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A2: Madoff

January 2, 2009

Bloomberg News reports that foundations that invested with Bernard Madoff, the New York financier accused of operating a massive Ponzi scheme, have given away millions to nonprofit institutions – including to the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and the University of Michigan. In 2007, the AAACF received $15,000 from the Betty and Norman F. Levy Foundation, which invested with Madoff, and UM received $2.08 million from the Wilpon Family Foundation, according to Bloomberg. [Source]

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Old Media Watch

UM: Obama Letters
The Detroit Free Press reports on a local woman whose letter to Barack Obama elicited a handwritten note from the president, who writes several such notes each week. The article quotes Michael Traugott, a UM communication studies professor, who said one of the motivations for Obama’s letter-writing is political: “Without casting any aspersions on his campaign, it would be interesting to track where the letters are going by state and congressional district. Are they going to districts with wavering or persuadable members of Congress on health care?” [Source]
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New Media Watch

A2: Golf
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UM: Art
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A2: Downtown Forum
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Missed Ticks

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