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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= No-Tax Pledge Is Paralyzing Congress A House Republican spoke out against anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist on Tuesday, saying his <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-norquist-paralyzing-congress-20111004,0,2329509.story" title="no-tax pledge">no-tax pledge</a> and demands for “ideological purity” are responsible for “paralyzing Congress” during a time when a discussion about tax reform should be a high priority. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/no-tax_pledge_is_paralyzing_congress_20111004/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/no-tax_pledge_is_paralyzing_congress_20111004/</a> Copyright © 2011 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= No-Tax Pledge Is Paralyzing Congress A House Republican spoke out against anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist on Tuesday, saying his <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-norquist-paralyzing-congress-20111004,0,2329509.story" title="no-tax pledge">no-tax pledge</a> and demands for “ideological purity” are responsible for “paralyzing Congress” during a time when a discussion about tax reform should be a high priority. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/no-tax_pledge_is_paralyzing_congress_20111004/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/no-tax_pledge_is_paralyzing_congress_20111004/</a> Copyright © 2011 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com