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Date Sent: 2014-05-17
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Saturday, May 17, 2014 |
NATO DMs Mull New Bases Along Ukraine Frontier
Police Accused of Tasering Washington Man Four Times Before He Collapsed and Died -- Police Mistake Teen For Murder Suspect, Shoot Him, Lie About Brandishing Knives -- Boston Police Intimidate Journalists from Document Training Exercise -- Ron Paul: The Ukraine Fuse Has Been Lit -- When Propaganda Fails, Humanity Awakens...The Fall of Mainstream Media -- Fortune threatened, Ukraine's richest man joins the fray -- Terrorizing Palestinian Children -- Welcome to RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod -- Greenwald Against the Establishment -- How the NSA & FBI made Facebook the perfect mass surveillance tool -- How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine -- How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa -- The Neuroscientist Who Wants To Upload Humanity To A Computer -- FCC Proves Yet Again That It’s Out to Kill Net Neutrality -- Ron Paul: ‘US Involvement Into Affairs of Other States Leads Only to Trouble’ -- Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists -- Who Is Winning the Ukraine Social Media Wars? -- Are Loose Lips Sinking Accused Boston Bomber’s Right to a Fair Trial? -- SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, May 18, 2014 Edition -- Israelis see Iran nuclear breakout possible in 2-3 months -- Bundy Ranch 2.0: The Texas Offensive
AZ: AMERICAN LANDS COUNCIL - Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 9:45 AM to Noon;Â [Tempe] March Against Monsanto: GMO Free Tempe Block Party 9am; Open Carry Picnic, Saturday, noon, May 24, 2014Â Phoenix
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News Link • NATO
NATO DMs Mull New Bases Along Ukraine Frontier
05-16-2014
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antiwar.com
NATO Officials Reminds Everyone Ukraine Is Not in NATO
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police Accused of Tasering Washington Man Four Times Before He Collapsed and Died
05-17-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Now, in University Place in Washington, Ron Hillstrom is dead after he was reportedly tasered by four officers " each tasering the man. Hillstrom died after the encounter with the police.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police Mistake Teen For Murder Suspect, Shoot Him, Lie About Brandishing Knives
05-17-2014
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Jonathan Turley
There is a disturbing report out of San Bernardino County where Sheriff’s deputies claimed that they fired 13 rounds, wounding Keivon Young who had been mistaken for a murder suspect, Robert Pope, yet the police
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Boston Police Intimidate Journalists from Document Training Exercise
05-17-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
The actors appeared to be heading towards ambulances, but were instead grabbed and detained by police officers who frisked them and searched their bags, a sight that we found very troubling.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: The Ukraine Fuse Has Been Lit
05-17-2014
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Ron Paul & Charles Goyette Podcast
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, including a new Senate bill that seeks to push the US to the very brink of war with Russia. The bill appropriates $10 billion to push regime change in Russia!
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
When Propaganda Fails, Humanity Awakens...The Fall of Mainstream Media
05-17-2014
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Dollar Vigilante
The NYT has functioned as a fourth branch of government, a gatekeeper for a totalitarian world a la 1984 or Brave New World. But the gig is up. The world knows NYT's complicity in erecting a sick and deranged world,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Fortune threatened, Ukraine's richest man joins the fray
05-17-2014
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Reuters
Akhmetov, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at $11.4 billion, has acquired almost feudal status in the industrial hub of Donetsk in the past 20 years - but the separatist rebellions there have altered the dynamics of power.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Ray Boyer and The Safest Way
05-17-2014
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Simple Justice
So when North Dakota State University Police and Safety Office Director Ray Boyer decided to ban its budding fencing club from campus, the pitch was easy:
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Inventions
Welcome to RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod
05-16-2014
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lunariditarod.revuprender.com
The Challenge
More details about the Challenge.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
Greenwald Against the Establishment
05-16-2014
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antiwar.com
" And Glenn gets the better of them
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
How the NSA & FBI made Facebook the perfect mass surveillance tool
05-16-2014
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venturebeat.com
The National Security Agency and the FBI teamed up in October 2010 to develop techniques for turning Facebook into a surveillance tool.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • NATO
How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine
05-16-2014
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antiwar.com
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used Wednesday’s interview with Bloomberg News to address the overriding issue regarding the future of Ukraine, at least from Moscow’s perspective. Speaking in fluent English, he said Russia would be “categorica
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa
05-16-2014
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antiwar.com
Amid the horrific headlines about the fanatical Islamist sect Boko Haram that should make Nigerians cringe, here’s a line from a recent Guardian article that should make Americans do the same, as the U.S. military continues its “pivot” to Africa:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Google’s New Fashion-Savvy Exec Can’t Fix Glass’ Biggest Flaw
05-16-2014
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Wired.com
Google has appointed a marketing guru as the new head of Google Glass.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Outdoor Recreation
A Clever Grill Made With Chain Mail That Folds Into Your Backpack
05-16-2014
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Wired.com
400,000 years ago our paleolithic forebears mastered fire"and with it, the ability to turn caves into art studios, shoo away away predators, and barbecue tasty mammoth steaks.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
FCC Proves Yet Again That It’s Out to Kill Net Neutrality
05-16-2014
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Wired.com
Well, that meeting of the Federal Communications Commission earlier today was certainly a lot of sound and fury signifying next to nothing.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: ‘US Involvement Into Affairs of Other States Leads Only to Trouble’
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Involvement in other states doesn’t benefit the US or help national security, and in the case of Ukraine it doesn’t assist the Ukrainian people, so it would be best if the US stays out, former US congressman Ron Paul said in RT’s Boom Bust show.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
The Big Secret Behind the Spying Program
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Who Is Winning the Ukraine Social Media Wars?
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Monitoring and commenting on an unraveling US policy toward Russia over Ukraine today, I decided to show those interested some compelling news even the US State Department is not aware of.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Are Loose Lips Sinking Accused Boston Bomber’s Right to a Fair Trial?
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers have asked the judge in the case to determine if a flood of leaks and public comments by law enforcement officers are prejudicing the defendant’s right to a fair trial.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
'Seven' Triumphs in Poll to Discover World’s Favourite Number
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
The results of an online survey reveal a world in love with numbers that stand out and feel exceptional
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
The Truth About Male Menopause
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Menopause isn’t a subject most guys are interested in. Hormonal imbalances, hot flashes, night sweats " that’s all woman stuff… right? Wrong!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • How To
3 Ways to Open a Can Without a Can Opener
05-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
This could save a life some day.
Or make a camping trip slightly less inconvenient.
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, May 18, 2014 Edition
05-16-2014
John Semmens
Industry Group Warns Prescription Costs Will Rise under Obamacare
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) reports that a study comparing out-of-pocket costs under Affordable Care Act health insurance policies will likely e
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News Link • Iran
Israelis see Iran nuclear breakout possible in 2-3 months
05-16-2014
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Ben Caspit at Al Monitor
The Israeli leadership has been working hard, indeed, since the previous century, to convince the world of Iran's true intentions. We paid in blood, sweat and tears. The claim that Israel forged Iran's nuclear project cannot even be dismissed as ch
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J E Andreasen
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News Link • Police State
Bundy Ranch 2.0: The Texas Offensive
05-15-2014
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Next News Network
As the dust settles in the Nevada Desert at the Bundy Ranch, despite a new FBI investigation into the activities there, the BLM have set their sights on a new piece of land in Texas that could shape up to be Bundy Ranch 2.0. The Red River runs betwee
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Open Carry Picnic
Powell Gammill
Food & Drink provided by the Maricopa Co. Libertarian Party. Openly carrying firearms encouraged. Meet some of their 2014 candidates. Saturday, May 24 at noon, at the Steele Indian School Park Acacia Ramada
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News Link • Economy - International
Ukraine Just Issued $1 Billion Bonds Backed By The US Taxpayer
05-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The bailout floodgates are open and the US taxpayer is footing the bill once again - whether through IMF loans or more directly.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Internet
The FCC Is Going To Ruin The Internet This Week
05-15-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
On Thursday, the FCC will vote on new rules that will have lasting effects on the way broadband internet in the U.S. is regulated.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
From Rothschild To Koch Industries: Meet The People Who "Fix" The Price Of Gold
05-15-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Earlier today many were stunned when the historic, 117-year old, London Silver Fix announced that in three months it would no longer exist. However, silver is only one half of the world's two best known precious metals. Which is why we decided to tak
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
This Is Why They Should Knock First: Multiple Cops Shot, One Killed in No Knock Raid
05-14-2014
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If you pull your gun in the same scenario, only replacing the burglar with a SWAT officer, it’s very likely you, and possibly your family and pets, might end up dead. Really dead. Shot 22 times and left to bleed to death
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Apple Helps Cops Hide Police Brutality / Stop Phone Filming
05-14-2014
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Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, from any public gathering or venue they deem “sensitive”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops Raid Private Charity: Feeding Homeless People is Now a Crime
05-14-2014
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In a disgusting display of totalitarianism, Daytona Police descended upon a group who were feeding homeless people. These repugnant tyrants, have an ordinance which makes it illegal for folks to try and feed the homeless.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • History
"Combatant Children"
05-14-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
A company of federal troops under command of the detestable Colonel Patrick Edward Connor, attacked a village of Shoshones at daybreak, killing at least 300 of them, “including about 90 combatant women and children.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Things Taken For Granted in Police State Amerika (Northern Exposure Edition)
05-14-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
By the most conservative estimates, on the typical day in the American soyuz at least 100 SWAT raids will take place, most of them targeting non-violent offenders. A large percentage will involve military-style invasions
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News Link • Foreign Policy
State Department Stockpiles Massive Quantities of Explosives
05-14-2014
The US State Dept recently purchased everything from plastic and liquid explosives to detonating cords and fuse igniters. It’s not clear what State , whose responsibility is to oversee international relations and foreign policy
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Why did an energy firm with big assets in Ukraine hire Joe Biden’s son?
05-14-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
In the span of a few weeks, an energy firm little-known inside the United States added two members to its board of directors " scoring connections to Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden ....
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News Link • Drug War
Legalized Pot Hurting Mexico Cartels & Infuriating DEA
05-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by McWilly
In news that no one had to be Nostradamus to predict, the legalization of marijuana has had a ripple effect on the “War on Drugs,” massively impacting the profitability and reach of Mexican drug cartels, which are taking a huge financial hit.
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers Beware: Apps Like Whisper and Secret Will Rat You Out
05-15-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Andy Greenberg
Anonymously spilling personal gossip and corporate secrets online is all fun and games"until someone gets a subpoena.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
No Nation Left Un-Invaded: Sen. McCain Would Put US Military Into Nigeria In “A New York Minute”
05-15-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By David Stockman
Nigeria has been a failed state of corruption, outlawry, civil war and unspeakable violence and cruelty for decades.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Report: Food Prices Skyrocket: “We’re Going to Have a Major Problem Coming Into the Fall”
05-15-2014
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shtfplan.com
While government statisticians claim robust growth, recent data points suggest otherwise.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
A 21st century collision course in space
05-15-2014
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cnbc.com
In 2007, China sent a ballistic missile arcing into space on a collision course with one of its own defunct satellites, destroying its orbital target.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Speech
The Last Line of Defense...
05-15-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo
In recent years governments and politicians threatened by truth have stepped up their efforts to crush the free flow of information.
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News Link • Drug War
DEA Seizes Kentucky's Hemp Seeds Despite Congressional Legalization
05-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Diamond Dog
The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized a batch of seeds that were intended to be part of the launch of Kentucky's legal hemp industry following congressional legalization of the crop for research purposes.
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News Link • Police Accountability Report
Police Officer Shoots Puppy After ‘Fearing For His Safety’
05-15-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by VR
A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 10-month-old puppy this week as he pursued a suspect through several yards in a Redford Township neighborhood.
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
FEDERAL AGENTS RAID NATURAL CANCER CURE CENTER
05-15-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com, By Julie Wilson
Treating cancer has become one of the fastest growing, economically thriving, money making businesses in the United States. This government funded business is shockingly raking in over $1.3 million dollars per patient.
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News Link • World News
Pentagon Sends Soldiers to Nigeria for Rescue Effort
05-15-2014
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By: Derrick Broze
The Pentagon has announced a plan to send troops to the Nigerian rescue effort to help find over 200 missing teenage girls.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
[Tempe] March Against Monsanto: GMO Free Tempe Block Party May 24th, 2014
05-15-2014
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March Against Monsanto
We will be having our GMO FREE BLOCK PARTY starting @ 8:00 a.m. There will be speakers at the rally. SOME vendors will trade - so bring something to trade or alternative currencies, or homemade things! We will have music, emergency water (BYO water!!
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News Link • Homeland Security
Dept of Agriculture Orders Submachine Guns with 30 Round Magazines
05-15-2014
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Breitbart
A May 7th solicitation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks "the commercial acquisition of submachine guns [in] .40 Cal. S&W." ["Plow the fields, boys! Mow 'em down!"]
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