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...show." But like a demure singer in a long gown who is surrounded by chorus girls in sequined miniskirts, the statue may seem slightly lost amid the fanfaronade. Whether Liberty Weekend turns out to be a genuinely inspiring occasion or the most overdone pseudo-event in history may depend on the beholder. Anyone who is disappointed, however, can look forward to the fall: plans are under way for a more modest rededication ceremony on Oct. 28 to celebrate the statue's real 100th birthday...
American charity will never be an orderly or evenhanded process. Even so, millions still depend on private largesse, not just at home but abroad. Last year Americans sent more than $2 billion in private donations to the peoples of foreign countries. The Rockefeller Foundation alone will spend up to $300 million over the next five years to promote economic development in Third World countries and focus on politically controversial goals like fostering contraception. "Because philanthropy is not concerned with election returns or stockholders, we see ourselves deliberately moving into things that government and business are not picking up," says Rockefeller...
Jorge's mother has also grown to depend onCruz's influence in her son's life. "Remy wouldcome and sit down with Jorge and tell him how boysgrow up and change. He'd call and ask Jorge if hewanted to go for a walk, and Jorge would call himup if he had any school trouble," says Ada N.Palmerin...
...other lvy League school except Columbia have degree-granting programs in women's studies, as do many other major universities across the country. Rather than offer a concentration, Harvard during the past few years has chosen instead to depend onindividual professors to include gender-relatedcourses in traditional departments...
...taxpayers to exclude from taxation 60% of the long-term profits they make when they sell stocks, real estate and other assets. Instead, such gains would be taxed as ordinary income. Doing away with the capital-gains break could hurt entrepreneurial companies like Silicon Valley's electronics upstarts, which depend on venture-capital financing. Reason: those potential backers would lose an important incentive if their profits were taxed at a higher rate. Says California Senator Alan Cranston, who plans to fight the committee's change: "It would put a tremendous obstacle in the path of the innovative young...