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Pastors Plan Political-Pulpit Blitz to Challenge IRS Ban
Conservative pastors aren't waiting for the IRS to pick a fight— they're taking the fight to the IRS by asserting their self-declared constitutional right to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
The Alliance Defense Fund, which calls itself the antithesis of the ACLU, has organized "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." On September 28, recruited religious leaders will give political sermons, endorsing or opposing politicians by name and in violation of their nonprofit status.
VA Registrar to Students: Dire Results if You Register to Vote
Two false warnings issued by a local registrar of elections in Virginia may have prevented students from registering to vote. The written warning, issued during an Obama-supporter voter registration drive at Virginia Tech, incorrectly cited dire consequences if students register on campus — namely, that parents could not claim the students as dependents and that the students would risk losing scholarships or health insurance coverage. The IRS released a statement explaining that there is no risk of losing dependent status, while the state board of elections said it will modify and clarify murky guidelines.
Hiding in Housing Bill, IRS Access to Credit Card Purchases!
Feeling guilty about that autographed box set of the third season of Lost you just scored on eBay? Think you can hide it and no one will know? Well thanks to the big housing bailout bill signed by Bush (to "little fanfare") the quietness could be because of this little sneaky addition buried deep inside:Your merchant bank will now be required to send a report to IRS and to you with your total annual gross payment card receipts.
Group Therapy: Oh How Revenge Is So Sweet — But Did I Go Too Far?
I met "G," we dated, had some hard times, and then things got really rough. He was the move too fast type. I was the slow it down and enjoy the ride type.
Do Las Vegas Bouncers Make More Than Our President?
Q: What does a Las Vegas bouncer have in common with Mike Huckabee?
A: An extreme distaste for the IRS and Paris Hilton's number on speed dial.
Okay, maybe not that last one, but the suspected tax-evading bouncers at the Vegas nightclub Pure might be in favor of ol' Mike Huckabee after the IRS raided the club this week, confiscating computers.
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Antiabortion Group Operation Rescue Running Out of Funds
Operation Rescue, the antiabortion group whose militancy and visibility in the '90s struck fear into the hearts of prochoice advocates, is losing supporters and their donations.
"We're now so broke," wrote Operation Rescue president Troy Newman in an email to donors, "we can't even pay attention." The number of paid employees has dwindled from nine last year to only four this year, and their donations are down by 30 to 40 percent.
Briefing Book: Teen Birth Rates Are Up
- Babies Having Babies: Data shows teenagers are having more and more babies, with “significant increases” in 26 states. — Good
- Sorry, Sarah!: Greta Van Susteren has issued a private apology to Sarah Palin on her blog after CNN included Palin on its year-end list of politicians who fell from grace in 2008. — Gretawire
- Space: The Milky Way is considerably larger and spinning faster than astronomers once thought.
Agency Asleep at Tractor Wheel? Rich Collect Farm Subsidies
Between 2003 and 2006 thousands of ineligible multi-millionaires cultivated farm subsidies from the US Agriculture Department. A congressional report shows that a financial firm executive, a professional sports team owner, a former executive of a technology company, and residents of Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom received thousands of dollars of taxpayer money via farm subsidies.
Officials at the Agriculture Department say they're innocent, since the congressional investigators could access IRS records off limits to them.
Does Calling Obama a Socialist Cross the Line?
In 2001 John McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts, part of which Barack Obama now wants to let expire (while keeping some in place). In 2000, McCain shared a take on the progressive tax system, which deviates from the one he has now. He confronted a question from the daughter of "Joe the Doctor" who asked McCain at a 2000 townhall: "Why is it that someone like my father, who goes to school for 13 years, gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor?"
Ask E. Jean For DearSugar: How Can I Accomplish My Dream?
Dear E. Jean,
I have an unusual dilemma. My mother and I would like to buy/obtain land in Ocala, FL, open a sanctuary and call it Willow Star Haven.
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