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Politics : The Next President 2008 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2299)	2/27/2008 12:08:54 AM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3215

concerning hussein obama..I have one name for you: Antoin "Tony" Rezko more will come out later.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2299)	2/27/2008 12:48:49 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 3215

IRS Probes Church Over Obama Speech (at the request of billieblow) By SUZANNE SATALINE February 27, 2008; Page A10 The Internal Revenue Service is investigating the United Church of Christ, saying the denomination may have threatened its tax-free status by allowing Sen. Barack Obama to speak before thousands of members at a church conference in June. A lawyer for the church denied that the denomination, or Sen. Obama, who is a UCC member, engaged in any political activity when he and others spoke before an audience of 10,000 at the church's 50th anniversary celebration in Hartford, Conn. A spokesman for the Obama campaign, Tommy Vietor, said the candidate "spoke to his church's convention about his personal spiritual journey....This was not a campaign event." It is considered unusual for the federal agency to investigate an entire denomination. The agency has previously investigated individual churches and ministers who have made comments about politicians from the pulpit. In rare cases, churches have been fined or have lost their tax-free status. An IRS spokeswoman wouldn't comment on the inquiry, which the church disclosed by releasing a letter from the agency. The 1.2 million-member religious body, which was formed with the merger of several Protestant groups, is considered a social-activist denomination. Federal tax law prohibits nonprofits from engaging in political campaigns.