30Jul/15

White House Hostage Policy Leaves Risk on Table for Third Parties – JD Supra (press release)

White House Hostage Policy Leaves Risk on Table for Third Parties
JD Supra (press release)
For example, the policy does not seem to protect unrelated donors. Most victims’ families would need to borrow or raise funds from third parties to meet a hostage-taker’s ransom demand, which can reach millions of dollars. Individuals and corporations

30Jul/15

Clinton Foundation donors gave $13 million to Terry McAuliffe – Washington Post


Washington Post

Clinton Foundation donors gave $13 million to Terry McAuliffe
Washington Post
There are 120 donors who have contributed to both Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and the Clinton Foundation, giving a total of $13.4 million to the governor’s campaigns, inauguration, state party and political action committee. That increases to nearly

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30Jul/15

British Transplant Games: Torquay organ donation family at opening – BBC News


BBC News

British Transplant Games: Torquay organ donation family at opening
BBC News
Lottie Bryon-Edmond, from Torquay, was the youngest person to survive a liver transplant at just five weeks old. When her … The Bryon-Edmond family have campaigned to raise awareness of organ donation since Lottie’s transplant. They will light the

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29Jul/15

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Forced Public Employee Unionism – National Legal and Policy Center

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Forced Public Employee Unionism
National Legal and Policy Center
The Court explicitly stated that nonunion employees have a First Amendment right to withhold the portion of their fees devoted to “expressions of political views unrelated to [the union’s] duties as exclusive bargaining representatives.” The Supreme

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29Jul/15

Is Cord Blood Banking Worth the Cost? Here’s What the Experts Say – NBCNews.com


NBCNews.com

Is Cord Blood Banking Worth the Cost? Here’s What the Experts Say
NBCNews.com
Several medical groups — including the American Medical Association, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the ASBMT and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—have issued policy statements and opinions related to cord blood … A

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