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Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday joined three other presidential candidates in seeking to delay the filing of personal financial disclosure reports. The reports identify the assets, liabilities and sources of income of the candidates and their spouses. Other candidates filed their reports with the Federal Election Commission by Tuesday's deadline. The FEC will make them public within days. Clinton and former President Clinton are millionaires, according to past disclosure forms. In 2005, the former president made nearly $7.5 million in speaking fees. The couple had a blind trust valued at between $5 million and $25 million and a...

Man pleads guilty to filing false claim19-year-old drifter is first area man convicted in Katrina-related case Friday, June 16, 2006 By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Reporter A drifter who has spent time in a Florida jail pleaded guilty in Mobile's federal court Thursday to defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the first such conviction in southern Alabama relating to Hurricane Katrina. Arthur Lee Bonner, 19, pleaded guilty to filing false claims against the government. He admitted to applying for and receiving $2,000 from FEMA for an address in Mobile where he did not live. "There's no excuse for it, really," Assistant...

Peoria man pleads guilty in diploma mill case Latest News more>> Truck pulling horse trailer full of illegals crashes SPOKANE, Wash. An Arizonan has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors for his role in a gigantic diploma mill operation. Richard John Novak pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Spokane, Washington, to conspiracy and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Novak, who formerly lived in Spokane and now lives in Peoria, could face up to ten years in prison and (m) millions of dollars in fines. Novak is the second person to reach a plea agreement with the Justice Department...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2006 – Military members and their families can now file their taxes for free, thanks to a partnership between a group that helps military people deal with financial issues and a civilian financial services company. "Military OneSource" has partnered up with Intuit, a financial services company, to provide the TurboTax basic product for federal and state returns at no cost. Military members can download this program and also benefit from tax consultations and have access to appropriate resources. The Military OneSource Web site will provide annual upgrades to the TurboTax software at no cost. "This tax consultant...

Deadline day filing ends mystery Quote from the announcement: "I am a Republican, but I know we must set partisan politics aside and do what's right for Texas. That is why I am running for governor as a Texas Independent. We can't wait any longer. It's time to shake Austin up."

U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, the senior member in the U.S. House of Representatives, plans to seek a 14th two-year term. The Rockwall Republican confirmed plans to run last week. Candidates began filing for the March 7 primary Saturday, with 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 the filing deadline. “I want to finish the energy thrust, and I want to see gas under $2,” Hall said of his reasons for wanting to serve another two years. Hall serves as chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee is the oldest legislative...

Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198; web: http://www.isra.org SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): "A beacon of common sense," is how the ISRA is characterizing a proposal filed yesterday that shields law-abiding citizens from prosecution under politically motivated gun control laws. SB 2165, sponsored by Sen. Ed Petka (R-Plainfield), provides an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in...

Link to www.irs.gov You can file for an automatic extension to file your income taxes by phone until midnight. I just did. Enter 4868 in the form search box and then you'll bring up the form and instructions, plus the 888 number for filing by phone. Wait for the very end of the automatic phone instructions to be sure you have actually filed. Cheers! Patty

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF PAPER by MALCOLM GLADWELL Looking for method in the mess. Issue of 2002-03-25Posted 2002-03-18 On a busy day, a typical air-traffic controller might be in charge of as many as twenty-five airplanes at a time—some ascending, some descending, each at a different altitude and travelling at a different speed. He peers at a large, monochromatic radar console, tracking the movement of tiny tagged blips moving slowly across the screen. He talks to the sector where a plane is headed, and talks to the pilots passing through his sector, and talks to the other controllers about...