Komen affiliates blast cuts to Planned Parenthood
UPDATE: Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure will reverse its move to end Planned Parenthood grants. Full story to come. The California affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Thursday denounced the decision by the breast cancer charity's national headquarters to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood and vowed to keep...
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Seven California Komen affiliates oppose defunding Planned Parenthood
All seven California Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation affiliates have come out in opposition to the group’s new, national policies that bar them from funding Planned Parenthood. Here’s a statement they just sent to California’s congressional delegation: Read full article >>
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Strong demand helps JG Summit affiliates sell $125M worth of shares
Affiliates of JG Summit Holdings Inc., which oversees the Gokongwei family’s business interests, sold $125-million worth of the holding firm’s shares.
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Colorado affiliates of Komen foundation join outcry over pulling funds from Planned Parenthood
The nation's leading breast-cancer advocacy organization Thursday confronted a widening backlash to its decision to largely end its decades-long partnership with Planned Parenthood, with rising dissension in its own ranks and roiling anger on the Internet.
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Planned Parenthood affiliates file lawsuit against Tennessee Health Department
Affiliates of Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Health Department to have their funding restored.
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Alpha Natural Resources Affiliates Recognized for Safety Performance
BRISTOL, Va., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR - News), a leading U.S. coal supplier, is pleased to announce that six of its affiliates in West Virginia received the Mountaineer ...
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Susan G. Komen foundation takes steps to rebuild trust after PR fiasco
The nation’s leading breast cancer advocacy group has gone into full damage-control mode. Executives of the embattled Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation held conference calls with affiliates Saturday to discuss a new strategy for working with supporters, a first step in rebuilding trust after this week’s public relations fiasco surrounding Komen’s off-then-on-again decision to fund Planned ...
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Educational Affiliates Ink 40K in Queens
Educational Affiliates is signing a 40,000-square-foot lease at 97-77 Queens Boulevard, a large office building owned by the LeFrak Organization in Rego Park, Queens. The tenant operates career schools that train nurses, medical assistants, commercial drivers and computer specialists among other professions. A source familiar with the lease said that Educational Affilitiates plans to open a ...
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U.S.: Al-Qaida affiliates larger threat
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- With U.S. public attention shifting from terrorism, a U.S. intelligence director said al-Qaida affiliates are a growing concern for national security.
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Komen reverses decision not to fund Planned Parenthood cancer screenings
After getting harshly criticized by its affiliates, a large group of US Senators, and breast cancer patients, Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to reverse its decision today to stop providing grants for breast cancer screening programs to Planned Parenthood.
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