LA Times: REAL ESTATE IS BOOMING, the Dow Jones industrial average is flirting with new highs and – in case you were worrying about them – Forbes magazine reports that all 400 of the richest Americans are now billionaires. So it's little wonder that this is a golden age for philanthropy. Charity is breaking out everywhere. This week, George Lucas gave $175 million to USC, furthering that university's push to enter the nation's top academic ranks. Further afield, Bill Gates, Angelina Jolie and ...
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