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...some of Forbes' business-world friends, including Greenberg, Lauder and Philadelphia developer Richard Fox, have served as shakers of the donor tree, persuading others to chip in. While they deny seeking personal gain, if Forbes wins, they still might hope for special treatment from his White House. (Or if he loses, from his magazine.) Charles Lewis, author of The Buying of the President, sees it this way: "Forbes is a millionaire who says he's not beholden to special interests who is now beholden to special interests...
What's more, the money chase could serve Forbes in a highly personal way. Unlike Ross Perot, Forbes is not giving his own money to his campaign. He's lending it--with the option to repay himself later from any donor funds that remain unspent at the end of his campaign. If he gains the White House, he can also legally undertake postelection fund raising until he completely pays back his IOUs to himself. Though he says they haven't discussed it, Dal Col adds, "I'm sure Forbes would do it, pay himself back." In the meantime, by fronting...
...Harvard Medical School received a $2.2 million grant to support research in neurobiology and cell biology, and an anonymous donor pledged $5 million to expand the programs of the Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Kennedy School of Government...
According to the Gazette, $1.5 million will be given by the donor now, $1.5 million will be made up from a matching grant and $2 million will be given in the future...
...donor expressed the hope that the gift will aid both further research and the framing of responses to urgent national problems, the Gazette reported