But several contributors and fund-raisers today said that was not true.

However it appears to be what your contributors have already said.

"She interested me as a child in giving to the needy," the contributor said.

Several contributors said they had not heard of a project to provide Christmas gifts for children.

The contributor said there did not seem to be any historic urgency to the race.

"I don't think many people see the fact that he's black as being sufficiently interesting to get involved," the contributor said.

Many contributors say they are following a corporate tradition of contributing to inaugural events.

Some contributors say they have begun to worry about the future.

As one contributor said, that may mean keeping the systems in the lab or even under a desk.

"He discussed with them and became angry," one contributor to the newspaper said.