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May 21, 2011, is the day of judgment. >> david corn is the washington editor for "mother jones" magazine and msnbc political analyst. david, i have decided im in the wrong area of radio. because im from philly. we got these billboards around us in philly. ive seen them in jersey. i woke up this morning in indiana. there it was as i drove to the airport. how are they funding this? there has to be a lot of money in religious broadcasting that supports this. >> there is. "mother jones" did a story ...

Then shall the end come. >> we have to talk about this. this is not an option. we have to say it again and again and again. may 21, 2011. is the day of judgment. >> david corian is washington editor for mother jones magazine and msnbc political analyst. david, i have decided im in the wrong area of radio. because im from philly. we got these billboards around us in philly. ive seen in in jers jersey. i woke up this morning in indiana. there it was as i drove to the airport. how are they funding ...

>> we have got an copy of the obamas tax forms. it looks as though 2010 was not a great year for the first family. and to the presidents peach put vice president biden to sleep? find out what the vice presidents wife is saying about that.

In their tax forms. many of you might be working on them right at this minute. vera gibbons is joining us with information on what we call the sandwich generation. its so interesting. people are caught between children on one side, their parents. how can you claim your parents as dependents if you are caring for them. >> its funny. you have more than 20 million americans in this situation. theyre in off the situation. you do want to take all the breaks, a program like turbo tax is going to make ...

Code. you lower the rates for in exchange of other things. >> we need a simpler tax code. tax day is at the end of this week. its a real challenge for people to fill out their own tax forms. its much more complicated than anyone and we spend lots of money doing that. peop we need a simple, fair, tax system. you talked about lowering tax rates. and i have to tell you, our problem is not that we are taxed too little, its that we spend too much. all washington do is spend it. i would encourage them...

There are hundreds of i.r.s. tax forms to choose from, but dont worry, most people only use about a dozen of them. a basic rule to follow when deciding which federal 1040 to use is, keep it simple. if you have just wage income to report, you might consider using the 1040ez. that short form only allows you to make standard deductions. many people file the short form when they actually have enough deductions and would be better off using a long form. so be aware of everything you can write off and...

Shouting "kill the bill." president obamas approval ratings plummet to the lowest point ever in one poll as he faces criticism over libya. and tax to the max, the three-party series as you prepare your tax forms for uncle sam. we have the five most overlooked deductions. and that is hail, the size of a quarter falling in new orleans. much of the southeast is dealing with heavy rains, strong winds and the northeast is expected to start april with a noreaster. >> say it. >> can i say bill ka...

Patti davis blames hinkleys tenacious lawyer, barry levine, who desized a long-term plan -- devised a long-term plan for increasing freedoms that will eventually lead to hinkleys complete release from a mental hospital. and, too, she rips into federal judge paul freeman who she says consistently ignores the governments objections that hinkley is so narcissistic, he could still be violent to impress women. sometimes the legal system works, sometimes it fails, she writes. hinkley had wealthy paren...

Yog insurance and real insurance pools, stabilize the dollar action and then do something they still dont want to get dug, thats simplify the tax code so we can focus on real things instead of 7.5ably onhours filling out tax forms, all these lawyers and accountants and everything else. its a waste. >> these are common-sense things. at the end of the day if you reestablish integrity, you immediately stabilize the housing market, you immediately stabilize the municipal financial markets. >> sure, ...

>> tough time with the pledge drive going on for npr. this is a critical time for them to gather as much support as they can. >> for the smaller stations that do need the money. the funny thing here, when the special meeting was requested, npr asked for the donors and tax forms, all the information about the group. they never got that information but despite the red flags, went ahead with the meeting anyway. look where it got them. >> which probably should have been tipped off to that a little e...