Politico: Health reform’s hidden land mines

After all the controversy over the public option, people might think that everyone can sign up right away if Congress passes health reform.
Or that insurance premiums will go down.Or that they’ll be able to shop around for insurance if they don’t like what their company offers.
Think again. more…..

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ABC News: Exclusive: Jobs ‘Saved or Created’ in Congressional Districts That Don’t Exist

Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.
There’s one problem, though: There is no 15th congressional district in Arizona; the state has only eight districts.  more…..

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Big Government: ACORN Still Owes $2.3 Million in Overdue Taxes

ACORN and its affiliates are content to impose crippling big-government laws, regulations, and taxes on Americans, but when called upon to obey those same rules, ACORN’s network of scofflaws and deadbeats simply refuses to comply.

ACORN and its affiliates currently owe more than $2.3 million in long overdue back taxes to all levels of government. more…..

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Michelle Malkin: SEIU thugs vs. the Boy Scouts — and other related Big Labor antics

The Purple Shirted-thugs of the Service Employees International Union — ACORN’s alter ego and Obama’s most frequent visitor — are going after an Eagle Scout who poses a threat to their workers because he’s volunteering too much. more…..

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Washington Examiner: The ‘Making YOU Pay’ tax credit

President Obama’s “Making Work Pay” tax credit was an idea he first set forward during his presidential campaign. Unfortunately, it will soon take many Americans unawares and hurt some financially.

The credit has been administered as part of the stimulus package through a reduction in tax-withholding from workers’ paychecks. But the reduced withholding, which began quietly this April, might cause up to 15 million Americans to underpay the IRS even though they did nothing wrong. more…..

Related: Millions will have to repay part of tax credit (AP)

WASHINGTON — More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.

Taxpayers are at risk if they have more than one job, are married and both spouses work, or receive Social Security benefits while also earning taxable wages, according to a report Monday by the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration. more…..

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Doctor Zero / Hot Air: The Essential Fusion

I had a hard time finding a definitive paragraph from this outstanding piece to publish here. Just go read it.

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Video: Global warming con man Al Gore met by protesters in Boca Raton, Florida

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-Cnation