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- Liz Smith: In a Concert Hall Far, Far Away
- None more curious than Martha Stewart whose troubles I always find myself comparing to those of Leona Helmsley. Leona Helmsley got into trouble by telling the truth to a grand jury in the Van Cleef & Arpels investigation. She paid a flat…
- Women on the Web
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- 11/19/2009
- Dog Groups Call Helmsley Fund Mismanaged
- Too little of Leona Helmsley's multi-billion-dollar trust fund for dogs is being dispersed for canine care, more than 30 U.S. animal rights groups say. The groups, including the Humane Society, allege the fund's trustees are mismanaging the…
- OfficialWire
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- 11/16/2009
- Animal Rescue Groups Fighting For Helmsley Funds
- Animal rescue groups are working like dogs to get the piece of Leona Helmsley's fortune that they believe, was intended for them. The ASPCA and over 30 other animal groups have sent letters to the judge presiding over Helmsley's estate,…
- NBC New York
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- 11/16/2009
- Next to last 'Jon & Kate -- a new low for TLC
- Watching the next-to-last episode of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" felt like you were going through a dumpster. You felt soiled the minute it started, and things got worse the deeper into it you went. TLC labeled the episode "Broken Dreams,…
- Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
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- 11/16/2009
- Watercooler Stories
- LANDSKRONA, Sweden, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A town in southern Sweden will allow only one "immigrant wedding" per month to be celebrated in its community center, a local politician said. The "Folkets Hus," or "The People's House," the community…
- Times of the Internet
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- 11/17/2009
- Six Reasons We Need the Rich
- It turns out that Leona Helmsley was wrong when she said: “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” In fact, the progressive tax code means that the top 1% of US taxpayers, or those earning $410,096 or more, paid 40.4% of…
- Minyanville
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- 11/19/2009
- Guest commentary: A cruel fate awaits pooches that wind up in…
- All dogs WILL go to heaven! LA pastor starts canine-friendly church Man who rescued dog from traffic - now has 10 pooches after dog has puppies Giorgio Armani staffers help dogs, cats find homes for National Shelter Animal Appreciation week…
- New York Daily News
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- 11/17/2009
- The Philanthropy 50: Americans Who Gave the Most in 2008
- Photograph of Leona M. Helmsley by Keith Bedford/Getty Images; Photograph of Michael R. Bloomberg by AP Images; Photograph of Richard W. Weiland by Stanford University Archives; Photograph of Jeffrey S. Skoll by Reuters/Landov; Photograph…
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
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- 11/20/2009
- Egan: iPols
- PALO ALTO, Calif. — When the latest Sarah Palin sugar high wears off, leaving behind a new round of intraparty feuds and a woman with deep Nixonian grievances, Republicans can turn to California for a glimpse at another kind of future. Two…
- New York Times Blogs
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- 11/19/2009
- Industry’s Good Scouts Raise $325K
- NEW YORK CITY—Local commercial real estate leaders gathered at the New York Hilton Hotel on Monday for the 46th Real Estate Industry “Good Scout” Reunion Luncheon. The event raised around $325,000 for the Greater New York Councils of the…
- GlobeSt. com
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- 11/17/2009