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...alleged payments to Hale, Reno wants to examine those, but she still hasn't decided how. She could refer the matter to Starr. But that means he would be investigating both his chief witness, Hale, and his own likely future benefactor, Scaife, who is partially funding two Pepperdine University deanships that Starr is supposed to settle into after Whitewater. If Justice handles the investigation, Reno could appear to be trying to undercut Starr's probe of her boss, the President. She may opt instead to ask a federal judge to direct a probe into the crucial question: If Hale...
Lady Molson's 1643 gift of 100 pounds is still accounted for, as it is the legacy of Harvard's first female benefactor. (Lady Molson's maiden name was Ann Radcliffe...
...time when Hubbell was being investigated. In the deposition Burton will focus on payments to Hubbell by figures in the 1996 campaign-finance scandal, such as the Riadys of Indonesia, whose $100,000 payment to the former associate attorney general was previously disclosed. Whatever Hubbell spills about another benefactor, Vernon Jordan, could be of more interest. Jordan landed Hubbell $60,000 in consulting fees from Revlon, the same company he got to offer a job to Monica Lewinsky...
...easy to see only the Africa that's broken. While many of these countries cannot quite stand on their own, what they want from the West is no longer just a benefactor but a partner. Although the U.S. trade-liberalization bill passed two weeks ago by the House of Representatives is mostly symbolic in easing the terms for America's minuscule trade with Africa, it moves in the right direction of shifting aid from handouts to the development of sustainable economies...
...park's construction was funded by an anonymous member of the Harvard community who bought the property and paid for its conversion to a playground. The benefactor then gave the property to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, who in turn handed it over to the City of Boston, which is still responsible for the park today...