Greece Steps Up Tax Evasion Crackdown With Asset Freezes – Bloomberg  “The Greek finance ministry’s economic crimes unit has frozen bank accounts, shares and properties in 121 tax evasion cases as the country seeks to raise revenue to meet its budget-cut goals. ‘Tolerance of tax evaders, no matter how high up they are, is over,’ Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said in an e- mailed statement today. Total unpaid taxes in the country amounted to 42 billion euros, the finance ministry said a year ago.”

Thought Police Patrol Convention’s Radio Row: Freeze Out Conservative Stations – National Review   “Conservative talk-show hosts who came to Charlotte to interview political figures are furious. For the first time in anyone’s memory, Radio Row — the designated set of booths available to visiting talk-show hosts — has seen restrictions placed on its use by Team Obama. DNC staffers at Radio Row will book leading Democrats for slots on conservative stations but then cancel the appearances an hour or so before broadcast “because you’re not our audience.” So much for the transparency and openness of the Obama era.”

Secret Service Probing Theft of Romney Tax Records – AP/Newsmax  “The Secret Service says it’s investigating the reported theft of copies of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s federal tax records before 2010. A letter sent anonymously to Tennessee political and newspaper offices demanded $1 million to prevent their disclosure.”

Emails Suggest Axelrod Leaned on Gallup after Unfavorable Poll – Fox News  “Employees at the venerable Gallup polling firm suggested they felt threatened by Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod when he questioned the methodology of a mid-April poll showing Mitt Romney leading the president – according to internal emails published Thursday. … However, when Gallup declined to change its polling methodology, the Obama administration’s Justice Department revived a 2009 whistle-blower lawsuit against the firm by joining the suit, a senior Gallup official alleges.”

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