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Special Reports (Online Journal) ( WMR ) -- Fresh from revelations, reported by WMR, that Israel’s Mossad and Chabad House-based criminal syndicates were targets in a criminal gangland retribution attack by a notorious Muslim gang in Mumbai, comes word that Mossad has, once again, been implicated in an intelligence and criminal network, this time in Turkey. us.rd.yahoo.com
Buffett tops 50 American philanthropists list (The Economic Times) Massive erosion of wealth in the economic meltdown has not stopped rich people in the US from making big donations us.rd.yahoo.com
Inside Obama's Idea Factory in Washington (Time Magazine) The liberal Center for American Progress has taken a cue from the conservative Heritage Foundation: a font for ideas for the incoming Administration us.rd.yahoo.com
America's Top 10 Givers (TheCelebrityCafe.com) Who is number one, giving a total of $40,655 million in '08? us.rd.yahoo.com
Feeling Pinched, Some U.S. Philanthropists Give More (BusinessWeek) us.rd.yahoo.com
The Biggest Givers (BusinessWeek) us.rd.yahoo.com
Magnet schools effective way to achieve racial desegregation, report says (The Press-Enterprise) Magnet schools can be an effective way to desegregate school districts, and some research indicates their students perform better academically than they would in traditional public schools, according to a new report. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Thaksin factor in Thailand (Thailandnews.net) Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is poised for another phone-in. So what? There are reports that he will try to talk his supporters into signing up for a petition to help him return. What... us.rd.yahoo.com
Niall Ferguson On The Crucial 'Ascent Of Money' (NPR) In his new book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World , historian Niall Ferguson argues that money, in its many forms, is the "root of most human progress." He traces money's evolution from Mesopotamia to modern microfinance. us.rd.yahoo.com
Press & Media (Heritage Foundation) One question surfaces repeatedly as the pundits obsess over the exit polls. Have Americans lurched to the Left in any meaningful way? If so, are they likely to sign long-term leases in Hotel Obama, or are they simply on loan until they experience the consequences of modern-day liberalism? us.rd.yahoo.com
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