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Date Sent: 2012-08-02
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, August 2, 2012 PM edition |
USPS defaults on Aug. & Sept. payments for retiree benefits, claims service will not be interrupted
Air intruders must be shot down, Belarus leader says -- San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 Billion in debts -- A secret paradise for gun rights and residency -- Arrestee Found Shot In The Head While In Patrol Car; Investigation Launched -- Birds Smarter Than Seven Year Old Kids -- Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Get second Look -- A Persian Gulf ‘Hot Line’ Proposed - by Ray McGovern -- The Revolving Door Keeps Spinning: Former Lockheed VP Given Prime Capitol Hill Post -- PMI: US Manufacturing Growth Hits A Three Year Low -- THE DEATH OF TV: Comcast Lost Nearly 400,000 Cable Subscribers In Last Year --
The Paragraph In Deutsche Bank's Layoff Statement That Should Scare All
Of Wall Street -- The ECB's Game-Changing Solution To The Euro Crisis
That's Getting Closer And Closer -- 11 Services That The US Post Office Has Already Eliminated -- A Beautiful Visualization Of The Bonkers Trading That Just Sent The Stock Market Into A Tizzy -- Is Germany Preparing For A Spanish Default? -- Mark Twain’s Letters from the Earth: "But it was impossible to save the Great Republic." -- The Asian Economy's 'Canary In The Coal Mine' Just Got Crushed -- This Is The Awesomely Bad Logo For The Navy's Drone Department -- A Tour Of China's Most Famous 'Ghost City' -- The Best Quotes Of The Late Gore Vidal -- Remembering Gore Vidal -- Washington's Total War on Syria - by Stephen Lendman
Arizona Breakfast Club, this Saturday, Sarah Sandy on the evils of Child Protective Services
Paul Festival Commemorative Dime Cards Fundraiser - READY FOR
PURCHASE NOW!
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
USPS defaults on Aug. & Sept. payments for retiree benefits, claims service will not be interrupted
08-02-2012
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www.cnbc.com
The post office had $5.5 billion in payments for future retiree health benefits due Wednesday and $5.6 billion due in September, but it will miss both payments because of cash shortages related to the rise of email, electronic bill payments and priva
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Government
Air intruders must be shot down, Belarus leader says
08-02-2012
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Reuters
Belarussian President Lukashenko, smarting after a pro-democracy stunt in which teddy bears were dropped into Belarus, told his border guards chief to use weapons to stop any more unlawful air intrusions by foreigners.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 Billion in debts
08-02-2012
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Reuters
San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday citing more than $1 billion of debts and making it the third California city to seek protection from creditors.enue by $45 million in the fiscal year that began on July 1.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
A secret paradise for gun rights and residency
08-02-2012
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www.sovereignman.com/Simon Black
For centuries, Svalbard was completely lawless, devoid of any government authority....Amazingly enough, they were all able to co-exist for hundreds of years without a sovereign authority or central government telling them what to do or how they could
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Chavis Carter Found Shot In The Head While In Patrol Car; Investigation Launched
08-02-2012
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Huffington Post
A young black man, Chavis Carter, is "found" shot dead in the back of a police cruiser after police discover marijuana on the man. Cops say he shot himself, though there's no evidence of a gun and his mother disputes the official story. Common sense
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
'Monster' washes up on New York beach
08-02-2012
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Telegraph
A strange, unidentified animal washed up on the beaches of New York recently. The creature at first appeared to be a large pig, but upon further inspection has toes instead of hooves and other qualities not endemic to pigs.
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Reported by:
Bob Ross
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News Link • Science
Reading a Monkey Decision Through Neurons
08-02-2012
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arclein
By monitoring neural activity, the researchers could essentially see what the monkey was thinking about doing next.
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robert klein
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News Link • Climate Change
Time Gap Between Climate Change and CO2 Shrinks
08-02-2012
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arclein
The ice sheet is formed by snow that doesn't melt, but remains year after year and is gradually compressed into kilometers thick ice. During the compression, air is trapped between the snowflakes and as a result the ice contains tiny samples of anci
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News Link • Science
Birds Smarter Than Seven Year Old Kids
08-02-2012
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arclein
In a second task the jays, colourful members of the crow family and about the same size as jackdaws, realized it was better to use pebbles, which sink, than corks, which float.
When Cambridgeshire children, aged four to ten, were set similar tasks,
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robert klein
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News Link • Energy
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Get second Look
08-02-2012
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arclein
"VAWTs are elegant in terms of their mechanical simplicity," said Josh Paquette, one of Sandia's two principal investigators on the project. "They have fewer parts because they don't need a control system to point them toward the blowing wind to
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robert klein
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News Link • Activism
Paul Festival Commemorative Dime Cards Fundraiser - READY FOR PURCHASE NOW!
08-01-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
August 24-26, 2012 - Tampa State Fairgrounds, Tampa Florida - Music, Entertainment, Activism
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Reported by:
Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Iran
Ray McGovern: My Take
A Persian Gulf ‘Hot Line’ Proposed
08-02-2012
Ray McGovern
With tensions again rising in the Persian Gulf, an accident or provocation around the narrow Strait of Hormuz could precipitate a war. In this memo for President Obama, 11 former U.S. intelligence officials urge a U.S.-Iranian system for communicatio
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News Link • Revolving Door
The Revolving Door Keeps Spinning: Former Lockheed VP Given Prime Capitol Hill Post
07-27-2012
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John Amick
The Project on Government Oversight reports:
Ann Elise Sauer, who left Lockheed last year, is now the Republican staff director at the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Committee oversees military spending, including major weapons systems that ar
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • History
50 Things You Never Knew About The Olympics
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jennifer Smith
Thought you knew everything about the Olympics?
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
PMI: US Manufacturing Growth Hits A Three Year Low
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Eric Platt
The U.S. manufacturing industry grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years, but continued to outpace peers in Europe and Asia, new data out of Markit Economics shows.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
THE DEATH OF TV: Comcast Lost Nearly 400,000 Cable Subscribers In Last Year
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Kirsten Acuna
People are pulling the plug on cable television by the hundreds of thousands.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
The Paragraph In Deutsche Bank's Layoff Statement That Should Scare All Of Wall Street
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Linette Lopez
This morning Deutsche Bank announced that it would lay off 1,900 people " 1,500 of whom would be in the investment banking sector (read the release here).
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
The ECB's Game-Changing Solution To The Euro Crisis That's Getting Closer And Closer
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Simone Foxman
The European Central Bank will release its latest monetary policy decision tomorrow, and it's likely to take some action to keep the financial system afloat for at least the next few month or so.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • United States Postal Service
11 Services That The US Post Office Has Already Eliminated
08-02-2012
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businessinsider.com,Dina Spector and Kim Bhasin
The deadline for the United States Postal Service to repay its $5.5 billion loan from the U.S. Treasury is tonight, and the USPS is not expected to be able to make the payment.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
A Beautiful Visualization Of The Bonkers Trading That Just Sent The Stock Market Into A Tizzy
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Eric Platt
We're still working through this... but wanted to give a quick breakdown of the weird, apparently algo-driven trades that hit the tape and caused the sudden uptick in orders hitting more than 30 stocks.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
How The Global Economy Changed In One Month
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Eric Platt
Global manufacturing remained deeply depressed in Europe and much of the developed world, even as North America largely showed strength this June, new data out of Markit Economics shows.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
You Can't Help But Think Right Now About The Most Infamous BusinessWeek Cover Of All Time
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
Yesterday, Bill Gross wrote a widely panned piece on how after decades, it was now going to be lights-out for the stock market.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Is Germany Preparing For A Spanish Default?
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Wolf Richter
Hope persists that Germany would not only bail out Spain and the rest of the Eurozone but would also tolerate the Fed-ization of the European Central Bank.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
The Asian Economy's 'Canary In The Coal Mine' Just Got Crushed
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Sam Ro
Goldman Sachs considers Korean trade data to be Asia's "canary in the coal mine" due to its high correlation to economic activity in mainland Asia.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
This Is The Awesomely Bad Logo For The Navy's Drone Department
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jim Edwards
This logo (below) is being used by the Navy's Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • China
A Tour Of China's Most Famous 'Ghost City'
08-02-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Julie Zeveloff
Construction on Kangbashi, a grand city on the outskirts of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, started in 2004.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Death
The Best Quotes Of Gore Vidal, Who Died Last Night
08-02-2012
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www.businessinsider.com, The Daily Telegraph
Gore Vidal, the author and playwright, has died aged 86. He was known for his acerbic wit and wisdom - here are some of his best quotes.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • American History
Christine Smith's interview with Gore Vidal
08-01-2012
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C. Smith
When I asked Gore Vidal to define love, he told me, "Both Wisdom and Love can be defined by the same word: ‘acceptance." I share my 2005 interview with him with you.
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Christine -
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Will Pam Bondi Be The Next Vice President Of The United States?
08-01-2012
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http://endoftheamericandream.com
Could it actually be possible that Mitt Romney is considering selecting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his running mate?
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Historic Drought, Giant Dust Storms And Massive Power Grid Failures - A Glimpse Into Our Future
08-01-2012
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http://endoftheamericandream.com
This week has provided two very clear examples of why it is so important to keep on prepping.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Is Anaheim California Under Martial Law?
08-01-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Dan Horn
If you’d been following the news from California following Tuesday’s Anaheim riots spurred by a protest of a nonexistent police force continuum that lead to two fatal shootings of suspects in the Southern California city, chances are you haven’t been
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Obligatory military service splits Israeli Arabs
08-01-2012
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http://www.rt.com
The law allowing Arabs and Orthodox Jews to avoid national military service in Israel expires on August 1, and the Arab community faces a deep split over the inevitable military duty.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
No government shutdown battle before Election Day
07-31-2012
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The Ticket
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he has reached an agreement with the White House and Republican leaders in the House to ensure there is no government shutdown battle before Election Day in November.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac won’t be allowed to reduce loan balances for troubled borrowers
07-31-2012
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Washington Post
The federal regulator for government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said he will not allow the firms to reduce loan balances of struggling homeowners, frustrating the Obama admin as it looks for ways to
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Jeb Bush OK with tax hike in debt deal
07-31-2012
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The Hill
Bush told a House panel he could get behind a plan that combined 10 dollars in spending cuts for every dollar of new revenue, and also noted that he did not sign the anti-tax pledge administered by Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform when he r
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Tanks from Saudi Arabia vs. Half-Naked Unarmed Man in Bahrain
07-31-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
Tanks rolling toward a Bahrain protester: Which side was the US on in Bahrain? The US picks its sides according to power plays that have nothing to do with the fanciful pap about freedom, democracy, morality, obligation, and duty provided for public
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Wallet Voting
Supporting Free Trade in Style: Fr33 Aid Branded Silver Dime Cards
07-31-2012
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http://fr33aid.com
Fr33 Aid recently began offering branded silver dime cards as thank you gifts for donations of $10 or more. We decided to guarantee the value of our silver dime cards at $10 in order to support free trade and help us raise the funds we need to fulfil
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Drew
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News Link • Police State
Phantom IEDs to Finish Off Posse Comitatus
07-31-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt Nimmo
The remnants of Posse Comitatus stand between the Pentagon and the globalist dream of a police state in the United States.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Gun Rights
Why Are Republicans Calling To Disarm The American People?
07-31-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
While the federal government is arming itself to the teeth against conservatives
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News Link • Whistleblowers
'Batman' Shooter's Father was Scheduled to Testify about LIBOR
07-31-2012
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Hang the Bankers
Holmes' father, Robert Holmes, reportedly is a senior lead analyst with FICO, and was scheduled to testify as a whistle-blower in the coming weeks regarding the LIBOR scandal, was reportedly ready to NAME BIG NAMES involved in the massive global frau
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Reported by:
Jean Carbonneau
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News Link • Police State
12-Year-Old Girl Tased Inside Victoria's Secret - Mom Had Outstanding Traffic Tickets
07-31-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com
What's wrong with the police?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • New World Order
Velvet Fist in an Iron Glove (Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988)
07-31-2012
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www.cato.org
The act, successor to a bill vetoed by the president just two months before, was the fruition of considerable hard work by politicians, industry, and prominent labor representatives who were disturbed by the perceived change in competitiveness
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Corruption
THE CORRUPT BUSINESS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
07-31-2012
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ww.parentingnewsnetwork.com
The Department of Child Protective Services, known as the Department of Family and Children Service (DFCS) in Georgia and other titles in other states, has become a “protected empire” built on taking children and separating families.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Corruption
Refusing To Put A Normal Child On Psych Drugs Results In Swat Teams and a TANK. This is in America!
07-31-2012
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www.youtube.com
This may shed some light on why Ron Paul wants forced psychiatric drugging of our school children STOPPED! A caring and competent Michigan mother refuses to let child services take her very normal child and forcibly drug her with psychiatric medicati
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Corruption
Nancy Schaefer who Exposed the CPS found Shot Dead with Her Husband (March 2010)
07-31-2012
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www.redicecreations.com
Nancy Schaefer sought to expose the stealing of children by the "child protection" mafia
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News Link • Corruption
Child Protective Services - Predators and Corruption - Senator Nancy Schaefer
07-31-2012
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www.youtube.com
To receive the adoption incentives, or bonuses, local CPS must have more children, they must have more merchandise, to sell. Funding is available when a child is placed in a foster home with strangers, or placed in a mental health facility and medica
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