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...then the rest - Pervez Musharraf, Bono, the pope, Lance Armstrong, Al Gore for disappearing gracefully, and the inevitable parade of crank candidates who are about as interesting as the dimwits who proposed them...
...Rock and Ja Rule are off to a “U.S. Military base overseas” to entertain the USO troops during the holidays, sponsored by the popular music pantheon. Those stationed in Kosovo will have the pleasure of being serenaded by Mariah Carey. U2’s Bono ended the band’s Elevation tour in Miami with the exclamation, “I’d like to say how much we love this country and we wish you safety and prosperity,” wearing a New York Fire Department T-shirt...
...Some run away because of lousy conditions at home. "Parents today are overwhelmed by their own problems?money, jobs, each other," says Setsuko Tsuboi, an attorney who takes child-welfare cases pro bono. "They take their frustrations out on their children through neglect or being overly strict, even abusive. Children then feel they have no place in the home, that indeed their lives are worthless." According to a study by the Health and Welfare Ministry, 72% of girls and 46% of boys who suffered some form of abuse in the home responded by running away. There's not much...
...determined as the city it serves. This organization attacks the social crises that have haunted urban communities for generations: teen pregnancy, illiteracy, poor job training. Robin Hood doesn't just pay, it plays, becoming intricately involved in the management of beneficiary groups. Its staff offers expertise and procures pro bono access to the services of top New York firms like management consultants McKinsey & Co. and accountants Deloitte & Touche. The foundation's board members foot administrative costs, so all donations go directly to charity. In 13 years, Robin Hood has invested over $90 million in more than 100 grass-roots organizations...
Though he is acting in no official capacity and is working pro bono with other members of Swift’s political staff, Linsky plays an important role in Swift’s reelection campaign...