19Dec/14

How are charitable nonprofits getting away with election-season political ads? – Facing South

How are charitable nonprofits getting away with election-season political ads?
Facing South
The Internal Revenue Service states that c3 groups, which are not required to disclose their donors, “are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to

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19Dec/14

Only third of eligible organ donors identified; 1000s await transplants: report – The Province (blog)

Only third of eligible organ donors identified; 1000s await transplants: report
The Province (blog)
TORONTO – While thousands of Canadians wait for transplants that could alter or save their lives, many potentially willing organ donors are never identified or don’t make it through the complex donation process, says a report by the Canadian Institute

19Dec/14

Health Weekly: Organ donation plagued by government and systemic torpor – iPolitics.ca (subscription)

Health Weekly: Organ donation plagued by government and systemic torpor
iPolitics.ca (subscription)
The message — that Canada’s organ donation rate is “mediocre” and transplantation largely a function of the province of residence — comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the nuances of the extended effort to bolster donation levels and

19Dec/14

Ukraine Cut to ‘CCC-‘ by S&P, Outlook Negative (FXE) (UUP) – StreetInsider.com (subscription)

Ukraine Cut to ‘CCC-‘ by S&P, Outlook Negative (FXE) (UUP)
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Full disbursement of the IMF program and related multilateral lending, which is meant to enable the government to meet its foreign currency obligations over the next year, has not been running to schedule. The second and third tranches of the program

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19Dec/14

Taiwan cool to China’s offer of organ donations – Taipei Times


Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan cool to China’s offer of organ donations
Taipei Times
A former Chinese vice minister’s offer to help set up a mechanism to facilitate organ donations from China to Taiwan should be viewed with caution, considering its legal and political implications, officials and the head of an organ registry center
China to set up platform for cross-strait organ donation: officialFocus Taiwan News Channel
Convict Organs Banned for Transplants in 2015Beijing Today

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