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The historical dangers of consistent lies: A response to Steve Paterno’s …
South Sudan News Agency The claims and lies by Paterno that LRA was on the verge of extinction constitute his continued propaganda of comparing unrelated events. LRA was not defeated by both the Uganda army and SPLA for over 20 years. Instead, my … The main funding came not … |
KelownaNow |
Kelowna family encourages expansion of blood and stem cell donor registry
Kelowna Capital News After being diagnosed, doctors told Nadia’s family that she would need a stem cell transplant that would come from an unrelated, volunteer stem cell donor. Suitability is dependent on genetic compatibility and is heavily influenced by the donor and the … Kelowna Family Encourages Residents to Donate BloodKelownaNow |
Washington Post (blog)Jeb Bush and his campaign are JUST FINE. Please, stop asking!Washington Post (blog)There is not a smoke monster rampaging through the supply room, especially not a mean-tempered smoke monster who has somehow gotten control of all …
The American Prospect |
Who’s Behind Friedrichs?
The American Prospect Koch-linked groups known to have made grants to CIR, according to the Center for Media and Democracy, include DonorsTrust, the Donors Capital Fund, and the Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation. Other CIR funders belong to the Koch … While the … |
KelownaNow |
Kelowna Family Encourages Residents to Donate Blood
KelownaNow “Because Canada is so ethnically diverse, it’s very important for people to become recognized blood and stem cell donors so we can widen the diversity of the registry,” says Tara Beehary, the mother of Bjarnason. “Finding a match is like finding a … |
Cyprus Mail |
DISY and AKEL want bigger share of election funds
Cyprus Mail “This change is not unrelated to the effort underway to raise the [electoral] threshold for entry into parliament, an effort which in our view deals a blow to a pluralistic parliamentary system.” Still, Nicolaides sounded confident that these … By … |
Huffington Post |
Money Flooding State Court Elections Threatens the Promise of Equal Justice
Huffington Post But these groups’ agendas aren’t always apparent when voters see brass-knuckle TV ads — especially when the ads attack judicial candidates for issues unrelated to tort law. In 2013-2014, a record 56 percent of TV ad spots discussed the criminal … |
NewsdayDe Blasio launches 2017 re-election bid; voters split on his performanceNewsdayMayor Bill de Blasio launched his re-election campaign last night, raising $1 million toward the 2017 race as a new poll showed voters evenly split on his job perform…
The Desert SunMan behind Palm Springs attack ad resurfacesThe Desert SunMcVey said many of the donors gave less than $100, the limit at which committees must disclose donor information. They feared reprisal from … He later turned to mayoral candidate…
TechCrunch |
Six Problems With Our Democracy… And Who’s Working To Fix Them
TechCrunch If you can get enough votes (members) and funding, you can definitely earn the attention of your member of Congress, or candidate for public office, in a way you just can’t if you only represent a single vote, or donation. Such a structure, if it could … |