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Date Sent: 2014-03-06
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
2-year extension offered for canceled health plans
US Supreme Court Considers Limits Of Deadly Force In Police Chases -- When Prosecutors Admit to Cheating -- DeKalb officer accused in false arrest turns himself in to jail -- Let’s See If California Decides We Have the Right to Know Which Cops Shoot People -- US to bolster military support to Poland, Baltic --
Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, others --
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules it’s Legal to Record up Women’s Skirts
in Public -- Gun Control Advocates Want Social Networks To Eliminate Online
Firearms Talk -- Audit: School employee used nearly $500,000 on
iTunes, jewelry -- Asteroid passing Earth will be closer than moon
-- No, Chinese investors aren't 'buying up Detroit' – but they do
have an eye on the Motor -- Real Estate Danger to China
AZ: PrepperFestAZ - March 21-23, 2014
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News Link • Obamacare
2-year extension offered for canceled health plans
03-05-2014
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AP
Warding off the specter of election-year health insurance cancellations, the Obama administration Wednesday announced a two-year extension for individual policies that don't meet requirements of the new health care law.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
US Supreme Court Considers Limits Of Deadly Force In Police Chases
03-05-2014
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The Newspaper
Justices of the US Supreme Court began deliberating whether it is acceptable for police to kill a driver and a passenger after a high-speed pursuit that started from a minor infraction. The legal implications of the shooting that left Donald Rickard
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
When Prosecutors Admit to Cheating
03-05-2014
The story of Laura Duffy, the prosecutor, and the wrongfully convicted man, is inspirational. Not because Duffy acted professionally throughout this case"she and her colleagues surely did not. Not because prosecutors promptly acknowledged their
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
DeKalb officer accused in false arrest turns himself in to jail
03-05-2014
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Officer Demetrius A. Kendrick was indicted Thursday by a DeKalb grand jury on the charge of violation of oath by public officer, authorities said.
The man Kendrick arrested, Alphonso Eleby, says video footage showed Kendrick planting drugs before
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Let’s See If California Decides We Have the Right to Know Which Cops Shoot People
03-05-2014
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Reason Magazine
A Los Angeles Times reporter wanted to know the names of the officers who shot Long Beach man Douglas Zerby to death in 2010 for the deadly crime of holding a garden hose nozzle. Long Beach officials refused to tell him, nor provide
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Foreign Policy
US to bolster military support to Poland, Baltic
03-05-2014
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AFP
The US plans to expand military cooperation with Poland and Baltic states to show "support" for its allies after Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said. "This morning the Defense Department is pursuing measures to
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, others
03-05-2014
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Reuters
The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as "vaping," from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces in the nation's second-largest city. A spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Garcetti confirmed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules it’s Legal to Record up Women’s Skirts in Public
03-05-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Massachusetts, which currently has the toughest wiretapping law in the country, forbidding you from secretly recording cops even if they have no expectation of privacy, is now one of the only states that allows you to secretly record up a woman’s ski
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Control Advocates Want Social Networks To Eliminate Online Firearms Talk
03-05-2014
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Personal Liberty Digest
Bloomberg and others anti-rights groups threaten Facebook and Instagram to make changes that would ban gun-related pages and posts, which they say are facilitating gun sales and trades.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Top 12 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Heading Toward Another Recession
03-05-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Is the U.S. economy steamrolling toward another recession? Will 2014 turn out to be a major “turning point” when we look back on it? Before we get to the evidence, it is important to note that there are many economists that believe that the United
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Your new landlord lives on Wall Street
03-05-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
In the wake of the housing crash, wide swathes of the desert Southwest, Florida, Atlanta, parts of California, and other places were littered with relatively new homes which were empty. The pre-seeded lawn turf often hadn’t even taken root before the
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Communities
Audit: School employee used nearly $500,000 on iTunes, jewelry
03-05-2014
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http://watchdog.org
A former Alcoa City School District employee who oversaw federal funds took nearly $500,000 in taxpayer money to use for herself, according to an audit Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson released Tuesday.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Science
Asteroid passing Earth will be closer than moon
03-05-2014
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http://www.myfoxdc.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • China
No, Chinese investors aren't 'buying up Detroit' " but they do have an eye on the Motor
03-05-2014
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michiganradio.org
Since Detroit filed for bankruptcy last summer, there have been lots of stories going around about major Chinese money pouring into city real estate.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Science
Why Electric Vehicles will Succeed
03-05-2014
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arclein
Americans who drive passenger vehicles drive an average of 12,000 to 13,500 miles per year. That equates to 230 to 260 miles per week. We're talking one or two charges per week, which, for those with a garage, or select other parking facilities, can
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robert klein
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News Link • China
Real Estate Danger to China
03-05-2014
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arclein
Both of these trends " few transactions, and a price tending toward stagnation " are warning signs to the real estate industry in China. Experts have for years argued and speculated about whether and to what degree the Chinese real estate market was
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
How to Develop a Photographic Memory
03-05-2014
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arclein
Repeat this process until you can recall every word in the paragraph in order. You will be able to actually see the paragraph and read it from the imprint in your mind.
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Boeing and Evgeny Podkletnov
03-05-2014
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arclein
e, the company is trying to solicit the services of a Russian scientist who claims he has developed anti-gravity devices in Russia and Finland. The approach, however, has been thwarted by Russian officialdom.
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robert klein
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Steve Porak passes away
Donna Hancock
Our friend and patriot, Steve Porak, passed away peacefully in his sleep early this morning with his family gathered close by. Tentative memorial services have been scheduled for next Thursday, March 13th. We will post any updated details about the m
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News Link • Military
Nearly 1 in 5 had mental illness before enlisting in Army, study says
03-04-2014
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latimes.com
The study raises questions about the military's screening of recruits. Another study looks at rising suicide rates among soldiers.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Environment
Radiation affects 13 workers at New Mexico nuclear waste site
03-04-2014
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naturalnews.com
Federal regulators are scrambling to minimize the public relations impact of a recent radiation leak that occurred at an underground nuclear waste facility in southeastern New Mexico, where 13 workers reportedly tested positive for radiation exposure
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Death
A Closer Look at Young Worker Deaths at JPMorgan Chase
03-04-2014
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wallstreetonparade.com
In the past three months, at least eight JPMorgan Chase employees, aged 22 to 39, have passed away, including the three highly publicized, suspicious deaths of Gabriel Magee, Ryan Crane and a young man the media is now calling Dennis Li.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
Glenn "Kane" Jacobs: Selling Liberty
03-04-2014
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http://www.youtube.com, Journalistic Revolution
A speech in Orlando for the Orange County Campaign for Liberty chapter on 2/1/14 by Glenn "Kane" Jacobs titled; "We Gotta Market Liberty: Stop Educating, Stop Debating, and Start Selling Liberty"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
U.S. Drug Cases Getting Rehabbed After Supreme Court Decision
03-03-2014
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ABC News
A week before actor Philip Seymour Hoffman overdosed on a mix of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the Supreme Court restrained what one top prosecutor called "the strongest tool" federal authorities have to go after dealers
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Narco-Villain “El Chapo’s” Arrest Packaged for Media Consumption
03-03-2014
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“Chapo [Guzman] was protected by Mexican federal agents and military, by the Mexican government,” Berrellez told Narco News. “He was making [Mexican President Enrique] Peña Nieto look bad, and so the government decided to withdraw his
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Forget the NSA, the LAPD Spies on Millions of Innocent Folks
03-03-2014
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Information on the identity and movements of millions of Southern California residents is being collected and tracked. In fact, Los Angeles is emerging as a major laboratory for testing and scaling up new police surveillance technologies.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Criminal justice major arrested for sitting at bus stop filming police, called ‘Nigerian nightmare’
03-03-2014
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Rawstory
A criminal justice student at the University of Texas at San Antonio was arrested while sitting at bus stop and filming police officers operating a speed trap ‘This is where our funding is going, straight into hard police work.’
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Marissa Alexander's sentence could triple in 'warning-shot' case
03-03-2014
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A Jacksonville woman whose case generated outrage when she was sentenced to 20 years in prison may end up behind bars for 60 years for the same crime. The State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to put Marissa Alexander in prison for 60 years,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Death Penalty
Evidence of Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Questions About a Texas Execution
03-03-2014
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New York Times
Newly discovered evidence the prosecutor in the case concealed a deal with a jailhouse informant whose testimony was a key part of the execution decision. The battle to clear Mr. Willingham’s name offers evidence an innocent man was executed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Oregon vaccination rate may increase as result of new law, health officials say
03-03-2014
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Oregon leads the nation in the percentage of kids entering kindergarten with non-medical waivers for one or more vaccinations. State health officials hope a law changes that by forcing parents to get the facts before opting out.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Lawsuit: Sprint charged US gov’t $21 million too much for spying on us
03-03-2014
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ars technica
The US government today filed suit against Sprint, alleging that the company overcharged government agencies when submitting expense reimbursement requests for wiretap operations that spied on Sprint customers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Chief Mark McBride: The Crime Lord of Idaho Falls
03-03-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
“I don’t know why there would be [one],” replied Idaho Falls Police Chief Mark McBride when asked if his department would apologize to the Madrigals. “Just because a person is found not guilty doesn’t mean the officers were wrong.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police hid use of cell phone tracking device from judge because of NDA
03-03-2014
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ars technica
A police department in Florida failed to tell judges about its use of a cell phone tracking tool "because the department got the device on loan and promised the manufacturer to keep it all under wraps," the American Civil Liberties Union said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The Kaley Forfeiture Decision: What It Looks Like When The Feds Make Their Ham Sandwich
03-03-2014
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Popehat
The question presented was not whether assets can be frozen before trial " it's old news that they can " or whether they can be frozen even if it deprives the defendant of the ability to pay counsel. The question presented was whether the defendant c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Student Loans Are Ruining Your Life. Now They’re Ruining the Economy Too
03-03-2014
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Time magazine
At the end of 2003, American students and graduates owed just $253 billion in aggregate debt; by the end of 2013, American students’ debt had ballooned to a total of $1.08 trillion, an increase of over 300%. In the past year alone,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Obama’s Strategy Of Fomenting Revolution In Ukraine Is Backfiring Dramatically
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
When the Obama administration was plotting to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Ukraine, what in the world did they expect to happen in the aftermath? Did they just expect Russia to roll over and play dead as the U.S. and the EU ins
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Common Core: How Career Training Has Replaced Public Education
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Last month in New York, the Common Core Learning Standards will leave some students behind because of the focus on passing tests and lack of direct education.
The working group of Board Regents (BR) state: “Educators whose jobs are threatened beca
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Chris Menke
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, and Evil Have Set the Stage for War
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
In some quarters public awareness is catching up with Stephen Lendman, Michel Chossudovsky, Rick Rozoff, myself and a few others in realizing the grave danger in the crisis that Washington has created in Ukraine.
The puppet politicians who Washing
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Chris Menke
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News Link • World News
Russia And China Stand In Agreement On Ukraine " And That Is Very Bad News For The United States
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
So much for “isolating” Russia. The Chinese government is publicly siding with Russia on the crisis in Ukraine, and that is very bad news for the United States. Not only does it mean that the U.S. is essentially powerless to do anything about the s
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Chris Menke
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News Link • WAR: About that War
REVEALED: IMF, Ukraine & the Profitability of Manufactured Revolutions
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Whether the government of Ukraine asked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assess their needs for money, or Christine Lagarde, acting director of the IMF simply felt it was a good sound investment, there are now talks of indebting this regi
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Cuba
Obama Silent on Russian Spy Vessel in Cuba
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
HAVANA | Is Vladimir Putin invoking Nikita Khrushchev? In 1963, during the heart of the cold war a stand off between Russia and the US had both nations on the brink of Thermo-nuclear war. Those 13 days in world history came to be known as the Cuban M
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
US Army tests real life Iron Man suit
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
Straight out of science fiction and off the silver screen - the U.S. Army has nearly completed construction of a new type of wearable armor. Based off the comic book hero Iron Man - The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, will be ready fo
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Afghanistan
Former CIA Agent: Back to Afghanistan? - Michael Scheuer
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
NATION | As the war in Afghanistan drags on to its 13th year, Americans are becoming increasingly tired of the conflict. The Founding Fathers knew America, like all nations, would be forced to fight wars. A process to declare war is written into the
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Chilling Effects of Comcast Time Warner Merger
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
WASHINGTON DC | The merger between Comcast and Time-Warner cable is a concern to many independent cable providers and others. Critics of the merger, like our guest today believe the purchase will create a monopoly that will dominate the marketplace.
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Surveillance
A Neighborhood Strikes Back
03-03-2014
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Xander BloodWillow.com
Squeezing blood out of a stone might be easier than getting answers from government agencies and energy oligarchs. Stonewalling, misinformation, and ‘lack of jurisdiction’ has left a neighborhood grasping at straws for answers as to why a camera was
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Xander Holman
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