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> Jason Furman's mother, Gail, is a renowned child psychologist and a
> donor to Democratic candidates and causes. Mr. Furman serves as
> secretary of a family foundation headed by his mother that supports
> mostly left-leaning nonprofit groups. Federal filings shows that the
> foundation's largest grants in 2006 went to a leadership-development
> group affiliated with the San Francisco-based Tides Center, the
> Council on American Life; the Auburn Theological Seminary in
> Manhattan; and a Washington-based organization aimed at ferreting out
> conservative bias in the press, Media Matters for America.
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