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Date Sent: 2010-08-06
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, August 6, 2010 AM edition |
Senate confirms Kagan as Supreme Court justice -- Jury rights advocate kidnapped again
G.M. Pushes for U.S. to Sell Entire Stake at I.P.O. -- Despite constitution, Nicaragua's Ortega plans to stay in power -- Saddam Hussein deputy Tariq Aziz calls for US forces to stay in Iraq -- Bolivia begins military training for civilians -- Kid's Lemonade Stand Runs Into Health Inspectors, Needs $120 License to Operate -- Charles Hugh Smith: Bailout of Housing, Bailout of Banks -- IMF Document Illustrates Plan to Create Global Currency: A New World Order -- The Myth of Political Freedom in America -- Screw The Deficit (Or Will The Deficit End Up Screwing Us?) -- The CLEAR ACT: They are stealing it all - Land, water, minerals and the air we breathe -- Could Genetically Modified Crops be causing E-Coli Contamination? -- Jim Rogers Sees 'Much Higher' Food Prices
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club this
Saturday on SB1070. Immigration, LEO indemnifying, politics and
National ID.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Senate confirms Kagan as 112th justice
08-05-2010
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AP
The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
The vote was 63-37 for President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Jury rights advocate kidnapped again
08-05-2010
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Libertarian News Examiner - Garry Reed
"Get the camera rolling, things are about to start" a uniformed enforcer of the political classes said to Darren Wolfe.
Julian Heicklen had arrived at the federal courthouse in Manhattan Wednesday morning as he has done a dozen times to distri
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Reported by:
Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Bailouts
G.M. Pushes for U.S. to Sell Entire Stake at I.P.O.
08-05-2010
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Washington Post
Eager to rid his company of the stigma of being government owned, the chief executive of General Motors, Edward E. Whitacre Jr., said Thursday that G.M. wanted Washington to sell its entire stake during an initial public offering.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Despite constitution, Nicaragua's Ortega plans to stay in power
08-05-2010
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McClatchy News
The constitution bars Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega from seeking re-election next year, but that's not stopping the onetime leftist revolutionary. Billboards and murals are going up across Nicaragua announcing "Daniel " 2011," making it plain th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iraq
Saddam Hussein deputy Tariq Aziz calls for US forces to stay in Iraq
08-05-2010
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The Guardian
Saddam Hussein's most loyal deputy, Tariq Aziz, has accused Barack Obama of 'leaving Iraq to the wolves' by pressing ahead with a withdrawal of combat troops in the face of festering instability and a surge in violence.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Bolivia begins military training for civilians
08-05-2010
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AP
Bolivia's leftist government said it has begun military training for civilians at army barracks in what the opposition called a first step toward creating pro-government militias. Weapons instruction and physical training began for hundreds at milita
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Portland Lemonade Stand Runs Into Health Inspectors, Needs $120 License to Operate
08-05-2010
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oregonlive.com via DrudgeReport.com
As for Julie, the 7-year-old still tells her mother "it was a bad day."
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Conspiracies
Charles Hugh Smith: Bailout of Housing = Bailout of Banks
08-05-2010
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OfTwoMinds.com/blog
Knowing as we do that any "aid to housing" is aimed at saving banks from housing-related insolvency, we might ask: just how much pain is potentially out there for banks and institutions holding mortgages and mortgage-backed securities?
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Conspiracies
IMF Document Illustrates Plan to Create Global Currency: A New World Order
08-05-2010
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RawStory.com
But what wasn't known, until recently, is how far along the International Monetary Fund was in the planning of elevating its so-called "special drawing rights" from mere international agreement to an actual, legitimate global currency.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
The Myth of Political Freedom in America
08/05/2010
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www.sangamoncountylibertarians.com
A common joke explains the truth about our political system - The Republicans and Democrats are two sides of the same coin and both sides spend the same.
This explains some but not all of it. When Ford first mass produced cars, he proudly stated y
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Tom Ansell
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Screw The Deficit (Or Will The Deficit End Up Screwing Us?)
08-05-2010
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ZeroHedge.com
Policy makers will have no compunction about adding to The Deficit at the next crisis.
That’s when hyperinflation will kick us in the teeth.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
The CLEAR ACT: They are stealing it all - Land, water, minerals and the air we breathe
08-05-2010
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Farm Wars
Those who ramble through the halls of the District of Criminals, who claim they have no time to write the bills; no time to read the bills, somehow found the time to vote to pass this federal, land, asset and natural resource grab through the House.
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Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Immigration
Arizona Breakfast Club Time! This Saturday - SB 1070
08-05-2010
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Thank God for - Ernie Hancock!
The Arizona Breakfast Club first came together, in 1969, founded by Harry Everingham. I started going in 2004, and have spoken there twice myself! GO
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Police State
After flood of outrage, police will investigate shooting of husky in dog park
08-04-2010
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Baltmore Sun
Another murder by cop of an innocent family member. If this doesn't outrage you nothing will.
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Antonia Litsinger
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Here's Why The Odds Are Horrible That The Economy Is In Good Shape
08-05-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index " currently at 67.8 in July " is the lowest since November 2009. What is the average during recessions? 73.8. What does it average in economic expansions? Try 90.9.
So you tell us where we are
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Yes, Virginia, they're here to "Protect and Serve".
08-05-2010
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Officer.com
A Seattle parking enforcement officer left a ticket on the windshield of a car with a dead man inside, police said.
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Bioterrorism
Could Genetically Modified Crops be causing E-Coli Contamination?
08-05-2010
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Farm Wars
E-coli live in the gut, and are beneficial. That is, unless we ingest one that has mutated into a harmful strain, and then it can cause disease. Enter the GMO connection.
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Reported by:
Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Greenfield, MA Revisited
08-05-2010
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Pete Eyre via CopBlock.org
On July 1st, Adam and I were arrested in Greenfield, MA. The next day we learned that between us we were charged with three felonies and five misdemeanors. We had not hurt anyone. There was no victim. For a thorough overview of what went down, check
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Food
Jim Rogers Sees 'Much Higher' Food Prices
08-05-2010
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cnbc.com
"It's all happening at a time when governments are printing more money… it's a very dangerous situation," he said.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Obama Administration
Here Comes Insta-loan-forgiveness: With Love From Fannie and Freddie
08-05-2010
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ZeroHedge.com
The number of underwater mortgages is at least 14.7 million, and amounts to just about $770 Billion in underwater equity. In other words, if the rumor is true, the US taxpayers are about to subsidze over 3/4 of a trillion in underwater equity...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Obama Administration
Fannie and Freddie Continue to Rely on Foreclosure Mills Despite Evidence of Fraud
08-05-2010
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NakedCapitalism.com/
Yves here. In simple terms, someone (presumably the foreclosure mill) is simply fabricating documents, and doing it in such a ham-handed fashion that it doesn’t even come close to satisfying the requirements of the PSA.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Chart of The Day: American's on Food Stamps 2006 - 2010
08-05-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
The number of Americans on Food Stamps has grown by 14.5 million in 4 years. Just imagine how bad it would be if we were not in a full blown economic recovery for over a year now...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Demographics is Destiny: The David Gerstenhaber Interview
08-04-2010
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CNBC.com & BusinessInsider.com
Thus the demographics -- which is frequently cited as the guiding force behind the Japanese malaise -- threatens US markets, and the future robustness of the US economy.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Demographic Reality: The Housing Market Is On The Cliffs Of Insanity
08-05-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
It’s typically at this age (20-29 year old) when a young person moves away from home and, in doing so, a new household is created. The catch is that the unemployment rate for this age cohort is well into the teens.
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Jack Gregson
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