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Tulane University in New Orleans owes reparations to the descendants of people who generations ago worked the land on which it sits, student activists contend. Prior to its founding in 1834 as a medical school, the land was agricultural and presumably was worked by servants or slaves. Now the university's Black Student Union is asking officials to identify the people who worked the land and give money to their descendants along with free tuition and other benefits, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

Planner says ex-Hillary Clinton aide hid costs of fundraiser LOS ANGELES The trial of Hillary Clinton's former national finance director continued today in Los Angeles with an event planner testifying she was ordered by David Rosen to obtain a fake invoice connected to a Hollywood fundraising gala. Bretta Nock told jurors that Rosen told her to get a 200-thousand dollar invoice for the concert portion of the celebrity bash, when the actual costs were much higher. Rosen has pleaded not guilty to three charges of filing false financial statements connected with Clinton's 2000 Senate run. He's accused of under-reporting donations...

SCO to send out Linux invoices By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 2, 2003, 5:54 PM PT The SCO Group is turning up the heat in its attempt to impose Unix license fees for Linux use: It plans to begin sending invoices to companies before the month is out. The Lindon, Utah-based company announced in August that it wants corporations to buy Unix licenses for using the similar Linux operating system, asking $699 for a single-processor Linux server. But Tuesday, SCO spokesman Blake Stowell said the company will begin the more active approach of sending invoices requesting payment...