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POPSObama Transition Team Scrubs (change.gov) Fannie Mae Bios Tom Donilon is a partner at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers and serves on the firm’s global governing committee. Tom served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of State during the Clinton Administration. Since leaving the Department he has remained deeply involved in the national security arena. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Strategy Group, the National Security Advisory Group to the Congressional Leadership, the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees, the Miller Center of Public Affairs Governing Council, and the Trilateral Commission. Wendy R. Sherman's revised bio . . .
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POPSTired of Divisive Whining - Not John Do these guys have anything to say? Even republicans I know who are voting for them think this is divisive and bad for the country. What really disturbs me is the continued mantra - "the full extent of the relationship with Senator Obama is not known." In his mind no explanation will be good enough. It is the most despicable, divisive and detestable kind of attempted smear. Forget that Obama, the campaign, FactCheck.org, and many media outlets have said that the relationship consisted of participation on the charitable
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POPSWho's Giving, Who's Not Buffett, Gates, and Eli Broad top a new list from Portfolio ranking the 50 wealthiest Americans on their charitable giving. Rupert Murdoch and Steve Ballmer are at the bottom.
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POPSAyers and Obama
The fact that they are now calling Obama a terrorist because of this is outrageous, even given all the facts. Assume that Obama knew Ayers history, so what? Are you going to resign in protest from a charitable board, or refuse to be recruited because 30 years ago the guy recruiting you was a bomber protesting the Vietnam War, gave himself up to the FBI, who (shock and dismay) blew the intelligence so they had no case. That makes you a terrorist? I must be a hardened criminal because I worked on a loading dock once with a guy who I knew was a loan shark. John McCain consorted with financial criminals who stole money from poor retirees who lost everything in the S&L crisis, he must be a criminal too and a thief and someone who would let retirees pensions disappear on purpose. Actually he's also a racist because he accepted an endorsement from a pastor who was know as a racist. No wait, he's a rampant liberal because he consorted and even sposored legislation with Ted Kennedy.
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POPSPaul Newman tells his family,I want to die at home It was reported last month that he had been readying their oldest child, Nell, to take over his Newman’s Own salad dressings company, the profits of which are given to a charitable foundation. He also has two daughters from his first marriage to Jackie Witte. Newman has so far declined to comment on his condition, apart from saying he is ‘doing nicely’. Rumours about his health surfaced in January. Three months ago, he withdrew from directing a production of
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POPSU2 Bono's bullshit: still clowning around with the rich and powerful. 1. up to the conscience and the morals of Bono to lawfully arrange his personal tax affairs as he sees fit. 2. open to Bono to use his public profile to put his personal political views to the public But, what is at the same time hypocritical, laughable and unacceptable is for Bono to have the gall to avoid taxes and at the same time chastise others (governments, individuals, corporations and supra-national bodies) for meanness in the area of aid and to hector others for loans to basket-case countries to be written off. Unless, that is, he does like Bill Gates and forms his own charitable foundation from his wealth.
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POPSThe Reason Project needs Volunteers! Sam Says "For the moment, we are only looking for volunteers to collect archive materials, but there will undoubtedly be many other ways to assist the work of The Reason Project in the future. Our website will offer more information about such opportunities as they arise, as well as provide ways for you to network with like-minded people in your own communities. All submissions should be sent to the following email address: archive@reasonproject.org Many thanks, in advance, for your help" Best, Sam Harris and Annaka Harris
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POPSHelp Autisism Research-"What Kind of world do you want?"
Origins: In conjunction with the release of the song "What Kind of World Do You Want" by the pop group Five for Fighting, that band's lead singer, John Ondrasik, launched a new web site in February 2007 as part of a fundraising effort for various charities. On that web site, whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com, users are invited to upload and view videos describing how to make the world a better place. For each video viewed, funds are allocated to charitable organizations, including the following: * Augie's Quest (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research) * Autism Speaks (Autism research) * Fisher House Foundation (Housing for relatives of hospitalized service members) * Save the Children (International relief and development organization for children) * United Service Organization (Provides morale, welfare and recreation for service members) Initially money was raised when site visitors clicked on sponsor messages that were attached to the end of uploaded
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POPS BILL & HILL'S LATEST INTRIGUE Moreover, reports the Times, the foundation's donations are up 70 percent since Hillary's campaign got under way - with two-thirds of the money coming from just 11 donors. For his part, the former president says he'll be happy to start naming names and amounts - but not until Hillary is elected. Even then, he says, past donors will remain anonymous, "unless there is some conflict of which I am aware." However, he insists, "there is none." Pardon us if we don't simply take his word for it. Again, the possibilities for using the foundation for influence-peddling are enormous - and, sad to say, Team Clinton doesn't exactly have an illustrious record in safeguarding against any abuse. Unless there is something they don't want us to know, the Clintons should provide some genuine transparency and make the names and amounts public.
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POPS Campaign Receives Funds From Terror Suspects Earlier this year, Clinton agreed to return some $50,000 in illegal donations from a Pakistani businessman after news broke that the FBI sought him for fraud. The donor, Abdul Rehman Jinnah, recently surrendered to U.S. authorities after fleeing the country. Clinton also has vowed to return $850,000 in dirty cash raised by outlaw Chinese donor Norman Hsu. During her 2000 Senate campaign, Clinton had to return a $50,000 check from another Muslim leader – Agha Saeed – after it was revealed he backed Palestinian suicide attacks on Israel. She had received a plaque from him at a $500-a-ticket fundraiser sponsored by his group, the American Muslim Alliance.
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POPSFlagship Terror Trial Ends In Defeat For Bush
Bush’s prosecutors tried unsuccessfully to convince the jury that the foundation supported terrorism by sending more than $12 million to charitable groups, known as zakat committees, which build hospitals and feed the poor. The prosecution contended they were controlled by Hamas and contributed to terrorism by helping Hamas spread its ideology. Now that’s an American concept to be proud of isn’t it; prosecute people and organizations for supporting charitable giving to the poor and the restriction of free speech. Who were the impartial witnesses? Israeli intelligence agents, using fake names. Now that’s credible. Defendent Elashi’s daughter Noor, who was in the courtroom every day during the trial said she considered her father a hero. He was singled out for feeding and clothing and educating the children of Palestine. Giving charity to the Palestinian people has become a crime in this country. I don't know this country anymore. January 1st, 2009 can't come too soon.
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POPSA Little Green Can Equal a Lot of Green Now everyday, ordinary, garden-variety people can be philanthropists by donating to the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Community fund and see their donations at work in their own backyards.
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POPSIntel Makes A Charitable Contribution One Laptop per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte had previously accused Intel of trying to undermine the philanthropy's goal of providing computers to children in the developing world by marketing it's own sub $100 laptop, the Classmate PC. --Ann Rafalko
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POPSUS Men earning less than their Dad's did. "There is clearly some story here that productivity gains are not trickling down to the median family," said John Morton, a co-author of the study and the managing director of economic policy initiatives at the Pew Charitable Trusts. The study's authors, who plan to examine relative mobility, or the ability of Americans to move up or or down in social strata, said their report shows the canonical belief in an American meritocracy may be unraveling. "The expectation that each generation will do better than their parents has become a fundamental part of what we call 'The American Dream,'" said Morton. "But this new analysis suggests this bedrock belief may be shifting under our feet."
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