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Date Sent: 2014-03-07
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, March 7, 2014

Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions

Texas Voters Reject Red Light Camera Candidates -- Senate staffers slipped secret CIA documents from agency’s headquarters -- Putin v. Obama: Geopolitical Opposites -- Talking Peace While Waging War -- How ICE and GoDaddy teamed up to help censor Mexican political website -- Journalist Sues BART Police After “Retaliatory Arrest” -- Federal prosecutors drop key charges against journalist Barrett Brown -- Inspector general raises questions about 2,300 new cases -- Court Dismisses Challenge Of Conviction Based On Discredited Pathologist's Testimony -- Florida mayor fights backyard gun ranges in 'Gunshine State' -- Charges dismissed against Utah arson suspect -- The Looting Of Ukraine Has Begun -- Pictures from the Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin, TX -- Black Budget Spending with CAFR Expert WALTER BURIEN (Video) -- NEON Energy Drink Accept Bitcoin Payments -- Rainy Day Market / Market Schedule & Veggie List 3/8/14 -- Ukraine foreshadows America within 30 years -- You Did it! Tempe will air public comments again! -- Why the Banksters Don’t Care About Your Gold -- Learn How to Stop Banks illegal forclosures -- The Healthcare Crisis of the Century

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News Link • WAR: About that War
Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions
03-07-2014 • Reuters
Crimea's parliament voted on Thursday to join Russia, and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum in 10 days, in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian region that drew a sharp riposte from President Obama. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Camera Fraud
Texas Voters Reject Red Light Camera Candidates
03-07-2014 • The Newspaper
Two of the figures most responsible for the spread of red light cameras in the Lone Star State lost their jobs Tuesday. Texas state Senator John Carona (R-Dallas) and state Representative Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving) were both defeated Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Senate staffers slipped secret CIA documents from agency’s headquarters
03-07-2014 • McClatchy News
Congressional aides preparing the Senate Intelligence Committee’s study of the CIA’s secret interrogation and detention program walked out of the CIA's headquarters with classified documents the CIA contended they weren’t authorized to have Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

Feature Article  • Imperialism
Putin v. Obama: Geopolitical Opposites
Stephen Lendman
   Ukraine
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Feature Article  • Israel - Palestine
Talking Peace While Waging War
Stephen Lendman
   Israel
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News Link • Homeland Security
How ICE and GoDaddy teamed up to help censor Mexican political website
03-06-2014 • Rawstory
On December 2nd, 2013, the site disappeared offline. The United States host, GoDaddy, suspended the domain with no prior notice. GoDaddy told its owners that the site was taken down "as part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation." Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Journalist Sues BART Police After “Retaliatory Arrest”
03-06-2014 • Photography Is Not a Crime
After being penned like an animal and arrested inside an official “free-speech zone,” a San Francisco-area journalist has filed suit against BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, for planning his arrest ahead of time. Read Full Story
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News Link • Government
Federal prosecutors drop key charges against journalist Barrett Brown
03-06-2014 • AFP
Federal prosecutors in Texas dropped a raft of charges Wednesday against a well-known journalist-activist in a closely watched digital freedom case involving hyperlinks and the Anonymous hacking collective. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Criminal Justice System
Inspector general raises questions about 2,300 new cases
03-06-2014 • .
An investigation by the state inspector general found that convicted former state chemist Annie Dookhan was the “sole bad actor” at the state drug lab where she mishandled evidence. But the probe also found that the lab had major management problems, Read Full Story
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Court Dismisses Challenge Of Conviction Based On Discredited Pathologist's Testimony
03-06-2014 • Jonathan Turley
The government effectively argued that its witness was so notorious that the defense should have raised his incompetency at trial. It succeeded. Read Full Story
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News Link • Gun Rights
Florida mayor fights backyard gun ranges in 'Gunshine State'
03-06-2014 • Reuters
Neighbors were outraged by the live gunfire, but their surprise was nothing compared to that of municipal leaders, who were shocked to realize there was nothing they could do about it. Read Full Story
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Charges dismissed against Utah arson suspect
03-06-2014 • .
"Originally, a K9 unit indicated there was accelerant," defense attorney Jay Winward said Tuesday. "The state crime lab reports there was no accelerant found. There was nothing that indicated that there was accelerant used." Read Full Story
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News Link • World News
The Looting Of Ukraine Has Begun
03-06-2014 • http://chrisinmaryville.net/
According to a report in Kommersant-Ukraine, the finance ministry of Washington’s stooges in Kiev who are pretending to be a government has prepared an economic austerity plan that will cut Ukrainian pensions from $160 to $80 so that Western bankers Read Full Story
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Reported by: Chris Menke

Feature Article  • Bitcoin
Pictures from the Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin, TX
Donna Hancock
   Ernest traveled to Austin, TX to attend the Texas Bitcoin Conference this week. Here are some pictures from the event...
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Black Budget Spending with CAFR Expert WALTER BURIEN (Video)
03-06-2014 • http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Every year, the Federal Government spends trillions of dollars. Budgets of states, counties and cities also put out vast sums of money for goods and services. Official agencies are required to document their spending, so these expenses can be viewed Read Full Story
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Reported by: Chris Menke

News Link • Bitcoin
NEON Energy Drink Accept Bitcoin Payments
03-06-2014 • Joby Weeks
Joby Weeks happily announced to everyone that NEON energy drink officially accepts bitcoin becoming the first and only direct sales company to accept bitcoin. History in the making! Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock

News Link • Agriculture
Rainy Day Market / Market Schedule & Veggie List 3/8/14
03-06-2014 • Tonopah Rob
For all of you folks whom have not seen the farm this winter, I suggest you come take a tour and see the beautiful winter crops of lettuce. This year, I’ve planted about 20 different varieties and some of them are my very own crosses. They are so bea Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock

Opinion  • Politics: General Activism
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Ukraine foreshadows America within 30 years
03-06-2014
Frosty Wooldridge
   By 2042, Mexicans-Latinos in America will become the dominant demographic group at 51 percent, culture and language displacing American English. Influx of Latinos into America will outnumber European-Americans within 29 years.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
You Did it! Tempe will air public comments again!
03-06-2014 • Free Tempe
My Friends, I have wonderful news! No longer will the good people of Tempe be silenced by their elected government. Your voices have been heard loud and clear by the Tempe City Council and they have decided to allow the broadcasting of public comment Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock

Opinion  • Gold and Silver
Why the Banksters Don’t Care About Your Gold
03-06-2014
Paul Rosenberg
   I regularly hear how important it is to hold silver and gold and how dangerous the central banks and their banksters (a combination of bankers and gangsters) really are. I’m sympathetic, of course, since I don’t like central banks and I do like silve
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Feature Article  • Casey Research Articles
The Healthcare Crisis of the Century
Alex Daley
   How a new treatment for Alzheimer's could change the medical landscape forever and make fortunes for early investors
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Opinion  • Imperialism
Propaganda War on Russia
March 7, 2014
Stephen Lendman
   Ukraine
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News Link • Foreign Policy
It is the West, not Russia, that has behaved recklessly in Ukraine
03-05-2014 • Lewrockwell.com
Western observers ditch their critical faculties whenever Russia is involved. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee

News Link • Propaganda
The Americans’ Fear of Islamic Terrorists Has Worn Off, So the Government .....
03-05-2014 • Lewrockwell.com
Preface: I’m not siding with Putin on the Ukrainian dispute. I don’t like Communism. I was born in the U.S. and have lived here all of my life. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee

News Link • Foreign Policy
Russia Responds to the Threats of US Sanctions
03-05-2014 • Lewrockwell.com
A Russian official says potential sanctions by Washington against Moscow would lead to the “crash” of the US financial system and end its global financial domination. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee

News Link • Obamacare
New O-Care delay to help midterm Dems
03-05-2014 • thehill.com
The Obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act, easing election pressure on Democrats. Read Full Story
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News Link • Obamacare
Code Chaos
03-05-2014 • weeklystandard.com
Another nightmare for doctors, courtesy of the federal government Read Full Story
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
C.I.A. Employees Face New Inquiry Amid Clashes on Detention Program
03-05-2014 • nytimes.com
The Central Intelligence Agency’s attempt to keep secret the details of a defunct detention and interrogation program has escalated a battle between the agency and members of Congress and led to an investigation by the C.I.A.’s internal watchdog into Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee

News Link • Bitcoin
Overstock CEO Sees Bitcoin Sales Rising More Than Expected
03-05-2014 • online.wsj.com
Expects Bitcoin Sales to Reach $10 Million to $15 Million This Year Read Full Story
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin sheds Mt.Gox albatross, rallies nearly 20 percent
03-05-2014 • cnbc.com
Is bitcoin the new honey badger? Read Full Story
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin insurance? A new fund is banking on it
03-05-2014 • cnbc.com
If bitcoin is going to survive as a digital currency, it's going to have to convince investors their holdings are safe. Read Full Story
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News Link • Bill of Rights
DCF Working To Send Teen In Medical Dispute Back To Connecticut
03-05-2014 • CBS News
When the Pelletiers objected, Children’s brought in DCF and the state took custody of Justina, essentially ruling her parents were committing medical child abuse by pursuing medical rather than psychological treatment. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Foreign Policy
Congress readying $1 billion in economic aid for Ukraine
03-05-2014 • AFP
US lawmakers will introduce a “critical” economic support package to Ukraine authorizing $1 billion in loans to the nation in the grips of a geopolitical face-off with neighbor Russia. “I’m terribly concerned about what’s going on in Ukraine. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Sex workers rounded up in Arizona and pushed into church-based programs without charges
03-05-2014 • Rawstory
Police in Arizona have been rounding up sex workers and bringing them in handcuffs to a Phoenix-area church to meet with investigators and choose between a diversion program or possible jail time. Police and students from Arizona State’s School of Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Baltimore Police to Pay $250,000 Settlement over Video Deletion Incident
03-04-2014 • Photography Is Not a Crime
Baltimore will dish out a $250,000 settlement to a man whose footage they deleted after he video recorded them making an arrest at the Preakness horse race in 2010. Not that the settlement forces them to admit they did delete his footage. Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
American access to space could be a casualty of the Ukraine crisis
03-04-2014 • .
All the way to outer space. That's right -- ever since Obama ended the U.S. manned spaceflight program, U.S. astronauts have depended on Russia to take them to the International Space Station.” Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Criminal Justice System
Troubles at Women’s Prison Test Alabama
03-04-2014 • New York Times
Corrections officers have raped, beaten and harassed women inside the prison for at least 18 years. More than a third of the employees have had sex with prisoners, which is sometimes the only currency for basics like toilet paper and tampons. Read Full Story
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
What if they gave a prosecution and the prosecution took its ball and went home?
03-04-2014 • .
“[The Prosecutor]: Your Honor, respectfully, the State is not participating in this case. [The Prosecutor]: Respectfully, your Honor, the State is not participating in this matter. [The Prosecutor]: No, your Honor. Respectfully, the State is Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Foreign Policy
US a full partner in Ukraine debacle
03-04-2014 • .
FROM THE moment the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the United States has relentlessly pursued a strategy of encircling Russia, just as it has with other perceived enemies like China and Iran. It has brought 12 countries in central Europe, Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Corruption
Sen. Ronald Calderon takes paid leave while fighting corruption charges
03-04-2014 • Los Angeles Times
Calderon, a Democrat was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery, fraud, money laundering and related offenses. He is accused of helping to facilitate a $500-million healthcare fraud scheme. The 24 felony counts include Read Full Story
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News Link • Constitution
Alaska panel advances call for convention of states
03-04-2014 • .
A proposal urging a convention of the states to propose amendments to the US Constitution has advanced from the House Finance Committee. HJR22 would place Alaska as urging Congress to call a convention of the states Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill

News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Russia Threatens To Abandon The U.S. Dollar And Start Dumping U.S. Debt
03-04-2014 • http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Obama administration and the hotheads in Congress are threatening to hit Russia with “economic sanctions” for moving troops into Crimea. Yes, those sanctions would sting a little bit, but what our politicians should be made aware of is the fact Read Full Story
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Reported by: Chris Menke

News Link • Technology: Software
How Smart is Your Car?
03-04-2014 • Next News Network
Many people seem to be constantly connected to smartphones, constantly sending messages back and forth. It may not be long before your car is doing the same thing. Apple is developing a new generation of electronics that will bring smartphone cap Read Full Story
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