News Briefing: Aid Group Says Zimbabwe Misused $7.3 Million

• The government of Zimbabwe fails to return $7.3 million that was missued to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.  [New York Times]

• Donor-advised funds can continue to give money to charities from earnings on the investments.  [Bloomberg]

• The American Lung Association dissolves its Northwest affiliate.  [Associated Press]

• Spending in 2009 by some of the country's largest foundations is likely to be flat as the companies behind them weather the global financial crisis.  [Reuters]