersen, former Beneficial Corp. CEO, found dead in RI of apparent suicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESTERLY, R.I. — Finn M.W. Caspersen, a former chief executive of the financial services firm Beneficial Corp., has been found dead after what Rhode Island police say is an apparent suicide.

Westerly Police say they found the body of the 67-year-old Caspersen on the grounds of the Shelter Harbor Golf Club after being asked to check .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-finn-caspersen-former-beneficial-corp-ceo-found-dead-in-ri-of-apparent-suicide-164104/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Police: Finn Caspersen, former Beneficial Corp. CEO, found dead in RI of apparent suicide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Special school makes NY harbor its classroom while awaiting a waterfront home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — In 1790, the state of New York set aside Governors Island, off the tip of Manhattan, for the benefit of education. For more than two centuries, however, it was in military hands, guarding the country&#8217;s most important harbor.

Soon, the original terms of that grant will at last be honored, and it seems ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/special-school-makes-ny-harbor-its-classroom-while-awaiting-a-waterfront-home-147071/">Special school makes NY harbor its classroom while awaiting a waterfront home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Clunkers&#8217; program a hit with shoppers, a drain on some charities that rely on car donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO —Vehicles already were lined up for one of the weekly auto auctions benefiting Texans Can, a charity that helps at-risk teenagers and their families, when prospective donors started to call, saying they had changed their minds.

&#8220;They said they went ahead and traded it in for the &#8216;cash-for-clunkers&#8217; program,&#8221; said Cheryl Rios, vice president of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clunkers-program-a-hit-with-shoppers-a-drain-on-some-charities-that-rely-on-car-donations-134584/">&#8216;Clunkers&#8217; program a hit with shoppers, a drain on some charities that rely on car donations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge statewide yard sales find more of a niche as shoppers dig in for bargain treasures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Disabled mom Shawna Eddy hopes the mounds of clothing covering her front lawn will generate enough cash to take three adolescent daughters to the Shoe Show before school starts.

Unemployed massage therapist Sue Smith is turning unwanted antiques into traveling money for her grandson&#8217;s trip to the World Yo-Yo Contest in Florida next .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-statewide-yard-sales-find-more-of-a-niche-as-shoppers-dig-in-for-bargain-treasures-133831/">Huge statewide yard sales find more of a niche as shoppers dig in for bargain treasures</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyers win millions of dollars to settle Ford rollover case that benefitted few drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Elias</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The lawyers were paid millions of dollars. Ford Motor Co. put behind it a costly lawsuit connected to the Explorer rollover scandal of the 1990s. And the judge closed out a complex case that clogged the Sacramento County Superior Court&#8217;s overburdened calendar for more than seven years.

Everyone seemingly got some tangible benefit ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyers-win-millions-of-dollars-to-settle-ford-rollover-case-that-benefitted-few-drivers-128702/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Lawyers win millions of dollars to settle Ford rollover case that benefitted few drivers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Millionaire insurance magnate pulls $16M pledge to Fla. university, blaming tough economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOCA RATON, Fla. — One of Florida Atlantic University&#8217;s largest donors says he can&#8217;t fulfill a $16 million pledge to the school, blaming the tough economy. It had been the largest donation in the university&#8217;s history.

Former insurance magnate Barry Kaye said Tuesday he will write the school a final $1 million check, bringing his total .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/millionaire-insurance-magnate-pulls-16m-pledge-to-fla-university-blaming-tough-economy-124507/">Millionaire insurance magnate pulls $16M pledge to Fla. university, blaming tough economy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In these tough times, moms and dads are passing the hat to make up for school budget cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Gordon Blankinship</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Rachael Bouma calculated the cost of keeping rambunctious kindergartners under control at her son&#8217;s school at exactly $227.

That was the amount she and other parents in the Tacoma district figured every family with kids in Lowell Elementary&#8217;s kindergarten classes would need to contribute to save the jobs of three teacher&#8217;s aides. While some ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-these-tough-times-moms-and-dads-are-passing-the-hat-to-make-up-for-school-budget-cuts-119945/" title="In these tough times, moms and dads are passing the hat to make up for school budget cuts">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Salvation Army says donation slump could hinder its ability to give long-term disaster aid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — The Salvation Army is struggling with dwindling donations across the country that will make it hard to give long-term assistance after a disaster, and a spokesman for the charity says &#8220;we have to hope and pray&#8221; this year&#8217;s hurricane season is mild.

The organization will continue to provide the basics — food, water .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/salvation-army-says-donation-slump-could-hinder-its-ability-to-give-long-term-disaster-aid-116831/">Original source &nbsp;: Salvation Army says donation slump could hinder its ability to give long-term disaster aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire Warren Buffett gives $1.53 billion worth of stock to Gates Foundation, others</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation.

The gift is the third installment in Buffett&#8217;s plan to transfer the majority of his wealth to the Seattle-based foundation run by the Microsoft Corp. chairman and his wife. The foundation is the world&#8217;s largest  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billionaire-warren-buffett-gives-153-billion-worth-of-stock-to-gates-foundation-others-98388/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire Warren Buffett gives $1.25 billion worth of stock to Gates Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation.

The gift is the third installment in Buffett&#8217;s plan to transfer the majority of his wealth to the Seattle-based foundation run by the Microsoft Corp. chairman and his wife. The foundation is the world&#8217;s largest ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billionaire-warren-buffett-gives-125-billion-worth-of-stock-to-gates-foundation-98376/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Billionaire Warren Buffett gives $1.25 billion worth of stock to Gates Foundation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan boy, 14, completes 4-day, 100-mile trip in his wheelchair to raise money for charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BIG BAY, Mich. — A 14-year-old Michigan boy has completed a four-day, 100-mile trip in his wheelchair as part of a fundraiser.

Gene Fletcher said he raised more than $20,000 for the Bay Cliff Health Camp, a nonprofit therapy and wellness center on Michigan&#8217;s Upper Peninsula for children and adults with physical disabilities.
Gene has cerebral palsy ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michigan-boy-14-completes-4-day-100-mile-trip-in-his-wheelchair-to-raise-money-for-charity-88919/" title="Michigan boy, 14, completes 4-day, 100-mile trip in his wheelchair to raise money for charity">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorist warchests growing with money from crime, businesses, drugs, corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR, Pakistan — He moved his finger slowly across his throat, to show that the Taliban kills truckers who don&#8217;t pay for safe passage through large swaths of territory near Afghanistan.

&#8220;The situation is very dangerous for us. We give them money or our fuel, or they kill us,&#8221; said Ghadr Gul, a middle-aged trucker, who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/terrorist-warchests-growing-with-money-from-crime-businesses-drugs-corruption-87789/">Terrorist warchests growing with money from crime, businesses, drugs, corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt donate $1 million to UN agency caring for Pakistan refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to the U.N. refugee agency providing aid to hundreds of thousands uprooted by violence in Pakistan.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says it is grateful for the donation from the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. It said Thursday the money will go to alleviating suffering caused by .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-donate-1-million-to-un-agency-caring-for-pakistan-refugees-85680/" title="Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt donate $1 million to UN agency caring for Pakistan refugees">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession&#8217;s toll: Charitable giving in US dropped in 2008 for first time in 2 decades</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessions-toll-charitable-giving-in-us-dropped-in-2008-for-first-time-in-2-decades-77051/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Charitable giving by Americans fell by 2 percent in 2008 as the recession took root, only the second year-to-year decline in more than a half-century, according to an authoritative annual survey released Wednesday.

Particularly hard hit were social-service charities, which suffered a 12.7 percent drop in donations at a time when most of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessions-toll-charitable-giving-in-us-dropped-in-2008-for-first-time-in-2-decades-77051/">Recession&#8217;s toll: Charitable giving in US dropped in 2008 for first time in 2 decades</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession halves intake at Napa wine auction; organizers streamline approach for the times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. HELENA, Calif. — The Napa Valley wine auction, an annual barometer of bling, scaled down this year with no celebrities, lowered expectations and a final tally of about $5.7 million, a little more than half the take last year.

But that was just fine with organizers.
&#8220;Everyone is thrilled,&#8221; Terry Hall, spokesman for the Napa Valley .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-halves-intake-at-napa-wine-auction-organizers-streamline-approach-for-the-times-75859/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation doesn&#8217;t do fundraising, but took in $10.4M in donations last year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-doesnt-do-fundraising-but-took-in-104m-in-donations-last-year-73621/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation&#8217;s annual report says it brought in $10.4 million in individual donations in 2008, without making an effort at fundraising.

That dollar amount does not include new money from Bill or Melinda Gates or their friend Warren Buffett, who gave the world&#8217;s richest foundation&#8217;s trust about $1.8 billion worth ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-doesnt-do-fundraising-but-took-in-104m-in-donations-last-year-73621/">Gates Foundation doesn&#8217;t do fundraising, but took in $10.4M in donations last year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Slumdog Millionaire&#8217; child stars visit Hong Kong for charity performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — The child stars of the Oscar-winning movie &#8220;Slumdog Millionaire&#8221; traded the shanties of Mumbai for Hong Kong&#8217;s skyscrapers Friday as they arrived for a charity fundraising performance.

Photographers swarmed Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali as they arrived at Hong Kong&#8217;s international airport, with 10-year-old Azhar riding on their baggage .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/slumdog-millionaire-child-stars-visit-hong-kong-for-charity-performance-72900/">&#8216;Slumdog Millionaire&#8217; child stars visit Hong Kong for charity performance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Harry visits school, plays on winning team in charity polo match on 2nd day of NYC trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 04:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Prince Harry reminded New Yorkers on Saturday how much his mother had loved their city, then climbed onto a pony for a rousing game of polo to raise money for impoverished children in Africa.

On a brilliantly sunny day on Governors Island in New York Harbor, the 24-year-old prince drew a crowd that .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-harry-visits-school-plays-on-winning-team-in-charity-polo-match-on-2nd-day-of-nyc-trip-67925/">Prince Harry visits school, plays on winning team in charity polo match on 2nd day of NYC trip</a>.]]></description>
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