The President’s Tax Proposal Would Cripple Charities

Obama

President Obama proposed once again that Congress reduce the federal itemized tax deduction for charitable contributions. He argues that people don’t give to charity to get a tax deduction and increased revenue could pay for other things (in the latest instance, his Jobs Act).

U.S. Profits Top Estimates for 11th Qtr.

U.S. Profit

American companies are beating Wall Street profit estimates for the 11th straight quarter, enough to revive a bull market that analysts say will eclipse any rally in the past 12 years.

Wall Street Firms Spy on Protesters In Tax-Funded Center

Wall Street

Wall Street’s audacity to corrupt knows no bounds and the cooptation of government by the 1 per cent knows no limits. How else to explain $150 million of taxpayer money going to equip a government facility in lower Manhattan where Wall Street firms, serially charged with corruption, get to sit alongside the New York Police Department and spy on law abiding citizens.

DHS-Funded Taser Drone Launched in Texas

Shadow Hawk Drone

A Department of Homeland Security-funded surveillance drone deployed against insurgents in Afghanistan that can also be used to tase suspects from above has been unveiled by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office and will be operational within a month.

Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare

A pair of smokers stand outside of an office building in the Times Square region of New York

Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.

Hatch says position change has nothing to do with tea party

Orrin Hatch

Sen. Orrin Hatch voted in favor of No Child Left Behind and has supported the education law in the face of angry state lawmakers and teachers groups for almost a decade.

Of Course: “When Should You Shoot a Cop Flyers” Blamed on Tea Party

Occupy Wall Street

You knew it was coming, and here it is. Last week I brought you a story about flyers instructing and encouraging cop killing being found by a Maricopa County Sheriff Deputy at Occupy Phoenix. The flyers were serious enough that the Arizona Counter-Terrorism Information Center issued a safety memo to Arizona law enforcement, warning them of potential danger.

By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Google’s work to integrate its Google+ social networking site broadly with its other services could raise red flags for users who want to closely guard their privacy. Google wants Google+ to be more than a stand-alone social network. It envisions Google+ integrating with most, maybe all, of its Web [...]

Ron Paul wins both tallies at GOP straw poll in Iowa

Ron Paul

By Shannon Travis, CNN.com Des Moines, Iowa – Ron Paul has won two separate tallies for the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Presidential Straw Poll. Paul won both the Iowa-voters-only count at the Saturday convention in Des Moines as well as a tally of non-Iowans who participated. In the Iowa voters result, Paul took 82%. [...]

Local Tea Party bills mayor because of Occupy Richmond’s preferential treatment

Richmond Tea Party

By Alix Bryan, CBS6 WTRV.com RICHMOND, Va-— Members of the Richmond Tea Party delivered a bill to the mayor’s office on Friday. They then asked a clerk to make copies to be provided to all the city council representatives, per the request of Councilman Charles Samuels. “We brought a letter up for the Mayor’s office [...]

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