A.M. Links: Barack Obama Proposed 442 Tax Increases, Harry Reid Says Ranch Showdown Can't Be Over, Rick Perry May Face Criminal Charges

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    Since taking office as president, Barack Obama has proposed 442 new tax increases, according to Americans for Tax Reform.

  • Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the showdown at the Bundy ranch in Nevada is "not over" because "we can't have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it."
  • A grand jury was empanelled in Travis County, Texas, to consider criminal charges against Gov. Rick Perry (R-Tex.) over the withholding of funds from the Travis County District Attorney's office.
  • Ukraine's president announced military forces would begin an anti-terrorism operation in eastern Ukraine aimed at the pro-Russian insurgency there.
  • Masked gunmen in Libya kidnapped the Jordanian ambassador.
  • The drone company Titan Aerospace was acquired by Google. Facebook previously expressed interest in the company, which manufactures solar-powered drones.

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