| YOUR MONEY: Charities sometime prey on the elderly, too
My mother-in-law is in her 80s, a "Rockefeller Republican" who is still politically and civically active whenever her health allows it. Recently, however, she spent eight days in the hospital.While she was away, the phone rang almost every night with calls from telemarketers hoping she’d help out some political or charitable cause. While my in-laws are on the national do-not-call registry, political and charitable groups are exempted; a long history of being active donors has made them targets for every group that has a copy of the mooch list.My mother-in-law still picks her causes carefully; she’s socially liberal but fiscally conservative — the definition of a Rockefeller Republican — and wants to continue making a difference.So imagine the surprise when her mail included a letter from Fidelis — a national organization that is the antithesis of her politics — saying that her December donation had failed to go through because the credit-card information was incorrect.The note sparked my curiosity because so many things about it seemed out of place.
Clinton blames Obama camp over remark
RENO, NEV. (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday faulted chief rival Barack Obama's campaign for twisting her comments about slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Clinton was questioned by reporters about South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn's reaction to her comments last week that seemed to suggest that President Lyndon B. Johnson should get more credit for passage of major civil rights legislation rather than King. Clyburn, in an interview in The New York Times, had expressed disappointment in the Clinton campaign over what she had said as well as former President Clinton's remark in New Hampshire about Obama telling a "fairy tale" in his opposition to the Iraq war. "I regret the way that this matter has been used," Clinton told reporters.
Miguel Garcia Appointed CEO of Digicel Honduras
Digicel's success in a spectrum auction on Wednesday, Dec. 19th, 2007, will enable the company to operate a mobile network in Honduras, subject to Congress approval. Miguel Garcia will leverage his vast experience as a leader in the Central American mobile community. His past accomplishments include General Manager positions in BellSouth Nicaragua, and Guatemala as well as a term as Commercial Director of BellSouth Panama and Marketing Director of BCP (BellSouth Sao Paulo). In addition, Garcia has held senior commercial posts with Telefonica Guatemala and El Salvador as well as most recently with GM Wireless Operations Centennial in Puerto Rico. "Miguel's proven leadership and experience in the telecommunications industry position him to successfully lead Digicel to become a significant player in Honduras, which promises to be a very exciting and rewarding mobile market," said Donal O'Shaughnessy, CEO of Digicel's Central American operations.
JAQUITTA'S JOURNEY: Read Her Blog
It's finally happened after all the hot flashes, being super hot and then back to normal, sweating, you name it. I'm catching a cold---beginning with a sore throat that's actually sore and scratchy. Difficult to swallow, so I'm already on the meds. Okay, today was day 2 of radiation. It's a fairly quick procedure. I have to lay down on my back on this huge piece of equipment with my arms up over my head holding onto a bar. You don't feel anything at all, it's relatively quick and easy for me. Actually it's a breeze after going through chemo. I'm just a lot more tired today because I think I'm getting sick, so I'm trying to take cold med's to hedge it off. Anyway, back to what radiation is like -- when the radiation is being administered there's this loud buzzing noise and a red beam of light.
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