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Foreign Policy Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S.
02-08-2010
NY Times
They were Tokyos worst-kept diplomatic secrets: clandestine cold war era agreements with Washington that obligated Japan to shoulder the costs of United States bases and allow nuclear-armed American ships to sail into Japanese ports.
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Economy - Economics USA Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge
02-08-2010
NY Times
Billions of dollars were at stake when 21 executives of Goldman Sachs and the American International Group convened a conference call on Jan. 28, 2008, to try to resolve a rancorous dispute that had been escalating for months.
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Death Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies At 77
02-08-2010
AP
Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering fro
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Health and Physical Fitness Natural Healing Resources and Links
02-08-2010
SMCC
A list of books, links and resources for naturopathic healing in many different areas of practice, including herbs, acupuncture, nutrition, chiropractic, drug-herb interactions, and more.
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Philosophy: Libertarianism Libertarian Executive Director Wes Benedict appeared on FOX
02-08-2010
LP.org
LP Executive Director Wes Benedict appeared on FOX's Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano
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Economy - International Bank of International Settlements Secret Banker Meeting In Sydney
2-8-10
ZeroHedge.com
It is appropriate to collect some information tidbits about this shindig which has some claiming is reminiscent of a modern day version of the Jekyll Island meeting.
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Police State Man Dies After Getting Stunned By Taser
2-8-10
KPHO.com
Another pirate abusing his powers.
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Alma Sommer
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Housing On The Rise: U.S. Prime Jumbo RMBS Delinquencies Approach 10%
2-8-10
businesswire.com/
California: 11.3%, up from 10.8% (44% share of the market); Florida: 16.6%, up from 16% (6% share); New Jersey: 7.4%, up from 7.1% (4% share).
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Political Parties James Howard Kunstler: We're Weimar
2-8-10
Kunstler.com
The delusional craziness of the Tea Partyists exists in direct proportion to the wimpy deceit of the government, especially in matters of money and statistics reporting. Our political leaders are resorting to wholesale deceit because the truth of our
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Politics: General Activism Phoenix Group Files Referendum to Stop The Food Tax on Friday February 5th, 2010
02-08-2010
Phoenix Libertarians
Don't Tax Our Food filed a referendum for the food tax adopted by a majority of the council. A little know fact is that the ordinance does not limit the food tax to 2% as reported by the Arizona Republic. It can be raised at any time by the council.
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Arizona's Top News Phoenix Convention Center: Tourist draw, but debt may overwhelm city
2-8-10
AZcentral.com
But the convention center's balance sheet tells another story. The center has been forced to cut its own operating budget, its revenue is falling and it is soon expected to struggle to make payments on its construction debt.
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Federal Reserve Is Clueless Ben about to Crash the Economy, Big Time?
2-8-10
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
If the Fed actually attempts to raise rates under these conditions, the Fed would more than likely end up shrinking the money supply, which in turn would make the Great Depression look like a Super Bowl party
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Criminal Justice System New York Police Arrest Lime-Green Marker Menace
02-08-2010
Jonathan Turley
The New York authorities have finally caught up to Alexa Gonzalez, who saw her open life of crime end with an arrest in her junior high school in Queens. Gonzalez was caught doodling on her desk with erasable marker and promptly cuffed and taken down
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Legislative Mischief New Legal Issue: Payment for Child Porn Victims
02-08-2010
AP
Requests filed by victims of child pornography are forcing federal judges to grapple with tough questions: Is someone who possesses an abusive image responsible for the harm suffered by a particular child? And how much should that person pay?
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Techno Gadgets How To Light a Cigarette With Only an AK-47 (instructional video)
02-08-2010
Jonathan Turley
In our category of useful things to know, I give you how to light a cigarette if you are caught in the desert with no matches and only an AK-47. I immediately thought of how the Cub Scouts never mentioned this use of automatic weapons.
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Obama Administration Obama Administration: Assassinating Americans abroad, okay
2-8-10
afterdowningstreet.org/
David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org is interviewed on of all places Russia Today.
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Obama Administration State of the Union - More Marxism, Less Liberty
2-8-2010
The Herald Gazette
While watching the 3 ring circus known as President Obama's first state of the union address, I couldn't help but wonder what they were smoking. From the fake grins plastered on the faces of Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi to the endless standing ovatio
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Steve Freedom
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Police State Sheriff implements high-tech ID system
2-6-2010
Littleton Independant
The Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office has unveiled a cutting-edge technology it says will help enhance its public safety programs.
The new tool, called iris biometric recognition technology, can positively identify a person by quickly taking a phot
Steve Freedom
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Drug War Las Vegas Marijuana Convention Plans Go Up in Smoke
2-8-10
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
"I felt there was a negative vibe there," he said. "Even at the meeting, a Mandalay Bay security guy said, `Pot smokers don't drink and gamble and that's where we make our money. It's bad for business.'"
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Science, Medicine and Technology Ozone Hole Healing
02-08-2010
arclein
High-speed winds in the area beneath the hole have led to the formation of brighter summertime clouds, which reflect more of the sun's powerful rays.
"Thes
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Agriculture Asterix
02-08-2010
arclein
So Id like to suggest a foe of Romes power as the perfect figurehead for the small family farmer holding out indomitably against the economic forces trying to subjugate the whole planet. Our heros name is ASTERIX,
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Federal Reserve Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence
02-08-2010
Washington Post
When you've flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task.
That's the reality the Federal Reserve is confronting as it starts to explain how it will undo the aggressive growth-supporting steps that were put in place whe
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Politics: Republican Campaigns McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to Right
02-08-2010
NY Times
Mr. Hayworth hopes that by standing at the intersection of opportunity and timing, he can lure enough Tea Party sympathizers, seducible independent voters (Arizona has an open primary) and conservative Republican grass-roots activists, who have long
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States' Rights Lawmaker wants state to buck light-bulb ban
02-08-2010
East Valley Tribune
A first-term lawmaker wants to keep the state burning bright with incandescent light bulbs long beyond 2014.
Legislation crafted by Rep. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, would exempt Arizona from a 1997 federal law that, for all intents and purposes, is
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TAXES: State Washington Mulls Bullion Tax
02-08-2010
The Seattle Times
In an effort to close the state's budget gap, the Governor of Washington is proposing ending sales tax exemptions on gold and silver bullion sales.
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God, Government and other assorted myths.... It happened! HELL FROZE OVER!
02-08-2010
Farm Wars
The District of Criminals was brought to a standstill and congress rendered unable to meet as a result of three blizzards converging over a three day period.
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Federal Reserve Marc Faber: US at Zero Hour - Sovereign Default or Monetization!
2-8-10
ZeroHedge.com
Marc Faber discusses America's unsustainable debt load in this interview with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg TV. An amusing observation: the GDP growth from each $1 of new total debt has dropped from $0.25 to -$0.60.
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Property Rights Property Rights: Avatar Supports Anarcho-Capitalism
02-08-2010
David R. Henderson, Antiwar
So what is Avatar? In fact, Avatar is a powerful antiwar movie and a defense of property rights. For that reason, I found it easy to identify with those whose way of life was being destroyed by military might.
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Police State CGI Video of Air Force Bugbots for Covert Spying
02-08-2010
Design World
We saw the press release last month concerning small bug-like robots for use by the armed forces for covert operations... now a CGI video of these bugbots has surfaced.
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Activism Welcome to "Our s.a.m.m.i.e."
02-08-2010
If you are tired of being a slave to your government, then you may be interested in joining with us and learning how to take back your country. We meet each week as the assembly by and for the people of the counties at large. We encourage you to invi
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Economy - Economics USA Facts and Rumor: Jim Grant On California & Greece
2-8-10
ZeroHedge.com
We expect once the rumored cabal of Goldman and Soros finish their toying with Greece, they will look into the US.
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B.O.R.G. Post-Humans lets not go there!
02-08-2010
Speak Truth 2 Power
Using biotechnology, nanotechnology and the genome project to modifiy man is the current goal of the global elites.
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Politics: Republican Campaigns Sarah Palin: I would mull White House bid in 2012
2-8-10
RawStory.com
"I think that it would be absurd to not consider what it is that I can potentially do to help our country."
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Social Security Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink
2-8-10
usatoday.com/news/
The Congressional Budget Office had projected it would operate in the red in 2010 and 2011, but a deeper economic slump could make those losses larger than anticipated.
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Economy - Economics USA BLS Seasonal Adjustments Haywire; 11% Unemployment Coming by May?
2-8-10
GlobalEconomicAnalysis.blogspot.com
The BLS added a whopping 1.92 million jobs to their survey results in January. That is the spike shown in the second chart above. The number is so preposterous one might wonder if it was purposely preposterous.
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Healthcare Beer May Be Good For Your Bones
02-08-2010
LiveScience
If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health. But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant so
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Politics: Republican Campaigns Even GOP conservative Ron Paul draws Tea Party opposition
2-7-2010
Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON Even anti-government icon Ron Paul can't escape the conservative "Tea Party" fervor stretching across the county.
Paul, the Gulf Coast congressman whose 2008 presidential run excited libertarians nationwide, even though he didn't
Steve Freedom
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Foreign Policy Japan Balks at $2 Billion Bill to Host US Troops
2-8-10
Antiwar.com
The DPJ instantly started a clash with the US over deals made by the previous government on US military bases. The US, unused to being questioned on its policy in Japan, has flat out refused to negotiate going forward.
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Healthcare Codex Alimentarius strikes Canada: Unlicensed Natural Products Banned
2-8-10
nationalpost.com/
Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada's pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies.
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Political Parties Analysis: 'Tea Party' Is Democracy at Work
2-7-2010
Ny Times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal ''netroots'' mobilization. Now, the conservative ''tea party'' coalition.
No doubt this is democracy at work, a quintessential part of America.
Wil
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Science, Medicine and Technology Longevity Pill Now Possible
02-08-2010
arclein
The study ruled out both fitness and dietary influences. In fact, to their amazement, the researchers found a third of the group were either life-long heavy smokers or were obese.
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Police State The Patriot Act Is Up For Revote In Congress
02-07-2010
Farm Wars
An overview of the acts details and social impact, and what we can do.
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Federal Reserve Geithner Says US Credit Rating Safe Despite Debt
02-07-2010
AP
Treasury Secretary Geithner says the government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion. Geithner says international investors will continue to buy Treasury
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