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	<title>National Taxpayers United of Illinois</title>
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		<title>State Senator Deanna Demuzio Named &#8220;Tax Villain of the Month&#8221;</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/state-senator-deanna-demuzio-named-tax-villain-of-the-month</link>
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		<title>Illinois Government Swimming in Taxpayer Dollars</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/illinois-government-swimming-in-taxpayer-dollars</link>
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		<title>Fat-Cat Politicians Squeezing Taxpayers with Fat Taxes</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/fat-cat-politicians-squeezing-taxpayers-with-fat-taxes</link>
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		<title>Civic Federation Bites Illinois Taxpayers Again</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/civic-federation-bites-illinois-taxpayers-again</link>
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		<title>State Rep. Charles Jefferson Named February 2010 Tax Villain of the Month</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/ntui-in-the-news/state-rep-charles-jefferson-february-2010-tax-villain-of-the-month</link>
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		<title>Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Dillard and Brady Signed Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/republican-gubernatorial-candidates-dillard-and-brady-signed-illinois-taxpayer-protection-pledge</link>
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		<title>Rain on the Lincoln Parade</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/rain-on-the-lincoln-parade</link>
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		<title>Debate on Lincoln Legacy February 13, 2010</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/debate-on-lincoln-legacy-february-13-2010</link>
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		<title>Tax Accountability Broadcasts Endorsement of Randy Hultgren for the 14th Congressional District</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/tax-accountability-broadcasts-endorsement-of-randy-hultgren-for-the-14th-congressional-district</link>
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		<title>NTUI Warns Midlothian Taxpayers Against Home Rule Propaganda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians in the Village of Midlothian are staging town hall meetings to discuss the referendum for unlimited Home Rule taxing powers that will be on the ballot Tuesday, February 2nd. Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization urges Midlothian voters to skip the pro tax increase meetings and counter the political propaganda with the facts about Home Rule.

&#8220;&#8216;Home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/ntui-warns-midlothian-taxpayers-against-home-rule-propaganda</link>
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