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Date Sent: 2014-07-01
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
Records show how Iraqi extremists withstood U.S. anti-terror efforts
Epic: Homeless Man Gains Super Strength from This Cop's Taser -- Thumbing Its Nose at U.S., Russia Sends Military Experts to Iraq -- Active malware operation let attackers sabotage US energy industry -- Florida Cops Pry into Man's Records more than 200 Times because he Refuses to Stop Recording them -- Economic Genocide - by L.Neil Smith -- Obama says to reform immigration on his own, bypassing Congress -- Indianapolis woman sues police after being stopped over bumper sticker -- Harry Reid signs up for Rand Paul's voting rights bill -- School
drops Cougars as team name because it might offend women -- U.S.
Army: We Have No Idea How to Wage War in Megacities -- Get your TaTa top and still bare all -- Ribeirao Preto, the
'Brazilian California' -- Afghans battle for strategic Helmand
after U.S. troops pull out -- Remaining Snowden docs will be
released to avert 'unspecified US war' – Cryptome -- Homeless
People Shower on New Bus in San Francisco -- Whiteface
Vandalism of Republican Candidate's Sign -- Fareed Zakaria:
al-Sadr's Shiite Militia Is Like Iraq's "Own Tea Party" --
Conflicting parking signs in D.C.? Sorry, you're still guilty
(Videos) -- Majority Of Delinquent Detroit Water Customers In
Culture Of: 'You're Not Making Me Pay' -- Sen. Durbin: Obama
Will 'Borrow the Power' to Solve Immigration -- Man who shot BLM
ranger, CHP officer part of 'sovereign citizen' movement --
Ending the federal worker gravy train -- Why Americans Abroad Are
Giving Up Their Citizenship -- Hero worship of the military is getting in the
way of good policy -- Senate Politics Leave 28 Countries With No
U.S. Ambassador -- Senior Executives Are Increasingly Leaving the
Government -- Anti-Fracking Win in N.Y. Court May Deal Blow to
Industry -- Court: Public union can't make nonmembers pay fees --
Monty Python promises a final "filthy" goodbye -- The Vampire State
Draws Blood -- African Militia Arm Chimp With AK-47 -- Lew
Rockwell vs Government Parasite -- Biggest Scandal of this
administration going completely unnoticed while right out in front
of us... -- Hillary's Lead Over Rand Paul Plummets -- Colorado Now
Has More Cash And Less Crime Thanks to Legalized Marijuana
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News Link • Iraq
Records show how Iraqi extremists withstood U.S. anti-terror efforts
06-30-2014
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mcclatchydc.com
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria sprang from a largely self-funded, corporation-style prototype whose resilience to counterterrorism operations was proven by the time Abu Bakr al Baghdadi assumed command in 2010.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Epic: Homeless Man Gains Super Strength from This Cop's Taser
06-30-2014
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The cops refuse to tell him why they are trying to arrest him, and he refuses to acknowledge their illegitimate authority over him.
He sings in his regular rhyming scheme, which pisses off the cops.
They try to taser him into submission, but th
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News Link • World News
Thumbing Its Nose at U.S., Russia Sends Military Experts to Iraq
06-30-2014
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the wire
After the United States delayed a sale of fighter jets to Iraq, Russia sold planes to the Iraqi government. Now they've sent military experts to Baghdad. Gen. Anwar Hama Ameen, who heads the Iraqi air force, explained that the
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Active malware operation let attackers sabotage US energy industry
06-30-2014
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ars technica
Researchers have uncovered a malware campaign that gave attackers the ability to sabotage the operations of energy grid owners, electricity generation firms, petroleum pipelines, and industrial equipment providers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Florida Cops Pry into Man's Records more than 200 Times because he Refuses to Stop Recording the
06-30-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
After years of auditing police depts across Florida to determine whether their officers uphold the First Amendment and the law of the land,Jeff Gray has had his driver's license and vehicle tag information searched by police 200 times.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Economic Genocide
06-30-2014
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by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)
Tax rates have varied over the years, and so has the number of Americans subject to taxation. In the end, my colleague estimated that it had consumed the productive capacity of some fifty million (50,000,000) innocent human lives.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama says to reform immigration on his own, bypassing Congress
06-30-2014
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Reuters
President Obama said he would take executive action to revamp the U.S. immigration system and move additional resources to protect the border after hopes of passing broad reform legislation in Congress officially died.
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News Link • Police State
Indianapolis woman sues police after being stopped over bumper sticker
06-30-2014
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Reuters
An Indianapolis woman has sued the city's police department, contending that an order to remove an "Unmarked Police Car" bumper sticker from her minivan violated her rights to free speech, the group representing her said
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Harry Reid signs up for Rand Paul's voting rights bill
06-30-2014
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Daily Paul.com
There's a new bipartisan coalition in the Senate that's looking to expand voting rights for people with a criminal record â€" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and libertarian first-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
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News Link • Seriously?
School drops Cougars as team name because it might offend women
06-30-2014
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blog.syracuse.com
Corner Canyon High School hasn't even opened yet, and it's already facing controversy.
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News Link • Military
U.S. Army: We Have No Idea How to Wage War in Megacities
06-30-2014
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offiziere.ch
If you want to picture the characteristically 21st century living environment, imagine cities like Lagos and Shanghai; or Sao Paulo, New York and Cairo.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Get your TaTa top and still bare all
06-30-2014
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lifestyle.iafrica.com
As the Free The Nipple movement sweeps social media, Chicago designers have designed the TaTa top for the not-so-brave ladies to don.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Ribeirao Preto, the 'Brazilian California'
06-30-2014
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france24.com
During the World Cup, the French football team is staying in Ribeirao Preto, in the southeast of Brazil.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghans battle for strategic Helmand after U.S. troops pull out
06-30-2014
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Reuters
Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the departure of U.S. troops.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Remaining Snowden docs will be released to avert 'unspecified US war' â€" Cryptome
06-30-2014
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theregister.co.uk
Not by us, though, says coy leaker tweet
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News Link • Positive News
Homeless People Shower on New Bus in San Francisco
06-30-2014
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breitbart.com
The founders of Lava Mae, which launched late last week, aim to provide direct relief--and dignity--to the homeless, providing showers installed inside converted municipal buses that will travel around the city.
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News Link • Racism
Whiteface Vandalism of Republican Candidate's Sign
06-30-2014
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nationalreview.com
Racist attack on GOP House challenger Glo Smith follows recent pattern of hate toward black Republicans.
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News Link • Iraq
Fareed Zakaria: al-Sadr's Shiite Militia Is Like Iraq's "Own Tea Party"
06-30-2014
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realclearpolitics.com
Now for our "What in the World" segment. It seems that everyone, President Obama, John Kerry, NATO, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, even the Iranian government -- has the same advice for prime minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki.
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News Link • Seriously?
Conflicting parking signs in D.C.? Sorry, you're still guilty (Videos)
06-30-2014
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wtop.com
Parking signs in D.C. can be very confusing. Some joke that you need a Ph.D. to decipher them.
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News Link • Activism
Majority Of Delinquent Detroit Water Customers In Culture Of: 'You're Not Making Me Pay,'
06-30-2014
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detroit.cbslocal.com
Several people protested outside the Detroit Water And Sewerage Department building Thursday, saying customers are having service cut off at an alarming rate and the practice is inhumane.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Sen. Durbin: Obama Will 'Borrow the Power' to Solve Immigration
06-30-2014
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cnsnews.com
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says President Barack Obama, "will borrow the power that is needed to solve the problems of immigration."
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man who shot BLM ranger, CHP officer part of 'sovereign citizen' movement
06-30-2014
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policeone.com
Brent Cole, 60, was charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with a firearm upon a peace officer
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News Link • Government Waste
Ending the federal worker gravy train
06-30-2014
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nypost.com
This month's congressional hearing on outlandish bonuses at the Veterans Administration is the latest proof that the nation needs to overhaul how federal workers in every department are paid and promoted.
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News Link • Emmigration
Why Americans Abroad Are Giving Up Their Citizenship
06-30-2014
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newsweek.com
The number of Americans giving up their citizenship surged to 3,000 in 2013 â€" three times more than the previous year.
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News Link • Technology: Software
AP Will Use Robots to Write Some Business Stories
06-30-2014
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editorandpublisher.com
AP will announce Monday that it plans to use automation technology from a company called Automated Insights to produce stories about earnings reports.
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News Link • Military
Hero worship of the military is getting in the way of good policy
06-30-2014
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Washington Post
Benjamin Summers is a captain in the U.S. Army. The views expressed are his own.
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News Link • Government
Senate Politics Leave 28 Countries With No U.S. Ambassador
06-30-2014
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defenseone.com
The Senate just confirmed two new United States ambassadors to crucial posts â€" Iraq and Egypt.
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Senior Executives Are Increasingly Leaving the Government
06-30-2014
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defenseone.com
The federal government's senior executives are leaving the civil service at a rapidly increasing rate, according to a new report, creating the possibility for a significant shortage of qualified top managers.
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News Link • Energy
Anti-Fracking Win in N.Y. Court May Deal Blow to Industry
06-30-2014
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bloomberg.com
New York's cities and towns can block hydraulic fracturing within their borders, the state's highest court ruled, dealing a blow to an industry awaiting Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision on whether to lift a six-year-old statewide moratorium.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Court: Public union can't make nonmembers pay fees
06-30-2014
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Associated Press
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover a union's costs of collective bargaining.
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News Link • Police State
The Vampire State Draws Blood
06-30-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
So, in the East German sense of the expression, those of us who have driver's licenses have "volunteered" to be stopped, interrogated, searched, and surrender bodily samples at the whim of a DUI enforcement officer.
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News Link • Transportation
Audi '15 A8 Is a 868-Mile-Range Tesla-Killer, and Diesel Is the Secret
06-30-2014
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thestreet.com
Are you in the market for a $100,000 limo that can go 868 miles without stopping, and that can be refueled 100% in five minutes? Audi has good news for you.
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News Link • Government
Colorado Now Has More Cash And Less Crime Thanks to Legalized Marijuana
06-30-2014
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Daily Paul.com
With the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, Colorado made history and became one of the first two states to approve legal regulation of the cultivation, manufacture and sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over.
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News Link • Military
Electromagnetic system to replace steam launches on US Navy carriers
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
A fighter plane taking off from a strike carrier is a dramatic sight â€" not the least because of the woosh and plume of steam as the catapult blasts the aircraft into the air.
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News Link • Transportation
Ariel Ace: The massively configurable motorcycle platform
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
Ariel, maker of the wild Atom sportscar, has just announced the Ace, a fully configurable motorcycle system based around a gorgeous billet frame and the Honda VFR1200 engine.
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News Link • Self-Help: Rational Living
Cozy Room offers alone time to die for
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
Even the most gregarious people occasionally need some alone time. Many choose garden sheds or outbuildings as their place of solitude, while others choose the spare room.
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News Link • Energy
New water-based organic battery is cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
Lithium-ion batteries have made portable, rechargeable electronics commonplace.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Google launches Android Wear, hoping for a wearable revolution
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
From the moment Google kicked off its I/O developers' conference on Wednesday, it was clear that wearables and Android Wear would feature prominently, as a parade of Google employees took the stage wearing mostly big-screened bulky-looking watches on
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News Link • Transportation
Ford Edge SUV to go global
06-30-2014
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gizmag.com
Ford has announced that the launch of its Edge SUV in North America early in 2015 will be followed by a worldwide roll-out, including a first foray into Western European markets.
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News Link • Drug War
All Hail the Heroic Bootlegger â€" Exemplar of the American Spirit
06-29-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
The prohibitionist is an instinctive authoritarian and self-enraptured bully determined to cleanse the world of conduct he considers offensive, no matter the cost. The bootlegger is an entrepreneur who takes risks in order to provide goods
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Barney Fife Meets Delta Force
06-29-2014
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National Review
Consider it to be profoundly odd that at the exact moment when violent crime hit a 50-year low, the nation's police departments began to gear up as if the country were expecting invasion and behave as if one were underway.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Video shows Arizona cop's violent attack on black professor who got charged with assault
06-29-2014
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Rawstory
An English professor at Arizona State University stands charged with assault and other violations after she was body-slammed to the ground by a campus police officer over a jaywalking incident.
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq receives Russian jets as it takes fight to militants
06-29-2014
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AFP
Iraq received the first batch of Sukhoi warplanes from Russia as it pressed a counter-attack Sunday against Sunni militants whose offensive threatens to tear the country apart. The arrival of the fighter jets comes with Iraqi forces, backed by aerial
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News Link • Iraq
Russia will not sit idly by as jihadists press Iraq assault
06-28-2014
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AFP
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in Damascus his country "will not remain passive" as jihadists push an offensive in Syria's neighbor Iraq. "Russia will not remain passive to the attempts by some groups to spread
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Facebook conducted secret psychology experiment on users' emotions
06-28-2014
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governamerica.com
Facebook has conducted a secret massive psychology experiment on its users to find out how they respond to positive and negative messages - without telling participants
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News Link • Police State
Oregon to Celebrate Independence Day… With 'No Refusal' Blood Checkpoints
06-28-2014
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thefreethoughtproject.com
Police rename Fourth of July weekend "No Refusal Weekend"
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News Link • Police State
Cops Denied Immunity After Tearing Apart a Woman's Car When K-9 Alerted to Beef Jerky
06-28-2014
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thefreethoughtproject.com
"I've got probable cause to search the vehicle without her permission or not"
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Brutal and Negligent Cops Drove This Town's Police Department Out of Business
06-28-2014
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thefreethoughtproject.com
These officers were such a liability that the town couldn't afford to pay for its insurance anymore.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Cold War Renewed With A Vengeance While Washington Again Lies
06-28-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Cold War made a lot of money for the military/security complex for four decades dating from Churchill's March 5, 1946 speech in Fulton, Missouri declaring a Soviet "Iron Curtain" until Reagan and Gorbachev ended the Cold War in the late 1980s. Du
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop Wins Second Highest Award in Department. Then Gets Drunk, Gets Naked, Gets Violent
06-28-2014
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thefreethoughtproject.com
Underwear-clad officer accused of roughing up female stranger after barging into her apartment
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News Link • Federal Reserve
100-Year Flashback - Even The Father Of The Fed 'Feared' Fiat Money
06-28-2014
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zerohedge.com
Paul Warburg - the oft-cited 'father of the Federal Reserve' - pushes back on those who see him as favoring the issue of 'fiat money'...
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News Link • Surveillance
Surprise! NSA's first ever 'transparency' 'report' is anything but
06-28-2014
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theregister.co.uk
Spies do spying ... and dictionary rewriting, too
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
How Companies Gouge Prison Inmates
06-28-2014
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newser.com
There are many reasons that it sucks to be in prison, but one of them is that it can cost more than eight bucks to make a 15-minute phone callâ€"and private companies are collecting that dough.
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