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Many churches and charitable foundations are jumping on board the internet platform. (GivingTuesday.org)
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National Edition News cover for December 2, 2014 - Federal loan program subsidized rich lifestyles: Horseshoe Bend Country Club, located outside of Atlanta, received the largest SBA-backed loan for a private country club, receiving a $5 million SBA-backed loan. (from website)
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Switzerland is home to two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, Roche and Novartis, but 65 percent of those two firms' employees are not native-born Swiss. (associated press)
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Illustration on the use of static vs. dynamic impact models for government taxation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this March 22, 2103 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington. House Republicans are moving to pass a one-year extension of temporary tax breaks affecting millions of businesses and individuals. Most of the more than 50 tax breaks expired at the end of 2013, so the extension would only run through the end of the month. However, it would allow taxpayers to claim the tax breaks when they file their 2014 tax returns. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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National Edition Opinion cover for December 1, 2014 - Sapping small business with an Internet sales tax (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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More than 170,000 homes were sold in short sales in the U.S. from January through September this year, with an estimated $8.1 billion of mortgage debt forgiven, according to the latest data available from housing research and analytic firm RealtyTrac. (Associated Press)
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St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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Americans are projected to spend $50 billion on holiday shopping Friday and into the weekend, according to the National Retail Federation. (Associated Press)
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Natalie Dubose, who owns a bakery in Ferguson, Missouri, says she is "so humbly blessed" after receiving nearly $100,000 in online donations to repair her shop that was damaged by looters. (gofundme.com)
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In this April 4, 2013 file photo, a mechanized shovel loads coal onto a haul truck at the Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine near Decker, Mont. Montana tax authorities argue Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, before the state Supreme Court that a Wyoming mining company owes $3.4 million for selling coal to an affiliate at less than market value. At issue is whether coal should be valued for tax purposes at the time the fuel is mined and shipped or when a sale is negotiated. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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In this photograph taken on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, bud tender Maxwell Bradford shows off holiday stocking filled with more than $500 of marijuana and accessories for sale for the holiday season in a recreational marijuana shop in northwest Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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I wish I could get His Majesty to laugh at me like that. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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Fiscal mismanagement under Marion Barry, right, led Congress to create an appointed Financial Control Board, chaired by Andrew Brimmer, left, to oversee the D.C. budget. (Christopher B. Corder/The Washington Times)
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Harvard quarterback Conner Hempel (14) scrambles out of the pocket on a keeper during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Yale at Harvard Stadium Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard defeated Yale 31-24 to remain undefeated and win the Ivy League Championship. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Neil G. Kornze, director of the Bureau of Land Management, makes point during news conference in the State Capitol in Denver on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Federal and state officials reached an agreement that they hope will help protect the Roan Plateau in north-central Colorado while also encouraging natural gas development. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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In this Sunday, March 30, 2014 photo, fresh vegetables from Zamudio's Farm in Natalia are on display and available for sale at the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market in San Antonio, Texas. The farmers market in the San Antonio shopping district known as the Quarry will be closing next month amid concerns about traffic and parking issues. It draws between 2,500 and 4,000 people each Sunday to the parking lot near a supermarket. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, Marvin Pfeiffer)
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The Nashville-based company 2nd Vote offers a free app that allows consumers to check a company's score on a liberal-to-conservative scale of 1 to 5. The ratings, which can be accessed via smartphone or the Internet, are based on the business's direct and indirect donations to advocacy groups, as well as corporate sponsorships, lobbying efforts and company policies.
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The Whirlpool Corp. is seen at 6400 Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith, Ark., in this Dec. 29, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/The Southwest Times Record, Carrol Copeland, File)
