Officials at the New York-based ASPCA--a nonprofit that is reliant on donations from the public--say there was a "definite increase" in donations as a result of a direct mail solicitation that went out with a picture of Lucas with a rescued pit bull.

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Aside from GIK issues, word on the charitable street is that another topic of interest is paid professional fundraisers running direct-mail and telephone solicitation operations who keep most of what they raise as their fee, perhaps with the donors none the wiser.

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Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of the participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the transaction by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statements regarding the transaction, which will be filed by Clearwire with the SEC.

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