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	<title>National Taxpayers United of Illinois</title>
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	<description>Illinois' Largest Taxpayer Protection Organization</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Christina Tobin slams Illinois ballot access tyranny at Rockford Tea Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCKFORD–Christina Tobin, Founder and chief executive of Free &#38; Equal Elections, was one of two keynote speakers at the packed Rockford Tea Party Town Hall on February 20, 2010. She spoke on the topic of ballot access; what event organizers dubbed &#8220;the forgotten freedom.&#8221;

In the above photos, Jim Tobin introduces his daughter, Christina Tobin; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Senator Deanna Demuzio Named &#8220;Tax Villain of the Month&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), named State Senator Deanna Demuzio the &#8220;Tax Villain of the Month&#8221; at a press conference yesterday in Springfield, the Senators&#8217; district. Tobin distributed &#8220;wanted flyers&#8221; for the tax villain that summarized how Demuzio earned the designation.
 

View coverage of the press conference by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Government Swimming in Taxpayer Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/illinois-government-swimming-in-taxpayer-dollars</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/itef/illinois-government-swimming-in-taxpayer-dollars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Tobin, ITEF President
SPRINGFIELD—Analysis of Illinois revenues for the first eight months of fiscal year 2010 shows an increase of $7.5 billion from the same period in FY2009. Comparing the same eight months against a healthier FY2008, revenues are still up $5.3 billion, or 13%.

Whose income has gone up 13% over the past 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fat-Cat Politicians Squeezing Taxpayers with Fat Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/fat-cat-politicians-squeezing-taxpayers-with-fat-taxes</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/fat-cat-politicians-squeezing-taxpayers-with-fat-taxes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Today’s taxes are already oppressive, but things have truly gotten out of hand when research into the possibility of passing new taxes is funded by taxpayer dollars,&#8221; warns Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have reportedly received $1 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Federation Bites Illinois Taxpayers Again</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/civic-federation-bites-illinois-taxpayers-again</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/civic-federation-bites-illinois-taxpayers-again#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Civic Federation, described as “One of the state&#8217;s most prominent tax watchdog groups,” has called for the Illinois General Assembly to raise the state personal income tax rate a back-breaking 67% and the corporate income tax rate a job-killing 22% (from 7.3 to 8.9%). Not willing to stop there, they also call for additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Rep. Charles Jefferson Named February 2010 Tax Villain of the Month</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/state-rep-charles-jefferson-february-2010-tax-villain-of-the-month</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/state-rep-charles-jefferson-february-2010-tax-villain-of-the-month#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Tobin, NTUI President, named State Rep. Charles Jefferson the February 2010 &#8220;Tax Villain of the Month.&#8221; The announcement took place at the packed Rockford Tea Party Town Hall on February 20, 2010.

Jefferson&#8217;s &#8220;crimes against the taxpayers&#8221; are summarized in his &#8220;Wanted&#8221; flyer.
Read the related article in the Rockford Register Star.
Download a summary of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Dillard and Brady Signed Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/republican-gubernatorial-candidates-dillard-and-brady-signed-illinois-taxpayer-protection-pledge</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/republican-gubernatorial-candidates-dillard-and-brady-signed-illinois-taxpayer-protection-pledge#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO—The votes are still being counted in the Republican primary race for Illinois governor, but Jim Tobin, President of Tax Accountability, is not apprehensive about the outcome. Both of the leading candidates, Kirk Dillard (R-24, Westmont) and Bill Brady (R-44, Bloomington), are signers of the Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

Tobin announced, &#8220;State Senators Dillard and Brady [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain on the Lincoln Parade</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/rain-on-the-lincoln-parade</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around Lincoln’s birthday each year, children are taught that Lincoln was the “Great Emancipator,” that he “saved the Union,” and was one of our greatest Presidents. This year, let’s re-examine what we think we know about our 16th President.
Did Lincoln wage the “Civil War” to free the slaves? Lincoln’s own words tell us: “My paramount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate on Lincoln Legacy February 13, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/debate-on-lincoln-legacy-february-13-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/itef/debate-on-lincoln-legacy-february-13-2010#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Ford and Mike Flores will debate &#8220;Did Abraham Lincoln Do More Harm or Good to the United States of America?&#8221; at the College of Complexes on February 13, 2010.

Contrary to his popular image, some historians claim that Abraham Lincoln supported slavery, defended slave owners&#8217; rights, and that his legendary Emancipation Proclamation was merely a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Accountability Broadcasts Endorsement of Randy Hultgren for the 14th Congressional District</title>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/tax-accountability-broadcasts-endorsement-of-randy-hultgren-for-the-14th-congressional-district</link>
		<comments>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/tax-accountability-broadcasts-endorsement-of-randy-hultgren-for-the-14th-congressional-district#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax Accountability, the political action arm of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), has endorsed Winfield businessman and state senator Randy Hultgren for the 14th Congressional District in the February 2nd primary election.
Listen to the radio commercial endorsement of Randy Hultgren

In response to an unfounded attack by his opponent, the President of Tax Accountability, Jim [...]]]></description>
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