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Date Sent: 2011-11-24
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thanksgiving |
Real ID Act blocks Americans from driver's licenses -- Yemeni President Power-Transfer
Another Glorious Drug War Victory -- Medical Marijuana Trade Shaken by Crackdown --
First Amendment Trampling NYC Mayor Bloomberg Caves on Press -- Man
Cleared of ’78 Newark Killings; He Says Doubts Will Linger -- Questions Over Whether Terror Suspects’ Aid in Inquiries Was Voluntary --
The Run On Europe Begins As Global Investors Head For The Hills... --
John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power -- November 23rd, 2011 -
RP2012.Org - Guest: Jun Dam -- November 23, 2011- Ron Paul Super Brochure Project - Guest Erik Petroni -- Family Court judge seen beating daughter in video given paid vacation -- Mass. Trooper Flees to Fla. After Traffic Stop -- Ron Paul: War on drugs undermines civil liberties -- Germany’s auction flop another European debt headache; France warned on rating again -- Kuwait arrests activists for storming parliament -- Santorum: ‘Absolutely’ Muslims should be profiled -- Who Won the Iraq War? -- U.S. says giving, not selling, F-16s to Indonesia -- Conservatives Side With Pepper-Spraying Thugs
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Real ID Act blocks some Americans from driver's licenses
11-23-2011
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usatoday.com
Strict federal rules aimed at keeping terrorists off planes are blocking some Americans from renewing their driver's licenses or getting other state-issued IDs.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
Yemeni President Signs Power-Transfer Deal
11-23-2011
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wsj.com
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen agreed to step down on Wednesday after 33 years in power, becoming the fourth Arab leader swept away by protests this year and launching his violence-wracked country into a new era of uncertainty.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drug War
Another Glorious Drug War Victory
11-23-2011
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The Agitator
DEA shuts down mom n’ pop business because meth dealers use its otherwise perfectly legal product. But drug enforcement is coming down hard on Wallace’s humble homemade solution concocted to help backpackers purify water.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Medical Marijuana Trade Shaken by Crackdown
11-23-2011
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NY Times
An intensifying federal crackdown on growers and sellers of state-authorized medical marijuana has badly shaken the billion-dollar industry, which has sprung up in California since voters approved medical use of the drug in 1996, and has highlighted
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
First Amendment Trampling NYC Mayor Bloomberg Caves on Press
11-23-2011
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http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-ame
After unconstitutionally keeping reporters from covering his unconstitutional eviction of Zuccotti Park, and doing nothing about the NYPD's roughing up of reporters on the scene, Bloomberg orders the NYPD to let the press do its job.
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Paul Levinson
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man Cleared of ’78 Newark Killings; He Says Doubts Will Linger
11-23-2011
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NY Times
Lee Anthony Evans, a mason, plumber and father charged last year with committing five cold-case murders that no one could prove ever happened, turned around and went back to his old life on Wednesday with the same scowl he wore at his arrest.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Questions Over Whether Terror Suspects’ Aid in Inquiries Was Voluntary
11-23-2011
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NY Times
But Mr. Arbabsiar’s lawyer said that she intended to seek a hearing on whether the “consent was freely given, or whether it was unlawfully extracted,” given the gap in time between her client’s arrest and his initial court appearance in New York
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Octopus Walks on Land at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
11-23-2011
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youtube
Check out this video of an octopus literally crawling out of the water and dragging itself across dry land in pursuit of a meal. A family with a camera was lucky enough to be on the scene and captured the whole thing on video:
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Powell Gammill
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Opinion • Philosophy of Liberty
My Thanksgiving Prayer
11-23-2011
Chuck Baldwin
These Pilgrims were mostly "Separatists," who had left Europe to seek a land of liberty, where men could be free to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience--not according to the demands of a State church or an oppressive governm
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Arizona Monument Receives Final Approval
11-23-2011
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MyBillOfRights.Org
The Arizona Legislative Governmental Mall Commission unanimously approved the design and site for what will be America's first major monument to honor the Bill of Rights, with a target dedication date of December 15, 2012 (Bill of Rights Day).
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
The Run On Europe Begins As Global Investors Head For The Hills...
11-23-2011
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businessinsider.com
Until recently, the concern about Europe has been mostly theoretical--a potential train-wreck that would occur if/when the world's lenders decided that the continent's problems extended beyond the basket case known as Greece and cut lending to Europe
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Wasteland surrounds Japan nuclear-disaster site
11-23-2011
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Seattle Times
Now the land stands empty, frozen in time, virtually untouched since the March 11 disaster that created a wasteland in the 12-mile circle of farmland that surrounds the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Israel
John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power
11-23-2011
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veteranstoday.com
One part of JFK’s character which will not be covered by the mass media is his courageous opposition to the power Israel enjoys over the United States of America.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
Germany’s auction flop another European debt headache; France warned on rating again
11-23-2011
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washingtonpost.com
The debt crisis struck at the heart of Europe on Wednesday, as Germany fared surprisingly poorly at a bond auction and its leader feuded with top European Union officials over their push for jointly guaranteed debt.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Massive Hydrovolcanic Explosion Inevitable at Fukushima
11-23-2011
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prisonplanet.com
On November 17, the architect of Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 3, Uehara Haruo, was interviewed in Japan. He warned that a “China Syndrome” situation is inevitable at the plant.
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Donna Hancock
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
November 23rd, 2011 - RP2012.Org - Guest: Jun Dam
Ernest Hancock interviews Jun Dam of RP2012.Org about their efforts to get Ron Paul elected. How to help Ron Paul NOW for free from your own home with your phone - Totally Automatic
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Family Court judge seen beating daughter in video given paid vacation
11-23-2011
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Reuters
The Texas judge who was seen on an Internet video beating his teenaged daughter with a belt has been suspended from the bench while state officials investigate his actions and determine if he should face punishment.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Mass. Trooper Flees to Fla. After Traffic Stop
11-23-2011
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Officer.com
A state police captain who led Saugus cops on a chase Saturday night apparently was not given a Breathalyzer or field sobriety test.
A state police captain who led Saugus cops on a chase Saturday night, veering over the center yellow line "numero
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Drug War
Ron Paul: War on drugs undermines civil liberties
11-23-2011
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rawstory.com
Texas Rep. Ron Paul said during Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate that the war on drugs should end.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
VIDEO: French Revolution and Lady Gaga
11-23-2011
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thedailybell.com
We don't know if this is a good development or a bad one, but "HistoryTeachers" has started producing videos that educate by using rock and roll songs.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Kuwait arrests activists for storming parliament
11-23-2011
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news.yahoo.com
Kuwaiti police Wednesday arrested at least one opposition activist over charges of storming parliament while other activists began surrendering voluntarily, their lawyer said.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Transportation
Thanksgiving Travel Nightmares in Northeast, Northwest
11-23-2011
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accuweather.com
Soaking rain, low clouds and gusty winds will be the predominant culprits behind travel woes within these two regions today. However for some, snow is also to blame.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Santorum: ‘Absolutely’ Muslims should be profiled
11-23-2011
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rawstory.com
At least two Republican presidential candidates at Tuesday night’s foreign policy debate agreed that the Transportation Security Administration could do a better job if they began profiling Muslims.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iraq
Who Won the Iraq War?
11-23-2011
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theamericanconservative.com
I observed, “A war that fails to achieve clear political objectives is merely an exercise in violence and futility.” Having covered 14 conflicts as a war correspondent, I’ve seen a lot of violence and futility.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Anti-nuclear rally in Japan
11-23-2011
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cntv.cn
Some 60,000 protesters from across Japan including a Nobel-prize-
wnning author Kenzaburo Oe, gathered in central Tokyo for an anti-nuclear rally, urging the Japanese government to cut reliance on atomic power.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
10 outlandish things the ‘scientific’ controllers have in mind for you in the near future
11-23-2011
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prisonplanet.com
What corporate-driven “science” has in mind for the future of humanity is far different from the dreamy utopian landscape that’s been portrayed by the mainstream media.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
The Run On Europe Begins As Global Investors Head For The Hills...
11-23-2011
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businessinsider.com
Until recently, the concern about Europe has been mostly theoretical--a potential train-wreck that would occur if/when the world's lenders decided that the continent's problems extended beyond the basket case known as Greece and cut lending to Europe
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
U.S. says giving, not selling, F-16s to Indonesia
11-23-2011
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news.yahoo.com
The United States is giving, not selling, two dozen second-hand F-16 fighter planes to Indonesia to strengthen security ties with an "important U.S. partner," the Defense Department said on Monday,
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Israel
John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power
11-23-2011
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veteranstoday.com
One part of JFK’s character which will not be covered by the mass media is his courageous opposition to the power Israel enjoys over the United States of America.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Conservatives Side With Pepper-Spraying Thugs
11-23-2011
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lewrockwell.com/Steven Greenhut
Most of us react in horror at what we saw, and at the absurdly dishonest explanations from the campus police chief. But some people think the protesters got what they deserved and even called for heavier-handed tactics.
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Donna Hancock
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