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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
August 11th, 2013

‘Just Go Ahead and Defy the IRS’: Rep. King Fires Up Conservative Conference, Stands with Non-Profits
In a stirring address, King told the audience that “when we lean across our backyard fence, or when you step up to the pulpit or when you sit in the pew, when you profess the things that we believe in, and you’re a 501(c)3 and you’re afraid of the IRS, just go ahead and defy the IRS on that. “I’ll stand there with you. If we can’t preach the word in America, where can we preach it?”

Putin's antics prompt US to take stock of Russia policy
Vladimir Putin might lead the world’s biggest country and command more nuclear warheads than any other man on the planet, but the Russian leader’s “slouch” makes him look to Mr Obama like a “bored kid in the back of the classroom”. The president’s bluntness carried a straightforward message: the “reset” of US-Russia relations that was a theme of foreign policy in his first term is now itself being reset.

GOP Rep. Schock Claims Majority of House GOP support Cantor's DREAM Act
...Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) suggested that a majority of House Republicans support granting amnesty through a GOP version of the DREAM Act to young illegal aliens who were brought to America as minors by their parents. Schock, a member of the whip team led by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, was laying out for constituents his stances on immigration and the House GOP leadership’s plan to deal with the issue later this year.

Mugabe signs secret deal to sell uranium to Tehran
Zimbabwe’s Government has signed an agreement with Iran to sell raw materials for a nuclear weapon in direct breach of international sanctions, a senior government official has told The Times. The move by Harare and Tehran is expected to provoke international outrage because of the attempt to circumvent punitive Western sanctions imposed on the two regimes.

Critics question IRS initiative targeting small businesses
Small business owners across the country are receiving letters from the IRS questioning if they are reporting all of their cash income, in a new push by the agency some are saying could unnecessarily create fear in the small business community. The Wall Street Journal reports the initiative is an attempt to respond to what the agency feels is a widespread failure by small businesses to report all their cash sales.

Obama warns disabled veterans prolonged sequester could put their benefits in jeopardy
President Obama took his case for ending the sequester to hundreds of disabled veterans Saturday, saying he protected their benefits from the “reckless” cuts to the federal budget but suggesting next year might be different. ...“But I want to tell you going forward the best way to protect the VA care you have earned is to get rid of this sequester altogether.”

Egypt crisis: Al-Azhar proposes reconciliation talks
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Egypt's top Islamic institution, has begun inviting different political forces to talks on ending the country's political crisis. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyib hopes to oversee a national reconciliation meeting. Over the past three days, numbers have swelled at two protest camps where people are demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

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