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Last year the Legislature tricked voters into thinking that they were adopting a measure to dock lawmakers’ pay if they didn’t deliver a balanced budget. Guess what. They were lying to you. Or maybe they were just kidding. I know, you’re shocked...

To: State Desk Contact: Pete Sepp or Sam Batkins, 703-683-5700, both of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Governor Jon Corzine's massive tax hike will do little to alleviate New Jersey's budget woes and attract new residents, according to a new study from the non-partisan National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF). After reviewing years of data, NTUF found that despite over $3 billion in tax increases since Fiscal Year (FY) 2002, New Jersey is still sliding further into debt.

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Western diplomats and nuclear experts voiced growing concern Tuesday that Iran has reneged on its promise to fully suspend uranium enrichment - a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons. Worries over Tehran's nuclear intentions coincided with decreased concern among nuclear watchdogs about Libya's nuclear ambitions. Tripoli volunteered last month to give up chemical, biological and nuclear weapons or weapons programs. Disarmament teams are in Libya to start dismantling the country's weapons of mass destruction, and diplomats say the North African country apparently was sincere in its vow to disarm. The most recent developments...

From the Boycott Block Committee BoycottBlock@earthlink.net http://KeepAndBearArms.com/BoycottBlock/ I just saw my first TV ads for H&R Block this weekend. It's their ramp-up season. And now the time is ripe for a little delayed justice. You may recall last year when H&R Block initiated an "affiliate program" offering to make a donation to the NRA for every NRA member who came in to have his taxes prepared. It's a standard arrangement they offer to any interested membership association. H&R Block was immediately attacked and threatened by the gun-ban lobby with a March 16th picket. In a craven surrender, Block reneged on...