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Date Sent: 2012-03-24
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
Surveillance system compares your face to 36 million others in a second
Nearly 1,000 Pakistani women ‘killed for honor’ -- Big Brother on campus -- Palmer says green groups funded by CIA -- U.S. general: Delay cut in Afghan war force -- France's bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment -- The EU authorizes ground strikes in Somalia -- Court Reverses E.P.A.
On Big Mining Project -- Tax breaks would be tough to cut,
congressional research says -- Red-light running senator wants AZ camera
law changed
AZ: Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday
Party - today, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. until ???
Now! ‘Give Me Liberty’ Money Bomb
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News Link • Surveillance
Surveillance system compares your face to 36 million others in a second
03-23-2012
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Recognized faces are displayed as thumbnails and grouped with matching footage, allowing the operator to look at all of the actions of a given person immediately.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Donna Hancock - 50th Birthday Party - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - 2 p.m. til ???
03-10-2012
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meetup.com
Come and celebrate Donna's 50th birthday - it will be a fun time to touch base with people you may not have seen in a while, and to take a break from the troubles of the world and relax and enjoy a great afternoon/evening!
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Nearly 1,000 Pakistani women ‘killed for honor’ annually
03-23-2012
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At least 943 Pakistani women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honor. Highlight the growing scale of violence suffered by many women in conservative Muslim Pakistan, where they are frequently treated as second-cl
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Big Brother on campus
03-23-2012
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Salon
Campus spies. Pepper spray. SWAT teams. Twitter trackers. Biometrics. Student security consultants. Professors of homeland security studies. Welcome to Repress U, class of 2012.
Since 9/11, the homeland security state has come to campus just as it
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Environment
Palmer says green groups funded by CIA
03-23-2012
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ABC News (video)
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused the United States government of funding environmental group Greenpeace via the CIA to undermine Australia's coal mining sector.
Mr Palmer made the extraordinary claim over Greenpeace's plan to use the court
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
U.S. general: Delay cut in Afghan war force
03-23-2012
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Washington Post
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan indicated on Thursday that he believes there should be no American troop draw-downs in 2013, leaving the total at the 68,000 who will remain following scheduled withdrawals this year.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
France's bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment
03-23-2012
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Daily Telegraph
A 50-year mystery over the 'cursed bread' of Pont-Saint-Esprit, which left residents suffering hallucinations, has been solved after a writer discovered the US had spiked the bread with LSD as part of an experiment.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
The EU authorizes ground strikes in Somalia
03-23-2012
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AFP
The new mandate will allow warships or helicopters to fire at fuel barrels, boats, trucks or other equipment stowed away on beaches, an EU official said on condition of anonymity.
“Piracy has caused so much misery to the Somali people and to the c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Environment
Court Reverses E.P.A. On Big Mining Project
03-23-2012
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New York Times
In a sharp rebuke, a judge reversed a decision by the EPA to revoke a critical permit for one of the nation’s largest mountaintop removal mining projects. The EPA’s decision in to rescind the waste disposal permit for the mine exceeded the agency’s a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Tax breaks would be tough to cut, congressional research says
03-23-2012
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Washington Post
The vast majority of tax breaks in the US tax code would be hard to cut because they promote important social goals or are “hugely popular” with voters, according to analysis that casts doubt on GOP promises to substantially lower tax rates without a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Camera Fraud
Red-light running senator wants AZ camera law changed
03-23-2012
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KPHO TV5
An Arizona lawmaker ran a red light in Scottsdale earlier this year, and it was all caught on camera. Ironically, he's proposing a change in the law at the same time.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Giant 45-foot paper plane launched over Arizona desert
03-23-2012
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youtube
Workers prepare to launch a 45-foot paper airplane from the Pima Air and Space Museum over the desert in Eloy, Arizona March 21, 2012. One of the world's largest paper airplanes, designed by renowned engineer Art Thompson, was launched to encourage y
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
March 25, 2012 Edition
03-23-2012
John Semmens
Pelosi Predicts Court Will Find Obamacare Constitutional
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) confidently predicted that the US Supreme Court will rule that the President's health care law is Constitutional.
“The proof is right there in the
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
World’s first ALL-diamond, 150-carat ring created by Swiss jeweler
03-23-2012
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The Sideshow
Switzerland's Shawish Jewelry has created the world's first diamond ring.
Not impressed? Well, consider that the entire ring is carved from a diamond, whereas most other diamond rings are composed of a precious-metal band with a diamond centerpie
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Is the CIA in Your Kitchen?
03-23-2012
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Andrew P. Napolita
If this question had been asked by a fictional character in a spy thriller, it might intrigue you, but you wouldn’t imagine that it could be true in reality. If the Constitution means what it says, you wouldn’t even consider the plausibility of an af
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Marine sergeant faces discipline for Facebook critique of Obama
03-23-2012
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http://www.reuters.com
The Marine Corps has initiated disciplinary action against a Marine sergeant for comments he posted on his "Armed Forces Tea Party" Facebook page criticizing President Barack Obama, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
GOP Insiders Suggest Ron Paul Cannot Legally Be Part Of RNC Ballot
03-23-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Steve Watson
Rule does not mean Paul cannot be part of the convention, or win in a brokered situation
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
The Ascendence of Sociopaths in US Governance
03-23-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com
An International Man lives and does business wherever he finds conditions most advantageous, regardless of arbitrary borders.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: Paul Ryan's budget doesn't cut anything of substance - Cavuto, Fox Business
03-23-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Rep.Ron Paul (R) blasting Ryan budget for not going far enough
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News Link • Money Bomb
Now! ‘Give Me Liberty’ Money Bomb
03-23-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Ok guys this one is for Liberty! Share! Promote! and Donate!
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News Link • Corruption
Top Drug Prosecutor In Michigan Disbarred For Soliciting False Testimony
03-23-2012
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www.jonathanturley.org
Former Wayne County assistant prosecutor Karen Plants had originally been suspended for only two years, but the Attorney Discipline Board on reconsideration bumped the penalty up to full disbarment on reconsideration of her case due to her “lack of r
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Military
FYI: Government Buying Out All The 5.56 Military Surplus Ammo
03-23-2012
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www.beforeitsnews.com
& Is Telling Ammo Dealers To Stop Selling To Their Vendors & Civilians.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Catching The "Silver Crusher" Algorithm In The Act
03-23-2012
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www.zerohedge.com
There was a time when catching the silver "whack-a-mole" algo, or process, or intervention, or manipulation, or whatever one wants to call it, in action was a myth: an urban legend, perpetuated by silver conspiracy theorists.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Occupy the IRS to Support Cindy Sheehan and Oppose the US Empire
03-22-2012
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Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox
Peace Activist and Gold Star Mother, Cindy Sheehan, is a conscientious war tax resister and the US Attorney, on behalf of the IRS, has summoned her to court to produce requested documents. This hearing date is just a few days after Tax Day where mill
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • NATO
US/NATO Proxy War in Syria Follows Precedent Set in Bosnia
03-23-2012
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http://tv.globalresearch.ca, by grtv
In the wake of recent violent clashes in the Syrian capital Damascus, the country's government has accused Western powers of assisting Qatar and Saudi Arabia with supporting and financing terrorism
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Robert Lee
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News Link • How To
Criminal Defense Attorney, Marc Victor, speaks to crowd at Crossroads Gun Show
03-22-2012
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www.soundcloud.com
Marc Victor speaks to a large crowd at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Phoenix Arizona. Marc gives his number one piece of advice "Just shut up" as well as many other important facts concerning gun laws.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Whistleblowers
NSA Chief Denies Domestic Spying But Whistleblowers Say Otherwise
03-22-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By James Bamford
In a rare break from the NSA’s tradition of listening but not speaking, NSA chief General Keith Alexander was grilled Tuesday on the topic of eavesdropping on Americans in front of a House subcommittee.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Dallas Fed: Top five U.S. banks hold over half of industry’s assets
03-22-2012
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Rawstory
In its annual report for 2011 the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released a startling report revealing that 52% of all the assets held by the entire banking industry have now become aggregated into the hands of just five companies, and the top 10 ins
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Climate Change
Effective World Government Will Be Needed to Stave Off Climate Catastrophe
03-22-2012
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http://blogs.scientificamerican.com, By Gary Stix
Almost six years ago, I was the editor of a single-topic issue on energy for Scientific American that included an article by Princeton University’s Robert Socolow
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
More Evidence Cops Believe They’re Above The law
03-22-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, YouTube
Cops think they’ve got free reign to break the law.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Currencies
Greeks Adopt Alternative Currencies as Economy Implodes
03-22-2012
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New American
Regular Greeks are increasingly taking matters into their own hands, creating informal underground barter markets and even alternative currencies. And the government is actually encouraging it.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Troops stressed to breaking point
03-22-2012
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Washington Times
A recent Army health report draws an alarming profile of a fighting force more prone to inexcusable violence amid an “epidemic” of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the mental breakdown attracting speculation as a factor in a massacre of Afghan
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Bold, outright manipulation of the silver market evident for all to see
03-22-2012
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Zero Hedge
Catching The "Silver Crusher" Algorithm In The Act - it's like they're not even trying to hide it any more.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Student-Loan Debt Tops $1 Trillion
03-22-2012
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Wall Street Journal
The amount Americans owe on student loans is far higher than earlier estimates and could lead some consumers to postpone buying homes, potentially slowing the housing recovery, officials said. Total student debt outstanding surpassed $1 trillion late
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News Link • States' Rights
Supreme Court: States can't be sued by workers for denying sick leave
03-22-2012
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http://www.azcentral.com, Washington Post
The Supreme Court divided along ideological lines Tuesday in ruling that states may not be sued by their employees for illegally denying them medical leave.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Puppies Gunned Down by Officer Safety
03-21-2012
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As officers started to cuff him, Obanion's boxer puppy reportedly "charged" at both officers and Tompkins. Officers tell us they fatally shot the boxer to prevent it from attacking officers. The pregnant chihuahua was caught in the line of fire and w
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News Link • Media: Print
Anti-Prostitution Editorial Editor Dies From Sex With Hooker
03-21-2012
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On March 10, Bob Caldwell, a respected Oregon journalist and longtime editor of the newspaper’s opinion pages, died of a heart attack from sex with a hooker. It's the coverup and hypocrisy that gets you into trouble.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justices’ Ruling Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains
03-21-2012
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Reason magazine
Criminal defendants have a constitutional right to effective lawyers during plea negotiations, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a pair of 5-to-4 decisions that vastly expanded judges’ supervision of the criminal justice system.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II GREENLIGHTED, IN THEATERS THIS FALL
03-21-2012
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www.reason.tv
Filming is set to begin in April and the movie will hit theaters this fall, before Election Day. "In October," said Kaslow, "hopefully we'll have people from Reason, from FreedomWorks, people who believe in what this book represents,
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