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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: JakeStraw who wrote (59925)3/2/2009 6:30:42 PM
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Tax Problems Surface for Trade Rep. Nominee Kirk

By Michael D. Shear
Posted at 4:25 PM ET on Mar 2, 2009 | Category: Cabinet

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Former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk, who is President Obama's nominee to be the U.S. Trade Representative, failed to pay almost $10,000 in taxes during the past three years because of a series of mistakes, the Senate Finance Committee announced today.

Kirk's errors involved honoraria from speeches, on which he should have paid taxes; the cost of sports games, for which he deducted too much; and improper treatment of accounting fees on his income taxes. Kirk has agreed to file amended returns...
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