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Complaint Details How Silver Earned Millions From Obscure Legal Work
New York Times ALBANY — When federal prosecutors subpoenaed a law firm to learn what exactly Sheldon Silver, the powerful leader of the State Assembly, had done to earn the hundreds of thousands of dollars the firm paid him each year, prosecutors received just one … |
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Donors save historic church’s crumbling bell tower
WWL Thibodeau added, “It has suffered through a lot of weather-related forces.” Now the fragile brick work looks new, the clocks replaced, a new gold cross installed and the psychedelic green color will soon become pleasant copper. “The bell looks like … |
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Keeping away from Iowa may be the smarter move
Washington Post (blog) He is rumored to be meeting with aides and donors over the next couple of days. He’ll appear on a panel Sunday with Cruz and Paul at the winter meeting of Freedom Partners, a Koch brothers-related group, in Palm Springs, Calif. At a time when Romney, … |
Jerusalem Post Israel NewsColumn one: Iran, Obama, Boehner and NetanyahuJerusalem Post Israel NewsThe imagery showed new missile-related sites that Iran recently constructed just outside Tehran. One facility is a missile … He indirectly alleged that …
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Woman Repays Kindness of Adoptive Father by Donating Kidney to Him
Yahoo Parenting Kidney transplants from people who aren’t related aren’t perfect matches, but they work as long as their blood types match, Shaffer said. Of the 24,383 kidney transplants that took place in 2014, 4,777 came from living donors, according to data from … |
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UN Calls On Davos Participants To Do More For Kids Affected By Violence …
Huffington Post While sympathies run high in the immediate aftermath of a crisis, inspiring donors to help, supporters need to also focus on developing long-term solutions to better prepare children and their families to withstand –- and cope with such trauma. For … |
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Queensland Election: Liquor industry supports LNP
Brisbane Times An LNP spokesperson denied there was any correlation between the government’s approach to alcohol harm minimisation and industry donors. “Queensland now has the most comprehensive plan in the nation to tackle alcohol related violence,” he said. |
KLFYThis Morning from CBS News, Jan. 22, 2015KLFYAs the debate over police-related violence persists across the country, some critics have taken it upon themselves to monitor law enforcement across America, increasingly turning to a controversial tacti…
CNNPoll: Clinton clobbers potential GOP foesCNNClinton beats out five potential Republican candidates in head-to-head matchups by double-digits, according to the survey of 843 registered votes, conducted after reports emerged that Mitt Romney was phoni…
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GOP, Dems celebrate with Hogan at inaugural ball
WBAL Baltimore The event was packed with political donors, VIPs and friends, which included some Democrats. “Certainly we’re … The new governor pledged a tax cut this session that could include education-related funding, capital spending and property taxes. Hogan’s … |