the irs in 2900 voluntary initiative that allowed u.s. citizens that had foreign bank accounts that had not been reported to come forward and to pay reduced penalties and to avoid the chance of going to jail. 15,000 u.s. citizens came forward and fast up to having offshore accounts. of the cases from that initiative that have been closed, the average amount of tax interest and penalties collected his $200,000 per case. in february of this year, the irs announced offshore voluntary disclosure initiative and that closes august 31. if you have those foreign accounts pressure to fess up with the irs before august 31. the terms of this offshore initiative are worse for taxpayers than the last one. the irs is quoting they're not going to reward people for not coming in last time. the biggest incentive though is that coming forward hundred voluntary disclosure program will make sure that you don't go to prison. the irs is also really increasing the number of audits on high income taxpayers trying to ferret some of this out. the hsbc case actuall

the irs is going after them. well, here in the u.s. legislation to help combat tax havens last year as part of the hire act, we got the foreign account tax compliance act or fatca as we like to refer to it or fat cats. it had some good provisions in the it, but it wasn't as broad as we'd have liked to seen. senator levin had a bill called the stop tax haven abuse act that had much broader provision. they're trying to reintroduce this with this congress with some changes. it had some really important measures in it. it allowed treasury, for example, to prohibit banks that were that facilitating, foreign banks that were facilitating tax cheating, and it would allow treasury to keep them from doing business, um, in the u.s. it would give the irs some great enforcement tools like expanding their use of john doe summons which is when they go in and say, well, we know somebody's cheating, we just don't know his name. and it also has a really important expansion of the anti-money laundering rules. another provision that

fact that she worked for the irs on behalf of the government. against taxpayers. her tea party crowd probably wouldn't love that. but bachmann's stint at the irs also might not be as good a resume blooster as she claims. on her website, bachmann says she worked on hundreds of cases. as a federal tax and lat but theinneapolis star tribune reports, bachmann only fully litigated two cases. and if she only fully litigated two cases, how did she get all that inside dirty the irs is doing that she needed to know to defeat them? >> i went to work in that system because the first rule of war is know your enemy. so i went to the inside to learn how they work because i wanted to defeat them. >> defeat them? by just trying two cases? nice try, congresswoman. but we got you. [ male announcer ] mio. a revolutionary water enhancer. add a little...or a lot. for a drink that's just the way you like it. make it yours. make it mio. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. ♪ in here, video games are not confined to screens. â

of you love the irs? no. it's time to change it. i went to work in that system because the -- the first rule of war is know your enemy. so i went to the signed to learn how they work because i want it defeat them. >> now, nia, when i ran, i did saturday night live and we were never that funny. but do you think that these guests are going to really matter to the far right voters that she is appealing to and but will it turn off the middle and the more moderate voters in reflect of the primary? >> certainly. you have to look at this because there is becoming a mattern with michele bachmann. she argued that the founding fathers weren't really abolitionist and fought to end slavery. we all know that founding fathers owned slaves. she made another gaff about john wayne growing up in waterloo, who i believe it was really john wayne gasey who was a serial killer. i think the thing about michele bachmann that we are seeing now is she is getting more scrutiny. she is out there, learning about the reality of nation

and the irs uses the last-known address. money waiting for 16,000 california taxpayer autos a lot of money. >> thank you. >> and back to school shopping survey shows a gap in spending kpekt taigss between parents and students showing 41% of the teenagers they their parents will spend more than $100 on school supplies, compared to 68% of parents expect to spend more. that is compared to the survey found that 43% of the teens plan to contribute to the cost of back to school shopping. and only 15% of parents expect their child to help pay. and experts say it's missed communities to -- opportunities to talk about money management. and maybe help get them to pay for supply autos a study suggests brothers and sisters of autistic children have a much higher risk of developing the disorder. researchers studdeed 664 infants z about 19% of those younger siblings ended up being dyingnessed by the time they were three. the study says the younger sibling's risk is 20 times greater than children in the general population. >> and these are

the irs says there are several ways to spot tax scams. they include claims for the making work pay credit. which is a program that has expired. offers of free money with no documentation required. clients not being told to sign forms or being given copies of forms. the irs is investigating hundredsover complaints from san jose, oakland, fresno, and sacramento. >>> no more crosses will be added to a hillside memorial in lafayette recognizing falling troops. volunteers have been adding white crosses for each service member killed in iraq. the final cross was hammered into the hillside memorial this week. organizers have said it has become difficult to keep track of the number of service members killed overseas. >>> overnight we learned the names of the death of two more service members. they died in separate attacks yesterday. one was a french soldier. the other soldiers nationality is not known. five american soldiers were killed yesterday in an insurgent attack. >>> we are getting a look at a wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in afg

irs and the cia. one vet had a job at nummi but lost it when the plant closed. he says it has been tough finding the right fit. >> i was some marine corps experience in security and all my other police academy background, as well. they said i might be a little overqualified for the job. >> reporter: what do you say to that? >> i said i'll take the job anyway. >> reporter: that's right. who wouldn't? the u.s. unemployment rate was at 9.1% in july. for young veterans, those just coming back, it's more than double at 23%. and that is why these recruit military job fairs have been happening ever since 2006. dana, there is really a need for everyone to find a job but people coming home from the military after doing their duty and service to the country need a job break, as well. >> it's the leaves that can be done for them. so this is great to see. len ramirez, thanks. >>> you know what? a week from today a north bay veterans group will begin helping 400 vets and their families with the basic need of getti

>> if the irs -- the whole point, the problem, the irs doesn't know who's stashing money in panama. >> let me be the guy stashing money. i'm stashing money in panama, doingç the good old-fashioned american rich guy thing and rocking this thing. obama, got us panama free trade, hooked me up. why is it that the irs can't get me with a rule of shared visibility? >> they have to already know you're stashing money there to ask the panamanian government any questions about you. they can't just say, the irs can't just go panama and say give me a list of americans stashing money in panama. the panamanian government doesn't have to comply with that request. they have to already know you're doing it. >> whoenl i'm busted like bernie madoff after the fact, then i can go to panama and see if i had money there? the last yes is, a great way to take money, dude. this is sweet. if you were to look, though, at this why does the free trade deal affect that? in other words, do i need the panama free tad trade deal to do this? >> already happened. the free trade decements that i u.s. law. we try to cha

the irs says they may get their money back from the airlines or the treasury department. the irs won't charge passengers who bought tickets retroactively during the shutdown. >>> comcast will charge families just $10 for its internet essentials program -- program. this includes a voucher to buy a computer for $150. families who have at least one child in the national school lunch program are eligible to participate in the program. >>> 7:47. well, celebrities in tv, movie, sports all came together for a celebration right here on ktvu. celina gomez right there won -- selena gomez there won. she picked up a win with her then-boyfriend, justin bieber. taylor swift was named the ultimate choice, a lifetime achievement award of sorts. >> i want to thank the fans. you guys have made my life so beautiful. it's all because of you. [ cheers ] >> that award, by the way, was one of six for taylor swift. she had the most victories of the night. >>> it's ruled the weekend box office. >> "rise of the planet of the apes" opened as the number one movie. it raised $54 million. $15million m

the irs says it's received hundreds of reports in recent weeks from people right here in the bay area. >>> the weak economy has americans dropping tv service by the thousands. but that doesn't mean they are not watching tv. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains. >> reporter: whether it's cable or satellite, subscribers are cutting the cord in record numbers. >> it's too expensive. >> i don't want 100 channels. >> we just keep going to hulu and other free internet service providers. >> reporter: they are not alone. the "associated press" reports nearly 200,000 customers dumped their tv providers between april and june. but some say it's not that they are cutting the cord; they are just not signing up in the first place. >> we have a normal churn of customers all the time but usually they are replaced by new customers and we are not getting that now. >> reporter: the consultant for the cable and satellite industry blames a housing market that has people moving back home with their parents. >> if my son moves back home with me, that's one subscriber where the cable industry has just

the man irs arrested in a bay area cold case is going public for the first time. pleasanton police arrested 43- year-old steven carlson this week for the 1984 stabbing death of tina folds. carlson was only 16 years old when she was killed. now carlson is telling the mercury news he's innocent. he says he remembers seeing folds around school but did not know her. he has a long criminal record including arrests for drugs, thefts, and lewd acts on a child. >>> bart shut down phones to keep the peace. the transit agency is still warning protestors may stage surprise demonstrations during the coming days. that could disrupt service during peak commute times. they had a small army of police officers at the civic center station. the officers may have shut down a protest before it started. bart admits shutting off cell phone service to everyone inside the station. >> actually media relations people made that decision. >> the tactics got the cops news. >> he specifically said it was the publics relations department that made the decision. >> we suggested it. >> now bart is

the latest reason why she went to work for the irs coming up. they keep getting more interesting. >>> that's ahead in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. for dentists, the choice is clear. fact is, more dental professionals brush with an oral-b toothbrush than any other brush. trust the brush more dentists and hygienists use, oral-b. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> back to "hardball" now for the "sideshow." first up, here's a fun one. since the early days on the campaign trail, michele bachmann made it widely known that she has the experience as a tax litigation attorney for the irs. recently, she famously said

the latest reason why she went to work for the irs coming up. they keep getting more interesting. >>> that's ahead in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball" now for the "sideshow." first up, here's a fun one. since the early days on the campaign trail, michele bachmann made it widely known that she has the experience as a tax litigation attorney for the irs. recently, she famously said she became a tax lawyer because her husband told her to, and the bible commands wives to be submissive to their husbands. today she came up with a creative explanation for why she went to work for the irs. let's listen. >> i went to work in that system, because the first rule of war is, know your enemy. so i went to the inside to learn how they worked, because i want to defeat them. >> women, that's quite an elaborate plan for your career, but is she running to president now to infiltrate the enemy yet again? that comes to us courtesy of the plum line at the "washington post." the crazy talk continues. another personal at

the latest reason why she went to work for the irs coming up. they keep getting more interesting. >>> that's ahead in the "sideshow." you're watching msnbc. ugh, my feet are killin' me. well, we're here to get you custom orthotic inserts. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best for your tired feet. foot-care scientists are behind it. you'll get all-day relief. for your tired achy feet. for locations, see drscholls.com. thank you... >>> back to "hardball" now for the "sideshow." first up, here's a fun one. since the early days on the campaign trail, michele bachmann made it widely known that she has the experience as a tax litigation attorney for the irs. recently, she famously said she became a tax lawyer because her husband told her to, and the bible commands wives to be submissive to their husbands. today she came up with a creative explanation for why she went to work for the irs. let's listen. >> i went to work in that system, because the first rule of war is, know your enemy. so i went to the i

both airlines are working with the irs to get the refunds out. a delta spokesman says it should be relatively soon. now, the irs has asked all airlines to issue refunds, but passengers who fly those carriers which are refusing to comply can actually file for a refund directly with the irs. >>> on a side note, alaska airlines ticket sales are soaring. it's one of only a handful of carriers that opted not to raise ticket prices and let consumers keep that tax savings from the faa shutdown. >>> good news for consumers tired of waiting around for slow internet. a new fcc study found download speeds are up and are almost as good as what companies advertise. so on average, the fcc found dsl services like at&t and verizon deliver download speeds at 82% of what they advertise. cable-based internet like comcast is better delivering an average 93% of the advertised speeds. this is a huge improvement from two years ago when customers only got about half their promised speed. >>> your car seat could be toxic. the nonprofit ecology center found 60% of car sea

a historic architect for that project, having worked substantially with the ir. and looking at the environmental document, there are many others. the army corps of engineers is here today. there are many others who have been involved in the project. thank you. >> good morning, president, members of the commission. i think that dan did an excellent overview on the project. it is a long coming project. we have had to get over a number of bumps in the road. it is very significant to be here, as the project itself was conceived of as being an open space that would be the lever -- delivered as part of the redevelopment of pier 32. as we reported, we ran into problems with that development. i would specifically like to recognize career in woods and michael sweet as being key people, from the very beginning, locking us through the long history. through the different partnerships with public agencies as well as the community at large, we were able to force iraq and get over the requirements up to this point. included within that was this full environmental impact report

we know corporations cut a check to to the irs, atheapt pay the taxes, people do, but which people? is it the shareholders or the employees of the corporation or the consumers? the most recent research seems to indicate that a substantial percentage of the burden of the corporate tax is born by employing in the form of lower wages. in addition to inquiries about where the burden of the corporate tax falls, i think it's important for this committee to focus on how the corporate tax system encourages the use of debt rather than equity. if a corporation is in need of additional funds, our tax -- our current tax system encourages the corporation to borrow money rather than raising money by raising their issuing stock. now, how is that? by making any interest payments on the borrowing deductible whereas any dividends paid are not deductible. from a business stand point, the increased use of debt by corporations make the corporation more vulnerable to the risk of bankruptcy and other downturns in the economy. other dividends not deductible means corporate profits are taxed twice at the co

attorney's office and state attorney general and the irs. there is really shin beau see biden legacy if i get a fair a shot. [laughter]o i am sure he will want to give his case the proper treatment but also asking the irs to revoke their tax status because they are 1/8 501(c)(3) organization when george soros donates hisns millions it is a tax write-off. he and warren buffett went to write more checks to the government, a great. if you are the 501(c)(3)ell organization as you know, you cannot engage in direct political activity. you can educate the voters but you cannot actively campaign. if you look at the worst relax of 20128 of those 12 are republican and of those four that are democrats three of those are african-american and. in the very beginning of the cruise existence they did not go after democrats have also peopleehe started 2.a finger at the obvious partisanship and politicalan motive then they started tod on pick of the black caucus. and not easily the fanfare going after me or sarah poin or others. there obviously politicalande

this teenagers death is not included in the count because he passed away at the hospital. >>> the irs warns that con artists are posing as tax preparers showing up at churches and community services and chargeable in help in filing forms. there are several ways to spot tax scams. they include claims for the making work pay credit is a program that has expired. offers of free money with no documentation required. and clients not being told to sign forms or being given copies of forms. the irs is investigating hundreds of complaints from san jose, oakland, fresno, and san francisco. >>> a new york city man has created a new app for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. his app is called 110 stories. it allows the users to point their phones to where the world trade center towers once stood. the app generates an outline of the two towers opinion he and many new yorkers are worried about the fact that they are gone. they are encouraged to add a personal story. >>> coming up on 7:00. we want to check back in with sal on the friday morning commute. >> we do want to men right now there

the irs does not take kindly to you not paying your taxes. they would be there to take what you have and sell it. the united states of america is no different. what was done is we've voted or sell a lifestyle that we cannot possibly afford. now the day of reckoning has come. what have we seen happen? we sell the stock market slide 1500 points in one week. yesterday, 420 points down on the stock market. we have lost, what? the credit rating of the united states -- the aaa credit rating went down to aa plus. we are not done with school. bring that back. we have more lessons to learn. bring it back, a young man. we are not done. we have more to learn. we have more to learn. the aaa credit rating but down to aa plus for the first time in american history. we made it to the depression without losing our credit rating. we made it through world war ii without losing our credit rating. if we made it through korea, vietnam, 9/11 -- would made it to all that and never lost our credit rating, but we have not been able to make it through barack obama wit

the irs had bad news today for air travelers who were expecting to get an airline ticket tax refund. as a result the bill congress passed today passengerred who purchased tickets prior to july 23rd and then traveled between july 23rd and today are not entitle to a refund of the airline ticket excise tax. the irs says airlines must resume collecting those taxes when tickets are sold by one minute after midnight on sunday night. >>> security officials say a threatening note was behind today's search of a passenger jet at philadelphia airport. the u.s. airways flight was headed to anchorage alaska. passengers and crew members were asked to leave the plane. >>> the man accused of using someone elses expired boarding pass today agreed to plead guilty to a stow away charge. he was arrested when he tried it again. noibi is to enter the guilty plea in los angeles next week. he faces up to five years in prison. >>> a trip to san francisco has turned into a nightmare for a philadelphia family after their 9-year-old son was struck and hit by a -- or struck by a hit and run driver during last ni

the irs had bad news today for air travelers who were expecting to get an airline ticket tax refund. as a result the bill congress passed today passengerred who purchased tickets prior to july 23rd and then traveled between july 23rd and today are not entitle to a refund of the airline ticket excise tax. the irs says airlines must resume collecting those taxes when tickets are sold by one minute after midnight on sunday night. >>> security officials say a threatening note was behind today's search of a passenger jet at philadelphia airport. the u.s. airways flight was headed to anchorage alaska. passengers and crew members were asked to leave the plane. >>> the man accused of using someone elses expired boarding pass today agreed to plead guilty to a stow away charge. he was arrested when he tried it again. noibi is to enter the guilty plea in los angeles next week. he faces up to five years in prison. >>> a trip to san francisco has turned into a nightmare for a philadelphia family after their 9-year-old son was struck and hit by a -- or struck by a hit and run driver during last ni

this occurred during bachmann's stint working for the irs. she now says her stint working at the irs was a plan to "learn how they work to defeat them from the inside." anyway, maybe she was too busy with her secret plan to take note of the end of the cold war. >>> and -- i'm glad it is over. >>> up next, some democrats argue that hillary clinton, some democrats, think she would be a stronger president. interesting speculation, but would things really be much different if hillary clinton were president today? we'll see because we're going it argue about it. you're watching "hardball" -- this is a hot one coming up -- you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ woman ] welcome back, jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage, while my sneezing and my itchy eyes took refuge from the dust in here and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lily and i are back on the road again. where we belong. with zyrtec®, i can love

this occurred during bachmann's stint working for the irs. she now says her stint working at the irs was a plan to "lerch how they work to defeat them from the inside." anyway, maybe she was too busy with her secret plan to take note of the end of the cold war. >>> and -- i'm glad it is over. >>> up next, some democrats argue that hillary clinton, some democrats, think she would be a stronger president. interesting speculation, but would things really be much different if hillary clinton were president today? we'll see because we're going it argue about it. >>> you're watching "hardball." this is a hot one coming up. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. absolutely. oh, great, that's awesome. what about a platinum graphite rogue with touch-screen nav, bluetooth, and...a moonroof? with or without leather? we got 'em both. [ sighs ] i gotta get back. [ male announcer ] the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for all. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best

>> functionally, the next step is these are submitted to the irs. we have to get permission from them, but on october 11, this plan ends, so that is the functional step, and on october 12, social security ends. >> do we have further negotiations with union partners, or is that an ongoing discussions hammond -- ongoing discussion? do you have a plan and then we move forward as a district? >> the board has already approved in mo euau. we meet on a regular basis to discuss how the implementation and has reflected, and step-by- step, we will complete this transition on a timeline. on october 11, the actual transition to social security will begin to take place, and the termination will take place, and we will begin the transition for eligible members. those who are over 55 will have the choice to stay or go into social security or form a separate plan. >> roll call please chairman? [calling votes] >> 6 ayes. >> i think we have worked on this is how many years? [applause] >> let's move on. discussion of other educational issues. none tonight. calendar re

for that project, having worked substantially with the ir. and looking at the environmental document, there are many others. the army corps of engineers is here today. there are many others who have been involved in the project. thank you. >> good morning, president, members of the commission. i think that dan did an excellent overview on the project. it is a long coming project. we have had to get over a number of bumps in the road. it is very significant to be here, as the project itself was conceived of as being an open space that would be the lever -- delivered as part of the redevelopment of pier 32. as we reported, we ran into problems with that development. i would specifically like to recognize career in woods and michael sweet as being key people, from the very beginning, locking us through the long history. through the different partnerships with public agencies as well as the community at large, we were able to force iraq and get over the requirements up to this point. included within that was this full environmental impact report

. >> bill: do you see anything in the first two that's illegal? should the irs be in there. >> yes. the irs should be in there. >> bill: ministers united life ministries, what's this? >> here it gets fuzzier because the a.p. reported they raised more than $4 million. they had a telethon to cover the cost of counseling, feeding and caring for 9/11 victims. i don't know how you measure that. the a.p. said the most of them or a large a the money went to the church that's run by the founder. but now the lawyer just now calls up and says we can account for all this money. and they sent out an audited statement. >> bill: this church is down by the world trade center. >> that's right. 2 million of it. they said he misspoke when he said 4 million. we only raised 2 million. >> bill: then there was one called the garden of forgiveness? what's that? >> gashedz around the country that people learn to forgive. forgiving is healthy. reverend linden harris helps in this movement. he raised $200,000. paid himself $126,000. >> bill: that's nice. the reverend pays himself. he answers we want a garden

>> the irs had said passengers would be eligible for a refund if they paid ticket taxes before the july 23rd faa shutdown but then they flew during the shutdown when it didn't have authority to cut those taxes but the faa is now keeping that money. consumer advocates are outraged pointing out taxes were paid but no federal benefits. >> now, julie what, about the people who bought tickets during the faa shutdown? are they gonna -- have to pay back on those taxes? >> well that's the good news. they are not gonna make people pay backtaxes. but most of the airlines raised their prices anyway because of the taxes so the folks won't see that much of a benefit. >> and will that affect the rates. >> here's the good news -- at least in some cases, some airlines about bringing their -- are bringing their prices back down. united and southwest, they say that they did lower the ticket prices as of last night before the shutdown, or back to what they were before the shutdown. but delta and american will only say they are being competitive with what other airlines are charging. so they are lowering s

this happened during bachmann's stint at the irs. she said it was part of a plan to learn how they work so i can defeat them. maybe she was too busy with her secret plan to take notice of the end of the cold war. >>> that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. up next "your business" with j.j. ramburg. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables? maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. [ male announcer ] get five dollars in money-saving coupons at v8juice.com. while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®.

a southern california woman is in hot water with the irs. she prepared a false tax returns and obtained fraudulent social security numbers for at least 19 nonexistent children. she was arrested on july 12th in livermore and made an initial court appearance yesterday. she faces up to 143 years in prison and a 5.6 million in >> rebels have organized and gaining control in libya. the libyan government is denying that. >> in a rock, the man wearing military uniforms polled seven men out of a mosque and shot them execution-style. 60 people were killed in several different explosions. the seven people killed were members of an anti al-qaeda militia. >> much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. we will be right >> welcome back. russell armstrong, one of the stars of real house was of beverly hills is dead from an apparent suicide. he himself in his bedroom. he leaves behind a daughter and estranged wife. we will bring you more information in the next hour. >> 34 years since the death of elvis pres

irs twice. we talked as a merchants association and decided to give it a serious ago. we met with the neighborhood association, property owners. we raised money in all three of those groups and we started the plan. we initially sent out petitions in 2009, and that was a bad time. the economy was not doing well. it was clear that no one wanted to spend extra money. we looked back at our plan and we've dropped the assessments by $50,000. half we tried it again. -- we tried it again. i had no idea it would take almost two years to get to this point off off. because it took so long, i'm not sure if this is on the record or not but this is a letter that went out with those bright before they submitted petitions to the board explaining that it is taking that long. -- this is a letter that went out to those right before they were submitted to the board. we had different meetings. one was the merchant specific. there was one where everyone was welcome. we set up a website that had articles on bids acros

attorney's office, our state attorney general, and with the irs. our sphait attorney general is providing -- yes, there is relation, our vice president's son, so let's see if i get a fair shot. i'm sure he'll want to give this case all of the proper treatment it deserves, and we're also asking the irs to revoke their tax status, to revoke crew's tax status because there's 501c organization so when george donates his, you know, millions to crew, it's a tax write off, and if he and warren buffet want to write more checks to the government, great, but he gets to write off the check to crew. when you're a 501c3 organization as you probably very well know, you cannot engage in direct political activity. you can educate the voters on issue, but you can want actively -- cannot actively campaign. if you look at the top 12 worse, of the 12 in 2010, the most horrible candidates who won reelection, eight of the 12 are republican, and of the four who are democrat, three of them are african-american. now know, there's a very clear agenda here, and in the very b

attorneys office with our state attorney general and with the irs. now our state attorney general is beau biden. yes, there is relation, our vice president's son. let's see if i get a fair shot. i'm sure he'll want to give this case all of the proper treatment it deserves. but we're also asking the irs to revoke their tax status, to revoke crews tax status. because they are a 501c organization. when he donates his, you know, millions to crew, it's a tax writeoff. you know, if he and warren buffett want to write more checks to the government, great, but, you know, he gets to writeoff his check to crew. now when you are a 501(c)(3) organization as you probably very well know, you cannot engage in correct political activity. you can educate the voters about issues, but you cannot actively campaign. if you look at crew's top 12 worst re-elects of those 12 of 2012, they say, you know, the most horrible candidates who won reelection, 8th of those are republican, and of those four who are democrat, thee of them are african-american. so there's a very clear

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now, whether i will take the time and effort to go into court if the irs doesn't respond positively to my letter, that i don't know. that's a big, big step. >> keep us posted. we'd like to know what the irs says to you. c. boyden gray joining us today from new hampshire. thank you, sir. >> my pleasure. >> all right. exactly 11 minutes before the top of the hour on this friday. they're leaving in droves. millions of people packing their bags and leaving new york because the taxes are just too damn high. it says on the teleprompter. our next guest says washington needs to pay attention to what is happening and she was one of the president's biggest allies in 2008 and oprah ready for round two but president obama is not interested in her support. what's that about? getting grime from deep inside grout takes the right tools, but also a caring touch. you learn to get a feel for the trouble spots. to know its wants... its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. [ male announcer ] this is what it's like getting an amazing discount on a hotel with travelocity's top secret hotels. the easy w