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Date Sent: 2011-07-11
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, July 11, 2011 AM edition |
Man Jailed Over Fraudulent Check That Wasn't Fraudulent
White House: US suspending $800M in Pakistan aid -- Jeff Flake wants to be Arizona's Next U.S. Senator -- Kirkland
6-year-old patted down by TSA agents (video) -- TSA Agent Caught With
Passenger's iPad and $50,000 in Other Goods -- Coming Soon to an
Airport Near You - by Wendy McElroy -- Washington AG Calls Cops On Man
Videotaping Him In Public Meeting -- Food Trucks Get Unfriendly
Reception in Detroit -- Another Poker Raid -- Police raid wrong house
in drug sweep, yet again -- Obscure clause may help US avert default --
Gary Johnson Denounces “Family Leader Pledge” -- Willie Nelson faces
jail after Texas plea bargain falls through -- QUESTIONS PLAGUE THE
DECISION -- AND THE REASON -- FOR DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
QUARTZSITE, AZ
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man Jailed Over Fraudulent Check That Wasn’t Fraudulent
07-10-2011
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The Agitator
But when Njoku showed up at the Chase branch near his house intending to cash the check, he was in for a nasty surprise.
The check had Njoku’s name and address on it and was issued by JP Morgan Chase. But the Chase Customer Banker who handles larg
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
White House: US suspending $800M in Pakistan aid
07-10-2011
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AP
President Barack Obama has ordered the suspension of $800 million in aid to the Pakistani military, his chief of staff said Sunday, as part of what experts say is a tougher line with a critical U.S. partner in the fight against terrorism.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Jeff Flake wants to be Arizona's Next U.S. Senator
07-10-2011
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Washington Post
Boosted by conservative activists who admire his ferocity on spending issues, Flake won a seat this year on the prestigious Appropriations Committee. In addition, Flake recently announced his candidacy to succeed Sen. Jon Kyl, who is retiring.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Kirkland 6-year-old patted down by TSA agents (video)
07-10-2011
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A Kirkland family has filed a complaint claiming their 6-year-old son was singled out by TSA for a hand-search. KING 5's Tonya Mosley has the story.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad and $50,000 in Other Goods
07-10-2011
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While most Transportation Security Administration employees are busy groping people or taking naked pictures of them, the cops say one of those employees was putting fliers' electronics down his pants.
The Broward Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Coming Soon to an Airport Near You - by Wendy McElroy
07-10-2011
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Future of Freedom Foundation
If you fly within the US in the future, keep your expression neutral, do not blink too much or too little, and do not sweat. Carefully maintain a normal respiration and heart beat as you submit to demands from Homeland Security agents. If you questio
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Washington AG Calls Cops On Man Videotaping Him In Public Meeting
07-10-2011
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Washington State Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna was speaking to a group of fellow Republicans Wednesday night when he spotted a man with a camera.
He stopped speaking to confront the videographer.
“Hi, who a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Local
Food Trucks Get Unfriendly Reception in Detroit
07-10-2011
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The Agitator
You know, if I were a city politician in Detroit, I’d be working like hell to make the city as business-friendly as possible.
Yet . . .
Jeff Aquilina and partner Justin Kava " chef veterans of Matt Prentice’s restaurant operations " were in
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Another Poker Raid
07-10-2011
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The Agitator
Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies raided yet another allegedly illegal gambling operation. The latest raid targeted a poker game inside a private residence. Deputies discovered 8 people around one poker table and seized $1,000 cash, Haynes said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Police raid wrong house in drug sweep, yet again
07-10-2011
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A case of mistaken identity nearly roped a Struthers family into one of the largest drug sweeps in the area this year.
Doreen Fox of Lewis Street, Struthers, was home with her 30-year-old son Wednesday morning preparing to leave for a doctor’s app
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Obscure clause may help US avert default
07-10-2011
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AFP
The White House could resort to an little-known line in the US constitution to prevent a ruinous default if Democrats and Republicans do not agree to raise the debt ceiling by August 2, experts say.
The 143-year-old clause, written to address stil
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Gary Johnson Denounces “Family Leader Pledge”
07-10-2011
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Rawstory
Presidential candidate & New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson charged the Family Leader “pledge” Republican candidates for President are being asked to sign is “offensive to the principles of liberty and freedom on which this country was founded
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
"Freedom" by Amos Lee
07-10-2011
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youtube (h/t The Agitator)
Don't wanna be a martyr in this war
Don't wanna hear the same excuses anymore
That everything's a threat
And it's only gonna get worse if we let it
Don't wanna blame the rich for what they got
Don't point a finger at the poor for what they hav
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Willie Nelson faces jail after Texas plea bargain falls through
07-10-2011
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Rawstory
A west Texas judge rejected a plea deal for legendary country-western musician Willie Nelson, who now faces up to a year in prison for marijuana possession. The original deal allowed him to plead guilty and pay a fine if he played a song.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
QUESTIONS PLAGUE THE DECISION -- AND THE REASON -- FOR DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN QUARTZSITE
07-10-2011
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QUARTZSITE DECLARED TO BE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY
Despite the fact that Mayor Ed Foster refused to participate, Quartzsite was declared to be in a state of emergency Sunday morning. Foster was contacted by the embattled police chief Jeff Gilbert and Sgt Xavier Frausto around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, who r
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