In addition to purchasing the land, the trust said the money would also be used to create paths, open up views of the river and produce interpretation material, as well as fund ongoing maintenance.

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The White House also said that by the end of Tuesday, it had turned over all material on the people at the center of the fund-raising flap: fund-raisers John Huang and Charles Trie, and former administration officials Webster Hubbell and Mark Middleton.

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Their candidates represented a wide swath of occupations and expertise, from International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo to musician, actress and "material girl" Madonna.

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The fund is making a big bet on infrastructure, which Kalra considers his "raw material" because it gives him access to the precious commodity around it: land.

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Finally, do-it-yourself municipal bond investors have access to timely financials, material events and disclosures at the same electronic speed as a Fidelity, Vanguard or Pimco municipal bond fund does.

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If a project is green-lighted, the networks or cable channels buy it and fund its production, and the creators have to give up some or all of their control over the material.

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