Helping Hand to Charity Executives

By: jeremiahhall

Charity watchdogs have a new warning for donors: Your favorite philanthropy may be loaning your money to its own executives. It happens at thousands of charities, big and small. And it poses a dilemma for the philanthropic community. Do these perks, used to attract top leaders, ultimately make the charity stronger, better-run, and thus more ...

14 days ago

Franken Bill Would Reduce Backlog in Testing Rape Evidence for DNA ...

By: chnarendra

 The introduction in the Senate today of the Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 is a significant step toward eliminating the backlog of evidence in rape cases, Human Rights Watch said today.   The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Senators Al Franken (D-MN), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and ...

19 days ago

It's alive! End-of-life counseling in health bill

By: Besooo

WASHINGTON – It's alive. The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to "death panels" for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday. The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling to help beneficiaries deal ...

26 days ago

NEWT GINGRICH BACKS A LIBERAL CANDIDATE

By: Redhanded101

In a special election for New York’s vacant 23rd Congressional District’s seat, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich has thrown his support behind a Moderate Centrist Republican much in the mold of Olympia Snowe & Susan Collins. His choice of Dede Scozzafava – an abortion rights advocate, a Pro- Gay Marriage ...

about 1 month ago