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Tax Freedom Day on April 18, group estimates

Tax Freedom Day will arrive on April 18 this year, the 108th day of 2013, the Tax Foundation reported this week in a release.

Americans will work well over three and a half months of the year before they have earned enough money to pay this years tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels. Both higher federal taxes and rebounding incomes contribute to this years date, which is five days later than in 2012, the foundation said.

In an agency study, Tax Freedom Day 2013, economists William McBride, Elizabeth Malm and Kyle Pomerleau also calculated how long Americans would have to work in order to close the federal budget deficit. In order to pay for all spending in the current year, the government would need to raise an additional $833 billion in taxes, pushing Tax Freedom Day to May 9th.

This year, Americans will work five days later than in 2012 to pay all of their taxes. The total tax bill at all levels comes to approximately $4.2 trillion, or 29.4 percent of their total income, McBride said. That means Americans will pay more in taxes in 2013 than they will spend on food, clothing and housing combined.

Historically, the date for Tax Freedom Day has fluctuated significantly. The latest-ever nationwide Tax Freedom Day was May 1, 2000 meaning that Americans paid one-third of their total income in taxes. A century earlier, in 1900, Americans paid only 5.9 percent of their income in taxes, meaning Tax Freedom Day came on Jan. 22.

For more information, visit http://www.taxfreedomday.org.

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Los Alamitos: Freedom Choice sharp for El Primero Del Ano Derby

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Freedom Choice was the sort of 2-year-old Quarter Horse who improved with each start in 2012. By December, he was the 2-1 favorite in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, but finished third, losing by a head to the filly Matabari.

Freedom Choices 3-year-old season began on a brighter note, with a win in a March 17 time trial for Sundays $205,900 El Primero Del Ano Derby at Los Alamitos. He may not be favored in the final, but has an excellent chance to win the 400-yard race.

In the trial, Freedom Choice won by a half-length in 19.81 seconds, his third win in his fifth start. He has earned $271,128.

We gave him some time off after he finished with some very good races last year, trainer and co-owner Jose De La Torre said after the trials. We gave him some light training just to get him fit enough for these races. We feel that hes headed for some good things this year.

Co-owned by the trainers brother, Gustavo, Freedom Choice has an enormous role to fill in the barn in 2013. The stables leading runner of 2012 was One Dashing Eagle, the Quarter Horse World Champion who won three seven-figure futurities the Ed Burke Million in June and Golden State Million in November at Los Alamitos, and the All American Futurity at Los Alamitos in September.

One Dashing Eagle was retired to stud in January.

Sunday, Freedom Choice must contend with two other impressive trial winners from March 17, Henoshersecret and Mr Ease Cartel.

Henoshersecret, fourth in the Golden State Million, set the fastest qualifying time of 19.68 seconds in the trials. Trained and co-owned by Paul Jones, Henoshersecret has won 4 of 10 starts, but has yet to win a major stakes.

Mr Ease Cartel qualified for the Ed Burke Million Futurity last June but was not allowed to run after he was part of a group of horses seized by the Department of Justice whoe were determined to be owned by members of the Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel.

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Freedom baseball team looks to make fast start last

Nick D'Amico can't point to one moment that sent Freedom into a second-half swoon last season.

An injury to shortstop Brian Uliana hurt the Patriots. The back end of their schedule featured more games against the Lehigh Valley Conference's top baseball teams than the front end did. Their confidence may have wavered when the losses started to accumulate.

No matter what caused the Patriots to fade last season they went 2-9 in the second half and lost their last seven games D'Amico wants to steer his players away from a similar fate this season. Freedom's seventh-year coach should have that chance with his team off to one of the best starts in the area again.

With Tuesday's 8-3 win over Bethlehem Catholic, Freedom (5-0 heading into Thursday's nonleague game with Parkland) became the first team in the area to reach five wins. The Patriots are on pace to at least match their first-half play from 2012, when they opened 8-2.

Seniors Uliana, Gary Moritz and Dylan Frankenfield have led the way for a Freedom lineup that went into Thursday averaging nine runs per game. Uliana has shifted from shortstop to center field this season in a move designed to give the Patriots their best defensive alignment. He scored eight runs in their first five games and was 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts.

Moritz, a first-year starter at catcher, has ripped the ball. He began Thursday hitting .444 with one triple, two home runs and 13 RBIs. Frankenfield was also hitting .444 and had a .667 on-base percentage through Wednesday.

Freedom also has received solid work from its top three starters Frankenfield, Nick Mazzella and Chris Maurer. Mazzella and Frankenfield both have started 2-0 with sub-two ERAs as the Patriots have allowed four or fewer runs in four of their first five games.

"We have very good leadership with our seniors right now," D'Amico said earlier this week. "It's coming out onto the field. Even in games that we're behind in, we're coming back, which is the sign of a good team. Our hitting's been very clutch for us so far, and the pitching has been doing a pretty decent job of getting people out."

Now Freedom has to show it can finish as well as it starts. D'Amico sees plenty of parity across the LVC, especially in terms of pitching.

Being pegged for last place in the East Division by The Morning Call has provided some extra motivation for the Patriots early this season. D'Amico has reminded his players that winning will lead to recognition.

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Press freedom : Malaysia lags behind Brunei, Timor Leste

Brunei and Timor Leste have a much better global press freedom ranking than Malaysia. That says a lot about the Malaysian media.

Brunei, Timor Leste much better than RI Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Mon, February 25 2013, 11:38 AM

Paper Edition | Page: 10 Is Brunei, a non-democratic country, much more open than worlds third largest democracy Indonesia in terms of press freedom? Yes it is, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based non-government organization that promotes and defends freedom of information in its recently released World Press Freedom Index 2013.

The annual index measures the level of freedom of information in 179 countries in five continents. The survey covers six fields pluralism, media independence, environment, self-censorship, legislative framework transparency and infrastructure through a questionnaire sent to all five continents.

A quick look at the 2013 index reveals that none of the 10-ASEAN countries made into the top 100 countries out of 179 that were surveyed for this years index. Brunei ranked at 122 with a score of 35.45, a slight increase from 2012s 125th position on the same index. Finland, like last year, once again topped the index with a score of 6.38 followed by the Netherlands (6.48) and Norway (6.52) in second and third respectively.

With a score of 84.83, Eritrea retained its infamous crown as the country that least respects press freedom and sits at the bottom of the index in 179th place. North Korea, where press freedom is an alien concept, ended up at 178th with a score of 83.90.

Indonesia ranked only 139th position with score of 41.05, four positions behind Thailand, which had a score of 38.60. In fact, Indonesia did improve its ranking by seven positions from 146th position in 2012.

Indonesias former state Timor Leste earned the respectable rank of 90 with its score of 28.72. Indonesias neighbor Papua New Guinea fared much better at 41st position with a 22.97 score.

The question raised by these results is why democratic countries like Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines lag behind Brunei, a country without an elected parliament? An RSF executive gives some insight;

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Commercial Banker Stephen A. Witt Joins Freedom Bank

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Freedom Bank of Virginia (Bank) (Bulletin Board:FDVA.OB) announced the addition of Stephen A. Witt as Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking Division. Mr. Witt will be based in the Fairfax office and tasked with fostering new relationships while continuing to provide quality service to our existing clientele. All of us are pleased that Steve joined the Bank and look forward to the contributions he will bring to our team, stated Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer Kevin Curtis. Mr. Witt joins Freedom Bank from Virginia Commerce Bank where he was a Senior Vice President and Product Development Manager. Prior to Virginia Commerce Bank, Mr. Witt was employed for two years with WashingtonFirst Bank as Vice President and Business Development Officer / Branch Manager of the Banks Fairfax City office.

About Freedom Bank

Freedom Bank is a local community bank providing a full range of financial services, including credit and deposit products, cash management, and Internet banking services for consumers and businesses. The Bank operates from its headquarters office at 10555 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. For more information visit http://www.freedombankva.com.

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Louis Taylor savors freedom after 40 years in prison

(CBS News) A "60 Minutes" investigation raised questions about the evidence that sent Louis Taylor to prison at age 16 for allegedly setting a Tucson hotel fire that killed 29 people. After four decades behind bars, Taylor was released Tuesday night in a deal that required him to plead no contest to the charges to avoid a retrial. One of the first things he did next was talk to CBS News.

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"It's precious," said Louis Taylor. "Freedom is precious."

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Taylor is savoring his first 24 hours of freedom. We sat down for a face-to-face interview with Taylor and his attorney Ed Novak. His freedom is new, his emotions are raw.

"I did 41 years of my life for something I didn't do," he said. "It was shameful, shameful what they did to me."

Of the life he missed while he was in prison, Taylor said: "Yeah, I don't even know how to drive a car. It ain't supposed to happen in America. We're supposed to have the best justice system in the world. How did I fall in the cracks for 42 years?"

He's free, he said, because the Arizona Justice Project and "60 Minutes" uncovered evidence of a shoddy investigation, suppression of evidence and racial bias.

"The world knows I'm innocent," Taylor said. "They should know I'm innocent. I am innocent."

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Incapital to Sponsor the Freedom Climb

BOCA RATON, Fla.and CHICAGO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Incapital, a leading underwriter and distributor of fixed income and other financial products, today announced that it will be an official sponsor of the Freedom Climb for the second consecutive year.

A project of the faith-based organization Operation Mobilization, the Freedom Climb gives women around the world the opportunity to be an advocate and voice for women and children who are trafficked, enslaved, oppressed and exploited, according to the organization.

"We are inspired by and supportive of the group of women who will be making the climb this year as well as the Freedom Climb's mission," said John Radtke, CEO of Incapital. "Incapital is honored to collaborate with the organization in an effort to build awareness of their important causes on both a local and global level."

For this year's Freedom Climb, a total of 44 women will climb to Everest Base Camp and then summit Kalaphatar, their efforts symbolizing the 'climb' that women and children around the world are making to gain freedom. According to the organization, last year 48 women hailing from seven different countries met in Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.

"Incapital has been a generous and continuous supporter in the fight against modern-day slavery and human trafficking," said Lori Degler, southeast regional director of partner relations for Operation Mobilization USA, the founding organization for the Freedom Climb. "Incapital's tangible involvement in this fight has helped free literally hundreds and perhaps thousands of women and children from these atrocities through The Freedom Climb. Incapital's caring investment has given dignity and hope to women and children today, and a brighter tomorrow for generations to come."

The 2013 Freedom Climb will span April 9 through April 25th. For more information about the Freedom Climb, visit http://www.thefreedomclimb.net.

About Incapital

Incapital was founded in 1999 with the mission of providing securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. While Incapital's expertise in underwriting and distributing investment-grade corporate bonds remains a core competency, the firm now originates and distributes offerings across multiple asset classes. In addition to its broker-dealer and bank partners, Incapital now serves institutional investors and wealth managers. With approximately 150 employees in multiple offices in North America, the firm represents over 300 issuing entities and serves 800+ distribution partners.Incapital continues to provide market leadership with a growing range of product offerings, strong strategic partnerships and innovative technology.

More information about Incapital is available atincapital.com

Incapital, 200 South Wacker Dr. Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60606. Phone: 312.379.3700. 1800 North Military Trail Suite 400 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone: 561.361.1100

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Fuel Freedom Foundation to Host Webinar Featuring Co-Directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security …

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2013) - Fuel Freedom Foundation:

WHAT:Book Club & Webinar Series: Fueling the Future

Fuel Freedom Foundation hosts a series of webinars that give audiences the opportunity to engage in lively conversations about America's oil addiction with like-minded individuals, leading industry experts and policy-makers.

WHO:Energy experts and co-directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) will discuss their book, Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm via an online webinar.

WHEN:Monday, April 8, 2013 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EDT)

WHERE:Online Webinar, USA fuelfreedom.webex.com

RSVP:Please RSVP to:

bookclub@fuelfreedom.org

BACKGROUND: Fuel Freedom Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking America's oil addiction by opening the fuel market to allow replacement fuels like ethanol, methanol, natural gas and electric vehicles to fairly compete with gasoline at the pump.

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