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26Feb/15

What do Indonesia and Australia expect and get from aid? – The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

What do Indonesia and Australia expect and get from aid?
The Conversation AU
Aid, both as loans and grants, is given because it is seen as ultimately being in the national interests of the donors. The benefits for the recipients … First, a large part of the aid is related to Australia’s economic interests in Indonesia

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26Feb/15

Failing global war on drugs disastrous for low-income farmers, claims study – The Guardian


The Guardian

Failing global war on drugs disastrous for low-income farmers, claims study
The Guardian
Colombia, one of the world’s biggest cocaine producers, continues to spend $35.7bn (£23bn) a year on failed policies directly related to the global war on drugs, according to HPA’s estimates. These costs are associated with ecological degradation and

25Feb/15

Schock lawyers up after apparent oppo dump – The Capitol Fax Blog (blog)


Artesia Daily Press

Schock lawyers up after apparent oppo dump
The Capitol Fax Blog (blog)
Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. There also have been other expensive travel …
Watchdog Files Complaint Over Lawmaker’s Travel SpendingABC News
Aaron Schock Now Has Watchdog Group on His Tail for Travel SpendingU.S. News & World Report
Watchdog group files complaint over lawmaker’s travel expenses on donors Minneapolis Star Tribune

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25Feb/15

Here’s that obligatory list of top donors in Vancouver’s election – Vancouver Sun (blog)


Vancouver Sun (blog)

Here’s that obligatory list of top donors in Vancouver’s election
Vancouver Sun (blog)
We had a small inkling of that in November when the parties voluntarily released their lists of donors to date, but now that the official filing deadline to Elections BC has passed, a truer picture of the money behind the campaigns has emerged. We’ve