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- Federal employees owe $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes
- Davos Elites to Seek Reforms of “Outdated” Capitalism
- Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role
- Ron Paul plans to skip Florida. Will his strategy backfire?
- Reid takes a swing at Tea Party in opening the Senate
- Chuck Grassley Twitter account hacked
- Rand Paul detained by TSA
| Federal employees owe $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:34 PM PST By Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post Congressional staffers owed about $10.6 million in unpaid taxes in 2010, a slight increase from the previous year and a growing slice of the roughly $1 billion owed by federal and postal workers nationwide. The figures come as Republican efforts to pass legislation allowing federal agencies to fire tax delinquent federal employees have slowed and as the White House continues to crack down on improper payments made by agencies to delinquent government contractors and federal beneficiaries. About 98,000 federal, postal and congressional employees owed $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes at the end of fiscal 2010, according to records provided by the Internal Revenue Service. The total number of delinquent employees dipped slightly from 2009, but the amount owed jumped by $32 million. The figures are "totally unacceptable and disrespectful to hardworking American taxpayers," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah). "If you're on the federal payroll, the very least you can do is pay your taxes." To read more, visit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/federal-employees-owe-103-billion-in-unpaid-taxes/2012/01/20/gIQAv7KKJQ_blog.html |
| Davos Elites to Seek Reforms of “Outdated” Capitalism Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST From Yahoo News ZURICH (AFP) – Economic and political elites meeting this week at the Swiss resort of Davos will be asked to urgently find ways to reform a capitalist system that has been described as “outdated and crumbling.” “We have a general morality gap, we are over-leveraged, we have neglected to invest in the future, we have undermined social coherence, and we are in danger of completely losing the confidence of future generations,” said Klaus Schwab, host and founder of the annual World Economic Forum. “Solving problems in the context of outdated and crumbling models will only dig us deeper into the hole. “We are in an era of profound change that urgently requires new ways of thinking instead of more business-as-usual,” the 73-year-old said, adding that “capitalism in its current form, has no place in the world around us.” Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be asked to come up with new ideas as they converge at eastern Switzerland’s chic ski station for the 42nd edition of the five-day World Economic Forum which opens Wednesday. The eurozone’s failure to get a grip on its debt crisis and the spectre this is casting over the global economy will dominate discussions. To read more, visit: http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/12691574/davos-elites-to-seek-reforms-of-outdated-capitalism/ |
| Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:04 PM PST By JENNIFER HABERKORN | Politico The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for debate over whether Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the health care reform case due to be argued in March. Freedom Watch, a group led by Larry Klayman, asked the court for permission to file a brief on Kagan’s participation in the case. The court on Monday denied the request without comment, though it did note that Kagan did not participate in the discussion. Both Kagan and Justice Clarence Thomas have faced calls for their recusals from the case. Opponents of the law argue Kagan should not participate because she was solicitor general during the passage of the law. The law’s supporters want Thomas off the case because his wife is actively trying to repeal the law. But in December, Chief Justice John Roberts asked both sides to stop their demands. To read more, visit: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71819.html |
| Ron Paul plans to skip Florida. Will his strategy backfire? Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:01 PM PST By Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor If you live in Florida, expect to see a lot of advertisements in the coming week for Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich – but not Ron Paul. The Texas congressman is still in the race, and will be debating his opponents (including Mr. Romney, Mr. Gingrich, and Rick Santorum) Monday night. But Mr. Paul isn’t planning to campaign in such a big state. Why? For starters, because it is so big. And expensive. In his speech after the South Carolina primary Saturday night (in which Paul finished fourth, with 13 percent of the vote), Paul told supporters, “We will certainly be promoting this in the most frugal way." He also emphasized what his goal is right now: “In the beginning, I thought it would just be promotion of a cause. Then it dawned on me, when you win elections and you win delegates, that's the way you promote a cause." To read more, visit: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2012/0123/Ron-Paul-plans-to-skip-Florida.-Will-his-strategy-backfire |
| Reid takes a swing at Tea Party in opening the Senate Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST By Josiah Ryan, The Hill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) opened the Senate after more than a month of recess on Monday by chastising Tea Party Republicans for obstructionist tactics they employed last year. “Influenced by these Tea Party voices, Republicans forced us to waste months on routine legislation that nearly shut down our government and held hostage the full faith and credit of the United States,” said Reid referring to the bitter debt ceiling fight that consumed much of last summer. Reid went on to say he hoped that this year Republicans would desist from turning the mundane elements of governing into battles that threatened to shut down the government. To read more, visit: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/205831-reid-takes-a-swing-at-tea-party-in-opening-the-senate |
| Chuck Grassley Twitter account hacked Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:54 PM PST By TIM MAK | Politico The Twittter account of Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a former supporter of the anti-piracy legislation PIPA, was hacked Monday by a follower of the Anonymous "hacktivist" group. "Dear Iowans, vote against ACTA, SOPA, and PIPA, because this man, Chuck Grassley, wants YOUR internet censored and all of that BS," read Grassley's account Monday afternoon. "Yes I was hacked." Grassley withdrew his support for PIPA last week. The person who wrote unauthorized tweets said he was supportive of the Anonymous "hacktivist" group. "Yes, I am an Anonymous follower," read a tweet from Grassley's verified social media account. Grassley is a supporter of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which Anonymous has condemned. To read more, visit: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71828.html |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST By TIM MAK | Politico Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was detained Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., after refusing a full body pat-down, POLITICO has confirmed. "I spoke with him five minutes ago and he was being detained indefinitely," Paul spokesperson Moira Bagley said. "The image scan went off; he refused patdown." Paul's father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), tweeted out news of the incident, saying that there had been an "anomaly" with a body scanner. "My son @SenRandPaul being detained by TSA for refusing full body pat-down after anomaly in body scanner in Nashville. More details coming," wrote the authenticated Twitter account of presidential candidate Ron Paul. The TSA disputed this characterization of the incident. The Kentucky senator triggered an alarm during routine airport screening and declined to finish the process, said a TSA official, but was "not detained at any point." A targeted pat-down is usually used to address the alarm. "Passengers, as in this case, who refuse to comply with security procedures are denied access to the secure gate area. He was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement," the official said. To read more, visit: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71818.html |
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