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Date Sent: 2009-02-06
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Friday, February 6, 2009 AM Edition |
US Treasury in plans for record debt sale -- Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty
Ruling Favors Ex-Congressman and Could Limit Other Investigations -- The Insolvency of the Fed -- Sprott Says U.S. Depression Will Boost Gold Price -- After Obama praises torture ruling, civil liberties group appalled -- The Coming Fascism - by Karen Kwiatkowski -- The Whole World Is Rioting as the Economic Crisis Worsens. Why Aren't We? -- Bill Bonner: What We Face Now Is a Depression -- IDF colonel leaves speaking tour of UK for fear of arrest -- What Is Congress Stimulating? Itself. -- UK minister retracts claim of US 'threat' to cut off intel if evidence of torture released -- Army reports alarming spike in suicides last month -- Goldman, JPMorgan Won’t Feel Effects of Executive-Salary Caps -- H.R. 45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 -- Charges dropped vs. suspect in 2000 USS Cole blast -- Obama admin. seeks treaty to cut US, Russia nukes -- Jefferson County Sheriff Brasfield Turns Down Border Patrol Bribe Money -- Fannie Mae to Loosen Rules for Home-Loan Refinancing -- Nouriel Roubini: Russia, East Europe Stocks Face ‘Massive’ Drop -- Ivy Zelman Explains Why Housing Will Not Bottom This Year -- President Bush Is Still In Office -- Buy Guns While You Still Can - PART 2 & 3 - by Chip Saunders -- Border Patrol to Probe Alleged Arrest Quotas -- Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency -- Even more Tax Problems for Obama’s Appointments? -- 117 Arrested in 5-day Florida Immigration Sweep -- Strategy Used in Iraq Helps Chicago Police Fight Crime -- H.R.25 "Fair Tax" Act of 2009 -- Justice Ginsburg Has Pancreatic Cancer -- In times of crisis, Parisians take to scavenging -- SEC officials squirming before Congress claim Executive Privilege -- End the Fed - by Congressman Ron Paul
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club Saturday takes on the Border Patrol
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News Link • Corruption
Ruling Favors Ex-Congressman and Could Limit Other Investigations
2-6-2009
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Washington Post
it is the second time in two years that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has sided with Congress in its fight with the Justice Department over what protections lawmakers are granted under the Constitution's "speech or debate'
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Bill Calls for More Scrutiny Of SWAT Teams by Police
2-6-2009
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Washington Post
Upset about the shooting death of two dogs during a botched police raid at the home of a Prince George's County mayor, Maryland lawmakers proposed a bill to require state police departments to better monitor their use of SWAT teams.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Hispanic Woman Accuses Police of Bias and Beating
2-6-2009
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Washington Post
Agueda M. Dominguez, 38, said she was sprayed in the face with a chemical agent and beaten by a Manassas Park police officer after refusing to sign a citation that she couldn't read. ... he was unable to describe the officer's injuries. "
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Pr. George's Jail Inmates Disable Locks, Attack Guards
2-6-2009
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Washington Post
A band of inmates at the Prince George's County jail, furious at a lockdown that kept them from watching Sunday's Super Bowl, disabled the locks on their cell doors and stormed out to assault their guards.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Insolvency of the Fed
2-5-2009
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Mises Institute
Since August 15, 1971 the US dollar has been an irredeemable paper currency. Every irredeemable paper currency in history has failed. Yet, the experiment of the US dollar and the rest of the fiat paper world continues.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Precious Metals
Sprott Says U.S. Depression Will Boost Gold Price
2-5-2009
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Bloomberg
Eric Sprott, the Canadian money manager who last year predicted banking stocks would collapse, said the U.S. is at the beginning of an economic depression that will help gold prices more than double. Bullion may top $2,000 an ounce in coming years am
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Torture
After Obama praises torture ruling, civil liberties group appalled
2-5-2009
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Rawstory
After the British High Court ruled that evidence of a British resident's rendition and harsh interrogation at the Pentagon's Guantanamo Bay prison must remain secret because of threats made by the Bush administration to halt intelligence shar
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
The Coming Fascism
by Karen Kwiatkowski
2-5-2009
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LewRockwell
The Anderson-Obama interview wrapped by congressional hearings on government collusion with friends and relatives (aka the Bernie Madoff scandal) have brought forth only more government whining, moaning and self-justification.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Why Did This Happen?
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
2-5-2009
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LewRockwell
Let us briefly review some of the more notorious behavior of the federal government in recent years that has spawned the current economic crisis. First, every law and government agency having anything to do with housing policy, from HUD to the Fed,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man arrested for not removing hat in courtroom
2-5-2009
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Youtube
Charlie from Keene, New Hampshire decides to perform his civic duty by attending the trial of a victimless criminal in Milford. But no good deed goes unpunished. In an unfree country, the most innocuous act can land you in jail.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
The Whole World Is Rioting as the Economic Crisis Worsens -- Why Aren't We?
2-5-2009
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Alternet
Americans are rightfully angry about the economic decline, but with a few small exceptions, quietly so. Why? It depends on whom you ask.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Bill Bonner: What We Face Now Is a Depression
2-5-09
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LewRockwell.com
"Congress wants you to believe we can dig ourselves out of the financial crisis by spending $400 million to research global warming, $650 million to convert analog TVs to digital, $7 billion to 'modernize' federal buildings, and $20 bill
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Communications
Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Declines by 12.6% in Fourth Quarter
2-5-2009
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IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008. "A combination of weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and limited credit availability prevented the market from experiencing
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: State
Massachusetts Gubment Wants to Impose Taxes on Purchases Made by MA Citizens IN NH
2-5-2009
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Liberty Conspiracy
Bay State officials said New Hampshire businesses should be collecting Massachusetts' 5 percent sales tax from residents who cross the border to shop " and save money.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Defending Archimedes
Nine-year old whiz-kid writes iPhone application
2-5-2009
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Reuters
Lim, who is in fourth grade, writes applications for Apple's popular iPhone. His latest, a painting program called Doodle Kids, has been downloaded over 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in two weeks, the New Paper reported on Thursday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
IDF colonel leaves speaking tour of UK for fear of arrest
2-5-2009
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Jerusalem Post
Calling for police to arrest him, the protesters blocked public pathways, while one scaled the building's walls. Police made several arrests. The event was cancelled and the decision was made for Rapp to return to Israel out of fear of a universa
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
What Is Congress Stimulating? Itself.
2-5-2009
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Wall Street Journal
Contrary to conventional Beltway wisdom, the House Republicans' zero votes for the Obama presidency's stimulus "package" is looking like the luckiest thing to happen to the GOP's political fortunes since Ronald Reagan switched p
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
UK minister retracts claim of US 'threat' to cut off intel if evidence of torture released
2-5-2009
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Rawstory
A top minister in the British government said that the United States threatened to withhold shared intelligence if evidence of the torture of a UK citizen at Guantanamo Bay was released.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military
Army reports alarming spike in suicides last month
2-5-2009
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AP
The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of combat deaths reported last month by all branches of the armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the fight aga
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Goldman, JPMorgan Won’t Feel Effects of Executive-Salary Caps
2-5-2009
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Bloomberg
Executives at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and hundreds of financial institutions receiving federal aid aren’t likely to be affected by pay restrictions announced by President Barack Obama. The rules aren’t retroactive
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
So. Calif: One million-dollar O.C. home faced foreclosure for every two sold
2-05-09
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mortgage.freedomblogging.com/
Orange County accounted for a third of the notices of default filed on million-dollar homes statewide, while one in five of California’s million-dollar abodes lost to foreclosure occurred here.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • TERRORISM
Charges dropped vs. suspect in 2000 USS Cole blast
2-5-2009
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AP
The Pentagon's senior judge overseeing terror trials at Guantanamo Bay dropped charges against an al-Qaida suspect in the 2000 USS Cole bombing, upholding President Barack Obama's order to freeze military tribunals there.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military
Obama admin. seeks treaty to cut US, Russia nukes
2-5-2009
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AP
The Obama administration, reversing the Bush administration's limited interest in nuclear disarmament, is gearing up for early negotiations with Russia on a new treaty that would sharply reduce stockpiles of nuclear warheads.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Jefferson County Sheriff Brasfield Turns Down Border Patrol Bribe Money
02-05-2009
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The Leader
Sheriff Mike Brasfield declined an invitation from the patrol to seek federal funds, saying language in the Operation Stonegarden proposal describing illegal aliens as "criminal aliens" and requiring agencies to detain and turn over people
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Terry Bressi
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News Link • Obama Administration
Fannie Mae to Loosen Rules for Home-Loan Refinancing
2-05-09
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benbittrolff.blogspot.com/
Fannie Mae will drop some credit-score requirements, reduce income-documentation standards and waive the need for appraisals in some cases, according to a notice yesterday to lenders posted on the Washington-based company’s Web site.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - International
Nouriel Roubini: Russia, East Europe Stocks Face ‘Massive’ Drop
2-05-09
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Bloomberg.com
In market dynamics, prices can move far below what fundamentals justify,” Roubini said in an interview in Moscow. “There is still a massive downside for equities in the region.”
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Ivy Zelman Explains Why Housing Will Not Bottom This Year
2-05-09
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blogs.WSJ.com/
RealtyTrac, the foreclosure research firm, recently found that 70% of the bank-owned homes it reviewed in Florida, California, Wisconsin and Maryland were not listed for sale on the multiple listing service.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Federal Reserve
So Now We Learn....
2-05-09
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Market-Ticker.Denninger.net
Is this a capitalist system or is it a communist one? Do we have a rule of law? Are regulations transparent, clean, and above-board, or have we become a command economy worse than the former USSR in which private property is literally destroyed and
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Obama Administration
President Bush Is Still In Office
2-05-09
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Market-Ticker.Denninger.net
How long will it be before you threaten Congress with Martial Law - you know, tanks, rifles, shooting civilians?
I thought that sort of crap left office on January 20th with Paulson and Bush.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - International
The Dubai real estate crash
2-05-09
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themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/
The fact that the price of a barrel of oil has dropped from $147 down to $40 might have something to do with the fact that their real estate market is crashing. A lot can happen in only 8 months. Five minute video.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Federal Reserve
US Treasury in plans for record debt sale
2-05-09
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FinancialTimes.com
The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee expressed concern on Wednesday over the sharp jump in net borrowing needs " which market analysts estimate could reach $1,500bn to $2,500bn for the 2009 financial year.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Immigration
Border Patrol to Probe Alleged Arrest Quotas
03-04-2009
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Officer.com
The U.S. Border Patrol on Monday ordered an investigation of allegations by agents in Southern California that they were given arrest quotas and threatened with punishment if they failed to meet them.
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Internet
Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency: A Report of the CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity
02-05-2009
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http://freedomfighterradio.net
The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure “a strategic asset” and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president.
The six-point outl
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Jim Stachowiak
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News Link • Immigration
117 Arrested in 5-day Florida Immigration Sweep
03-04-2009
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Officer.com
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday that a five-day targeted fugitive enforcement operation last week in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach, Orlando and Tampa areas resulted in the arrest of 117 fugitive aliens and immigration
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Strategy Used in Iraq Helps Chicago Police Fight Crime
03-04-2009
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Officer.com
The Mobile Strike Force, created late last year, includes two companies of 48 officers each. They've been patrolling the Marquette, Harrison, Austin and Grand Central districts.
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Justin Tyme
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Opinion • Conspiracies
Farm Wars
Got Seeds?
02-05-2009
Barbara Peterson
Better stock up on your organic seeds, because if Monsanto et al have their way, the only seeds we will be able to get are irradiated, poisoned, half-dead, genetically modified pestilences on the planet.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
H.R.25
Fair Tax Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)
(%$&#@!!!!!)
2-5-2009
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Thomas.gov via Rense.com
Be SURE to read 'Title II - SALES TAX ENACTED'. AZ sponsors Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. CARTER, Mr. FRANKS.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justice Ginsburg Has Pancreatic Cancer
2-5-2009
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CBS/AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the court said. Pancreatic cancer is often deadly, although the court said doctors apparently found Ginsburg's cancer at an early stage.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Free Speech
'Born Again Americans' Singing for Freedom!
2-5-2009
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e-mail from my friend in Payson : )
Are you inspired to become your country’s keeper and recommit yourself to being an active, involved and thoughtful citizen"a Born Again American?
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • World News
In times of crisis, Parisians take to scavenging
02/05/2009
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Reuters
"Glanage," like refusing to bathe, is a French tradition that reaches back to the Middle Ages, when people would go over the fields after the harvest and gather any crops that remained.
But today, the practice is becoming more widespread
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Jet Lacey
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
SEC officials squirming before Congress claim Executive Privelage
02/06/2009
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Daily Newscaster
Linda Thomsen Director of Enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Andy Vollmer the SEC’s Acting General Counsel are side step questions as they are grilled by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY).
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D. H. Williams
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News Link • Food
Codex Alimentarius - How the global elite will control your food supply
02/05/2009
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Daily Newscaster
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), based in Rome, Italy is an international organization jointly created in 1962 by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations “allegedly” to protec
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D. H. Williams
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Forget Viagra - Improve your performance with Stimulis!
2/5/2009
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Daily Newscaster
Are you an economy with performance issues? If you find it hard to achieve and maintain growth, maybe Stimulis is right for you. Take Stimulis once every election cycle or whenever you’re in need of economic enhancement.
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D. H. Williams
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty
02/05/2009
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infowars.com
In the case of a growing number of U.S. states, it is not so much economic decline and moral degradation pointing the way to a “disintegration,” but rather violations of the Tenth Amendment.
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Jet Lacey
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News Link • Agriculture
Cattail Culture by Daniel Little
02-05-2009
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arclein
I agree that real numbers will be much higher. A paddy should produce as much as thirty dry tons and that suggests possibly an order of magnitude more porduct than a field crop. i would expect the rhizomes only to be used while the rest can be sur
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Passage of Green Comet Lulin
02-05-2009
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arclein
A surprise for me is the apparent scale of the comet described. It is as big as the atmosphere of Jupiter. This means that when it becomes time to terraform Venus, one such comet will be perfect. This is a much more tractable problem. Find the rig
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robert klein
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News Link • Federal Reserve
End the Fed - by Congressman Dr. Ron Paul
2-5-2009
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LewRockwell.com via END THE FED Newsletter
Before the US House of Representatives, February 4, 2009, introducing the The Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, H.R. 833.
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Ed Vallejo
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