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Gore_Lost

Oct 12 2006, 01:57 AM

A fool and his money . . .Imagine what charity that could have gone to?

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By Evelyn Leopold
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Foundation, created by media mogul Ted Turner, has donated $1 billion to U.N. projects over the past nine years, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.

Turner, the founder of the CNN television network, himself donated $1 billion and his foundation raised millions from other corporations, governments and charities.

Some $600 million of Turner's original $1 billion has been spent and the remaining $400 million would be used to leverage another $1 billion in support of the United Nations in the coming years, the foundation said.
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FULL ARTICLE:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....&src=rss&rpc=22

Fit2BThaied

Oct 12 2006, 04:37 AM

Here are two more portions of that Reuters news release:

Projects have focused on the environment, women, children, health, peace, human rights and promoting the United Nations in the United States.

....................................Former U.S. Sen. Timothy Wirth, president of the U.N. Foundation, said the group had received donations from such companies and charities as the American Red Cross, Coca-Cola, Expedia, Nike, Rotary International and Vodafone.

I heard that Turner put definite purse strings and restrictions on his money, so that it would not sink unnnoticed into the Byzantine, wasteful bureaucracy of many UN agencies. Note how many other NGO's and corporations donated their money, as well.

These are charities that receive this money.

Ted Turner, capitalist, businessman, generous with his money.

Nomad

Oct 12 2006, 09:12 PM

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I heard that Turner put definite purse strings and restrictions on his money, so that it would not sink unnnoticed into the Byzantine, wasteful bureaucracy of many UN agencies.

Yeah, and who told you that Coffee Annan????

Turner is a bitter demented old fool.

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