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Date Sent: 2011-02-19
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, February 19, 2011 |
Judge Guilty of Racketeering in Child Slaves for Kickback Case
IRS: Prisoners Stole $39.1 Million of Tax Dollars in 2009 -- Special report: China flexed its muscles using U.S. Treasuries -- Virginia is a step closer to minting their own gold, silver and platinum coins -- 249 days without a government, and counting,.... -- Transforming a room in your house to an indoor gardening area -- Government shutdown is likely, Pelosi aide says --
House Passes Amendment to Block Funds for Net Neutrality Order -- Feds
ask Florida judge to clarify meaning of health care ruling -- LIVE from
the Sovereign Man Offshore Workshop -- Destructive Cyber Attack Inevitable: NSA chief -- Let the RIAA Enforce Copyright With Its Own Funds -- FBI urges Congress to expand Internet wiretapping
-- World Bank chief calls for modernised monetary system -- Returning
National Guard Troops Set To Smash Wisconsin Protest? -- New bill
strips president’s power to shut off Internet
AZ: Help wanted: Moving the
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conference; Ron Paul in Phoenix, Feb. 25-27 for Tea Party.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Pa. Judge Guilty of Racketeering in Kickback Case
02-18-2011
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AP
A former juvenile court judge who sent large numbers of children to detention centers was convicted of racketeering for taking a $1 million kickback from the builder of the for-profit lockups, in what prosecutors said was a "kids for cash" scheme tha
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
IRS: Prisoners Stole $39.1 Million of Tax Dollars in 2009
02-18-2011
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Yahoo! News blog
During 2009, prisoners managed to collect a whopping $39.1 million in undeserved refunds from the IRS. $19 million went to prisoners in just three states: Florida, Georgia, and California. USA Today reported that as outrageously high as those amounts
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • China
Special report: China flexed its muscles using U.S. Treasuries
02-18-2011
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Reuters
The cables show escalating Chinese pressure prompted a procession of soothing visits from the U.S.Treasury Department. In one striking instance, a top Chinese money manager directly asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for a favor.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Virginia is a step closer to minting their own gold, silver and platinum coins.
02-18-2011
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The News & Advance, Lynchburg Virginia
He cited statistics from the United States Mint showing that its issuance of the American Eagle silver bullion coins generated more than $55 million in profit in 2010.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Trillion to one: Teenager hit by 30,000mph meteorite
02-19-2011
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Terrence Aym
German teenager Gerrit Blank may be the unluckiest person on Earth...or maybe he's the luckiest. What some astronomers claim is a "trillion to one chance" has happened again, a meteorite has hit a human being. Although the odds are certainly again
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Terrence Aym
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News Link • Government
Government shutdown is likely, Pelosi aide says
02-18-2011
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www.politico.com
A high-ranking aide to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Democratic chiefs of staff that a government shutdown is more likely than not, according to attendees.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
House Passes Amendment to Block Funds for Net Neutrality Order
02-18-2011
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nationaljournal.com
The House passed an amendment Thursday that would bar the Federal Communications Commission from using any funding to implement the network-neutrality order it approved in December.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Healthcare
Feds ask Florida judge to clarify meaning of health care ruling
02-18-2011
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www.myfoxorlando.com
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to clarify the immediate impact of his ruling last month that declared the new health care law unconstitutional, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Inflation doublethink
02-18-2011
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www.sovereignman.com
“Overall inflation is still quite low and longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.” " Ben Bernanke, February 9, 2011
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News Link • How To
LIVE from the Sovereign Man Offshore Workshop
02-18-2011
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www.sovereignman.com
As I write this, Simon Black is onstage, addressing more than 300 people in Panama City, Panama as we begin our unique workshop on internationalizing your life and assets.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Internet
Destructive Cyber Attack Inevitable: NSA chief
02-18-2011
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Activistpost.com/
"Few weapons in the history of warfare, once created, have gone unused," Lynn said during a speech at RSA.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Internet
Let the RIAA Enforce Copyright With Its Own Funds
02-18-2011
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dailybell.com
Steal intellectual property and you are thief as surely as if you robbed a bank.
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News Link • Internet
FBI urges Congress to expand Internet wiretapping
02-18-2011
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prisonplanet.com
The FBI urged members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on Thursday to update the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and make it easier for authorities to eavesdrop on Internet.
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News Link • Currencies
World Bank chief calls for modernised monetary system
02-18-2011
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uk.reuters.com
In a guest column for the Financial Times, Zoellick said China's yuan should be given a bigger role within a restructured system, echoing remarks made last week by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Don’t Be Evil? 10 Ways In Which Google Runs The World
02-18-2011
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prisonplanet.com
As far as mega corporations in bed with the government go, Google sits somewhere close to the top of the tree. The company was seeded with CIA money and is literally an a corporate arm of the intelligence community.
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News Link • Obama Administration
New bill strips president’s power to shut off Internet
02-18-2011
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RawStory.com
A bipartisan trio of senators has introduced a new cybersecurity bill that eliminates the president's authority to switch off the Internet.
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