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National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today filed a Complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against the Center for Global Policy Solutions (CGPS), a 501(c)(3) organization headed by Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, wife to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD). Mrs. Cummings is currently Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and is a former candidate for Governor. Rep. Cummings is Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

........I will be employing my tremendous skill as an illustrator, of course, and expect that my colleagues will do the same. If they refuse, they will be declared weak-kneed, namby-pamby, quisling infidels and will be shamed on this blog (Though such idle threats rarely work these days; perhaps I could threaten them with a painful death, which seems to do the trick). If readers would like to show their solidarity, please email your Mohammad masterpieces to me here: mmoynihan at reason.com. The best ones will be published on Hit & Run, which, along with the concomitant death threat, is reward...

Seattle cartoonist launches "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical Muslim group, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris wanted to counter the fear. She has declared May 20th "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day." Norris told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross that cartoonists are meant to challenge the lines of political correctness. "That's a cartoonist's job, to be non-PC." Listen to Molly Norris on Dave Ross Producers of South Park said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group...

First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day Michael C. Moynihan | April 23, 2010 Via Dan Savage's blog at The Stranger, some clever chappie (I don't know who) has declared May 20, 2010 "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day," in support of Matt Stone and Trey Parker and in opposition to religious thuggery. Why May 20? I haven't a clue, though it could have something to do with Otto ascending the throne of Greece. Or, more likely, King Sancho IV of Castile's founding of the Study of General Schools of Alcalá. I will be employing my tremendous skill as an illustrator, of course,...

State's future at stake in May 19 vote John Wildermuth,Matthew Yi May 9, 2009 If California voters reject a package of budget measures in next week's special election, it will set off a fiscal free-for-all that could set the state's course for years to come. Defeat of the measures on the May 19 ballot would chop nearly $6 billion in expected revenue from next year's budget, on top of a projected $8 billion deficit left by shrinking tax collections. Proposals by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and others to close that gap are driving a wildfire of criticism across the state. Deep...

<p>DEMOCRATIC gubernatorial candidate Ben Chandler already has lived up to his heritage in important ways. His grandfather, the late A.B. "Happy" Chandler, was a lightning rod for controversy. As auditor and attorney general, the grandson also has roiled the political waters. He's put pressure on the likes of Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Greene and a long list of other local officials who resigned or went to jail, including the Wilkinson crowd that, under pressure, gave up leadership of the Kentucky Lottery.</p>

<p>One candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary -- state Rep. Steve Nunn of Glasgow -- holds genuine promise of breaking that fruitless cycle. We endorse his candidacy.</p> <p>In the Democratic-dominated House, Mr. Nunn has worked effectively across party lines while tackling some of the state's toughest issues.</p>

<p>Three Democrats and three Republicans are seeking to become Kentucky's top lawyer, but the most visible and aggressive campaigns for attorney general are by the Democratic candidates.</p> <p>Experts say the May 20 primary battle involving state House Majority Leader Greg Stumbo of Floyd County, former state Attorney General Chris Gorman of Louisville and state Auditor Ed Hatchett of Frankfort appears tight.</p>

Chandler resumes attack ads on TV SETS ASIDE CALL FOR END TO MUDSLINGING By John Cheves HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER Ending his plan to avoid mudslinging, gubernatorial candidate Ben Chandler launched his sharpest attack yet on rival Bruce Lunsford. The television commercial, which made its debut Thursday, focuses on elderly patients evicted from Lunsford's nursing homes. The commercial highlights critical quotes from newspapers about Vencor, Lunsford's former company. It also shows an elderly woman holding her forehead, appearing pained, and black-and-white footage of Lunsford sitting at a desk, looking pleased. The spot is accompanied by eerie music similar to a funeral...

<p>By Michael A. Lindenberger mlindenberger@courier-journal The Courier-Journal is profiling the major candidates for governor this week and next week. Stories on the Republican candidates are running this week.</p> <p>Behind in fund-raising.</p> <p>Running against better-known opponents.</p> <p>Not to worry, says Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Jackson, she's been there before.</p>

Posted on Tue, Apr. 29, 2003 Fletcher asks for bypass of appeal By Jack Brammer And Ryan Alessi HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -With three weeks until the May 20 election, U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher asked the state's highest court yesterday to consider a legal challenge by a rival to keep him off the ballot in the Republican primary for governor. The Kentucky Supreme Court needs to decide the case, said Fletcher, because "Kentucky voters earnestly desire and need to know that the candidates appearing on the ballot are duly qualified to serve the positions to which they seek election." At...

Posted on Sun, Apr. 27, 2003 CAMPAIGN 2003 2 gubernatorial hopefuls lash out in TV spots HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT In what has become the liveliest exchange of Kentucky's gubernatorial primaries, state Attorney General Ben Chandler and Louisville millionaire Bruce Lunsford have been hurling charges, counter-charges and insults at each other. Lunsford's $6 million, self-funded campaign began by attacking Chandler's fund-raising. The ads claimed "Politician Ben" was beholden to the special interests who have donated to his $2.3 million war chest. Chandler responded with an ad attacking Luns-ford's nursing home company, which has paid the federal government more than $100 million...

Governor hopefuls fill their coffers LUNSFORD, FLETCHER HOLD FINANCIAL EDGE By Ryan Alessi HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU With just three weeks to the May 20 primary, Democrat Bruce Lunsford still leads the governor's race in spending and has the most cash remaining in his war chest. Lunsford, who founded a Louisville-based health conglomerate, gave his campaign an additional $1.6 million in the last two weeks, bringing his total to nearly $6 million of his own money invested in the race. He has spent nearly $5 million already, mostly on television ads that began airing in March. "He's not taking any contributions...