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Date Sent: 2012-09-25
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, September 25, 2012 AM edition |
Muslim Leader Tried To Intervene As FBI Pointed Teen Down Path To Jihad
SAT reading scores hit a four-decade low -- Washington state’s first ‘zombie bees’ reported; parasite causes bees to fly erratically, die -- G20 deputies say central bank fix not enough for ailing economy -- Happy Hour Reception/Fundraiser for Scottsdale City Council candidate addressing tough issues -- Portugal PM planning new tax measures -- Some corporate borrowers question Libor accuracy, here to stay --
Court paves way for UK-based cleric's extradition to U.S. -- Paul Ryan: ‘Do you want Barack Obama to be re-elected? Then don’t vote for Ron Paul.’ -- 09-25-12 James Babb - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- The Last Dinosaur Died In
1927: The Fossil Record According To Creationism [Infographic] -- Marines face criminal charges over Afghan urination video --
In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be "eliminated" --
Air Force Launching Secretive X-37B Space Plane in October, Could Land
in Fla. -- Monsanto Launches Damage Control Over GMO/Cancer Study -- Even Sleeping Smartphones Could Soon Hear Spoken Commands -- Court Rules Motorists Can Be Detained For Paying By Cash at Toll Booths -- Will Fast Charging Make Electric Vehicles Practical? -- Official: US won’t surrender Internet control to UN agency
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News Link • TERRORISM
Muslim Leader Tried To Intervene As FBI Pointed Teen Down Path To Jihad
09-24-2012
Authorities say there were not just one but two Muslim men plotting a terrorist attack last week in Chicago. Both allegedly scouted targets. Both talked at length about their plans. But by the time the FBI’s fake car bomb was parked outside the
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
Marc J Victor Fundraiser - Wine and Hors d’oevres Event Wednesday, Sept. 26th, 6:00 " 9:00 pm
09-12-2012
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www.victorforsenate.com
Our special guest is Amanda Whittemore, Co-Founder of Americans for Safe Access (advancing legal medical marijuana therapeutics and research)
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
SAT reading scores hit a four-decade low
09-24-2012
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Washington Post
Reading scores on the SAT for the class of 2012 reached a 4-decade low, putting a punctuation mark on a gradual decline in the ability of college-bound teens to read and answer questions about sentence structure, vocabulary and meaning
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News Link • Agriculture
Washington state’s first ‘zombie bees’ reported; parasite causes bees to fly erratically, die
09-24-2012
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Washington Post
The infection is as grim as it sounds: “Zombie bees” have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die.
And experts say the condition has crept into Washington state.
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News Link • Economy - International
G20 deputies say central bank fix not enough for ailing economy
09-24-2012
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Reuters
Central bank stimulus is not enough to fix the ailing global economy and governments must increase their efforts to boost growth, Group of 20 officials agreed. Deputy finance ministers and central bankers of the G20, which is made up of
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News Link • Economy - International
Portugal PM planning new tax measures
09-24-2012
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Reuters
"As long as Portugal maintains its level of fulfillment, we know that we will have the support of our external partners. If we do not, we put at risk our fulfillment, and these guarantee mechanisms will cease to exist," he said.
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News Link • Economy - International
Some corporate borrowers question Libor accuracy, here to stay
09-24-2012
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Reuters
Some major corporate borrowers in Europe and the United States think Libor, the interest rate at the center of an international rate-rigging inquiry, is not an accurate benchmark against which to price loans, but few are considering using an alternat
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Court paves way for UK-based cleric's extradition to U.S.
09-24-2012
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Reuters
The European Court of Human Rights gave final approval for the extradition of one of Britain's most radical Islamist clerics and 4 others to the United States, where they face terrorism charges.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Paul Ryan: ‘Do you want Barack Obama to be re-elected? Then don’t vote for Ron Paul.’
09-24-2012
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The Ticket
"For those of us who would have voted in the primaries for, say, Ron Paul, why should we vote for you and not, say, libertarians or Vermin Supreme and the Pony Party or something like that?" a man from the audience asked .
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News Link • Inventions
Glass Works: How Corning Created the Ultrathin, Ultrastrong Material of the Future
09-24-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Bryan Gardiner
Don Stookey knew he had botched the experiment.
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News Link • Housing
The Aquatic Life of Dennis Chamberland
09-24-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Motherboard Staff
Dennis Chamberland doesn’t just want to live underwater: he wants you to join him.
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News Link • Military
Marines face criminal charges over Afghan urination video
09-24-2012
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http://www.reuters.com
Two Marines are facing criminal charges for urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, actions caught on a video that was widely circulated on the Internet, the Marine Corps said on Monday.
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News Link • Iran
In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be "eliminated"
09-24-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Louis Charbonneau
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be "eliminated."
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News Link • Economy - International
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled
09-24-2012
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http://www.sovereignman.com, Tim Price
Never try to teach a pig to sing, advised Robert Heinlein. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig. Similarly, never try to convince a central banker that his policies are destructive.
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News Link • Military
Air Force Launching Secretive X-37B Space Plane in October, Could Land in Fla.
09-24-2012
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http://www.space.com, by Leonard David
The U.S. military's hush-hush robotic X-37B space plane is slated to blast off again next month, Air Force officials say. The mission will test the robotic spacecraft's reusability and may eventually land on the Florida runway once used for NASA spac
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Even Sleeping Smartphones Could Soon Hear Spoken Commands
09-24-2012
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http://www.technologyreview.com, Rachel Metz
Nuance is working with chipmakers on technology that would enable "persistent listening" apps.
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News Link • Transportation
Will Fast Charging Make Electric Vehicles Practical?
09-24-2012
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http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin Bullis
Improved chargers cut down on wait times, but they're expensive, among other drawbacks.
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News Link • United Nations
Official: US won’t surrender Internet control to UN agency
09-24-2012
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http://thehill.com, By Jennifer Martinez
U.S. Ambassador Terry Kramer vowed that the United States will not compromise its principles on human rights, free speech and other issues during negotiations of an international telecommunications treaty in December.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Senate Confirms Ambassadors for Iraq, Pakistan
09-23-2012
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AP
The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominees to serve as ambassadors to Iraq and Pakistan. By voice vote lawmakers backed Richard Olson to be US envoy in Pakistan and Robert Beecroft for the post in Iraq.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Senate passes funding bill to avoid October 1 government shutdown
09-23-2012
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Reuters
A deeply divided and unproductive Congress wrapped up its final business before November's elections early on Saturday as the U.S. Senate passed a stopgap measure to fund federal programs and avoid an October 1 government shutdown.
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts
09-23-2012
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New York Times
Among the more than 2 dozen American personnel evacuated from the city after the assault on the American mission and a nearby annex were about 12 CIA operatives and contractors, who played a crucial role in conducting surveillance and
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News Link • China
China sentences former police chief for hiding murder by Bo Xilai’s wife
09-23-2012
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Washington Post
Wang Lijun, a police chief who helped derail the career of one of China’s most prominent Communist Party figures, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges including covering up a murder and then attempting to defect to the United States.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Double amputee in wheelchair shot dead by Houston police
09-23-2012
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Reuters
A double amputee in a wheelchair was shot and killed by police after threatening an officer with a pen. The shooting took place at a home for the mentally ill. An employee called police to report that resident was acting aggressively
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Harvard historian: Ancient papyrus refers to Jesus' wife
09-23-2012
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Terrence Aym
The debate rages on within religious historian circles that Jesus of Nazareth may have had a wife. The latest to stake a claim that the revered founder of Christianity might not have been celibate or single is well-respected historian and scholar of
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News Link • Afghanistan
Constitutional Problems in Afghanistan
09-23-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
As President Karzai indicated, one of the most vexing difficulties is that---unlike America---the Afghan constitutional system has no provisions allowing the indefinite detention of prisoners without trial or charges. Efforts are being made to clear
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News Link • Syria
Syria fires into Jordan, sparking clashes
09-23-2012
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The armed forces of Syria and Jordan clashed after Syria fired into Jordanian territory, where thousands of refugees have fled from an 18-month-long civil war. The Syrian army has moved its brigade to block any possible attack from Israel to the
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
100 Days Until Taxmageddon
09-23-2012
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-The 10% bracket rises to a new and expanded 15%
-The 25% bracket rises to 28%
-The 28% bracket rises to 31%
-The 33% bracket rises to 36%
-The 35% bracket rises to 39.6%
Higher taxes on marriage and family coming on January 1, 2013.
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
Gary Johnson files anti-trust lawsuit to appear in presidential debates
09-23-2012
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Rawstory
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson filed an anti-trust lawsuit suit in federal court alleging the Democratic and Republican parties are conspiring to keep third-party candidates out of the presidential debates and,
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News Link • Activism
PC Thought Police at Auburn University . . .
09-23-2012
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
. . . force a student to take a Ron Paul Revolution sign down from his dorm window for "safety reasons," but allow every other kind of sign imaginable, including ones for other politicians.
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News Link • Drug War
Fiona Apple facing up to 10 years in jail over Texas marijuana bust
09-23-2012
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Rawstory
Singer Fiona Apple may face serious jail time in Texas thanks to a state law that classifies possession of any amount of hashish as a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, or no less than two. Arrested at a narcotics checkpoint
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News Link • History
Modern Middle East History in Ten Minutes
09-23-2012
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
CaspianReport video on the Origins of the Israel/Palestinian Conflict:
The Israeli/Arab conflict is the result of interactions of superpowers in the early 20th century. British and French strategic interests in the Middle East were related t
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News Link • Food
Minnesota farmer cleared in milk case
09-23-2012
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After a 3-day trial and 4 hours of deliberation, a jury found Alvin Schlangen not guilty of three misdemeanor counts of selling unpasteurized milk, operating without a food license and handling adulterated or misbranded food.
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News Link • Activism
New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Right to Record Cops in Public
09-23-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Just over a year after a judge threw out a lawsuit on the basis that cops shouldn’t be expected to know the law when it comes to recording them in public, a panel of appellate judges threw the suit back in his face, ordering him to
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News Link • Voting and Elections
The Deciders: The relative power of voters, depending on what state they live in.
09-21-2012
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Carl Bialik, Wall Street Journal
Just how should districts’ voting power be allocated such that each individual voter has the same power? A fair allocation would be proportional to the square root of districts’ populations, rather than directly proportional to the populations, accor
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Was Katharine Graham Killed for 9/11?
09-21-2012
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http://www.dcdave.com/article5/120921.htm
The cause of publisher Katharine Graham's fatal injuries remains a mystery. Here is a plausible explanation as to why.
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News Link • Politics
Who Wins an Exclusionary Debate?
9-23-2012
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Free Press Publications
The Presidential election is just over a month away. Which means the scripted shows known as Presidential Debates will soon be televised. Of course, these so-called debates will only present two of the two dozen Presidential Candidates, despite the f
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists erase fear from the brain
09-23-2012
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http://medicalxpress.com, byUppsala University
Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by the academic journal Science. The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memo
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Meet America's Hidden Unemployed: The Workers So Discouraged, They Don't Even Count
09-23-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Lucia Mutikani
When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would earn him a job as an intelligence analyst with the government.
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Please Help Sponsor Mike Shipley For AIDSWalk!
09-23-2012
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Ed Vallejo
I've known Mike for years now, and he has a good heart, but could use some help right now. Please Sponsor him for any amount you can, and I thank you greatly. I'm sure he will too. - Ed
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News Link • Obama Administration
Secret Service did not compromise security during Colombia prostitute scandal: probe
09-22-2012
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Reuters
13 employees of the Secret Service were entangled in a prostitution scandal in Colombia earlier this year but their actions did not compromise the safety of the president, a Department of Homeland Security investigation found.
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