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Wisconsin GOP abolishes John Doe probes, seeks other changes
Salon MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are moving at breakneck speed to abolish secret investigations into political corruption such as one that haunted Gov. Scott Walker, do away with the state’s unique nonpartisan elections board and legalize … |
Chattanooga Times Free PressProsecutors: Ex-Georgia lawmaker, activist Brooks deserves prisonChattanooga Times Free PressHe deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors into that account and transferred the money to his own account, noting on…
Facebook becomes lifeline for some patients seeking organ donationsSan Jose Mercury NewsFive years later, a growing number of patients like Rubinstein are using the site to find living donors. Johns Hopkins Hospital is piloting an app to make it easier…
UN News Centre |
UN agencies boost aid efforts to flood-hit Tindouf refugees, call for urgent …
UN News Centre As a result, traditional Sahrawi tents and mud-brick homes, as well as other infrastructure, have been destroyed and damaged. Rebuilding latrines and removing floodwaters, said Mr. Awad, is a priority to avoid water related diseases. However, “UNHCR is … |
PerezHilton.com |
Jeb Bush Orders Pay Cuts For All Campaign Staffers — And Makes Some Work For …
PerezHilton.com … a sudden those donors are realizing they’d rather back a candidate who can win in 2016, and they are fleeing the former Florida Governor, leaving him with no money and quite a few staffers to pay. Related: Hillary Clinton Destroys Jeb Bush On THIS … |
Allentown Morning Call |
Ed Pawlowski returns $133000 in Senate contributions
Allentown Morning Call Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has returned nearly $133,000 to donors from his U.S. Senate campaign fund, new campaign finance reports show, and experts say he’s free to use most of the rest for political purposes — including a possible legal defense. A … |
azcentral.com |
Time for seasonal planning for taxes, charities, more
azcentral.com This is the time of year when certain money issues come more into focus, including those related to income-tax planning, charity scams and checking up on the financial health of family members. Tax planning isn’t shaping up as anything remarkable over … |
Daily Mail |
Pro-Trump super PAC shuts down to erase doubts about The Donald’s independence
Daily Mail To that end, his campaign issued a statement confirming the elimination of the ‘Make America Great Again’ as well as eight others related to his campaign. It also asked for the donations to be returned. ‘I am self-funding my campaign and therefore I … Pro-Donald Trump super PAC shuttersCNN |
Jezebel |
Could the Rich and Famous Game the Kidney Transplant List? That’s Complicated.
Jezebel But direct genetic relationship isn’t a prerequisite for a successful kidney transplant; at the California Pacific Medical Center, one of the leading transplant hospitals in the country, more than half living donor transplants are not blood related … |
Poorest Nations Resisting Push to Widen Climate Donor GroupBloombergA drive by the European Union and other developed nations to expand the base of those contributing aid for climate-related projects is facing resistance from developing nations, creati…