Hutchinson NewsBrownback operatives seeking donors for campaign debtHutchinson NewsIn January, Carol Williams, executive director of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, confirmed she received a subpoena asking for records related to loans to the…
Minneapolis Star TribuneSame-sex marriage ruling: Can a movement suffer from success?Minneapolis Star TribuneA few suffragists tried to rally support for a broader feminist agenda; their leader, Clara Ueland of Minneapolis, died in 1927 in a weather-re…
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Asian ancestry complicates women’s search for bone marrow match
Frederick News Post (subscription) Two local women who are not related need bone marrow transplants that are more difficult to come by than usual. Carly Nguyen, 17, a Mother Seton High School student, and Sally Miller, a 54-year-old woman from Urbana, both have been diagnosed with … |
Chicago Tribune |
Ground broken in Manhattan on specially adapted home for injured veteran
Chicago Tribune Foster said that one-third of America’s homeless are veterans, largely due to psychological wounds or addictions related to their service. “The rate of suicides among veterans has reached tragic proportions,” Foster said. “We’re simply not doing enough.”. |
Topeka Capital Journal |
Brownback raising cash to pay down campaign debt and legal fees
Topeka Capital Journal The governor’s campaign-finance operatives are reaching out to potential donors in a bid to pay down debt lingering from the 2014 election as well as legal fees. Documents obtained by The Capital-Journal indicate Brownback has personally been working … |
The Guardian |
‘If they don’t give me money, I’ll be fired’: the life of the charity cold-caller
The Guardian Last year, a Dispatches documentary for Channel 4 went undercover at two call centres, Pell & Bales, which is one of the biggest in the market, and NTT in Bristol, and found staff were encouraged to lie to donors – about having children, for instance … |
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Triumphant conclusion to dna-Zee24Taas campaign; needy students given …
Daily News & Analysis Zee 24 taas and dna Editor-in-Chief Dr Uday Nirgudkar welcomed all the dignitaries and thanked all the donors for the overwhelming response to the campaigns ‘Sangharshala Hawi Saath’ and ‘Beating the Odds’ carried out by Zee24Taas and dna respectively … |
Rand Paul takes in $7 million in second quarterCNNThe Kentucky senator has placed a particular emphasis on courting wealthy donors in Silicon Valley. RELATED: Kasich groups announce $11.5 million haul. Unlike some of his competitors, Paul has had almos…
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NC election board member’s firm worked for target of probe
Kansas City Star Nearly half the money came from Burns and his wife, making the out-of-state couple among the largest donors in North Carolina’s 2012 election cycle. Burns donated to the campaigns of top state officials, including McCrory, Senate leader Phil Berger and … |
TheNewsTribune.comObama to Push Sentencing Change Backed by Koch BrothersNewsmaxMore than 100,000 people are currently in federal prison for drug-related crimes, at a cost of about $30,000 per person each year, the United States Sentencing Commission s…