ICAC gave star Obeid witness a special deal
The Australian
His statement says Mr Watson told him that if Dr Cornwell gave evidence at a public hearing he need not worry about Liberal Party donors Jeff McCloy and Hilton Grugeon because “they will be emasculated”. It quotes Mr Watson as saying: “If he (Dr …

Celebrities get behind Kenton mum’s urgent stem cell search
Harrow Times
… available cure was a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor. A global search was launched – dubbed the #Spit4Mum campaign – and a matching donor was found within weeks which meant Sharon had an apparently successful transplant in May 2013 …

Liberal watchdog group asks IRS to investigate Donald Trump’s …
Washington Post
A watchdog group run by allies of Hillary Clinton has requested that the IRS investigate Donald Trump’s personal foundation — accusing the foundation of …

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Amid BDS Activism, Divestment Falters on College Campuses (Part 2)
Algemeiner
And this was just the sociologists; faculty in nearly every field — even those in disciplines unrelated to Middle East affairs — hold similar views. This highlights the importance of shifting resources from the overemphasis on students to … It is …

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Steven Pigeon’s groups have poured $5.2 million into elections since 2001
Buffalo News
He did it for Charles M. Swanick in 2012, when the former Erie County legislator was running for state Senate and got almost $13,000 in total contributions from three Pigeon-related donors – twice the maximum any one donor was permitted to give in the …

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Steven Pigeon’s groups have poured $5.2 million into elections …
Buffalo News
G. Steven Pigeon, left, confers with attorney Paul Cambria as he is arraigned on a grand jury indictment of nine charges, including bribery, in State Supreme …

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Faced by growing clamp on freedom of expression, Turkish artists ponder an uncertain future
Ahram Online
That would leave artists financially dependent on local donors, who are more conservative and watchful of the government, they said. While many see the creative situation as bleak, they carry on, meeting in the lively Beyoglu district on Istanbul’s …
In Turkey, worried artists ponder an uncertain futurePakistan Today

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The good news and the bad about women donors | OpenSecrets Blog
Center for Responsive Politics
Hillary Clinton campaigning in Las Vegas this week. She’s been a big hit with female donors. (Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch/IPX). The 2016 …

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Siblings’ desperate plea to save mother’s life
Heritage Florida Jewish News
Sharon Berger, 65, of London was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in 2012, and was told that the only available cure was a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor. A global search was launched – dubbed the #Spit4Mum campaign – and …