Devex |
Colombia: A long road to recovery
Devex Coca farming — the feedstock for cocaine — has been an economic mainstay for both the FARC and the communities near its strongholds in south and southwest Colombia, although it’s unclear exactly how much the group generates in coca-related income … |
Texas Tribune |
Bush: Time Spent on Father’s Campaign “Nominal”
Texas Tribune Of those 13 days off the job, just over half of them were spent on efforts related to his dad’s campaign, according to the land commissioner, who noted the tally does not appear to exceed the time he has taken for vacation. “Even looking at it … |
WatertownDailyTimes.com |
Judge rejects Paul Smith’s College alums’ request to intervene in name change
WatertownDailyTimes.com Paul Smith’s College received a donation pledge of $20 million earlier this year from philanthropist Joan Weill, who requested that her name be added alongside that of college namesake Paul Smith. Mr. Smith was a well-to-do hotel owner and operator … |
Chicago Sun-Times |
Rauner, Emanuel mark Mexican Independence Day
Chicago Sun-Times Uihlein has transitioned from a reliable middle-level donor to individual campaigns to a big-time super PAC player. The timing coincides with the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling and related cases allowing unlimited donations from wealthy … |
WND.com |
Clinton Foundation illegally solicited tax-exempt donations
WND.com “Furthermore, acute, continuing concerns have only increased about ‘inurement’ – how individuals and other entities may have derived ‘private benefit’ that is more than ‘insubstantial’ through activities in concert and related to those of the Clinton … |
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‘Govt got only P2.5-B Yolanda aid from donors‘
Business Mirror Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad told reporters at the sidelines of the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting that Yolanda-related cash and noncash pledges are still incomplete. Total pledges reached a total of $1.64 billion, or P73.3 billion, but only P1 … |
Military Times |
Military brain bank donor explains why it’s right thing
Military Times With that traumatic brain injury and related post-traumatic stress disorder, he is rated 100 percent disabled by the Veterans Affairs Department, has been unable to keep a job for any length of time, is impulsive, moody and, for more than 20 years … |
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Pence defies EPA, pleasing donors
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Indiana utility companies and related political action committees have given more than $160,000 to Pence’s gubernatorial campaign committee and a huge $1.7 million to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. Foundation. Coal companies kicked in an … |
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Crude exports ripe for deal, thanks to lobby blitz
Longview News-Journal WASHINGTON — Momentum is building on Capitol Hill to lift a 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude, driven by a sophisticated oil industry lobbying campaign that has enlisted executives, targeted political donors and tapped social media. It’s a … |
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How Do You Say “Mission Accomplished” in Arabic?
LubbockOnline.com (blog) No doubt there will be additional wars in the near future; wars that are more costly and bloody. If the profiteers can’t stir one up, our politicians (at the behest of their war-related donors) can find false intelligence to prove war’s legitimacy. The … |