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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Philanthropy</title>
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		<title>Evangelist Oral Roberts, who founded university bearing his name, dies at age 91</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91

TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium — and his message of God&#8217;s healing power — to build a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Roberts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evangelist-oral-roberts-who-founded-university-bearing-his-name-dies-at-age-91-2-244425/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Evangelist Oral Roberts, who founded university bearing his name, dies at age 91</a>.]]></description>
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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 on Gaea Times at  &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/">Read more : Jesse McCartney, Miranda Cosgrove among young stars honored in Hollywood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation commits $12.9 million to improve college learning technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Gates Foundation commits $12.9M to college tech

SEATTLE — The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation wants to help community colleges use technology to improve and go beyond basic online classes.
The $12.9 million in grants the foundation announced Thursday will support a variety of programs — from using social media to creating virtual learning labs.
The leader of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-commits-129-million-to-improve-college-learning-technology-239638/">Gates Foundation commits $12.9 million to improve college learning technology</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows motivation to volunteer mostly comes from desire to do good, also to network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Volunteers give time for many reasons
NEW YORK — The biggest reason to do volunteer work for a charitable organization is because you support the cause, but there are plenty of other reasons — including professional networking.

While 72 percent of people who volunteer do so to support the charity&#8217;s work, and 69 percent say it&#8217;s the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-shows-motivation-to-volunteer-mostly-comes-from-desire-to-do-good-also-to-network-239045/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Study shows motivation to volunteer mostly comes from desire to do good, also to network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio charity workers find $1,500 of marijuana in water jug left by anonymous donor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio charity workers find marijuana in donated jug

MARIETTA, Ohio — Police said whoever donated a water jug to a charity in southeast Ohio probably didn&#8217;t mean to be so generous. The jug contained about $1,500 worth of marijuana. Police said workers at a local Goodwill Industries site recently found four bags of marijuana when they .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-charity-workers-find-1500-of-marijuana-in-water-jug-left-by-anonymous-donor-238979/">Original source &nbsp;: Ohio charity workers find $1,500 of marijuana in water jug left by anonymous donor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN chief names pop star Stevie Wonder a UN Messenger of Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Stevie Wonder named UN Messenger of Peace
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief is naming blind pop star Stevie Wonder a United Nations Messenger of Peace to focus on helping people with disabilities.

U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said his designation as a U.N. peace envoy will be officially announced on Thursday by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
She said ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-chief-names-pop-star-stevie-wonder-a-un-messenger-of-peace-238972/">UN chief names pop star Stevie Wonder a UN Messenger of Peace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Art &amp; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Kusmer</dc:creator>
		
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Rare exhibition brings together Spanish sacred art

INDIANAPOLIS — El Greco&#8217;s vision of the veil of Veronica hangs near a golden crown with 447 emeralds. Just a few steps away, a recumbent sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ rests before its return to a Spanish hermitage in time for Holy Week.
&#8220;Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/art-devotion-ind-museum-shows-sacred-works-from-spain-mexico-peru-never-assembled-before-238967/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Art &#038; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</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/" title="Gatecrashers admit in e-mail they went to White House dinner without confirmed invitation">Read more >></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>
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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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/collector-sells-32-million-in-prized-stamps-to-help-pay-for-national-postal-museum-expansion-237318/">Collector sells $3.2 million in prized stamps to help pay for National Postal Museum expansion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arabian Horse Foundation establishes scholarship in honor of equestrian Patrick Swayze, wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Arabian Horse Foundation begins Swayze scholarship

DAYTON, Ohio — The Arabian Horse Foundation has established a scholarship in honor of the late actor Patrick Swayze and his wife.
Swayze and wife Lisa Neimi owned Arabian horses and competed in shows for several years. The foundation is the charitable arm of the Denver-based Arabian Horse Association.
Foundation President Larry ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arabian-horse-foundation-establishes-scholarship-in-honor-of-equestrian-patrick-swayze-wife-236695/" title="Arabian Horse Foundation establishes scholarship in honor of equestrian Patrick Swayze, wife">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP, its largest gift ever from an individual</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP

BALTIMORE — Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift announced Monday is the largest donation from an individual in the organization&#8217;s history. It will be .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/filmmaker-tyler-perry-donates-1m-to-naacp-its-largest-gift-ever-from-an-individual-235233/">Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP, its largest gift ever from an individual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe she should have ducked: Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit in the face by a ham in Atlanta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham

ATLANTA — Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face.
The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.
Deen ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maybe-she-should-have-ducked-chef-paula-deen-accidentally-hit-in-the-face-by-a-ham-in-atlanta-235114/">Maybe she should have ducked: Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit in the face by a ham in Atlanta</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/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions as global conference in Copenhagen looms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions
BEIJING — A joint statement by the U.S. and Chinese presidents on climate change is encouraging as pressure builds in the last few weeks before a 192-nation conference in Copenhagen, but the language leaves a lot unsaid, observers in both countries said Wednesday.
The world&#8217;s two largest polluters talked .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-china-climate-statement-raises-hopes-questions-as-global-conference-in-copenhagen-looms-231437/">US-China climate statement raises hopes, questions as global conference in Copenhagen looms</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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-charities-saw-giving-drop-this-year-holiday-season-is-not-expected-to-be-much-better-230069/">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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-carolina-principal-retires-after-school-district-nixes-cash-for-grades-fundraiser-228644/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: North Carolina principal retires after school district nixes cash-for-grades fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Craigslist founder Craig Newmark joins advisory group for nonprofit that runs Wikipedia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board

SAN FRANCISCO — The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
The Wikimedia Foundation said it chose Newmark as an adviser because of his work as an innovator and evangelist and his understanding .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/craigslist-founder-craig-newmark-joins-advisory-group-for-nonprofit-that-runs-wikipedia-228615/">Craigslist founder Craig Newmark joins advisory group for nonprofit that runs Wikipedia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Goldman</dc:creator>
		
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US seeks to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-to-seize-4-mosques-nyc-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227977/">here</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-skydiver-killed-in-socal-jump-had-tried-to-set-parachuting-record-in-charity-jump-227645/">Original source &nbsp;: Boston skydiver killed in SoCal jump had tried to set parachuting record in charity jump</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-move-to-seize-4-mosques-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227527/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative leader advocates $2 billion loan from NM endowment to deal with budget problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Massey</dc:creator>
		
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NM lawmaker offers budget fix using endowment fund

SANTA FE, N.M. — A Democratic legislative leader wants to tap into a nearly $9 billion state endowment fund to help solve New Mexico&#8217;s budget problems.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez said Wednesday he&#8217;ll propose taking $2 billion from the Land Grant Permanent Fund to pay for critical government ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/legislative-leader-advocates-2-billion-loan-from-nm-endowment-to-deal-with-budget-problems-227078/" title="Legislative leader advocates $2 billion loan from NM endowment to deal with budget problems">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum about government participation in market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to speak at a Harvard University ethics forum.
Spitzer&#8217;s address scheduled for Thursday at Harvard&#8217;s Safra Foundation Center for Ethics is entitled &#8220;What Should Be the Rationale for Government Participation in the Market?&#8221;
Spitzer, a Democrat who also served .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ny-gov-spitzer-speaks-at-harvard-ethics-forum-about-government-participation-in-market-226875/">Source article &nbsp;: Former NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum about government participation in market</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 &nbsp;: 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>
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cash-for-grades-nc-middle-school-sells-test-points-to-students-for-20-as-novel-fundraiser-225772/" title="Cash for grades: NC middle school sells test points to students for $20 as novel fundraiser">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who profited from Madoff scheme wills fortune to charity, but some may go to investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Madoff associate wills bulk of fortune to charity

NEW YORK — A man who made billions of dollars off Bernard Madoff&#8217;s Ponzi scheme signed a will leaving the bulk of his fortune to charity, but the gift&#8217;s ultimate size may depend on legal wrangling over how much of the money rightfully belongs to cheated victims.
Jeffry Picower, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-profited-from-madoff-scheme-wills-fortune-to-charity-but-some-may-go-to-investors-224778/" title="Man who profited from Madoff scheme wills fortune to charity, but some may go to investors">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration picks former Gates Foundation official to run US foreign aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Gates Foundation exec named foreign aid chief
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation&#8217;s top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post.
Rajiv Shah, a medical doctor who currently holds a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-picks-former-gates-foundation-official-to-run-us-foreign-aid-224753/" title="Obama administration picks former Gates Foundation official to run US foreign aid">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hovering on extinction&#8217;s edge, West Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make a surprising comeback</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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W. Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make surprising comeback

KOURE, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
The tallest animals on earth are here, the guide says, somewhere amid the scant green bush on one side, and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hovering-on-extinctions-edge-west-africas-last-giraffes-make-a-surprising-comeback-221774/" title="Hovering on extinction&#8217;s edge, West Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make a surprising comeback">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amherst College in Mass. receives 2 gifts totaling $125 million, largest in school&#8217;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Amherst College gifts largest ever to the school

AMHERST, Mass. — Amherst College received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history, the liberal arts school announced.
The gifts were pledged by two alumni who chose to remain anonymous, with the $100 million donation believed to be the largest unrestricted .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amherst-college-in-mass-receives-2-gifts-totaling-125-million-largest-in-schools-history-217810/">Amherst College in Mass. receives 2 gifts totaling $125 million, largest in school&#8217;s history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill heading to Obama would boost federal arts, cultural funding to highest level in 16 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities are expected to receive their highest levels of funding in 16 years from a bill President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law by this weekend.
Under the Interior Appropriations Bill .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-heading-to-obama-would-boost-federal-arts-cultural-funding-to-highest-level-in-16-years-213080/">Source article &nbsp;: Bill heading to Obama would boost federal arts, cultural funding to highest level in 16 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ore. teacher unions accuse political activist of racketeering, using sham charity for politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Ore. teachers renew legal fight with activist

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Oregon teacher unions have gone back to court against political activist Bill Sizemore to accuse him again of racketeering, this time in the 2008 elections.
The legal battle between Sizemore and the unions dates to 2002 and a racketeering lawsuit the unions won against a Sizemore .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ore-teacher-unions-accuse-political-activist-of-racketeering-using-sham-charity-for-politics-212674/">Original source &nbsp;: Ore. teacher unions accuse political activist of racketeering, using sham charity for politics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APME votes on board membership during annual meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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APME elects board members during annual meeting

ST. LOUIS — Three incumbents and a former member were elected Thursday to the governing board of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association by the group&#8217;s membership.
Carole Tarrant, editor of The Roanoke (Va.) Times, and Alan English, executive editor of The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, were re-elected to three-year terms ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apme-votes-on-board-membership-during-annual-meeting-211922/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : APME votes on board membership during annual meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio peace museum campaigns for a chunk of Obama&#8217;s $1.4M Nobel cash award</title>
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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/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-peace-museum-campaigning-to-get-some-of-obamas-14m-nobel-peace-prize-cash-award-207996/">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>Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at his sprawling Fla. mansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Skoloff</dc:creator>
		
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Autopsy set for Madoff associate found in pool

PALM BEACH, Fla. — An autopsy was planned for a man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff.
Jeffry Picower was found by his wife Sunday at the bottom of a pool at the couple&#8217;s sprawling oceanside Palm Beach ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-set-for-dead-madoff-associate-found-at-bottom-of-pool-at-his-sprawling-fla-mansion-207192/">Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at his sprawling Fla. mansion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: On board with Obama&#8217;s education goals, Gates Foundation wants policy sway</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates&#8217; sway on ed policy
WASHINGTON — Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.
The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation has spent around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education.
Now the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-influence-game-on-board-with-obamas-education-goals-gates-foundation-wants-policy-sway-206917/">Read the original article &nbsp;: THE INFLUENCE GAME: On board with Obama&#8217;s education goals, Gates Foundation wants policy sway</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jeffry Picower, a Florida philanthropist accused of benefiting from Madoff fraud, dies at 67</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Madoff associate Jeffry Picower dies at 67

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jeffry Picower, a philanthropist accused of profiting more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of his longtime friend Bernard Madoff, was found at the bottom of the pool at his oceanside mansion and died Sunday, police said. He was 67.
Picower&#8217;s wife, Barbara, discovered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jeffry-picower-a-florida-philanthropist-accused-of-benefiting-from-madoff-fraud-dies-at-67-206702/">Original source &nbsp;: Jeffry Picower, a Florida philanthropist accused of benefiting from Madoff fraud, dies at 67</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Gates Foundation shares Obama education goals, works to sway US spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Gates sways government dollars
WASHINGTON — The real secretary of education, the joke goes, is Bill Gates.
The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation has been the biggest player by far in the school reform movement, spending around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education.
Now the foundation is taking ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-influence-game-gates-foundation-shares-obama-education-goals-works-to-sway-us-spending-206443/">Read : THE INFLUENCE GAME: Gates Foundation shares Obama education goals, works to sway US spending</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recorder may not help solve alarming question: How did pilots overshoot landing by 150 miles?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Were the pilots distracted? Catching up on their sleep? Federal investigators struggled to determine what the crew members of a Northwest Airlines jetliner were doing at 37,000 feet as they sped 150 miles past their Minneapolis destination and military jets readied to chase them. Unfortunately, the cockpit voice recorder may not tell the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recorder-may-not-help-solve-alarming-question-how-did-pilots-overshoot-landing-by-150-miles-205357/">Recorder may not help solve alarming question: How did pilots overshoot landing by 150 miles?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As assets shrink, charitable givers pull back on donations to popular funding accounts</title>
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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 .... Source article &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>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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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  : Billionaire charged in insider trading case is sued in NJ by victims of Sri Lankan rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kresge Foundation awards $43.7 million to groups helping poor in US, South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TROY, Mich. — Michigan&#8217;s Kresge Foundation says it&#8217;s responding to the economic crisis by giving $43.7 million to nonprofit groups that help the poor.

The Troy-based group says the aid will go organizations in 26 states, the District of Columbia and South Africa.
Among the grants is $2.5 million to the group Feeding America to pay for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kresge-foundation-awards-437-million-to-groups-helping-poor-in-us-south-africa-203635/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kresge Foundation awards $43.7 million to groups helping poor in US, South Africa</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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/violinist-joshua-bell-gives-charity-concert-for-jewish-history-museum-in-poland-202734/">Violinist Joshua Bell gives charity concert for Jewish History Museum in Poland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Financial report says University of South Dakota Foundation is strong, despite economic tumult</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VERMILLION, S.D. — Officials say despite tough economic times, the University of South Dakota Foundation has remained strong.

According to a report issued Tuesday, the foundation reported gift income of $12 million and assets of $154 million for the year ending June 30. The endowment totaled $115 million, despite a nearly 13 percent investment loss for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/financial-report-says-university-of-south-dakota-foundation-is-strong-despite-economic-tumult-201452/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Financial report says University of South Dakota Foundation is strong, despite economic tumult</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National Science Foundation authorizes $29M for initial plan for underground lab in western SD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation has authorized about $29 million to develop a preliminary plan to turn a 1 1/2-mile-deep former gold mine in western South Dakota into the world&#8217;s deepest laboratory.

The foundation says the plan will be a major tool in the decision whether to proceed with the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-science-foundation-authorizes-29m-for-initial-plan-for-underground-lab-in-western-sd-201407/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : National Science Foundation authorizes $29M for initial plan for underground lab in western SD</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>College tuition up again; students suffer from state budget cuts, endowment declines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Average tuition prices rose sharply again this fall as colleges passed much of the burden of their own financial problems on to recession-battered students and parents.

Average tuition at four-year public colleges rose 6.5 percent, or $429, to $7,020 this fall, according to the College Board&#8217;s annual &#8220;Trends in College Pricing&#8221; report, released Tuesday. At private ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/college-tuition-up-again-students-suffer-from-state-budget-cuts-endowment-declines-201025/">Original article on  : College tuition up again; students suffer from state budget cuts, endowment declines</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/">Original article &nbsp;: Wisconsin priest auctions off late mom&#8217;s silver pieces from 1700s to raise money for homeless</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard says it lost $1.8 billion in cash investments, on top of endowment loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University said Friday it lost $1.8 billion in operating cash in the last fiscal year as a result of investing it alongside the university&#8217;s endowment.

The loss was revealed in Harvard&#8217;s fiscal 2009 operating report.
The university said in the report that it has routinely pooled cash held in various schools and departments .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/harvard-says-it-lost-18-billion-in-cash-investments-on-top-of-endowment-loss-198506/">Harvard says it lost $1.8 billion in cash investments, on top of endowment loss</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation gives $10M to Smithsonian&#8217;s Museum of African American History and Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian&#8217;s National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.

The grant announced Thursday will support the capital campaign for design and construction of the new museum.
Allan Golston, president of the foundation&#8217;s U.S. programs, says the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-gives-10m-to-smithsonians-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-197149/">Gates Foundation gives $10M to Smithsonian&#8217;s Museum of African American History and Culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Gates pushes for more focus, advancements in agriculture to help hungry, poor in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — The world can make huge strides in reducing hunger and poverty by helping the world&#8217;s poorest farmers become more productive, Microsoft Inc. co-founder Bill Gates said Thursday.

Gates, co-chairman of the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke at the World Food Prize symposium, where he said more needs to be done to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-gates-pushes-for-more-focus-advancements-in-agriculture-to-help-hungry-poor-in-africa-197137/">Read more : Bill Gates pushes for more focus, advancements in agriculture to help hungry, poor in Africa</a>.]]></description>
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