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New fund eases expenses for organ donors
Reuters UK Fry-Revere’s friend did die. Last fall, she established the non-profit American Living Organ Donor Fund to help donors cover lost wages and donor–related costs. With donations from an online Kickstarter campaign, the fund has granted three requests so far. |
The Electronic Intifada (blog)Steven Salaita sues Univ. of Illinois, donors for firing over Israel criticismThe Electronic Intifada (blog)It asserts that Chancellor Wise deliberately and maliciously destroyed evidence related to the case, including a t…
New York Daily News |
NY Blood Center seeks donations in wake of storm-related cancellations
The Daily Freeman With nearly 2,000 donations needed each day in New York and New Jersey alone, it is crucial for donors to set aside an hour to donate, the press release states. Those with O-negative blood type, or “universal donors,” are especially encouraged to donate. NYC Residents Urged to Give Blood After Snow StormTech Times New York blood shortages casualty of shutdownThe Sun Daily After snowstorm, New York faces shortage at blood banks (VIDEO)Malay Mail Online |
NJ.com |
Christie building high-powered Iowa team for 2016 presidential bid
NJ.com TRENTON — Having launched a leadership PAC this week to explore a 2016 run for president, Gov. Christie Christie is now securing commitments from top political operatives in Iowa, including, NJ Advance Media has learned, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s … |
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Morning Bits
Washington Post (blog) “In an informal straw poll of some conference donors, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida came out ahead of four other would-be GOP presidential candidates who had been invited, according to an attendee familiar with the results. The poll was conducted by … |
PoliticoBig GOP field unfazed by Hillary ClintonPoliticoThe bumper crop of 2016 GOP hopefuls, bustling and seemingly growing by the day, reflects several realities: No prohibitive front-runner in the party; an eagerness to reclaim the White House after…
seattlepi.com |
Charity for slain Washington police a big win – for telemarketer
seattlepi.com Raising money for two related Fraternal Order of Police funds, C4C collected nearly $2 million in donations to the charity. The charity received just 23 percent of that amount. Court records show C4C telemarketers used the killing of four Lakewood … |
MyrtleBeachOnline.com |
Scoppe: Distracted legislating? Don’t bog down SC ethics debate with …
MyrtleBeachOnline.com Offering extraneous proposals that, while perhaps perfectly reasonable, are not essential to, and in most cases not even related to, what we’ve been talking about for three years. Which is this: We have an ethics law that does not require our elected … |
PoliticoThe Middle Easts Next Nuclear PowerPoliticoKoch donors give Rubio early nod … The Kingdom is building a research and training reactor, recently established an undergraduate nuclear engineering program, and has sixty-one nationals currently en…
SFGate |
Koch brothers’ cash will wash over California, experts say
SFGate When it comes to spreading money around, the spending plan that industrialists Charles and David Koch unveiled Monday will put the brothers and an estimated 300 conservative mega-donors in their network on a plane now occupied only by the country’s two … |