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Date Sent: 2013-01-08
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, January 8, 2013 PM edition |
Bank of America Freezes Gun Manufacturer's Account, Company Owner Claims
01-08-13 -- Link Porterfield (Linux expert) - (Video Loaded) -- Barter and Alternative Currencies Growing in Greece -- CIA officer John Kiriakou imprisoned to protect 9/11 cover-up -- In Ohio – Save A School Arm A Teacher? -- Adam Lanza toxicology results , why are we still waiting? -- Practical Alternative to Government -- Excusing Torture, Again -- The Swiss Difference: A Gun Culture That Works -- Obama Appoints Dr. Drone to Head CIA -- Germany begins deployment of Patriot missiles to Turkey -- Four killed, at least 175 injured as unpaid restaurant bill triggers rampage in India -- Iran seizes Saudi fishing vessels: Fars news agency -- Analysis: Obama shows combativeness entering second term but risks await -- Why Bank of America is cleaning up its mortgage woes now -- British
Soldier Killed in Afghan 'Insider' Attack -- John Brennan chosen by
Barack Obama as new CIA head -- Chinese Continue Protest Against Media Censorship -- U.S. Marijuana
Laws Ricochet Through Latin America -- Hagel's Views Do Matter -- ex-Congressman Ron Paul: 'Fiscal Cliff' Vote Shows How Washington
Really Works -- If Confirmed, Hagel Likely to Favor Swift Withdrawal
From Afghanistan -- NRA publishes list of anti-gun organizations and
celebrities -- Drug Prohibition: Law Enforcement Is The Problem -- A
Dependent, Entitled America: The Lefts’ Fondest Dreams Come True --
Secret government documents reveal vaccines to
be a total hoax -- Ron Paul's Liberty Movement Spreads
in Congress -- World's First Genetically Modified BABIES Born -- Video: The Trillion Dollar Coin Explained -- Alex Jones Detained By
TSA -- Large Cities All Over America Are Degenerating Into
Gang-Infested War Zones -- Western Media War on Syria -- New York
Times Supports Austerity Harshness -- Drone War Cover-Up: Now in
Yemen, too!
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News Link • Gun Rights
Bank of America Freezes Gun Manufacturer's Account, Company Owner Claims
01-08-2013
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CNS News
After countless hours on the phone with Bank of America, I finally got a manager in the right department that told me the deposits were on hold for further review "We believe you should not be selling guns and parts on the Internet."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Currencies
Barter and Alternative Currencies Growing in Greece
01-08-2013
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Daily Bell
Communities set up local currencies and exchange networks in attempt to beat the economic crisis ... It's been a busy day at the market in downtown Volos.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
CIA officer John Kiriakou imprisoned to protect 9/11 cover-up
01-08-2013
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www.veteranstoday.com
But a quick peek behind the scenes reveals the real reason Kiriakou is being crucified: He revealed information about CIA officials involved in torturing innocent 9/11 patsy Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) into endorsing a pre-scripted false confession.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
In Ohio " Save A School Arm A Teacher?
01-08-2013
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LibertyCrier.Com
The idea of arming teachers to deal with school shooters has some willing volunteers according to Ohio’s Buckeye Firearms Foundation.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Adam Lanza toxicology results , why are we still waiting ?
01-08-2013
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www.topix.com
Fact: Despite 22 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing effects of mania, hostility, violence and even homicidal ideation, and dozens of high profile shootings/killings tied to psychiatric drug use, there has yet to be a f
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Donna Hancock
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Feature Article • B.O.R.G.
Practical Alternative to Government
Thomas Costanzo
Those in the know realize that governments don’t solve societal problems " ever. They create them! We love freedom and want to restore it, to adopt a practical alternative means of societal organization. The Government's top down coercive violent ma
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Opinion • Torture
Excusing Torture, Again
01-08-2013
Menckens Ghost
Would-be tough guys like former CIA torturer-in-chief José A. Rodriguez Jr. brag that “enhanced interrogation” of terrorists " or doing what the rest of us would call “torturing” " has made Americans safer by eliciting tidbits of information that adv
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News Link • Gun Rights
The Swiss Difference: A Gun Culture That Works
Dec. 20, 2012
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http://world.time.com/
Even as the gun-control debate rises..., the gun-loving Swiss are not about to lay down their arms. Guns are ubiquitous in this neutral nation, with sharpshooting considered a fun and wholesome recreational activity for people of all ages.
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Max Schofield
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News Link • Archaeology
Was There a Church in Mecca?
01-08-2013
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arclein
The crown on his head is similar to the ones worn by the Christian rulers of ancient Ethiopia, reported ABC News.
All this led Mr Yule to believe the statue depicted the descendant of conquerors from Africa who came to the region in 525AD to sprea
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
France's Financial Transaction Tax Experiment
01-08-2013
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arclein
In an article for Risk.net, Hannah Collins explains that in France, the tax " which amounts to 0.2 percent on transactions involving buying or selling of shares of stock " is actually just shifting investors out of equities and into even riskier, mor
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
Airship Test Flight Planned
01-08-2013
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arclein
A massive cargo-carrying airship has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin.
According to aircraft maker Worldwide Aeros Corp., construction is complete on a 36,000-pound blimp-like aircra
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robert klein
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News Link • Syria
Germany begins deployment of Patriot missiles to Turkey
01-08-2013
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RT.com
Following suit with the US, Germany and the Netherlands have begun deployment of troops and Patriot missiles along the Syrian-Turkish border. Despite claims they will protect against a Syrian threat, some fear Turkey is now the real "security risk".
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Four killed, at least 175 injured as unpaid restaurant bill triggers rampage in India
01-08-2013
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RT.com
An argument over a restaurant bill spiraled out of control in a western Indian city, triggering violent clashes between Muslims and Hindus that killed four people. The mass brawl damaged the surrounding neighborhood and left at least 175 injured.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
Iran seizes Saudi fishing vessels: Fars news agency
01-08-2013
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Reuters
Iran's coast guard has detained two Saudi fishing vessels after they entered Iranian waters, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Analysis: Obama shows combativeness entering second term but risks await
01-08-2013
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Reuters
Just two weeks before his second inauguration, President Barack Obama is acting as if he believes he has a big mandate for his next term.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Why Bank of America is cleaning up its mortgage woes now
01-08-2013
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bizjournals.com
With Bank of America's announcing two big legal settlements Monday, it appears the Charlotte-based bank is hustling to clean up its mortgage portfolio
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Afghanistan
British Soldier Killed in Afghan 'Insider' Attack
01-08-2013
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voanews.com
British military officials say one of their soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
John Brennan chosen by Barack Obama as new CIA head
01-08-2013
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Daily Telegraph
John Brennan played a key role in expanding a program of air strikes by unmanned drones on suspected terrorists in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, which has killed more than 2,000 people.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Wildfires Rage Across Australia
01-08-2013
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voanews.com
Wildfires continue to rage out of control across southeast Australia on Tuesday, with authorities warning of "catastrophic" conditions in some areas.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Chinese Continue Protest Against Media Censorship
01-08-2013
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voanews.com
Free-speech protesters clashed with Communist party supporters in southern China on Tuesday, as a local dispute about government censorship spilled over into a nationwide online protest.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
U.S. Marijuana Laws Ricochet Through Latin America
01-08-2013
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world.time.com
President Obama has yet to deliver a clear response to the decision by Colorado and Washington to legalize recreational marijuana use asked whether the government would enforce federal laws that override the verdict of those states.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Hagel's Views Do Matter
01-08-2013
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thedailybeast.com
We've come to that moment in a nomination fight where supporters of a nomination are suddenly seized by forgetfulness about such basic facts as: what the job to be filled actually does.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
ex-Congressman Ron Paul: 'Fiscal Cliff' Vote Shows How Washington Really Works
01-08-2013
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The 154 page “fiscal cliff” bill was made available to Senators 3 minutes before the vote. No one can read 154 pages in three minutes, so it is safe to assume that the legislation was passed without being read.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Foreign Policy
If Confirmed, Hagel Likely to Favor Swift Withdrawal From Afghanistan
01-08-2013
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antiwar.com
On Iran and Syria too, Hagel appears reluctant to commit troops
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
NRA publishes list of anti-gun organizations and celebrities
01-08-2013
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patriotupdate.com
With hundreds of individuals, organizations, media companies, and businesses named, the group claims it organized its enemies list by identifying those who’d lent money, grassroots support, or any other type of direct support to anti-gun organization
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
Drug Prohibition: Law Enforcement Is The Problem
01-07-2013
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Copblock.org
A key point here is that the source of the problem is not the War on Drugs, that is merely the symptom. The problem is that the government has the means to enforce laws like the drug prohibition. Once it had the power it then passed the bad laws. (Of
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Obama Administration
A Dependent, Entitled America: The Lefts’ Fondest Dreams Come True
01-08-2013
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patriotupdate.com
In the future, Americans will look back at 2012 as the year in which liberals finally realized their fondest dream: a dependent, entitled America.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Secret government documents reveal vaccines to be a total hoax
01-08-2013
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naturalnews.com
If you have children, you are more than likely already aware of the official U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Immunization Schedules," which today recommend an astounding 29 vaccines be given between birth and six years of age,
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Ron Paul's Liberty Movement Spreads in Congress
01-08-2013
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Daily Paul.com
The retirement of Congressman Ron Paul from the House of Representatives last week did not end the Texas libertarian's influence in Congress. And if the first week of the new Congress is any indication, his influence has only multiplied.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
Secret government documents reveal vaccines to be a total hoax
01-08-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
If you have children, you are more than likely already aware of the official U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “Immunization Schedules,” which today recommend an astounding 29 vaccines be given between birth and six years of age,
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Currencies
Video: The Trillion Dollar Coin Explained
01-08-2013
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Daily Paul.com
More from Seeking Alpha: There is a bit confusion around on the impact of the Trillion Dollar coin that is being talked about these days. Here's the backstory.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Large Cities All Over America Are Degenerating Into Gang-Infested War Zones
01-08-2013
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infowars.com
Large U.S. cities that the rest of the world used to look at in envy are now being transformed into gang-infested hellholes with skyrocketing crime rates.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Drone War Cover-Up: Now in Yemen, too!
1/6/2013
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Free Press Publications
The US government isn't the only government trying to conceal the use of drone warfare which has expanded during the Obama Administration. The Washington Post reports of a drone strike in Radda, Yemen that killed 11 of the 14 people in the truck tha
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Darryl W. Perry
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Opinion • Feminism
"Woman, Have Some Couth About Yourself"
01-07-2013
Bob Ross
Feminists are attacking Julie Borowski for her most recent video. As a fellow libertarian feminist, maybe we need to grow a thicker skin and rely less on ad hominems when we disagree with our own.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Illinois Democrats Back Down On Gun Grab
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Bill that would have banned 80% of handguns fails
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Climate Change
Global warming, the tool of the West
01-07-2013
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english.pravda.ru
For years, the Elites of the West have cranked up the myth of Man Made Global Warming as a means first and foremost to control the lives and behaviors of their populations.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Israel to build 43-mile security fence in Golan Heights
01-07-2013
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telegraph.co.uk
Israel is to build a 43-mile security fence along the armistice line of the occupied Golan Heights to prevent incursions by Islamist militants currently fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gulf Oil Spill
Buchanan: "There Would Be A Revolution" If Government Confiscated Weapons
01-07-2013
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realclearpolitics.com
PAT BUCHANAN: There are three million ArmaLite rifles -- those Bushmaster types -- out there right now, and people are buying them like hotcakes.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Guns Flying Off The Shelves Amid Debate On Restrictions, Sellers Say
01-07-2013
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chicago.cbslocal.com
Guns and ammunition are disappearing off store shelves in the Chicago area.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
White House weighs broad gun-control agenda in wake of Newtown shootings
01-07-2013
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Washington Post
The White House is weighing a far broader and more comprehensive approach to curbing the nation’s gun violence than simply reinstating an expired ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, according to multiple people involved in the admini
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Robert Lee
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Video: The 'War on Terror' - By Design - Can Never End
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
As the Pentagon's former top lawyer urges that the war be viewed as finite, the US moves in the opposite direction
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Family Farmers to Travel to Washington, D.C. to Take on Monsanto
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Dozens of family farmers, Plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto, will travel from across America to Washington, D.C. next week to take on Monsanto and demand the right to farm.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
New York Congressman Introduces Bill to Abolish Presidential Term Limits
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Democratic New York Rep. Jose Serrano reintroduced a bill in Congress Friday to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which places term limits on the U.S. presidency.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secession
Texas Secession Movement Gains Traction - Fox News 1/6/2013
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
'Fiscal cliff' issue boosts support for cause.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
House GOP seeks to abolish IRS, replace income tax with consumption tax
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Fifty-four House Republicans on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would terminate the IRS and replace the system of income taxes on people and corporations with a consumption tax.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Iowa GOP Co-Chair: Ron Paul supporters disenfranchising Republicans (Video)
01-07-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Bill Schickel, the co-chair of the Republican Party of Iowa, on Saturday blasted the dominance of Ron Paul supporters within the state party.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
"Gun Control’s" Nazi Connection
01-07-2013
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jpfo.org
Startling evidence suggests that the Gun Control Act of 1968
was lifted, almost in its entirety, from Nazi legislation.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Patient prescription drug records may be used to deny Americans their constitutional rights
01-07-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
In an effort to deny gun ownership “privileges” to as many Americans as possible, Sen. Feinstein and other proponents of total citizen disarmament could simply expand the definition of those deemed “mentally unfit” for gun purchases to include anyone
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Gun Rights
The Second Amendment means ...
01-07-2013
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usatoday30.usatoday.com
Does the Second Amendment give individuals the right to bear arms?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
After Sandy Hook: how psychiatrists will become policemen
01-07-2013
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jonrappoport.wordpress.com
Obama, in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, stated that mental-health services must be made more available, presumably to stave off future killers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Why Civilian Disarmament in the U.S. is Just a Statist Fantasy
01-07-2013
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Survivalblog.com
I often have SurvivalBlog readers forward me alarmist e-mails, warning of "total disarmament" of the civilian populace.
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