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Aug 15, 2007 2:28 PM CDT

Spy Suit Keeps Lawyer in Dark

Government's secrecy guidelines create obstacle course

(Newser) - An attorney for an Islamic charity that's suing the government over what they claim was illegal wiretapping has found himself in quite the Kafka-esque predicament. Responding to a federal filing that he wasn't allowed to read, John Eisenberg says he was made to write out his entire legal brief in...

'Voluntourism' Feeds Profits, Not Mouths

Aug 14, 2007 7:55 AM CDT

'Voluntourism' Feeds Profits, Not Mouths

Gap-year travelers waste their time and money, charity claims

(Newser) - A leading British charity has blasted the new "voluntourism" industry as an amateurish scam, writes the Times of London. The vogue for gap-year travel to developing countries, where young volunteers pay for the privilege of teaching children or building homes does little good and enriches nobody but the travel...

Brooke Astor Dead at 105

Aug 13, 2007 4:40 PM CDT

Brooke Astor Dead at 105

Charity and society queen was victimized at the end of her life

(Newser) - Brooke Astor—philanthropist and former queen of New York society -- has died at 105. The socialite had been in the news for being abused and exploited by her descendants, but her enduring legacy was her tireless charity work. "Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing...

Bingo! 500G
Missing in Charity Game

Aug 10, 2007 1:23 PM CDT

Bingo! 500G Missing in Charity Game

Ex manager says she was ordered to skim money from town bingo

(Newser) - As much as half a million dollars is missing from Long Island town bingo game operated three times a week by a charity for the disabled, Newsday reports. An investigation was launched after two charity workers accused each other of skimming $10,000 from the games. That's when investigators discovered...

Fake Beckham Almost Scores on Angelenos

Jul 31, 2007 7:03 AM CDT

Fake Beckham Almost Scores on Angelenos

Impersonator calls LA sheriff, promising gifts, charity work

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

High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

Jul 24, 2007 5:36 PM CDT

High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

Relief groups find resources, ability to help stretched thin

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

Indian Guru Embraces Life

Jul 19, 2007 12:02 PM CDT

Indian Guru Embraces Life

Salon pays a call on the 'hugging saint' and meditates on the Amma empire

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

Golf Tourneys Putt Short
for Charity

Jul 5, 2007 4:54 AM CDT

Golf Tourneys Putt Short for Charity

Biggest beneficiaries are golfers, not philanthropies

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

Putin's Top Rabbi Lifts Sect to Power

May 8, 2007 11:23 AM CDT

Putin's Top Rabbi Lifts Sect to Power

Chabad-Lubavitcher gets money and access—and falls into Kremlin's line

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