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Philanthropy in Mexico Restricted by Fear of Exposing Wealth to Potential Extortionists
( August 20, 2011 ) Tags: Mexico, philanthropyNonprofit agencies say that while Mexico’s criminal violence has made more people eager to donate and volunteer in recent years, it has also made them increasingly wary of attracting attention to themselves.
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Ohio kidnapping hero gets free burgers for life! 
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RT @NewsHour: RT @ap: BREAKING: Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts; ban on gay adult leaders remains
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Bangladesh's garment industry still offers women best work opportunity http://t.co/xtAQzsydhG via @GdnDevelopment
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
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RT @EFF Our new cartoon explains why the TPP might be the biggest threat to the Internet you've never heard of: http://t.co/6nJejaglnX
Help for Heroes offers condolences to murdered soldier's family: 
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#Obama: "I know that foreign aid is one of the least popular expenditures. But...It is fundamental to our national security."
Good Data: The Foundation of Open Government - [Joint blog by George Ingram & Sally Paxton - also posted here] ... 
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