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		<title>Bill Brady Calls Off His Dogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – NTUI Tax Villain of the Month Bill Brady called off some of his dogs late last week, allowing the Libertarian Party of Illinois to be on the ballot November 2, 2010. Although this is reason to celebrate, it is important to note that the Constitution Party is still being kept off the ballot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/bill-brady-calls-off-his-dogs</link>
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		<title>Private Workers Three Times More Likely to be  Jobless than Government Employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Edward J.  O&#8217;Boyle, Ph.D (8-6-10)
Drawing on  data collected through its Current Population Survey, the  Bureau of Labor  Statistics every month publishes the rate of  unemployment by age, gender, race,  class of worker, disability status,  industry, veteran status, educational  attainment, occupation, and  marital status. In addition, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/uncategorized/private-workers-three-times-more-likely-to-be-jobless-than-government-employees</link>
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		<title>Carroll County School Teachers Thrive as Private Sector Struggles to Survive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAKE CARROLL&#8211;A study by the Illinois Taxpayer Education Foundation (ITEF) of public school salaries and benefits in Carroll County, Illinois, reveals that Carroll County has a 10.5% unemployment rate with an average full time wage of $30,420 per year, but that in Eastland School District 308, every teacher makes more than the average Carroll county [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/carroll-county-school-teachers-thrive-as-private-sector-struggles-to-survive</link>
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		<title>State Sen. Bill Brady Named August 2010 Tax Villain of the Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ROCKFORD&#8211;The President of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today named gubernatorial candidate, State Senator Bill Brady (R-44, Bloomington) the group’s August “Tax Villain of the Month.” Speaking at a news conference in Rockford, IL, Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), also distributed “wanted flyers” as he outlined why Brady had earned this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/state-sen-bill-brady-named-august-2010-tax-villain-of-the-month</link>
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		<title>Bill Brady&#8217;s Family Attacks Choice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady has enlisted members of his family in his effort to knock the Libertarian party of Illinois off the November ballot, thereby wasting taxpayer dollars and reducing voter choice. According to a published report, Bill Brady&#8217;s niece Brittany is working for Andrew Heffernan, the person that signed the official objection to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/bill-bradys-family-attacks-choice</link>
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		<title>Candidate Bill Brady Wasting Taxpayer Dollars for Personal Gain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Brady and the Illinois Republican Party are behind the petition challenges to several legitimate candidates who have filed to run for office in Illinois. The “binder check” process has revealed countless examples of completely bogus objections to petition signatures. Election office employees threw out tens of thousands of those bogus objections from Brady and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/candidate-bill-brady-wasting-taxpayer-dollars-for-personal-gain</link>
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		<title>Illinois Total State Revenue Up $8.1 Billion for FY2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff Trigg

The Illinois Taxpayer Education Foundation&#8217;s analysis of Illinois&#8217; state revenue for fiscal year 2010 shows an incredible $8.1 billion increase in total state revenue over fiscal year 2009. The state of Illinois has seen an increase in revenue of 11.22% since fiscal year 2009.

Long-term borrowing increased $4.1 billion for capital projects and gold-plated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/itef/total-state-revenue-up-81-billion-for-fy2010</link>
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		<title>All-Partisan Illinois Gubernatorial Debate Thursday, July 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a concerned taxpayer, it is particularly important to be an informed voter. For this reason, we at National Taxpayers United of Illinois encourage you to attend the Illinois Gubernatorial Debate at Chicago State University this Thursday, July 8, from 7pm to 9pm.

Five candidates for Governor of Illinois have already confirmed their attendance at this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/all-partisan-illinois-gubernatorial-debate-thursday-july-8</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re on Facebook!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Taxpayers United of Illinois has expanded its marketing and Web presence to Facebook. Facebook is a free social networking service connecting individuals to their friends.


The new NTUI Facebook Page provides us with an engaging and participatory platform to keep you informed about our organization&#8217;s activities. On our page, you can contribute photos and comment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/uncategorized/were-on-facebook</link>
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		<title>NTUI Blasts Illinois Republicans for Wasting Taxpayer Money on Petition-Challenge Schemes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Republicans should stop trying to throw candidates off the ballot for purely selfish reasons, resulting in disenfranchisement of voters and waste of taxpayer dollars, said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). He called for Illinois Republicans to be fiscally responsible with their petition challenge efforts this year.

“The Illinois GOP is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ntui.org/news-releases/ntui-blasts-illinois-republicans-for-wasting-taxpayer-money-on-petition-challenge-schemes</link>
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