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Date Sent: 2012-12-12
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, December 12, 2012 AM edition |
Obama admin formally recognizes Syrian opposition group -- North Korea fires long-range rocket
Court strikes down Illinois' concealed carry ban -- Belligerent Student Records Himself Berating Cops as they Force themselves into Dorm Room -- Why Are There No Good Data On Police Use Of Force? -- Pit Bull Mix Owner Says Sheriff's Dept. Not Justified in Killing Dog -- Shakespeare Isn't Important -- Washington City Charges Public $670 to Exercise Constitutional Right -- Never Mock the Empire -- The Postman Rings Nonce - by Powell Gammill -- TORONTO: The Epicenter Of The Gigantic Canadian Housing Bubble -- New Camouflage Technology Could Make US Troops Invisible -- How I Lost $150 And Got Pelted With A Chunk Of Concrete In Kabul --
Khan Academy Founder Salman Khan Breaks Down The Future Of Education And
Learning -- Investors Take To The Streets In China As 'Ponzi' Wealth Management Products Fail -- The Most Innovative Gadgets Of 2012 -- Twas the Night before Christmas in 2012 - by Penny Langford Freeman -- This Video Of The Navy's X-47B Drone On An Aircraft Carrier Is A Glimpse Into The Future -- Public Policy Hooligan, New Book now available on Amazon -- Real Estate: Is the Bottom In, Or Is This A Head-Fake? -- Inflationary Deflation: Creating A New Bubble In Money --
As Tibetan self-immolations rise, Beijing tightens grip -- From Good
Jobs To Bad Jobs To No Jobs - The Tragic Downfall Of The American Worker
-- Show This To Anyone That Believes That Taxes Are Too Low -- Unemployment Is Not Going Down -- Oh Oh, CNBC Lets Out The Truth -- 10 Worst Internet Laws In the World
AZ: America's First Monument to the Bill of Rights - Arizona Dedication Ceremony, Saturday December 15th
10:00 am; 2012 Arizona Activist Awards, Patriot Roast &
Fundraiser Saturday December 15th 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
PA: East Coast Bitcoin Summit: Philadelphia, Dec. 15,
12:30 - 6PM
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News Link • Syria
Obama administration formally recognizes Syrian opposition group
12-11-2012
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Washington Post
President Obama formally recognized a newly formed Syrian opposition group as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, the administration hopes will speed the downfall of President Assad and the formation of an alternative government.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Neighbors says North Korea has fired a long-range rocket in a defiant move
12-11-2012
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Washington Post
North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Court strikes down Illinois' concealed carry ban
12-11-2012
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AP
In a major victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois " the only remaining state where carrying concealed weapons is entirely illegal " and gave lawmakers 180 days
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Belligerent Student Records Himself Berating Cops as they Force themselves into Dorm Room
12-11-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
An antagonistic and belligerent college student may not have known the definition of belligerent, but he did know his Constitutional rights when it came to not allowing cops into his dorm room without a warrant.
The cops ended up coming in anyway,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Why Are There No Good Data On Police Use Of Force?
12-11-2012
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Huffington Post
Both private police groups and the FBI keep close statistics on the number of cops killed and assaulted while on the job.* What you won't see are stories about the number of citizens killed by police in 2012. Those data just don't exist at a national
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Pit Bull Mix Owner Says Sheriff's Dept. Not Justified in Killing Dog
12-11-2012
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Patch
Reports of an attack are false, saying that Jimbo, the 2-year-old pit bull mix, didn't even "take two steps" toward the officers. "He didn't bark or anything," Fox told Patch. "He had a tennis ball in his mouth. It's not like he ran out."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Shakespeare Isn't Important
12-11-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
American literature classics are to be replaced by insulation manuals and plant inventories in US classrooms by 2014. A new school curriculum which will affect 46 out of 50 states will make it compulsory for at least 70 per cent of books studied to b
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Washington City Charges Public $670 to Exercise Constitutional Right
12-11-2012
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the newspaper
A motorist had gone to the courthouse to gather information to use to defend himself found out he was supposed to pay a total of $670 in travel expenses for an employee of Redflex Traffic Systems if he wanted to confront the witnesses against him.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Never Mock the Empire
12-11-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
Satirist and Iraq war veteran Essam Attia was arrested by the New York police department after he switched out advertisements from display cases at bus stops and other public locations and replaced them with his own bit of brilliant social critique
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
TORONTO: The Epicenter Of The Gigantic Canadian Housing Bubble
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
As home prices in Canada continue to trend upwards, there's been much discussion about whether this country's housing market is a bubble about to burst.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
New Camouflage Technology Could Make US Troops Invisible
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
The military has done everything possible to develop a uniform that helps troops blend into whatever environment they might be in, but a Canadian firm may be the one who beat countless development contractors working on hefty tax payer budgets.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Afghanistan
How I Lost $150 And Got Pelted With A Chunk Of Concrete In Kabul
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
I'm surrounded by street children.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Khan Academy Founder Salman Khan Breaks Down The Future Of Education And Learning
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
He was recently on the cover of FORBES and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Investors Take To The Streets In China As 'Ponzi' Wealth Management Products Fail
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
Investors knew something was amiss when on November 26th, the wealth management product (WMP) they had bought from Huaxia Bank that promised 11% returns, simply didn't pay out.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
This Video Of The Navy's X-47B Drone On An Aircraft Carrier Is A Glimpse Into The Future
12-11-2012
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Business Insider
Amid the expense and controversy surrounding America's effort at fifth-generation piloted, like the F-35 and the F-22, there is the silent but hard fact that unmanned drones are poised to make cumbersome piloted jets a thing of the past.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
"One Nation Under Blood", "Savannah's Scariest Short Stories", "Pirates
12-11-2012
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Amazon.Com
Author, Tarrin Lupo, has FREE books today, so you don't want to miss out. He also has some other goodies to give away...On Amazon
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Today on LewRockwell.com - Tuesday December 11th 2012
12-11-2012
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LewRockwell.com
Secret Murder Campaigns, Are they really supposed to make us "safer"? Article by Ron Paul / How Big Is the Student Debt Problem? / Is Murder Ever Legitimate?
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Housing
Real Estate: Is the Bottom In, Or Is This A Head-Fake?
12-11-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Charles Hugh-Smith
Everyone interested in real estate is asking the same question: Is the bottom in, or is this just another “green shoots” recovery that will soon wilt?
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Currencies
Inflationary Deflation: Creating A New Bubble In Money
12-11-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Excessive monetary stimulus and low interest rates create financial bubbles.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Employee and Employer Relations
From Good Jobs To Bad Jobs To No Jobs - The Tragic Downfall Of The American Worker
12-11-2012
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http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com, By Michael
There was a time in America when virtually anyone that wanted a job could go out and get one and the United States boasted the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Show This To Anyone That Believes That Taxes Are Too Low
12-11-2012
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http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com, By Michael
Every year average Americans pay dozens of different types of taxes, and yet many of our politicians are very open about the fact that they want to raise rates even higher and invent even more ways to bleed us all dry.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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Opinion • Philosophy of Liberty
Hope and Change
12-10-2012
Howard Blitz
Hope and Change came to Yuma Tuesday night, December 4 in the form of Audrea Taylor and Luke Andersen of im2moro who were special guests of The Freedom Library at its Annual Constitution Forum held at Booth Machinery.
The Freedom Library awarded i
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News Link • Climate Change
Doha Didn't Do So Well But the Elites Will Surely Strike Again
12-10-2012
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The Daily Bell
Kyoto extended in UN climate agreement ... A UN conference has passed a package of agreements extending the life of the Kyoto Protocol, as Australia and 36 other industrialised countries signed up for binding emission cuts by 2020.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Corruption
Prop 37 biggest supporter was… Monsanto
12-10-2012
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Farm Wars
Monsanto behind labeling effort to divert attention so that the one action that could torpedo their efforts to monopolize food is ignored: BANNING GMO CROPS.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Great Examiner Article on Copyright, Buried Lede on Staffer's Firing
12-10-2012
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The Daily Bell
GOP sides with Mickey Mouse on copyright reform ... Illegally downloading a couple dozen songs can earn you a million-dollar fine. Setting some Robert Frost verses to music can make you a criminal.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
CIA Takes Over Pentagon
12-10-2012
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The Daily Bell
No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely ... With the increase use of drone strikes as a powerful fighting force, the military is looking to get more involved in intelligence.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Old foe The Philippines backs a rearmed Japan to balance China
12-10-2012
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antiwar.com
THE Philippines would support Japan dropping its pacifist constitution to become a fully fledged military force and act as a balance against China, a government spokesman said yesterday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Egypt
Egypt army given temporary power to arrest civilians
12-10-2012
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Reuters
Egypt's Islamist president has given the army temporary power to arrest civilians during a constitutional referendum he is determined to push through despite the risk of bloodshed between his supporters and opponents accusing him of a power grab.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
U.S. loosens rules aimed at healthier school meals
12-10-2012
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Reuters
U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
US and UK unveil failing banks plan
12-10-2012
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ft.com
US and UK regulators will unveil the first cross-border plans to deal with failing global banks on Monday, outlining proposals to force shareholders and creditors on both sides of the Atlantic to take losses and to ensure sufficient capital exists.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Pax Americana is ‘winding down’, says US report
12-10-2012
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ft.com
China will be the world’s largest economy by 2030 but the US will still remain “first among equals” in the international system, according to a new US government intelligence assessment of global trends.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Peter Schiff: Majority Doesn't "Have A Right To Steal My Money Just Because They Voted For
12-10-2012
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After the tax hikes go into effect, more than half of my total income is going to the government. What's fair about that when I'm paying half? I don't care what the majority voted to do, they don't have a right to steal my money just because they vot
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Housing
Mortgage Crisis Presents a New Reckoning to Banks
12-09-2012
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New York Times
The nation’s largest banks are facing a fresh torrent of lawsuits asserting that they sold shoddy mortgage securities that imploded during the financial crisis, potentially adding to the tens of billions of dollars banks have already paid to settle o
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
New evidence shows Pima Co SWAT Team murdered veteran then office lied
12-09-2012
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KPHO TV-5 CBS Phoenix
[How did I miss this?] Videotaped depositions made available to CBS 5 Investigates appear to show Pima County sheriff's detectives and SWAT members contradicting each other as they answer attorneys' questions about a search warrant raid
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
D'oh! Police Drone Crashes Into Police SWAT Team
12-09-2012
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Salon
A report expressed concern drones were being pushed into the domestic market before safety had been sufficiently addressed. The first police dept in the country to acquire an aerial drone crashed the $300,000 aircraft into its own SWAT team.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin, in deal with French financial firms, gets officially recognized under EU law as a "ban
12-10-2012
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BBC News
Under European laws, the deal means Bitcoin-Central becomes a Payment Services Provider (PSP) that has an International Bank ID number. This puts it on an equal footing with other payment networks such as PayPal and WorldPay.
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Chip Saunders
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