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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2010
Page
7
Civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, a former lawyer and judge who steered the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, died in Memphis after a long illness. He was 85. Hooks boosted membership and helped restore the organization's prominence.
Kyrgyzstan’s deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev left the country on Thursday for Kazakhstan. The move, arranged with the aid of the United States Russia and Kazakhstan, aimed to prevent civil war in the Central Asian nation that hosts a key U S military base, with OSCE involvement noting it as an important step toward peace.
Several thousand demonstrators gathered in Washington at Freedom Plaza protesting government spending on tax day. Activists from Maine to Hawaii joined in, with speakers like Michele Bachmann and Rand Paul urging constitutional conservative candidates as they criticize Obama policies and the health care plan. A Wisconsin boycott criticized Tommy Thompson as part of the old establishment, while some protesters carried antiestablishment signs and prepared for future campaigns.
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson says about a fifth of recent mail examinations target the homebuyer credit. The audits delay refunds by up to five months as 1.8 million taxpayers applied and 260 thousand were selected for review.
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama reported 5.5 million in combined income in 2009. Most came from book sales and his 400000 salary while 329100 went to charity. They paid 1792414 federal tax and 163303 Illinois tax. The Nobel prize money was not included in taxable income.
Pope Benedict XVI spoke at a Mass in the Vatican and urged Christians to repent while saying the church faces attacks. U.S. victims group denounces the remarks as meaningless without concrete safeguards for children against pedophile priests. The pontiff’s comments follow Irish and global probes into decades of abuse and cover ups.
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