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2006 Sets Records for Largest Donations From Wealthy Americans
The 2006 giving year was remarkable not just for the landmark pledge by the investment guru Warren Buffett, who promised in June to donate more than $30-billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
At least 14 other individuals pledged $100-million or more each to single institutions last year, setting a new record in the 10 years that The Chronicle...