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Date Sent: 2013-12-18
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
AZ: No Shooting Unless Zoned for it? Rancher Prevails Against Zoning Department
School Tells 5th Grader He Cannot Keep Both First Place Prize and 1st Amendment Rights -- Drug suspects had soap, spend month in jail -- How a top climate change expert defrauded EPA of $900K by claiming he was undercover CIA -- 2013 Likely To Be The Safest Year For Cops In Decades -- Booze can keep you young -- 500 Innocent Americans Killed by Cops Each Year --
St. Louis Church Ordered To Stop Handing Out Hot Meals To The Homeless
-- City Defends Decision To Close Homeless Shelter On Coldest Day Of
Season -- Of Poker and Plunder: Commissarina Olson Strikes Again -- Will The Bull Market End On Wednesday? -- Will Walmart shoppers support “Every Day High Wages?” (Video) -- Obama Allows Great Lakes Water To Be Sold To China As Half The U.S. Faces Extreme Water Crisis -- Genetically Modified Organisms Expose Deliberate Corporate Deceit -- Update from Matt Papke (Free Tempe), Candidate for City Council Tempe, AZ -- Bitcoin and China—The Regulators are Coming, The Regulators are Coming! -- The New Armor That Lets You Sense Surveillance Cameras -- Max Keiser Breaks Down Bitcoin -- These Are The Ridiculous Ads Big Pharma Used To Convince Everyone They Have ADHD -- Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy -- Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff Defends His Tax Protesting Father Irwin Schiff -- Dent, Faber, Celente, Maloney, Rogers – What Do They Say Is Coming In 2014? -- America’s Child Soldiers -- Big Government is now the GOP Platform
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
AZ: No Shooting Unless Zoned for it? Rancher Prevails Against Zoning Department
12-17-2013
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http://www.ammoland.com, Dean Weingarten
Shooting in the Arizona Desert has a long history.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
School Tells 5th Grader He Cannot Keep Both First Place Prize and 1st Amendment Rights
12-17-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Zachary Golob-Drake, a 5th grader at the Patel Partnership School in Tampa Florida was elated recently when he won first place with a speech and an invitation to compete in the 4-H Tropicana Public Speech Contest. However, his assistant principal the
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News Link • Drug War
Drug suspects had soap, not cocaine bricks
12-17-2013
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Cruz's attorney said, "After this, everyone should pause about jumping to conclusions when a field test is said to be positive by law enforcement. There are people going to jail on high bail amounts based upon these field tests."
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News Link • Climate Change
How a top climate change expert defrauded EPA of $900K by claiming he was undercover CIA
12-17-2013
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Daily Mail
A top climate change expert at the EPA has admitted to defrauding the government out of more than $900,000 by claiming he was an undercover CIA agent so he didn't have to show up for work for months at a time.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Life of an Individual Exemplified in film Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean, The Legend of 1900
12-17-2013
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Christine Smith's Blog
If you are one who feels separate and different from the majority, and who doesn’t judge others for their mundanity but who does reject it for yourself, this is a film for you.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
83 Numbers From 2013 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
12-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
During 2013, America continued to steadily march down a self-destructive path toward oblivion. As a society, our debt levels are completely and totally out of control. Our financial system has been transformed into the largest casino on the entire
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
2013 Likely To Be The Safest Year For Cops In Decades
12-17-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
With only a couple weeks to go, 2013 is shaping up to be the safest year for police officers since the 1950s. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 97 police officers have died on the job so far this year.
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News Link • Food
Booze can keep you young
12-17-2013
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ars technica
Caffeine makes it more difficult for cells to copy the ends of their chromosomes. But that may be OK, since they also found that booze has the opposite effect.
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News Link • Drug War
500 Innocent Americans Killed by Cops Each Year
12-17-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
"Knock and announce" police raids are on the rise. They are estimated to occur as many as 40,000 " 50,000 per year. Back in the 1970s, military-style police raids used to be a rare event, occurring only a few hundred times per year.
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News Link • Welfare: Social
St. Louis Church Ordered To Stop Handing Out Hot Meals To The Homeless
12-17-2013
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On Sunday, a Missouri street church that serves hot meals to the homeless was honored with a front-page feature in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On Monday, city health department officials told the group to immediately cease handing out food.
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News Link • Government
City Defends Decision To Close Homeless Shelter On Coldest Day Of Season
12-17-2013
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City officials said on Wednesday their decision to close the building that housed the Lansing City Outreach was the right one, because it violated multiple safety standards.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Of Poker and Plunder: Commissarina Olson Strikes Again
12-17-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
In spite of the fact he has not committed a criminal act, Boise resident Skinner Anderson faces 3 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Wendy J. Olson, the Soviet-grade legal functionary who afflicts Idaho as U.S. Attorney, has wrung a guilty plea
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Will The Bull Market End On Wednesday?
12-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Fed’s latest stock market bubble is at risk of blowing up.
It could blow up as soon as the Fed’s next meeting this Wednesday, or it could last longer. Either way, it is doomed.
Bubbles are inflated when the Fed recklessly creates more and m
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Will Walmart shoppers support “Every Day High Wages?” (Video)
12-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Walmart touts “Everyday Low Prices,” but we asked its customers to support ‘Everyday High Wages” instead. We posed as representatives of “15 for 15,” a make-believe organization advocating that Walmart raise prices by 15% and use the extra cash to pa
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News Link • Environment
Obama Allows Great Lakes Water To Be Sold To China As Half The U.S. Faces Extreme Water Crisis
12-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
What in the world is Barack Obama thinking? At a time when the United States is facing the greatest water crisis that it has ever known, Obama is allowing water from the Great Lakes to be drained, bottled and shipped to China and other countries aro
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News Link • Food
Genetically Modified Organisms Expose Deliberate Corporate Deceit
12-17-2013
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Oath Keepers
The “conspiracy theory” has it that Monsanto is a greed-driven mega-corp which deceives government offices and the general public whilst producing carcinogenic alterations in the world’s food supply. Actually, it’s even worse than that.
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Update from Matt Papke (Free Tempe), Candidate for City Council Tempe, AZ
12-17-2013
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Free Tempe
For those of you not there or watching at home, Tempe's City Council passed the 2040 General Plan as amended at last night's meeting and not without some controversy.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Find the Biggest Power Hog in Your House With This Handy Gadget
12-17-2013
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http://www.wired.com, By Ashik Siddique
Switching off appliances doesn’t stop the flow of electricity " while plugged in, they can stay on indefinitely in power-sapping standby mode.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Hex key be gone! Flatpack furniture assembles using magnets
12-17-2013
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Adam Williams
Flatpack furniture may be easier to get home than the already built variety, but getting to grips with fiddly screws, hex keys and "simple to follow" instructions can soon eat away at your free time, and your patience.
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News Link • How To
Some Winter Survival Tips From The US Marine Corps
12-17-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey Ingersoll
James Glanton "did everything right" when he and his family suffered a slow-rollover of their vehicle and became stuck in sub-zero Nevada temperatures for two days this week.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Lung cancer breathalyzer to be trialed at UK pharmacies
12-17-2013
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gizmag.com
With lung cancer survival rates greatly improved by early detection, we've seen a number of efforts to develop a better way to detect the disease in its early stages.
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News Link • Surveillance
The New Armor That Lets You Sense Surveillance Cameras
12-17-2013
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http://www.theatlantic.com, Robinson Meyer
Like a creepy digital tap on the shoulder
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
Tom Brady Swears During Press Conference, Walks Out On Media
12-17-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com,George Sitaras
Tom Brady cursed when talking about the Patriots' play execution and left his press conference abruptly.
The Patriots suffered a 24-20 loss against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Brady was obviously not too pleased.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Max Keiser Breaks Down Bitcoin
12-17-2013
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
Alex and Max Keiser continue on the topic of rigged global markets and fiat currency vs bitcoin.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Barron's Bullish Cover Story Drowned Out This Piece That Tells Investors To Prepare ...
12-17-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Mamta Badkar
Barron's Bullish Cover Story Drowned Out This Piece That Tells Investors To Prepare For A 20% Correction
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News Link • Anthropology
An Ancient Polynesian Culture Used A Completely Unique Binary Counting System
12-17-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Andy Kiersz
Binary, or base two, is the number system that computer systems use, as opposed to the decimal, or base ten, system used in our day-to-day lives.
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
These Are The Ridiculous Ads Big Pharma Used To Convince Everyone They Have ADHD
12-17-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Richard Feloni
There are currently 3.5 million American children on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, up from 600,000 in 1990.
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News Link • Energy
Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy
12-17-2013
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http://www.ted.com
What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind?
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff Defends His Tax Protesting Father Irwin Schiff
12-17-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
I was surprised that the Ninth Circuit’s decision, last month, on Irwin Schiff’s appeal of his conviction and sentence did not attract more attention. Irwin Schiff could well be viewed as the grandfather of the contemporary tax protester movement.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Dent, Faber, Celente, Maloney, Rogers " What Do They Say Is Coming In 2014?
12-17-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Some of the most respected prognosticators in the financial world are warning that what is coming in 2014 and beyond is going to shake America to the core.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
The end of oil? (10 talks)
12-17-2013
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http://www.ted.com
It's the question of our generation: Can we find a sustainable alternative to oil? Scientists, inventors and activists present stern warnings and visionary solutions for the energy of tomorrow.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Could You Stay Alive in the Frigid Wilderness with Only the Supplies in Your Vehicle?
12-17-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
How prepared are you to survive a few days in the frozen wilderness with only the supplies you have in your vehicle?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Architecture
Architectural inspiration (8 talks)
12-17-2013
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http://www.ted.com
Master architects share their vision for buildings that inflate, float, twist and glitter, while artfully addressing the challenges faced by their residents, their cities and the planet.
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News Link • Government
Big Government is now the GOP Platform
12-17-2013
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http://www.batr.org
Collectivism is alive and well within the party apparatus of the Republican jellyfish tax cutters.
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Here’s Your First Look at the Much-Anticipated Museum of Science Fiction
12-17-2013
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Wired.com
Plenty of museums have hosted science fiction exhibits, but sci-fi fans have never enjoyed what Greg Viggiano calls "a comprehensive science-fiction museum." But just wait. It's coming.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Washington Drives the World Toward War
12-16-2013
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington has had the US at war for 12 years: Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Pakistan, Yemen, and almost Syria, which could still happen, with Iran waiting in the wings. These wars have been expensive in terms of money, prestige, and deaths and
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Water May Be Flowing On Mars Right Now
12-16-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Collin Lecher
Curiosity has uncovered ancient, once-wet lakebeds, but there might be some active streams, too.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Out in the Open: Cyberpunk Builds Bitcoin Wallet That Even Apple Can’t Ban
12-16-2013
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http://www.wired.com,By Klint Finley
Kyle Drake calls himself a professional cyberpunk. He spends his days on the net, writing computer code and trying to stick it to the man. His latest target: the global banking industry.
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News Link • Surveillance
Judge: NSA’s collecting of phone records is likely unconstitutional
12-16-2013
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Ann E. Marimow & Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post
A federal judge in Washington said Monday that the government’s widespread collection of telephone records of millions of Americans is likely unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon granted activist Larry Klayman's request for a prel
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News Link • World News
Yemen Parliament Bans Drone Strikes
12-16-2013
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
The Yemeni parliament has passed a resolution today banning all strikes by unmanned aerial drones.
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News Link • Employee and Employer Relations
Climate change expert's fraud was 'crime of massive proportion,' say feds
12-16-2013
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investigations.nbcnews.com,By Michael Isikoff
The EPA’s highest-paid employee and a leading expert on climate change deserves to go to prison for at least 30 months for lying to his bosses and saying he was a CIA spy working in Pakistan so he could avoid doing his real job, say federal prosecuto
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Kidney grown from stem cells by Australian scientists
12-16-2013
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk, Jonathan Pearlman
Australian scientists grow world's first kidney from stem cells in a breakthrough that could alleviate the demand for organ transplants
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Pension Busting
12-15-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Michigan isn’t the only place where pensions for municipal and state workers and teachers are under serious attack. Illinois just passed a pension fix that damages and reduces the pension benefits earned and contracted for by Illinois police, fire
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
“We have ways of making you talk…..” Confessions and false confessions.
12-15-2013
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Jonathan Turley
One of the oldest cliché movie scenes of the past half century is the Gestapo agent, wearing a monocle, slapping a riding crop against his gloved hand, saying with a leer, “Ve haf vays of making you talk…..” Unfortunately, that caricature figure has
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News Link • Surviving the Collapse
Man emerges from bunker 14 years after Y2K scare
12-15-2013
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Canadian Broadcast Channel
January 1, 2000 was not only the day our computers were to fail but also was the day that 44 year old Norman Feller headed into his underground bunker over fears of the fallout from the Y2K virus.
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
CIA Funds Nonviolence Training, FBI Sets Up Phony "Terrorist" Plots
12-15-2013
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One important aspect of the debate over the decision whether to be exclusively nonviolent in the Occupy movement relates to the role the CIA and Pentagon and think tanks play in funding and promoting nonviolent resistance training and why.
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News Link • Surveillance
White House Calls for Cosmetic Changes to Illegal NSA Spying
12-14-2013
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Joseph Kishore, Global Research
Leaks to the media make clear that the panel is a whitewash and that the administration is planning purely cosmetic changes. The panel was set up to divert and dissipate popular outrage with a pretense of reform, while institutionalizing the spying p
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
China carries out first soft landing on moon in 37 years
12-15-2013
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Washington Post
China completed the first soft landing on the moon’s surface in 37 years, becoming only the 3rd country to pull off the feat. Television showed scientists in white and pale-blue coats applauding, shaking hands and congratulating each other
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News Link • Government
City to evict woman for living "off the grid"
12-15-2013
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FOX News
It was just a matter of time before the City of Cape Coral caught up with her. We first told you about Robin Speronis last month... and her alternative lifestyle, called Living Off the Grid. She lives without running water or electricity -- by choice
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News Link • Corruption
Your tax money pays for this!
12/15/2013
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Free Press Publications
It is no secret that the federal government spends millions of dollars on research. Sometimes those funds go to questionable studies, such as the study by Joseph Staton, of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, to determine why “most cooked, exoti
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: After 100 Years Of Failure, It’s Time To End The Fed!
12-15-2013
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
A week from now, the Federal Reserve System will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Resulting from secret negotiations between bankers and politicians at Jekyll Island, the Fed's creation established a banking cartel and a
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Lawsuit: Deputy forced man to kneel on hot asphalt
12-15-2013
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AP
An Albuquerque man suffered severe burns to his knees and buttocks after a Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy forced him to kneel and sit on hot asphalt for nearly half an hour, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit.
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
The Parties Come Together to Save the Military-Industrial Complex
12-13-2013
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John Glaser, Anti-war.com
... sequestration will weaken America by taking an ax to national defense and leaving us vulnerable to attack.
Obviously that’s nonsense. The U.S. could cut its defense budget in half, unthinkably more drastic than sequestration, and still outspend
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