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Date Sent: 2009-01-23
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Friday, January 23, 2009 |
America, Nationalize Your Banks -- Senate Committee Approves Tax Dodger to Head the IRS
Explosive Video Reich, Obamas economic adviser no "White Male Construction Workers" -- Update on the Ryan Frederick Trial -- Ron Paul on "The Glenn Beck Show" -- Jon Stewart Analyzes Obama's Acceptance Speech -- Columbia Expansion Holdout Sues To Block Eminent Domain -- 'I'm a Saboteur' - by Daniel H. Pink -- Will Public Education Be Militarized? -- Roubini, Edwards Predict Slump in S&P 500 -- Pot Calls The Kettle Black: Obama's Treasury Sec. Says Chinese Manipulate Currency -- At Least They Didn't Name Him "Sue" - by Will Grigg -- Another Real Estate Crisis is About to Hit - by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS -- The One-State Solution - by Muammar Qaddafi -- Will Justice be Sought? - by Christine Smith -- Grenade launchers, machine guns, C-4, weapons cache stuns agents -- Blagojevich: Senate impeachment trial unfair -- Squatters take over seven-story Park Lane houses worth £30 million -- The Militarization Of Law Enforcement Continues -- Merrill Lynch Executives Received Over $3 Billion in Bonuses Before Bailout -- Roubini Sees China Recession -- Russian Reserves Plunge $30 Billion in One Week on Ruble Support -- Gold Price Manipulation: 1% interest per week for 24 years - compounds to 24,720,000%! -- Housing Starts at The Lowest Level Since 1959 -- By Switching Their Charters, Banks Skirt Supervision
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Update on the Ryan Frederick Trial
1-22-2009
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The Agitator
Today is the third day in the trial of Ryan Frederick, the 28-year-old Chesapeake, Virginia man facing murder charges for killing a police officer during a drug raid. Tuesday consisted of jury selection. Yesterday the opening statements.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eminent Domain
Columbia Expansion Holdout Sues To Block Eminent Domain
1-22-2009
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The Observer
Mr. Sprayregen’s challenged the state’s actions as unconstitutional, alleging the development is not intended for civic use. He claims the area is not blighted, as required by law; that the studies demonstrating blight were highly flawed; and that th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
'I'm a Saboteur' - by Daniel H. Pink (Publisher Recommended)
1-22-2009
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Fast Company
Some assistant principal began to scream at me. Her face turned a deep purple red. "How dare you do this! You have destroyed the entire curriculum for the month of June. I have no idea how I will explain to the teacher when she comes back,"
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Will Public Education Be Militarized?
1-22-2009
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MotherJones
Duncan's belief in offering a key role in public education to the military. Chicago's school system is currently the most militarized in the country, boasting five military academies, nearly three dozen smaller Junior Reserve Officer Training
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
America, Nationalize Your Banks
1-22-2009
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NY Times
The Swedes have a simple message to the Americans: Bite the bullet and nationalize. Officials in Washington are trying to figure out how to shore up American banks that once ruled the financial world but now seem to weaken by the day, despite receivi
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Roubini, Edwards Predict Slump in S&P 500 - down another 40 percent to 500
1-22-09
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Bloomberg.com
“People should be thinking really hard about this rather than sticking their heads in the sand,” said Edwards, a London- based strategist. “We’re just pointing out when the emperor doesn’t have any clothes on.”
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • China
Pot Calls The Kettle Black: Obama's Treasury Sec. Says Chinese Manipulate Currency
1-22-09
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Bloomberg.com
Timothy Geithner’s warning that President Barack Obama believes China is “manipulating” its currency may trigger renewed tensions between two of the world’s three biggest economies.
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News Link • Police State
At Least They Didn't Name Him "Sue"
by Will Grigg
1-22-2009
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Pro Liberate
I can't help but suspect that under the right conditions today, the child would have been seized by child "protection" bureaucrats, who would consider naming a child after the god of death to be prima facie evidence of parental unsuitab
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Housing
Another Real Estate Crisis is About to Hit
by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
1-22-2009
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Counterpunch
For a picture of the US real estate crisis, imagine New Orleans wrecked by Hurricane Katrina, and before the waters even begin to recede, a second Katrina hits. The 1,120,000 lost US retail jobs in 2008 are a signal that the second stage of the real
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
The One-State Solution
by Muammar Qaddafi
1-22-2009
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NY Times OpEd
It is vital not just to break this cycle of destruction and injustice [in the Middle East], but also to deny the religious extremists in the region who feed on the conflict an excuse to advance their own causes.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
'Button' rules Oscars, Batman's a bridesmaid
1-22-2009
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AP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of "The Dark Knight" in the best-picture race.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
New Catfish Species Climbs Rocks
1-22-2009
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LiveScience
A previously unknown species of climbing catfish has been discovered in remote Venezuela, and its strange traits are shaking the evolutionary tree for these fish. It has bony armor that protects its head and tail, and a grasping pelvic fin that helps
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Explosive Video Reich, Obamas economic advisor no "White Male Construction Workers"
01-22-2009
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YouTube - Robert Reich, Obamas economic advisor
Explosive Video Robert Reich, Obamas economic advisor doesnt want recovery jobs for "White Male Construction Workers" Charlie Rangel says Middle class wont fight back Charlie Rangel and Robert Reich are conspiring to ensure SOCIAL ENGINEERI
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Constitution
44th President of the US: Joe Biden
01-22-2009
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Yannone.blogspot.com
Ooo worshipers like to think that their idol became the 44th president of the United States, but they are wrong about that too.
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Grenade launchers, machine guns, C-4, weapons cache stuns agents
01-21-2009
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Seattle Times
In four searches in Bellevue and Spokane, agents seized 37 machine guns, 12 silencers, two grenade launchers, more than 60 high-explosive grenades, several pounds of military-grade C-4 plastic explosives and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Blagojevich: Senate impeachment trial unfair
1-22-2009
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AP
Blagojevich said his lawyers "have chosen not to participate in the impeachment process in the Senate because they believe, rightfully so, that the rules of the Senate don't allow me to call witnesses are unfair and deny fundamental due proc
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Senate Committee Approves Tax Dodger to Head the IRS
1-22-2009
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AP
The Senate Finance Committee has cleared the nomination of Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary despite unhappiness over his mistakes in paying his taxes. [I guess the illegal alien hirings didn't come up.]
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Israel 'Will Resume Bombing' of Gaza if Hamas Reopens Tunnels
01-22-2009
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Telegraph.co.uk via Rense.com
Israel warned on Thursday that it would resume bombing of the cross-border tunnels into Gaza if it detected evidence that Hamas is using the underground channels to replenish its arsenal.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Obama Administration
Barack Obama inauguration: this Emperor has no clothes, it will all end in tears
01-20-2009
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Telegraph.co.uk via Rense.com
by Gerald Warner - After the Blair experience there is no excuse for anybody in Britain falling for Obama.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Housing
Squatters take over seven-story Park Lane houses worth £30 million
01-22-2009
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Telegraph.co.uk via Rense.com
Squatting is not illegal if entry is not forced and no criminal damage is caused to the premises.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Constitution
Obama Sworn In Again, With Right Words
01-22-2009
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washingtonpost.com via DrudgeReport
After a flawless recitation that included no Bible and took 25 seconds, Roberts smiled and said, "Congratulations, again."
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Economy - International
Japan’s Exports Plummet Record 35%
1-22-09
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Bloomberg.com
Exports plummeted 35 percent from a year earlier, the sharpest decline since 1980, the earliest year for which there is comparable data, the Finance Ministry said today in Tokyo. The December drop eclipsed a record 26.7 percent decline set the previo
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Police State
The Militarization Of Law Enforcement Continues: See the latest toys
1-22-2009
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The Uninvited Ombudsman
The annual SHOT SHOW, the shooting industry's trade show, had an ever increasing police-only section this year, advertizing a lot more than jst guns. Check it out.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Arizona: Property Taxes Won't Decline with Housing Values Until Fall 2010
1-22-09
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AZcentral.com
So while the valuation notices hitting mailboxes in a few weeks will reflect fairly current market conditions, the numbers won't be reflected quite yet on property-tax bills.
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News Link • Conspiracies
Merrill Lynch Executives Received Over $3 Billion in Bonuses Before Bailout
1-22-09
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Jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/
Now we learn that after it was evident that the US taxpayer was going to subsidize the Merrill acquisition, the Merrill compensation committee accelerated bonus payments by a month to make sure they were paid out before the BofA deal closed.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Big Jump in Food Prices, Inflation is Higher than Government Says
01-21-2009
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contrarianprofits.com via END THE FED Newsletter
Prices for food in U.S. grocery stores jumped 6.6% last year - the biggest spike since 1980 - underscoring yet again that inflation is a much bigger problem than government officials, or most economists, say it will be.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Economy - International
Roubini Sees China Recession Despite ‘Massaged’ GDP
1-22-09
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Bloomberg.com
“China is in a recession regardless of what the highly massaged official numbers claim,” Roubini, wrote in a note today on his Web site. “When growth is slowing down sharply the Chinese way to measure GDP is highly misleading.”
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News Link • Economy - International
Russian Reserves Plunge $30 Billion in One Week on Ruble Support
1-22-09
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Bloomberg.com
Russia’s reserves have slumped 34 percent from a record $598.1 billion in August as Bank Rossii strove to control the ruble’s 29 percent drop against the dollar in that period. Russia needs to devalue the ruble to reignite an economy that may fall in
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Jobless claims soar in latest week
1-22-09
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MSNBC.msn.com
The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless benefit claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 589,000 in the week ending Jan. 17, from an upwardly revised figure of 527,000 the previous week.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Housing Starts at The Lowest Level Since 1959
1-22-09
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CalculatedRiskblog.com
Single-family starts were at 398 thousand in December; also the lowest level ever recorded (since 1959). Single-family permits were at 363 thousand in November, suggesting single family starts may fall even further next month.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Conspiracies
Gold Price Manipulation: 1% interest per week for 24 years - compounds to 24,720,000%!
1-22-09
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Jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/
The data from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency report on Derivates shows that only two banks, JPM and HSBC, are holding almost $124,000,000,000 in gold derivatives between them, approximately 98% of all gold derivatives in the world
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
By Switching Their Charters, Banks Skirt Supervision
1-22-2009
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Washington Post
At least 30 banks since 2000 have escaped federal regulatory action by walking away from their federal regulators and moving under state supervision, taking advantage of a long-standing system that allows banks to choose between federal and state ove
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