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June 19, 2008

Government and Politics Watch: Foundation Leader Wins Seat in Congress

Donna Edwards, executive director of the Arca Foundation, in Washington, won a special election Tuesday to represent Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District in Congress, according to The Chronicle’s Government and Politics Watch column.

Plus: Two Washington think tanks have created a new fund to help policy makers, journalists, and the public better understand the way tax dollars are raised and spent.

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1. And it’s going to get heavier once folks realize that non-profit is a businees, not a charity.

   — doris scott    Jun 10, 02:57 PM    #

2. seeing as how they jumpstarted the guidelines back in the 60’s, I think he has one heck of a nerve looking to the hospitals to heal themselves. They used to be in the business of healing the middle class. Along came civil rights. People like Dr. Drew aren’t left to die from a highway accident. Now they must be in the business of healing everybody.If they want to get paid, it had better be damned efficient. In spite of his yelling, some 30 million folks are without adequate care including those in appalachia, the deep south and the western states like wash, or, and montana

   — doris scott    Jun 12, 08:40 PM    #

3. ms scott, if you’d like to come visit a non profit hospitl that truly does good work, i invite you to Kilmarnock, Virginia any time. we are a charitable instituion and have been for 31 years.

   — tom baker    Jun 13, 12:06 PM    #

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