Employee pleads guilty in Del Mastro election scheme as former Peterborough MP’s cousin goes on trial
Peterborough Examiner
That trial began Monday in Brampton with David Del Mastro entering a “not guilty” plea to both charges against him: attempting to conceal the source of a donation; and knowingly circumventing the campaign contribution limit for an individual donor. The …

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Casa Ruby Seeks Donations After Vandalism Incident
Washington City Paper (blog)
27 after they allegedly threw computer monitors at a Casa Ruby staffer. Ruby Corado, the founder of the organization, told the paper that the duo had been receiving “housing-related services” from Casa Ruby, adding, “We have a history with these two girls.

‘New Frog Club’ to feel more exclusive
TCU 360
In the current setup of the donor reward program, Frog fans can contribute to TCU Frog Club, athletic endowments or athletic related capital projects. Donating money qualifies them for benefits and higher access to TCU athletics. Clausen said it’s a …

RMF announces ‘seven demands’ at press conference
Cherwell Online
The movement placed significant focus on what they deemed the “dictatorship of a small number of donors” and such donors‘ supposed coercive effect on college and university policy. They especially noted the reversal from the listening exercises Oriel …

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Transplant patients recovering: Doctors
Times of India
“The patient could not find a related donor as the blood group did not match with any of his relatives, while his parents could not be the donors due to old age. However, he was selected by the ZTCC based on his score which is judged by the patient’s …

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Will Big Name Donors Change Concordia’s Journalism School?
The Link
However, the amount of awards for broadcast journalism is twice that of the textual-related scholarships. Another important thing: Carleton is noted for being more oriented towards politics and Canadian affairs in its teaching of journalism, because …

​Village Roadshow continues donations in favour of Liberal Party
ZDNet
The Commonwealth Bank disputed the definition of donation, saying that the practice was banned inside the banking group, and instead the funds from the bank to political parties were “party-related expenses”. “Some political events cater for business …

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Clive Palmer’s businesses biggest corporate donor to politics
The Australian Financial Review
Clive Palmer has tipped nearly $10 million from his own businesses into propping up his Palmer United Party, with the troubled Queensland Nickel, which just sacked 237 workers, and Mineralogy companies handing nearly $6 million and $3.6 million to his …

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Koch Brothers’ Super PAC ‘s 20 Donors Contributed This Much
NBCNews.com
Still, the organization received large donations, including $2 million from hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin, who also gave $2.5 million to the super PAC Conservative Solutions backing Sen. … RELATED: Charles Koch: We Are Not ‘Some Secret Cabal’.

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