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Date Sent: 2014-12-08
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Monday, December 8, 2014 |
When Goldman Writes The New York Fed's Press Releases, Then All Is Lost
When CPS Kidnaps Children for Money -- Those Who Would Rule Humanity -- December 7, 1941: A Date Which Will Live In Infamy -- America on a "Hot War Footing": House Legislation Paves the Way for War with Russia? -- Berkeley cops use rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse protests against police brutality -- Gladio B and the Battle for Eurasia -- Worthy of Execution -- Another Fabricated Jobs Report -- WATCH: Arizona cop punches 15-year-old girl in face as mother begs her to stop -- Have We Reached "Peak Jackboot"? -- Steaming Mad about a Big Bank Con: Email from a Concerned Senior -- Watch: NYPD uses military-grade sonic weapon on Eric Garner protesters -- New Law Would Make Taxpayers Potentially Liable For TRILLIONS In Derivatives Losses -- Camp Pendleton Marines To Conduct Training In Downtown LA -- Orion: a last-ditch effort by a fading empire that will never strike back -- Israel's Gaza War Continues -- Tesla's CTO Wants To Take Batteries To A New Dimension -- Swiss Hostage Escapes From Captivity By Grabbing Guard's Machete And Killing Him -- Citi Faces $270 Million Loss; "In Panic" Over Chinese Port Commodity Fraud -- Pima County may vote to refuse to hire smokers -- The System Isn't Going to Fix Itself...It's Time for Us to Police the Police -- ORGANIZE and leave Facebook! -- I've finally decided to permanently delete my Facebook account -- UPDATED! Babies Return Home After CPS horror -- South Carolina Bills Seek to Block All Federal Gun Control Measures -- When Your Church Becomes a Place of Statist Worship -- Kissinger Geopolitics -- Will the Rape of Nanking Turn Into the Rape of America? -- The Calm Before the Storm: All Hell Will Break Loose in 2015 -- Obama v. Venezuela's Maduro
AZ: Christmas Party 2014 @ the home of Ernest and Donna Hancock, Sat Dec 13th, 6 p.m. til?; Dec. 15: This Year's Bill of Rights Day Celebration In Phoenix; Magpoc Homestead Tour/Christmas Party, Dec 20
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
When Goldman Writes The New York Fed's Press Releases, Then All Is Lost
12-07-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Much has been said about Goldman's control over the most important Federal Reserve of all, that of New York, where the all important Markets Group is located, which does as the name implies, "influences" ...
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News Link • Child Protective Services
When CPS Kidnaps Children for Money
12-07-2014
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"If I have it my way, you'll never see your mommy and daddy again." These cruel words were reportedly uttered to eight-year-old Jaxon Adams by a Missouri doctor working closely with Child Protective Services.
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News Link • NeoCons
Those Who Would Rule Humanity
12-07-2014
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Bribery, Extortion and Murder are their tools and mechanisms of manipulation. We are not talking about your local bank here, we are talking about the banking powers that tell them when where and how high to jump,
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News Link • History
December 7, 1941: A Date Which Will Live In Infamy
12-07-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
[VIDEO] The noble task of Revisionism is to de-bamboozle: to penetrate the fog of lies and deception of the State and its Court Intellectuals, and present to the public the true history of motivation, nature, and consequences of State activity.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
America on a "Hot War Footing": House Legislation Paves the Way for War with Russia?
12-07-2014
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Legislation by the US House would provide (pending a vote in the Senate) a de facto green light to the US president and commander in chief to initiate--without congressional approval--military confrontation with Russia.
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News Link • Activism
Berkeley cops use rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse protests against police brutality
12-07-2014
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Rawstory
Police claim that the tear gas and rubber bullets were necessary, as protesters had hurled bricks, pipes, smoke grenades and, in one case, "a large sandbag" at officers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Conspiracies
Gladio B and the Battle for Eurasia
12-07-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
'Operation Gladio B', "the continuation of the old NATO Gladio program", covers a tangled web of covert operatives, billionaire Imams, drug running, prison breaks and terror strikes. Its goal: the destabilization of Central Asia and
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Worthy of Execution
12-07-2014
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Simple Justice
Every law, from those proscribing the most dangerous, morally culpable conduct, to those prohibiting the use of a truck with the wrong sort of bond to remove cargo from a restricted port, carries the potential for death.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Another Fabricated Jobs Report
12-07-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Friday's payroll jobs report is another government fairy tale or, to avoid polite euphemisms, another packet of lies just like the House of Representatives Resolution against Russia and every other statement that comes out of Washington.
Washing
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
WATCH: Arizona cop punches 15-year-old girl in face as mother begs her to stop
12-07-2014
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Rawstory
As a witness filmed, the officer walked up to the girl and punched her, knocking her down. She then put the girl in a chokehold -- even after the teen's mother begged her and a second officer to stop, saying the girl is asthmatic and
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News Link • Police State
Have We Reached "Peak Jackboot"?
12-07-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
London tried to preserve the pretense the troops sent to police the colonies were deployed to maintain public order. There was "a general conviction" within the population the Redcoats had been dispatched as tax collectors,
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Steaming Mad about a Big Bank Con: Email from a Concerned Senior
12-07-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Everyday I receive anguished emails from concerned citizens regarding the state of the economy, Wall Street, the political-financial system, and how their future stability is impacted by the powers that be. This one stood out for its clarity, as well
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News Link • Police State
Watch: NYPD uses military-grade sonic weapon on Eric Garner protesters
12-07-2014
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alternet
Thursday night in Manhattan--a populated area about four blocks from Columbus Circle--the NYPD used a Long Range Acoustic Device to disperse about 100 protesters who were on the streets.
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News Link • Bailouts
New Law Would Make Taxpayers Potentially Liable For TRILLIONS In Derivatives Losses
12-07-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
If the quadrillion dollar derivatives bubble implodes, who should be stuck with the bill? Well, if the "too big to fail" banks have their way it will be you and I. Right now, lobbyists for the big Wall Street banks are pushing really hard to in
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Martial Law
Camp Pendleton Marines To Conduct Training In Downtown LA
12-07-2014
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CBS News
Residents in and around downtown Los Angeles could hear helicopters or other military aircraft over the coming days as Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton train in preparation for a deployment.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Orion: a last-ditch effort by a fading empire that will never strike back
12-07-2014
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The Guardian
When a space startup has twice the force for a fraction of the cost, you know the US government has a problem.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Energy
Tesla's CTO Wants To Take Batteries To A New Dimension
12-07-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, The Economist
PUT your foot down in a Tesla Model S and the experience is rather different to other cars.
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News Link • World News
Swiss Hostage Escapes From Captivity By Grabbing Guard's Machete And Killing Him
12-07-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Reuters
A Swiss wildlife photographer escaped from Islamist rebels in the Philippines on Saturday, killing one of them with a machete as he made a break for freedom during a clash between the insurgents and government troops, a Philippine officer said.
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News Link • China
Citi Faces $270 Million Loss; "In Panic" Over Chinese Port Commodity Fraud
12-07-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Despite the near-record scream higher in Chinese stocks over the last few months, under the surface China is rattled and nowhere is that more evident than in the collapse of its commodity-backed ponzi-financing deals.
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Pima County may vote to refuse to hire smokers
12-07-2014
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http://tucson.com, By Mariana Dale
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote this month on whether to refuse to hire smokers and put a major pinch on the pocketbooks of those who already work there.
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News Link • Afghanistan
U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes
12-07-2014
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http://www.reuters.com, By Phil Stewart
The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, in a recognition of the still formidable challenge from Taliban insurgents.
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News Link • Activism
The System Isn't Going to Fix Itself--It's Time for Us to Police the Police
12-07-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Ron J. Williams
The system has failed us. Or perhaps it's finally been given a chance to assert the truth we didn't want to hear: black lives don't matter as much as others to those in power.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
ORGANIZE and leave Facebook!
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by RonPaulIndiana
We all know how bad Facebook is. It's a data mining site for the government's total information awareness campaign. They track your every move online, even when you are signed out of your account.
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
I've finally decided to permanently delete my Facebook account.
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by SheldonFromDownUnder
I'm now in the process of prising myself away from Facebook, which I've had for 6 years. Until it's done, here are some ramblings:
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News Link • History
Dec 5th: 81st Anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment ending prohibition...
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by bigmikedude
Dec 5th: 81st Anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment ending prohibition (Sharing some antique memorabilia)
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News Link • Healthcare
UPDATED! Babies Return Home After CPS horror...
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Stonewall Jackson
UPDATED! Babies Return Home After CPS horror: Washington State Couple Regains Custody Of Their Twin Babies After Home Birth
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News Link • Gun Rights
South Carolina Bills Seek to Block All Federal Gun Control Measures
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by legalizeliberty
Virtually all federal gun control measures - past, present and future - would be effectively blocked in South Carolina if two bills filed today pass into law.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
When Your Church Becomes a Place of Statist Worship
12-07-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by The Dissident Dad
A hallway filled with American flags. Posters of the troops. Even a scheduled evening celebration that consisted of a 5-minute trailer with theatrical music meant to drive up your emotional state and give you goose bumps. Charged words flashed across
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Farm Stand Closed This Week (Tonopah Rob)
12-07-2014
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Tonopah Rob
Hi folks, there are no markets this weekend. All locations are closed but will resume the following weekend. Go to www.tonopahrob.com for more details.
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News Link • Conspiracies
Emails show FBI worked to debunk conspiracy theories about reporter Michael Hastings' death
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
Internal emails show the FBI worked to knock down rumors and conspiracy theories that circulated following the death last year of journalist Michael Hastings in a car crash.
The claims went mainstream after WikiLeaks tweeted the day after the June
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
'I hate n*ggers. That is all': 5 Ohio deputies probed for years of racist text messages
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department revealed 5 deputies were under investigation for allegedly sending racist text messages while on duty. 2 of the 5 deputies had been placed on indefinite paid administrative leave
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Ex-South Carolina police chief indicted on murder charge for shooting black man
12-05-2014
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Reuters
A white former police chief in Eutawville, South Carolina, has been indicted on a murder charge in the 2011 shooting death of an unarmed black man he was trying to arrest, according to records released on Thursday.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Nebraska school district scans student fingerprints for lunch program
12-05-2014
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Westside Community Schools have begun collecting student fingerprints for its school lunch program. The school district has moved to a biometric identification program, saying students will no longer have to use an ID card to buy lunch.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Justice Department finds Cleveland police systematically engaged in excessive use of force
12-05-2014
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Reuters
An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department has found the Cleveland Police Department systematically engages in excessive use of force against civilians, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police refuse to ID retired cop who led them on drunken chase after armed standoff
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
A retired Connecticut police officer was arrested after leading officers on a brief car chase following an armed standoff. Police disputed reports West Haven police officers engaged in a "shootout" with the retired city cop.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
A Ban On Carry-On Bags? Travelers Say 'No Way'
12-05-2014
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CBS News
Could there ever really be a ban on carry-on bags when you fly? According to a report by National Public Radio, a ban on carry-on luggage was discussed by U.S. counter-terrorism officials.
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
CDC: Flu virus mutations mean your shot may not be worth much this year
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
The CDC said in a statement that about 48 percent of virus samples taken between Oct. 1 and Nov. 22 matched a particular strain, known as Influenza A or H3N2, that is not covered in this year's vaccine.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop allowed to resign a week after video exposes him putting woman in chokehold
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
An off-duty Texas law enforcement officer who was caught on video using a chokehold while trying to get information from a witness has been allowed to resign instead of being fired.
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News Link • Death
Nathaniel Branden, RIP
12-05-2014
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The Atlas Society
December 3, 2014 -- We note with sadness the death today of Nathaniel Branden. His 20-lecture course, The Basic Principles of Objectivism, was the first systematic statement of the philosophy--and the first of many courses offered
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop who killed Tamir Rice was fired from old job after 'emotional meltdown' on gun range
12-04-2014
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Rawstory
Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot Ohio teen Tamir Rice to death, had a history of emotional instability and "dismal" work performance. Prior to coming to work for the Cleveland Police Department, Loehmann
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
'F*ck!F*ck!': Cop reacts to fatally shooting drug suspect mistaking pill bottle for gun
12-04-2014
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Rawstory
"During the struggle, Brisbon put his left hand in his pocket and the officer grabbed onto the suspect's hand, while repeatedly telling the suspect to keep his hand in his pocket," said Sgt. Trent Crump, a Phoenix police spokesman.
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News Link • States' Rights
Utah to seize own land from feds, challenge federal dominance of Western states
12-04-2014
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Washington Times
In an unprecedented challenge to federal dominance of Western state lands, Utah Gov. Herbert signed the "Transfer of Public Lands Act," which demands that Washington relinquish its hold on the land, which represents more than half
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Kansas judge sentences man convicted of raping 11-year-old girl to three years probation
12-04-2014
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Rawstory
A judge in Kansas is being criticized for sentencing a 21-year-old man convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl in 2013 to three years probation and a suspended jail sentence.
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News Link • Drug War
Drinking while pregnant is not a crime, UK court finds
12-04-2014
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AFP
A British court on Thursday ruled that heavy drinking during pregnancy should not be considered a "crime of violence" against the child in a case that had raised concerns about criminalizing mothers.
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News Link • Corruption
Vatican finds hundreds of millions of euros 'tucked away': cardinal
12-04-2014
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Reuters
The Vatican's economy minister has said hundreds of millions of euros were found "tucked away" in accounts of various Holy See departments without having appeared in the city-state's balance sheets.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
NYPD cop who choked Eric Garner wasn't indicted -- but man who recorded the incident was
12-04-2014
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Rawstory
While a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict the New York City police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, prosecutors were able to secure an indictment against the man who filmed the fatal encounter.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Autopsy: Milwaukee cop shot mentally-ill black man from above and behind, 14 times
12-04-2014
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Rawstory
"We wanted there to be more evidence about the 14 shots that were fired. Seven of those would appear to be in a downward direction based upon the medical examiner's report. One of the shots being into Dontre's back."
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News Link • Books
Ayn Rand's Early Novel 'Ideal' To Be Published After 80 Years
12-04-2014
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http://blogs.wsj.com, By Jennifer Maloney
Ayn Rand fans, here's something to whet your appetites: New American Library has released the cover image for "Ideal," the first Ayn Rand novel to be published in more than 50 years.
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
It's All Coming To An End, Bill Gross Warns
12-04-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Say what you want about Bill Gross, but the legendary bond investor is absolutely spot on in the following paragraph from his latest, December, investment outlook:
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News Link • Economy - International
Oh, Portugal!!
12-04-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Erico Matia
It has been centuries since the Portuguese last dominated the world's seaways, but in glancing over recent headlines one would be forgiven for thinking that their pirates are still running around.
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News Link • Government
How The Ukrainian Government Is Giving Away Citizenships So Foreigners...
12-04-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Mike Krieger
How The Ukrainian Government Is Giving Away Citizenships So Foreigners Can Run The Country
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Here Comes The Stick Save: ECB "QE Coming" Headline Sends Stocks To New Record High
12-04-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Who could have seen that coming!!??? Apparently Draghi could not clarify exactly what he meant in 90 minutes, 3 hours ago!!!!
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