Glens Falls Post-StarGenerosity swelling to meet the needGlens Falls Post-StarThe group needs items for boys and girls 14 to 18, including art supplies, items related to hunting, fishing and the outdoors, including camouflage clothing, as well as deodo…
CRomnibus Disaster Signals a Sad New Normal in D.C. – The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal TimesCRomnibus Disaster Signals a Sad New Normal in D.C.The Fiscal TimesBut regardless of whether or not the budget bill included a rollback of derivatives reforms, or a nearly ten-fold increase in the donation limits for party committees, t…
Blood Donation Dates Listed – Livermore Independent
Blood Donation Dates ListedLivermore IndependentThe American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to give one last gift this holiday season and discover the true meaning of giving by donating blood. The gift of a blood donation only takes about a…
At Cornell’s medical college, father passes board chair position to daughter – Inside Higher Ed
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At Cornell’s medical college, father passes board chair position to daughter
Inside Higher Ed Weill Cornell Medical College’s Board of Overseers has been chaired for the past two decades by its namesake and major donor, Sandy Weill, the former CEO of Citigroup. His daughter, Jessica Bibliowicz, is now set to take over Weill’s role. She is the … |
The new federal budget is chock-full of goodies for pollutocrats – Grist
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The new federal budget is chock-full of goodies for pollutocrats
Grist But the bill undermines some environmental policies while giving big banks and big political donors more freedom to run roughshod over the American public. The agreement was made possible because Republicans dropped their most unreasonable demands … Congress proposes raising limits on political donationsKennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel HUFFPOST HILL – Hail, Hail, Mighty CromnibusHuffington Post Budget would raise limits on political moneyU.S. News & World Report |
US House passes massive appropriations bill laden with gifts for Wall Street … – Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate (blog)
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US House passes massive appropriations bill laden with gifts for Wall Street …
Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate (blog) “Instead of offering a responsible approach to keep the government funded, this legislation represents a cynical effort to jam unrelated policies that threaten the stability of our economy and democracy into the appropriations process.” “Moving forward … |
45-year-old organ donor gives a new lease of life to 5 patients after death – TheHealthSite
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45-year-old organ donor gives a new lease of life to 5 patients after death
TheHealthSite Despite best efforts and motivation, family members of brain dead patients do not agree for organ donation. Every month, PGIMER sees nearly 10-15 ‘brain-dead’ patients, while the waiting list for those in need of cornea is 8000, kidney is 500, liver is … |
Himes has tough win on Wall Street provision in spending bill – The CT Mirror
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Himes has tough win on Wall Street provision in spending bill
The CT Mirror “Unfortunately, it includes totally unrelated special interest giveaways that undermine the protections for our economy against big bank failure, as well as open up a massive new loophole for super-rich political donors to unfairly influence our democracy. |
How to Enhance Patient Experiences of Decision-making About Kidney … – Medscape
How to Enhance Patient Experiences of Decision-making About Kidney …MedscapeAlthough most of them included transplantation as one of the options, only one specifically compared living versus deceased donation; none of them discussed the choice of whe…
Why Is it Legal for Rich Foreigners to Come to America for Organ Transplants? – VICE
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Why Is it Legal for Rich Foreigners to Come to America for Organ Transplants?
VICE What the ad doesn’t say and most donors don’t know is that a growing number of the state’s deceased donor organs aren’t going to New Yorkers at all, but to Saudi sheikhs and other mega-wealthy 1 percenters with no ties to the United States. They … |