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Multibillionaire, financier and philanthropist George Soros discussed the role of capitalism in advancing democracy last night in the ARCO Forum to an audience of more than...
Soros is best known as a philanthropist with deep pockets who earned his money in currency speculation and spends it mainly on civic and human-rights activities in countries of central and Eastern Europe to encourage the transition to democracy...
...Watergate did not dim his loyalty or his powers: he raised $30 million for the Nixon library. Stans deems some of the current D.N.C. contributions "improper, illegal and purposely dishonest." Though he is "very much in favor" of the Senate's upcoming investigation, the now retired business consultant and philanthropist is decidedly pessimistic about reform...
...wife Alma was thinking he ought to get out of the basement more. He had a stack of offers from corporate boards, foundations and academia that if laid end to end would circle the Pentagon and make the Republican who actually did run weep. Then Ray Chambers, a philanthropist who has devoted the past decade to salvaging kids in Newark, New Jersey, asked Powell to look at an idea, first proposed by Governor George Romney before his death in 1995, to convene a national, star-studded event to promote volunteerism...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Last year's surgery on welfare drew plenty of criticism for its decreases in benefits for legal U.S. immigrants. Billionaire financier George Soros, an immigrant himself, called the bill "mean-spirited." Now the Hungarian-born philanthropist is taking matters into his own hands. Soros created the Emma Lazarus Fund last fall with $50 million to aid immigrants affected by the new law; on Thursday, after consideration of over 400 grant applications, the first round of awards will go to work. Over $11.8 million will go to 22 advocacy groups, including Hispanic, Asian, Catholic and Jewish organizations. The money...