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...dragnet to attach Iraqi assets. But little was ever recovered beyond $16 billion in reparations garnisheed from the proceeds of Iraq's official U.N. oil sales. As Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz suggested last week in testimony before Congress, any money that is found might also be used to defray the billions of dollars in costs the U.S. will incur if it invades Iraq. "There's a lot of money out there," Wolfowitz said, when asked whether America would foot the entire bill. "To assume that we're going to pay for it is just wrong...
Because tribes pay no state or local taxes, the compacts Davis negotiated provide for tribal contributions to a special impact fund. The money will go to local communities overburdened by booming casinos and help defray the increased costs of local government services. California officials estimate that the tribes will pay about $100 million a year into the fund. By contrast, Connecticut collected $332 million last year from its two Indian casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun. If California tribes were paying at the same rate--25% of slot revenue--the state would collect up to $1 billion...
...IOLTA program is the second largest provider of legal aid in the United States after Congress and helps to defray the cost of legal representation for those who could otherwise not afford it—such as the elderly and domestic abuse victims—according to Jayne Tyrrell, executive director of the Massachusetts IOLTA Committee...
...defray costs, they receive donations of food from area restaurants including Au Bon Pain and Campo de Fiore and the Adams and Quincy House dining halls...
Christopher J. Phillips ’04, who attends football games regularly, said he thought including faculty members or Harvard events helped defray problems that arise when the band’s humor contains too many inside jokes...