DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2008
United States Government and Its Officials

Auto Industry Bridge Loan

• Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act
  • H.R.7321, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank on December 10, 2008
  • Includes bill status and summary
  • Full Text
  • House Roll Call Vote, 237 yes and 170 no
  • Senate Cloture Debate in Congressional Record, December 11, 2008, p. 10931
  • Senate Vote 215 to invoke cloture and proceed with a vote was rejected 52/35 (3/5 majority needed); tied to H.R. 7005, Alternative Minimum Tax Act, but meant for the auto industry financing act

Income Tax

• Canadian Tax Forms
  • Site includes forms and instructions for individuals, business and non-profits
  • Recommendations for tax advice
  • 2007 forms available January 3, 2008
• Detroit Tax Forms
  • Tax forms for 2007 available
• Federal Tax Forms (IRS)
  • Tax forms, instructions, and publications in PDF (Adobe Acrobat), PCL, PostScript, and SGML format
  • Although the tax forms print well, the tax booklets may be too long to effectively print
  • 2007 forms available as of 12/30/07
  • Ann Arbor Public Library has copies
  • Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator
    • Means for determining 2008 rebate on taxes to boost the economy
• Michigan 2007 Tax Forms (Treasury Department)
  • All individual tax forms for 2007 available
  • Michigan is not distributing tax forms to academic libraries
  • Ann Arbor Public Library will be receiving paper copies of the 2006 forms
• State Tax Forms (LSU)
  • Clear listing of links to tax forms from various states

Kwame Kilpatrick

• Mayor of Detroit being investigated for coverup in a whistleblower lawsuit
• Detroit News Coverage
  • Archived articles on the scandal and expenses to cover it up
• City Council Resolution
  • Resolution introduced by Kwame Kenyatta suggesting the mayor resign
  • Presented February 28, 2008

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