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Date Sent: 2014-11-09
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
Pilot who survived Virgin spacecraft explosion tells how he regained consciousness
Matt Taibbi and JPMorgan whistleblower rip Justice Dept.'s coddling of Wall Street offenders -- "Ya wanna f*****g resist?" -- Loretta Lynch for AG: Holder 2.0? -- Going green: Aquaponic farming takes root in Aiken -- 'Bitcoin is Teaching Realism to Libertarians': An Interview With Old-School Cypherpunk Vinay -- Cyborg cockroaches can hear you call and scurry to the rescue -- New documentary 101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire to be available for free online viewing -- Mission Creep in Iraq -- At $195 million, Beverly Hills estate sets U.S. high-price mark -- Weather Channel Morning Show Beats CNN, MSNBC -- The Hackers, The Congressman, and Sharyl Attkisson's Book Party -- Empire vs. Peaceful Living -- Save Your Swiss Gold – Peter Schiff's Message to Switzerland -- Interstellar: best sf movie since 2001 -- Ron Paul and Charles Goyette – The Weekly Podcast - What the Election Really Means
AZ: Survival Rendezvous – Young, AZ – Continues Today Saturday, November 8-11, 2014
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Pilot who survived Virgin spacecraft explosion tells how he regained consciousness
11-09-2014
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Daily Mail
The pilot who miraculously survived the Virgin spaceship disaster revealed how he was blasted from the wreckage of the disintegrating rocket ship and plummeted ten miles back to Earth. Having suffered serious injuries,
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Matt Taibbi and JPMorgan whistleblower rip Justice Dept.'s coddling of Wall Street offenders
11-09-2014
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Rawstory
"All of that money [fines] came out of the pockets of shareholders. No executives had to pay a fine. No executives had to do a single day in jail. There were not even charges filed against any individuals."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
"Ya wanna f*****g resist?"
11-09-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
"I'm going to search your f*****g car, that's why," persisted the costumed bully. "You can't do that," Fitch replied, thereby issuing a lawful order the girthy tax-feeder was legally required to obey.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation
BMW turns streetlights into electric-car charging stations
11-08-2014
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http://www.cnet.com
The German luxury automaker unveils a prototype "Light and Charge" streetlight, and has two already installed at its headquarters in Munich.
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News Link • 3D Printing
Make: Magazine Shootout Names Top 10 3D Printers
11-08-2014
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http://3dprint.com
3D printers are everywhere! They've been around for a little while now, of course, with favorites from MakerBot, Formlabs, and others for home use, but now they're also popping up from established manufacturers of inkjet printers â€" like HP â€"
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News Link • 3D Printing
Chinese Doctors 3D Print a Titanium Pelvic Prosthesis for Cancer Survivor Afflicted...
11-08-2014
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http://3dprint.com
Chinese Doctors 3D Print a Titanium Pelvic Prosthesis for Cancer Survivor Afflicted with Bone Metastases.
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News Link • Aquaponics
Going green: Aquaponic farming takes root in Aiken
11-08-2014
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http://www.aikenstandard.com
Outside a greenhouse just south of Aiken, the leaves are turning brown; but inside, tomatoes are ripening from green to orange on the vine, and pale pink strawberries soon will be full red and ready to eat.
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
9,000-year-old bison mummy may provide clues to species extinction (+video)
11-08-2014
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http://www.csmonitor.com
Scientists are investigating the remains of an almost-perfectly preserved steppe bison that was discovered by members of the Yukagir tribe in northern Siberia.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Hubble Space Telescope Takes Image of Taurus Constellation
11-08-2014
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http://perfscience.com
Recent images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showed astonishing view of several celestial objects within the Taurus constellation. Taurus constellation is situated almost 450 light years away from the earth.
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Synthetic Biology Could Supply Food, Fuel on Mission to Mars
11-08-2014
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http://news.discovery.com
Mars is a long way off. About 34 million miles away, depending on planetary orbits. Space agencies planning a mission there have estimated that sending six crew members to the Red Planet would take about 916 days â€" 210 days for travel there and bac
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News Link • Bitcoin
'Bitcoin is Teaching Realism to Libertarians': An Interview With Old-School Cypherpunk Vinay
11-05-2014
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Bitcoin Magazine
Well, if the Internet goes away, Bitcoin goes away, right? So it's vulnerable in the same way that civilization itself is vulnerable. But if civilization breaks down, almost any store of
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Cyborg cockroaches can hear you call and scurry to the rescue
11-08-2014
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http://www.washingtonpost.com
Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how to make cyborg cockroaches -- or biobots, as they call them -- pick up sound and seek out its source. So one day, the first responders to a rubble-filled disaster scene might be resc
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
When Did Insects Evolve?
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com
In case you were wondering, at last count 1,659,420 species of animals have been described by scientists. Nearly 80% of those are arthropods, or insects and their crunchy relatives.
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News Link • Movies
New documentary 101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire to be available for free online viewing
11-06-2014
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Shire Liberty News
Update 11/6/2014: the official trailer for 101 Reasons is now online! The producers have created a Thunderclap event to promote the film. Please take 20 seconds to lend your support by signing up and allowing Thunderclap to post one time on your Fac
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Star Wars: Episode VII Gets a Real Titleâ€"Star Wars: The Force Awakens
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Graeme McMillan
Star Wars: Episode VII isn't called Star Wars: Episode VII anymore. The title for director J.J. Abrams' revival of the space opera franchise was announced today on social media: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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News Link • Inventions
Boosted Rolls Out Cheaper, Even More Dangerous Electric Skateboards
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Tim Moynihan
Boosted Boards has made it faster and cheaper to kill yourself with a brand new electric skateboard that hits 22 mph and costs a measly 1,500 bones.
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News Link • History
8,000 Glowing Balloons Recreate the Berlin Wall
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Liz Stinson
The first blows to bring down the Berlin Wall were struck nearly 25 years ago to the day.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Virgin Galactic Doesn't Just Benefit the Richâ€"It's Good for Science
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Alex Davies
Last week's crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, which killed one test pilot and injured another, brought criticism that the company is merely a provider of space safaris for the richâ€"one that's not worth dying for.
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News Link • Transportation
Fly Above the Water in This Awesome Electric Hydrofoil
11-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Tim Moynihan
There's an embarrassing gap in your electric commute. You go from your bed to the bathroom on RocketSkates. You ride a Boosted skateboard to your parking garage, where you get in your Tesla for the drive to the ferry terminal.
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News Link • Housing
At $195 million, Beverly Hills estate sets U.S. high-price mark
11-08-2014
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http://www.latimes.com,
Agated 25-acre estate in Beverly Hills has come on the market at $195 million, making it the most expensive home to be publicly listed for sale in the U.S.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Weather Channel Morning Show Beats CNN, MSNBC
11-08-2014
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http://www.breitbart.com
"Morning Joe" has been shedding viewers for about a year. "New Day" is shaping up to be one of television's all-time titanic disasters. In other words, it's not that Al Roker's numbers are so high, it's that CNN's and MSNBC's numbers are so low.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
The Hackers, The Congressman, and Sharyl Attkisson's Book Party
11-08-2014
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http://www.bloomberg.com, by David Weigel
Conservatives and journalists celebrate the release of the former CBS News reporter's Obama administration indictment.
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News Link • Government
Empire vs. Peaceful Living
11-08-2014
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Robert Ferguson
It's time for the majority of people in the United States to realize what the federal government really is
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Save Your Swiss Gold â€" Peter Schiff's Message to Switzerland
11-08-2014
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Bhttps://www.lewrockwell.com, by Peter Schiff
In the video statement below, Peter Schiff makes a direct appeal to Swiss voters to pass the Save Our Swiss Gold initiative on November 30th.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Interstellar: best sf movie since 2001
11-08-2014
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Mad Science Innovation
I have a new favorite science fiction movie. I thought it would never happen, but someone finally made a smart, exciting, beautiful and inspiring science fiction film that does 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey one better. Interstellar is full of strong
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette â€" The Weekly Podcast - What the Election Really Means
11-08-2014
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Ron Paul, Charles Goyette
If the U.S. government has been a reckless spender and a dangerous debtor, if the monetary system has been corrupted to the advantage of crony banks and the detriment of the people, it the state has delivered endless war and more empire, does it stan
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Farm Fund Raiser Dinner is planned for March 2015 / Veggie List 11/8/15
11-08-2014
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Tonopah Rob
On the tables this week are colorful radish bunches...It is very important for people to support Rob's honest and ethical farming practices. And, as you the customer/supporter come to the farm, you can tell by the improvements small and large Rob
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News Link • Internet
16 arrested in Silk Road 2.0 online drugs and weapons cybermarket
11-08-2014
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Reuters
U.S. authorities said they had shut down Silk Road 2.0, the successor website to Silk Road, an underground online drugs marketplace, and charged its alleged operator with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes.
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Opinion • Politics: Republican Campaigns
"Other Masters"
11-07-2014
Chuck Baldwin
Just as I predicted in this column last week, the GOP has captured the U.S. Senate, which means they now control both houses of Congress in Washington, D.C. But, if you recall, I also said that even if Republicans become the majority party in the Sen
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Election brings new GOP power to state Capitols
11-06-2014
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Associated Press
State capitols across the country will be more Republican than at any point since the Roaring '20s when victorious legislators and governors take office next year. Republican state leaders already were making plans to pursue
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
The Bullet That Could Make 3-D Printed Guns Practical Deadly Weapons
11-05-2014
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www.wired.com
Cheap plastic isn't the best material to contain an explosive blast. Now an amateur gunsmith has instead found a way to transfer that stress to a component that's actually made of metalâ€"the ammunition.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Defending Searches, Security Director Says 'Every School Has Drugs In It'
11-05-2014
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The finds are mostly alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, but the dogs have also discovered other prohibited items like cap guns and fireworks. The Interquest dogs have even found marijuana pipes made of fruit, and
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Search Party
11-05-2014
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Slate
A 30-year-old loophole increasingly gives police officers a pass when they violate the Fourth Amendment.
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Toledo municipal court arrest warrants unconstitutional
11-05-2014
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Associated Press
Toledo's municipal court has been improperly issuing arrest warrants for 17 years, a "flagrant" violation of protections against illegal searches and seizures, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.
The local court should revamp its process for
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
HPD: Gun fired in attempted 'suicide by cop'
11-05-2014
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"She was suicidal and was going to use the shotgun to force the officers to shoot her," HPD Lt. Larry Crowson said. Officers were able to sneak behind her. They were able to kick away the shotgun, officials said.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
CHP Sergeant Finds $120K In Middle Of Street; Man Had Lost Life Savings
11-05-2014
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CBS News
A man's life savings have been recovered after an off-duty California Highway Patrol sergeant found over $120,000 in cash in the middle of a Concord roadway, CHP officials said Monday.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Admin Waits Until Election To Dump 64,000+ Pages In Fast & Furious Operation
11-05-2014
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Jonathan Turley
The Justice Department has previously been held in contempt by Congress and hit with increasingly tough court orders from a federal judge over its obstruction of efforts to secure evidence in the notorious Fast and Furious operation.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Where are the "Moderate" Christians?
11-05-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
Following every highly publicized act of violence carried out by people of the Muslim faith, supporters of the regime's war on Islam theatrically condemn the supposedly incriminating silence from the Muslim majority.
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News Link • World News
Elderly American Professor Arrested For Taking Picture Of Sign Prohibiting Photography
11-05-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Dr. Alan Black, an American professor, was arrested last month for taking a picture of a sign banning photography. That act could send him to jail for five years.
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Ron Paul: US elections are a one-party monopoly
11-05-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Michael Nystrom
Former congressman Ron Paul told RT in the midst of Tuesday's midterm elections that the "monopoly of a one party system" is all too evident as Americans go to the polls this Election Day.
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News Link • Drug War
The Real Election Winner: Weed
11-05-2014
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www.TheDailyBeast.com
If Washington D.C.'s newly legalized 'grow and give' pot law works, it could be the turning point for marijuana legislation in the U.S.Four places in America just made pot legal, but D.C. is the one to watch.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Mixed Results for Pension Reform Supporters in Midterms
11-05-2014
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www.reason.com
Candidates who have taken on the unions fared well in last night's elections. Initiatives related to reforming their pensions did not, however, do so well.
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News Link • Iraq
British troops are heading back to Iraq
11-05-2014
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http://www.thetimes.co
Britain is preparing to send troops back to Baghdad to support a US-led mission to help the Iraqi security forces in their fight against Islamic State.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Rand Paul Supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Deal
11-05-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by fishyculture
I have not looked into the TTP, but the person doing the analysis seems well informed. I became well versed in one of the other trade agreements, and the problems he describes were in the one I did read.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Gold is Big News Around the World - But Not In The United States
11-05-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Smaulgld.com
Gold is making news around the world but is barely noticed in the United States. Russia made its largest monthly gold purchase in September in 14 years;
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News Link • Gun Rights
Charges dropped against Phoenix doctor who carried assault rifle into airport, no crime occurred
11-05-2014
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www.azcentral.com
Peter Steinmetz, a director at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, had been facing two counts of disorderly conduct. After signing a "pre-indictment resolution offer" on Tuesday, Steinmetz told 12 News that the deal was a victory for gun-ri
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Losing ISIS Propaganda War
11-04-2014
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Next News Network
The United States is still leading an all-out airstrike campaign against the Islamic State, but President Obama is already admitting, ISIS is beating the US one on crucial battleground: the internet. Islamic State militants have launched an extremely
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Voter turnout among lowest on record for midterm election
11-05-2014
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Fox 8
Unofficial results indicate voter turnout for Tuesday's election likely will be among the lowest on record for a midterm election in Ohio.
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News Link • World News
Oil prices tumble on Saudi discount move
11-05-2014
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AP
Oil prices slumped to multi-year lows on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia cut the price of oil sold to the U.S., a move that is shaking an already volatile market but will likely give the world economy an unexpected stimulus.
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News Link • Drug War
Marijuana legalization movement declares Election Day victory
11-05-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
Oregon became the 3rd state to fully legalize marijuana Tuesday, while Washington, D.C., residents will soon be allowed to grow and possess pot without fear of legal repercussions. Despite a loss in Florida for medical marijuana,
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News Link • Military
Last draftee leaves U.S. military service after 42 years
11-04-2014
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www.armytimes.com
The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee on active-duty is retiring from the Army. His first response was to consider moving to Canada, but his mother, Dorothy, wouldn't hear it.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
No charges for Utah cops who shot man holding cosplay sword six times in back
11-04-2014
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Rawstory
An autopsy revealed Hunt, who was carrying a katana sword used for cosplay, had his back turned to the officers when all 6 shots were fired. They still don't know how many shots were fired, but Schauerhamer paused to reload
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Jury convicts former Oregon cop accused of sexually abusing young girl with a pencil
11-04-2014
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Reutershttp://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/jury-con
Christopher Warren was found guilty Friday of first-degree child rape after the victim, now 6, testified that the former Beaverton police officer inserted a pencil in her genital area.
The girl told jurors the assault felt "kind of weird, and it
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
IRS Worker Allegedly Knocks Out Woman And Offers To "Help" Officers To Avoid Arrest
11-04-2014
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Jonathan Turley
"Listen, I know how this works. How much money will it take to make this go away?" Officers told him not to try to bribe them but he then said "Look, I am an IRS agent and I can help you in other ways if you let me go home and make this go away."
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Wisconsin police deploy armored vehicle over dog poop dispute, SWAT team executes dog
11-04-2014
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Rawstory
Resident Kim Polk said it all began when a neighborhood man's dog had crapped in her yard. "His dog proceeded to soil my grass and I asked him you are going to pick that up because I don't want that sitting on my grass," Polk recalled.
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News Link • Drug War
War on marijuana unconstitutional? Federal judge reviews evidence
11-04-2014
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www.sfgate.com
A federal judge in California will review evidence this week as part of a defence motion to declare the government's 40 year-old war on marijuana unconstitutional.
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News Link • Humor
How Much Is That Jurist In The Window?
11-04-2014
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Simple Justice
Judges will be elected today. And we will elect them, though we will not select them. Some will be smart. Some will look judgeish, though that's the closest they come to being qualified. Some will stay bought.
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