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

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.