Political barbs, celebrity-gazing main course at DC dinner
Sacramento Bee
Don’t expect to find many of the Republican politicians who are hoping to succeed Obama as president — most, it seems, are staying away from the gathering. Many were meeting potential supporters and donors at conservative gatherings in Las Vegas and …

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Private cord blood banks fooling the public: Doctors
The Shillong Times
The original idea for CBB was for overcoming the difficulty of finding a right bone marrow donor for regeneration of blood cells, Rao said. “But this very useful adjunct to bone marrow transplantation has been reduced by some companies to the status of …
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Leukemia patient Mark Tose (right) meets his bone marrow donor Reed …
HeraldNet
His cancer was beaten into remission by the end of the chemotherapy treatments in 2013. But a genetic condition related to the cancer meant that it almost certainly “would come roaring back and possibly very soon,” Tose said.

A few Va. Senate races expected to have wide-ranging impact
Washington Post
But that is expected to change. McAuliffe has begun pitching national donors on the importance of the state Senate to a Democratic future in Virginia, according to Brian Zuzenak, director of McAuliffe’s Common Good VA political action committee. “We’ve …

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Bill and Hillarys Excellent Adventure
Politico
Richard Lugar, the sober vice chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, noted the “risks” of the Bill-and-Hillary show and observed presciently: “Every new foreign donation that is accepted by the foundation comes with the risk it will be connected …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine may raise USD 2 bln in donor funds to rebuild Donbas
Ukraine Today
“And as of today there is a comprehensive program I’ve approved, and we’re looking forward to seeing the first security-related stage be over, when the ceasefire becomes reality and [military] hardware is withdrawn and demilitarization takes place …

White House Candidates Head for Vegas to meet Donors
The Market Business
Cruz and Perry will try to explain their loyalty to the political defense of Israel and to show their rejection of President Obama’s policy related to nuclear Iran. Some donor groups tend to side with Rubio, Bush, Cruz, and also Walker, and the …

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Private cord blood banks are fooling the public, say doctors
Daijiworld.com
“Stem cell therapy for other than blood-related diseases and metabolic disorders are in the early phase of trials and remain only speculative,” he said. “I have been very vocal … The rest were for transplants in patients who were not the donors. In …

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St. Louis police expanding use of mounted patrol
STLtoday.com
Anonymous donors and the foundation have come through again, with three more horses. The new … Noting the region’s Ferguson-related tension, she said expanding use of horses “is incredibly smart because having that connection is extremely important.