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Close to $300,000 in financial donations have been received in American Samoa in the month following a tsunami that claimed 34 lives in the U.S. territory.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted rules Wednesday allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors, siding with business interests and rejecting calls for reform.
Three NFL players announced Monday they will donate their brains and spinal cord tissue to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries.
The Federal Election Commission said Thursday a conservative political group can use Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter's campaign donor list to inform givers that the senator has promised to return money to those upset by his switch.
The British government said Friday that it plans to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears that prospective recipients can buy their way to the front of the line.
Picabo Street believes that in tough times for Americans, they can still feel patriotic about their Olympic teams.
A week after asking readers for donations to keep afloat, music magazine Paste has raised more than half the needed cash.
A California lawmaker has repaid $6,100 in improper campaign donations made by two Buddhist temples and a research organization associated with one of them.
A California lawmaker's top aide says he won't be returning illegal donations from three Buddhist organizations until he pays off his campaign debt.
Three Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday they will return campaign contributions from donors tied to a Washington lobbying firm under investigation for funneling campaign contributions through sham donors.
It's time to get ready for the holiday season! The TODAY show is kicking off its 15th Annual Holiday Toy and Gift Drive for needy families all over the United States.
Former NFL linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski quickly agreed when his ex-teammate at Harvard asked if he would donate his brain after death for research into concussions.
Spurred by an historic telethon Friday night, viewers stood up to cancer and pushed total donations for research to battle the disease past the $100 million mark.
About $275,000 has been donated to a nonprofit organization since the May 21 death of the 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman.
Campaign committees controlled by Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have donated at least $890,000 to the campaigns of superdelegates, according to a report by a group that tracks money in politics.
Charities say the best donation for Southern California fire victims is money.
$7 Million for UK Basketball Player Dorm Would Put 'Coal' in the NameExcerpt from article:"This is a project that Mr. Craft feels is important and wanted to fund," he said. "The reality is that if this building is not constructed, this pledge will not be fulfilled."
As unemployment and poverty rise Obama turns to the financial elite for campaign cashThis article provides a transparent picture of how Wall Street and politicians honeymoon while WE THE PEOPLE foot the bill and have gotten nothing for our investment in them from the newly printed trillions that sooner or later will hyper-inflat the economy in my opinion.
Edward G. Udell, Sr., community consultant with the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston, Texas has been selected for the second year in a row as a Diversity Scholar with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In late 2007 and early 2008, there was community rejoicing. A community eyesore, an old historic armory, had been purchased by the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. Some funds had been allocated by foundations; corporate leaders pledged to give support.
Homeless To Be Charged 50 Cents For MealSANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The homeless population in Santa Cruz will now be charged 50 cents for meals that used to be free at the Homeless Service Center.
Democrats Are Jarred by Drop In FundraisingDemocratic political committees have seen a decline in their fundraising fortunes this year, a result of complacency among their rank-and-file donors and a de facto boycott by many of their wealthiest givers, who have been put off by the party's harsh rhetoric about big business.
College Student Sets Up Blog Seeking Tuition DonationsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A New Hampshire man attending college in Florida is going online for help paying his tuition.
Hearts, Wallets Open After Collection Jar Theft People have opened their hearts and their pocketbooks following a 6News report last week about the theft of a collection jar intended to pay for the funeral of a terminally ill child.
Woman Steals Money Intended For Baby's Funeral An Indianapolis mother is pleading for help from the public to track down a woman who stole money that was intended for her terminally ill baby's funeral.
Palin's PAC steps up contributions after SarahPAC was notified by the FEC that it violated federal election lawSarah Palin's political action committee is handing out cash to some of the most conservative members of Congress, a new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission reveals.
UAN Honors Virginia Sixth Grader for Helping Animal Fire VictimsAnother award for 11 year-old Monica Plumb.
Why can people get doctors care in a life or death crises and animals would be put to DEATH?. Less than a week under doctors care and I will be fine!
Colleges, universities feel the painA classmate in my nonprofit management course posted a link to this article:David Sears had high hopes for his first year leading the fundraising office at Loyola College.
This teenager is on the right path!!! check out this article... Joshua Guthrie has a message for teenagers: They can do something to make the world a better place.
America's poor are its most generous givers When Jody Richards saw a homeless man begging outside a downtown McDonald's recently, he bought the man a cheeseburger.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Will Donate Portion Of Salary ToAnti-Illegal Immigration Donation Fundexcerpt: ""Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is asking his officers to take 56 hours of unpaid leave in fiscal year 2010 as the state of Arizona faces a $3.4 billion budget deficit that has forced Arpaio to trim his own budget by 17%.
Once again, Obama's promises collide with reality: this time it's lobbyists and donationsWASHINGTON — When President Obama arrived at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for a fund-raising reception on Thursday night, the new White House rules of political purity were in order: no lobbyists allowed.
G8: Calls For Urgent Action On Global Hunger - United Nations World Food Programme The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, has urged G8 Development Ministers meeting today in Italy, to remember the needs of the world's hungriest people and continue to support WFP, which depends entirely on voluntary donations.
UPDATE: Homeless shelter will stay in place - Bay News 9Homeless shelter, which faced eviction earlier this month, will stay in place. Thousands in donations flooded in after the news hit the wires.
Supreme Court makes it easier to force elected judges off casesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to force elected judges off cases if they've accepted big campaign contributions.
Burned topless coffee shop seeks donationsThe owner of a Maine topless coffee shop destroyed by fire says he plans to have clothed waitresses collect donations in the parking lot to raise money to rebuild.
American Legion looking for donations for homeless vetsPaper towels. A lamp to read by. A welcome mat at the front door. Soap. Most people take these household items for granted. For 57 homeless vets, they represent what is to come: A future off the streets. They are the simple things that make a house a home.
Growing up I always recalled adults saying that charity begins at home. But then I grew up and found that people do not follow that rule. When I sit down and watch TV I see many ads asking us to send money to all these different charities all over the world.
ABC News Atlanta Exposé on Humane Society DonationsSurprise! The Humane Society rips everybody off with fatcats pulling down large salaries for nothing! Gee, that sounds eerily familiar to all those televangelists I see blanketing the airwaves.
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