Word: nonprofits
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...form of a tax-exempt charity--the Korea-U.S. Exchange Council (KORUSEC), which Buckham's firm formed and Kim funded. But if KORUSEC's goal was to make important people start paying attention to Kim, it may have worked too well. KORUSEC is one of a number of nonprofit organizations that have been caught in the controversy that now surrounds DeLay, who's facing questions about his fund raising and ties to lobbyists. The majority leader and seven other House members accepted lavish trips to South Korea from KORUSEC that may have been improper under House rules because...
...verge of securing its nonprofit status, the Zeitgeist has been through two previous locations; a fire in its previous Kendall Square digs (which its press materials call a meeting with “the forces of entropy”) caused a 2002 move to its current Inman Square location...
...number of other lawmakers are in hot water as well for accepting Abramoff-arranged foreign golfing junkets, including one to Scotland's fabled St. Andrews course. The Washington Post reported Saturday that DeLay's trip was indirectly financed by Indian tribes and gambling interests through payments to a nonprofit policy group that was sponsoring the trip. House rules would have prohibited direct payment. Most of the politicians who took trips organized by Abramoff claim they thought the junkets were paid for by charities or policy groups...
...Philippines is no ordinary place to practice journalism. In fact, after Iraq, it is the second deadliest country in the world for journalists. It's a sign of just how treacherous the profession has become that fledgling reporters are routinely given a booklet titled Staying Alive, published by a nonprofit group called the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists. It contains helpful hints such as, "Vary your regular routes and routines so that it is harder to keep track of your activities." It also offers advice for bloody situations, suggesting: "If the journalist has been hurt, bring...
...seem inoffensive, but be warned: over the past few years, horror stories have emerged about credit-counseling agencies that funnel consumers into expensive debt-management plans. Last year the Senate urged the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission to step up enforcement against some outfits for abusing their nonprofit status...