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Mr. & Mrs. Fred Thompson will be interviewed on Hannity & Colmes tonight.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Placing a neatly folded bill or a clutch of coins into a collection plate as it passes along the pew calls up a Norman Rockwell image of American life. But IRS rules taking effect this month may further change the way Americans contribute to houses of worship. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 prohibits donors from declaring contributions to churches or other charitable organizations unless they can produce records of the transactions. Several clerics said they knew nothing about the change before a reporter called asking for comment. "It probably will make a difference," said the...

This year is going to be a happy one -- at least for some taxpayers. Among the many changes that became effective on New Year's Day are higher contribution limits for 401(k) plans, a decline in the top federal estate-tax rate and a new deduction for many people who buy mortgage insurance. The standard mileage rate rose. So did the personal exemption, income brackets and dozens of other tax items adjusted for inflation every year. While these and other changes will bring relief to millions of taxpayers, many will be hit by higher taxes. About 11 million workers will have...

Proposed Resolution for Illigal Immigrants ursurping jobs of US Citizens.

GERING, Neb. -- The ibex head was jammed next to the moose, whose velvety antlers brushed against a rare red lechwe and an African bongo. Below them were several preserved bobcats, and at the far end of the storage container stood endangered leopards, frozen in lifelike mid-prowl. In all, there were more than 800 big-game and exotic animals piled into an old railroad car behind the Wyobraska Wildlife Museum, a modest and lightly visited facility here, far from any population center. It was just one of four large containers packed with animal mounts and skins -- trophies shot on expedition...