A new batch of hits in the press today urging the Senate to back away from giving a huge tax cut to the very richest families in the country by repealing or gutting the estate tax:

• Miami Herald - Don't Repeal the Estate Tax
• Kansas City Star - Is Repealing the Estate Tax Irresponsible? YES
• Philadelphia Inquirer - Fantastical Tales of the 'Death Tax'
• NPR Commentary: Robert Reich - Estate Tax Pyramid Scheme
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Repeal of Estate Tax Would Be Too Costly for America

New rules issued by the Ohio secretary of state's office governing groups that pay people to register voters are confusing and have hindered their efforts to sign up new voters, critics of the rules said Monday. For the whole scoop, check out this story in the Cinncinnati Enquirer.

A Washington Post article on a report issued by the Center for Public Integrity, American Public Media and Northwestern University's Medill News Service.

The Washington Post is running opposing op-eds today on the estate tax, which will most likely be brought to the floor this Thursday. The op-eds, written by Sebastian Mallaby and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) are worth a read. Mallaby's article, "Reward for the Hereditary Elite..., is especially on target, pointing out how ludicrous it is for Congress to even be considering cutting this revenue stream when government expenditures are "projected to rise by nearly 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2030, a growth equivalent to the doubling of today's Medicare program."