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IRS WON'T GRANT RICHMOND TEA PARTY TAX EXEMPT STATUS
The Richmond Tea Party group is blasting the IRS for allegedly failing to grant tax exempt status to the pro-limited government organization.
"The Internal Revenue Service has served Richmond Tea Party (RTP) with unreasonable requests to obtain a tax-exempt status, fitting the pattern of the Federal Government's forcing liberty groups to spend inordinate time and money complying with their demands during this critical 2012 election year," RTP claims in a press release.
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OHIO JUSTICE REJECTS DEATH PENALTY LAW HE WROTE
As a young state senator 30 years ago, Paul Pfeifer helped write Ohio's death penalty law. Today, as the senior member of the state Supreme Court, he's trying to eliminate it.
It's not uncommon for sitting judges to change their mind on the death penalty - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun famously said in 1994 he would no longer "tinker with the machinery of death" - but Pfeifer may be the only one to argue so ardently against a capital punishment law he himself created, and yet continue to rule on death penalty cases.
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MAYA ANGELOU: 'BARACK OBAMA HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB'
There has always been something bittersweet about the life experience of Maya Angelou. Think of the literature fashioned from a harsh and tragic upbringing in racially segregated Missouri and Arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Wouldn't Take Nothing for my Journey Now.
Think of her triumphs articulating the struggle of African Americans through the civil rights era. Consider that each year, her birthday, 4 April, brings with it both joy and painful memories. Who would share that anniversary with the assassination of her friend, Martin Luther King?
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NEW AMERICAN DREAM IS RENTING TO GET RICH
Rich Arzaga owns a luxury home in San Ramon, California, but he's not betting on it as an investment.
The founder and CEO of Cornerstone Wealth Management, who bought the 5,000 sq. ft. property in 2005 for $1.8 million and has spent $500,000 improving it, considers the abode a wonderful place for his family. But ask him to rate his home -- or any home, for that matter -- as a financial investment, and Arzaga balks.
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OBAMA RIDES WEST AFTER POLL BOOST
President Barack Obama launched his latest cross-country trawl for campaign cash Wednesday at an auspicious moment -- as his approval rating hit the crucial 50 percent barrier in two new polls.
There were also signs that strengthening jobs growth and a quickening recovery were improving his standing in several key states the president will need to capture if he is to win reelection in November.
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FORECLOSURES ON THE RISE AGAIN
After a year-long reprieve from rising foreclosures, the numbers are going up again.
One in every 624 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing in January, up 3 percent from the previous month, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Foreclosure activity froze in many states in 2011, due to processing delays after fraud, or so-called "Robo-signing," were uncovered in the fall of 2010. The thaw is now on.
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THE CAMPAIGN TO UNDERMINE MARCO RUBIO
There seems to be an orchestrated effort emerging to undermine Sen. Marco Rubio. At least, that's how it looks.
On the heels of that recent and terribly flawed Reuters story, there have been multiple other shots fired his direction. Some of this may simply speak to Rubio's level of activity and effectiveness. But the assault hardly seems organic.
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REID: RUBIO 'SUPPOSEDLY' REPRESENTS HISPANICS
Sen. Marco Rubio isn't waiting for a vice presidential offer to go after President Barack Obama: He's been locked in a quiet battle with the White House for months, blocking key diplomatic appointments in hopes of getting his say on foreign policy.
The Rubio-Obama administration skirmish - sloppy, confusing and still largely unresolved - could presage an even bigger, sloppier and more confusing Rubio-Obama political battle this fall.
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore wants to end the default practice of quarterly earnings guidance and explore issuing loyalty-driven securities as part of an overhaul of capitalism which he says has turned many of the world's largest economies into hotbeds of irresponsible short-term investment.
Together with David Blood, senior partner of 'green' fund firm Generation Investment Management, the environmental activist has crafted a blueprint for "sustainable capitalism" he wants the financial industry to adopt to support lasting economic growth.
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THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CELEBRITY EVER IS ...
Exclusive: Marisa Martin sounds off on 'Sexy Jesus' controversy
Current renditions of Jesus in art range from the cloyingly sentimental to glaringly hostile, but at least he's still in the A-list as the world's most famous celebrity. With thousands of distractions vying for our attention and time, artists have taken to vulgarity, shock and occasionally awe in portraying Jesus for widely varying motives.
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SANTORUM SEEKS MORE CONGRESSIONAL BACKING
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is clearly building support among voters - he's tied with or ahead of Mitt Romney in recent national polls. And now the former Pennsylvania senator is seeking to ring up more endorsements in Congress, The Hill reports.
Santorum has the backing of three Pennsylvania congressmen so far, compared to 77 congressional members for the former Massachusetts governor.
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GOP TRIES RARE TACTIC TO BLOCK OBAMA RULESRepublicans in Congress launched bids Thursday to nullify Obama administration rules that would speed up union elections and set the first national air pollution standards for toxic mercury pollution from the nation's power plants.
The rarely used tactic, known as a resolution of disapproval, requires a simple majority for passage. Both have only a small chance of clearing the Senate, but a vote would force some Democrats to take a public stand on two volatile issues in an election year.
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CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS FEAR IRS RULES CHANGE
A little-noticed proposed change in Internal Revenue Service regulations could have devastating effects for charter school teachers by making them ineligible for state retirement plans, and they could stand to lose much of the money that they already have accrued.
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MAN SAYS ENOUGH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Veteran South Florida lawyer Peter Feaman was listening to a pastor speak about the Quran at a Rotary Club meeting more than six years ago when his world was rattled.
"The presentation was so negative," Feaman told WND, "that I didn't believe him."
"I had been told that Islam was a religion of peace, by our president among others," he said referring to George W. Bush. "So I started to do my own research. And as I got into it, it was like, 'Holy cow, this is nothing like I've been told, either by the mainstream media or by college and university.'"
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NORTH CAROLINA IN UPROAR OVER PRE-SCHOOL LUNCH INSPECTION BY FEDERAL AGENT
RUSH: "Now, let me fill you in objectives happening in North Carolina as a result of what
happened at the Hoke County Elementary School. We had the story from the Carolina Journal earlier this week, a four-year-old brought lunch from home. It was a turkey-and-cheese sandwich, a banana, and something else.
"There was a federal agent there inspecting every lunch brought from home. This little girl's lunch was found to be unacceptable. It wasn't approved. It didn't meet federal guidelines. They're saying that it was absent a milk or milk equivalent. So they ran and got some chicken nuggets and made the kid eat the chicken nuggets."
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OBAMA ON FAILED PROMISE TO CUT DEFICIT IN HALF: "RECESSION TURNED OUT TO BE A LOT DEEPER"
In an interview with Atlanta's local Fox affiliate WAGA-TV President Obama explains why he was unable to cut the deficit in half in his first term, a promise he made as a candidate.
Obama was lobbed the question by a sympathetic reporter who said he is getting "pelted in the media" for making a campaign promise he did not keep.
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BLACK LIBERALS SHOULD BE ASHAMED
As we know, it is liberals' proclivity for projection that compels black liberals to deride conservatives of color as sellouts, Uncle Toms and things of this nature, when it is they who are acceding to the dominion of progressive overlords and advancing that cause. Among the progressive overlords are factions that not only are conspiring to compromise black Americans socially, culturally and economically, but which would have kept blacks in the back of the bus and drinking from their own water fountains had they been able to maintain the status quo in segregated America.
Yet, black liberals - prominent ones, more especially - continue to advance the socialist doctrine of their overseers, with relish and most vociferously, to be sure. Some have taken it to a high art, while others rail as inarticulately as severe brain injury patients, astonishing us with the fact that they have not only gained employment doing so, but made lucrative careers out of deceiving their fellow Americans of high melanin content.
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CONSERVATIVES: STOP LISTENING TO LIBERALS!
I don't how to say this more simply and emphatically: Conservatives need to stop listening to liberals.
There are many liberals around these days who masquerade as conservatives and offer advice to make conservatism more relevant, more hip, more acceptable in polite company, more mainstream and, of course, ultimately, less conservative.
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NEW YORK KNICKS' JEREMY LIN DUBBED THE 'TAIWANESE TEBOW'
New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin's underdog story and outspoken evangelical faith have some sportswriters dubbing him the "Taiwanese Tebow."
But while Lin and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow share similar Christian convictions, Lin's rise to stardom is even more miraculous.
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BOY GENIUS PUBLISHES BOOK ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE AT AGE 8 The one thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius.
All he did, after all, was enroll in college at age 8 and earn his first of two Associate of Arts degrees from East Los Angeles Community College at age 9, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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SCHOOL OK WITH ZOMBIES, BUT NOT PRO-LIFE POSTERS
A district in Missouri has decided to allow images of zombies on its school walls but not posters promoting the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, which focuses on the abortions inflicted on American girls and women daily.
In response, a lawsuit that has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, southern division, by the Alliance Defense Fund that alleges violations of the First and 14th Amendments as well as the Missouri Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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SURVEILLING HOMESCHOOLERS, THE 2ND TRY
The latest on bill collecting information on students
For the second time in just months, an attempt to assemble information such as names and addresses on all homeschool students in one Mississippi judicial district and provide those details to judges has been defeated.
The latest attempt came in the form of a legislative proposal that would have added to each school attendance officer's obligations the responsibility to "(c)ollect and maintain information concerning each compulsory-school-age child who is being educated in a legitimate home instruction program."
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U.S. MILITARY TOLD TO PREPARE FOR IRAN OPS
Special Forces ordered to be ready '1 March through October'
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta believes that Israel could attack Iran in an April-to-June timeframe, and there apparently has been a decision made for the U.S. to help in an assault on the radical Islamic nation's nuclear facilities.
U.S. military sources tell WND that the Pentagon has begun preparations for "a number of operational plans and counter-operations," with a Feb. 22 due date for submitting the plans.
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LOOK WHO 'HAS STOLEN IDS, FAKE TAX RETURNS'
Making fraudulent loans to corporate accounts that existed in name only was a key part of an alleged money-laundering scheme by the global bank HSBC, according to a whistleblower who has provided WND with more than 1,000 pages of evidence.
The evidence includes customer account ledgers for dozens of companies through which the financial institution was laundering money each month, charges John Cruz, a former relationship manager for the bank's southern New York region.
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ONE-ARMED CALIFORNIA MAN CLAIMS HE WAS DENIED STARBUCKS EMPLOYMENT DUE TO DISABILITY
A California man who was born with half of a left arm filed a complaint against Starbucks because he claims he was "blatantly" discriminated against during an interview at one of the comps week offer fresh evidence of what an out-sized role she's assumed in the public eye and how powerful a political asset a first lady can be.
Eli Pierre says that when he mentioned his disability to a hiring manager at the San Diego location, he was told that the syrups were placed high and the interviewer needed to reach in order to pump them, hence he could not work there with one arm, ABC News reported, citing the complaint filed on Feb. 8.
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