Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a close friend from the other side of the aisle, to establish the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides states with funding for health insurance for low-income families with children.

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From the other side of the aisle, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) was also appalled.

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In May Representatives Philip English (R-Pa.) and James Leach (R-Iowa) introduced legislation to restrict importation of antiquities from Iraq and other sensitive parts of the globe.

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Your Form 1099-R, which you receive from your IRA custodian, will not reflect anything other than a distribution, so you will need to make the adjustment on your tax return, deducting the amount that was distributed to the charity from the taxable IRA distribution amount (line 15b on your Form 1040).

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