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Date Sent: 2011-02-23
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, February 23, 2011 AM edition |
Supreme Court rules for vaccine makers on lawsuits -- TSA Bars AK State Rep. from flying
Lawsuit alleges FBI violated Muslims' freedom of religion -- WikiLeaks Cables Detail Qaddafi Family’s Exploits -- TSA Source: Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner -- Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid -- Israel, US successfully test Arrow missile -- Emanuel beats rivals to become next Chicago mayor -- Anarchist Ties Seen in ’08 Bombing of Texas Governor’s Mansion -- Oregon congressman tells paper he took painkiller -- Teen arrested in Florida cop's death -- The State of California and Failure to Protect -- San Fransisco NIBS : Whose Penis Is It? -- Illinois HB 1166 NIBS : Animal Hoarding -- Obama, Dept of Ed To Attack Private College Funding -- Indiana Democrats flee from workers’ rights and a Wisconsin AFL-CIO threatens strike
-- Oil holds gains after spike on Libya violence -- Roots of Egypt’s
Revolt -- Don't Let the NAR Prop Up Fannie and Freddie Again -- Obama
Administration Resurrecting the Neocons From the Graveyard of History
-- Pimco: We Can Not Assume The Dollar Will Retain Its Reserve Currency Status -- North Korea preparing for new nuclear weapons test -- Fred to Save Planet -- E-Verify is a Tool to Stop Illegals, Right? FALSE --
Iran's Forces Battle Protests Nationwide -- Top Muslim cleric calls on
soldiers to kill Gaddafi -- Libyan turmoil weighs on stocks as oil
surges -- Buy Oil, Not US Stocks: Marc Faber -- ARE Americans practicing Communism? -- Wisconsin teachers to take over your transportation
AZ: Ron Paul speaks in
Phoenix, Sat., Feb. 26 for Tea Party event
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Supreme Court rules for vaccine makers on lawsuits: Cremation Of Care
02-22-2011
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news.yahoo.com
The high court on Tuesday ruled for Wyeth, which is now owned by Pfizer Inc, in a lawsuit brought by the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, who suffered seizures as an infant after her third dose of a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 1992.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA Bars AK State Rep. Sharon Cissna from flying
02-23-2011
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AP
Alaska State Rep. Sharon Cissna of Anchorage was returning from Seattle when the TSA insisted on an intrusive hand exam at SEA-TAC Airport. Below is her statement:
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Lawsuit alleges FBI violated Muslims' freedom of religion
02-23-2011
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Washington Post
An FBI informant who infiltrated a California mosque violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of Muslims by targeting them for surveillance because of their religion, the ACLU and a Muslim group said in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed against the
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
WikiLeaks Cables Detail Qaddafi Family’s Exploits
02-23-2011
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NY Times
After New Year’s Day 2009, Western media reported that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had paid Mariah Carey $1 million to sing just four songs at a bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA Source: Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner
02-23-2011
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MSNBC
The TSA insider who blew the whistle on the test also said that none of the TSA agents who failed to spot the gun on the scanned image were disciplined. The source said the agents continue to work the body scanners today.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • World News
Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
02-23-2011
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Washington Post
North Korea recently took the unusual step of begging for food handouts from the foreign governments it usually threatens. Plagued by floods, an outbreak of a livestock disease and a brutal winter, the government ordered its embassies and diplomatic
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Israel
Israel, US successfully test Arrow missile
02-23-2011
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AFP
Israel and the United States on Tuesday carried out a successful test of the Arrow anti-missile system, intercepting a test ballistic missile, the Israeli defense ministry said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Emanuel beats rivals to become next Chicago mayor
02-23-2011
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AP
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the third-largest U.S> city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley.
Emanuel troun
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Anarchist Ties Seen in ’08 Bombing of Texas Governor’s Mansion
02-23-2011
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NY Times
But one of the men who pleaded guilty in Minnesota said the anarchist group that the rangers are focusing on did not exist. The man, Bradley Crowder, said it was an ad hoc collection of young anarchists who had pooled resources to hire a van for the
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Oregon congressman tells paper he took painkiller
02-23-2011
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AP
An Oregon congressman said Tuesday that he accepted prescription drugs from a campaign contributor last October, around the same time members of his staff complained of his erratic behavior.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Teen arrested in Florida cop's death
02-23-2011
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AP
"When he did make the admission on tape for us at the end of the day, it was quite apparent that he was remorseful in his actions," the Police Chief said. Helicopters, SWAT teams, and dogs searched for the gunman and a swath of the city was closed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
The State of California and Failure to Protect
02-22-11
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The PPJ Gazette
By:Janet Phelan
“A recent board meeting found the members focused on concerns about raising more revenue for the bureau, which has taken out two loans totaling over a million dollars in order to stay solvent. The bureau reported that $357,000 for
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Marti Oakley
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
San Fransisco NIBS : Whose Penis Is It?
02-22-11
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The PPJ Gazette
Lynn Swearingen (c) copyright 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Yes. I used the “P” word.
When I began blogging, I tended to avoid words that euphemisms could cover. I did consider utilizing “the ol’ stick and berries” merely for the visual context, but
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Marti Oakley
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Illinois HB 1166 NIBS : Animal Hoarding
02-22-11
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The PPJ Gazette
Lynn Swearingen (c) copyright 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Not content with raising taxes 66%, attempting to track down those crazy homeschoolers so they can be “helped”, and sheltering Wisconsin’s missing Democrats (we hear that Indiana’s Dems are on
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Marti Oakley
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Obama, Dept of Ed To Attack Private College Funding
02-22-11
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www.drscoundrels.com
Under consideration, last week, was the “Gainful Employment Rule”. It is a big government regulation move under the Obama administration. Under attack by the administration are the for profit college sector. Most for profit colleges qualify for fe
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Rich Hilts
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News Link • Employee and Employer Relations
Indiana Democrats flee from workers’ rights and a Wisconsin AFL-CIO threatens strike
02-22-11
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www.drscoundrels.com
By Kimberly Morin: As if things couldn’t get even more ridiculous, Indiana Democrats have now fled the state to avoid voting on a Right-to-Work bill. The bill is literally a couple of pages long. Below is a summary:
Right to work. Makes it
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Rich Hilts
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News Link • Energy
Oil holds gains after spike on Libya violence
02-22-2011
(Reuters) - Oil held near 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday, with worries about turmoil in Libya that sent prices soaring the previous session eased by expectations that OPEC and the International Energy Agency could meet any shortfall in oil supplies.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Roots of Egypt’s Revolt
02-22-2011
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www.thefreemanonline.org
Egypt has been a pressure cooker for decades. Like others in the region, the Mubarak regime was been sitting atop a simmering political crisis, simultaneously attempting to contain rising Islamist violence and snuffing out pockets of political resis
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Lindsey Williams to Break Bombshell Info on Alex Jones Show
02-22-2011
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www.prisonplanet.com
On the Alex Jones Show today, pastor Lindsey Williams will reveal new bombshell information detailing the plans of the globalists revealed to him by his inside sources. The new information will dwarf anything Williams has revealed in the past. The ne
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Internet
Just How Massive is Google, anyway?
02-23-2011
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The World's Biggests
Google is certainly one of the largest technology companies in the world. But just how massive exactly it is?
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Veljko Rauski
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News Link • Housing
Don't Let the NAR Prop Up Fannie and Freddie Again
02-22-2011
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seekingalpha.com
Further, recall that during the peak and on into the worst of the housing decline, the NARs own chief economist at the time, David Lereah, worked tirelessly to spin the conditions of the housing market into the best light.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The View from the Bottom of the Pyramid
02-22-2011
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TheAutomaticEarth.blogspot.com
The critical factor is not so much available money, as adaptability. Although money represents unmade choices, and is therefore an advantage in one way, the ready availability of money has also made many people soft, and prone to take the path...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Obama Administration Resurrecting the Neocons From the Graveyard of History
02-22-2011
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opinion-maker.org
The not-so-gradual resurrection of the old neo-con cabal under the Obama administration, led by Hillary Clinton, should not come as a surprise. According to Washington insiders, Richardl Perle and Douglas Feith have been consulted more than a few...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Currencies
Pimco: We Can Not Assume The Dollar Will Retain Its Reserve Currency Status
02-22-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
"It is a warning shot to America that we cannot simply assume flight to quality, flight to safety. That people are starting to worry about the fiscal situation in the U.S., worrying about the level of debt and what they're hearing about states and...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Art
Amazing Tilt-Shift Van Gogh Paintings
02-23-2011
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WrongDream.com
The tilt-shift photography effect can be simulated in Photoshop, by adjusting a photograph’s contrast, colour saturation and depth of focus. It works quite well with regular photographs
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Pavle Glumerys
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News Link • World News
North Korea preparing for new nuclear weapons test
02-22-2011
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Terrence Aym
The poorest country in the world has one lever at its command to move the rest of the world: nuclear weapons. The powers in Pyongyang, North Korea have decided to move that lever again by beginning the construction of two new tunnels"perhaps more"at
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Terrence Aym
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News Link • Environment
Magnetic superstorms could turn American homes into 'high-tech tombs'
02-22-2011
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Terrence Aym
The danger year of 2011 has arrived and scientists in-the-know are worried sick. Space experts began worrying about the sun several years ago…and for good reason. They made dire predictions concerning the approaching solar maximum occurring from 2011
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Terrence Aym
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News Link • Transportation
Personal Sub Could Be Easiest, Safest Yet
02-22-2011
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mashable.com
Hop into this Ego Compact Semi Submarine, and without any extensive training you can be on your way to exploring the deep blue sea in no time.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Obama deficit put into terms even I can understand! (Video)
02-22-2011
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The Political Commentator
A $1.5 trillion budget deficit is a number that ordinary people like you and I have a hard time getting our arms around
Now we have all heard the phrase, "what does a trillion dollars look like?" The numbers being thrown around by Washington are
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Michael Haltman
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News Link • Military
Fred to Save Planet
02-22-2011
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lewrockwell.com
We can't afford the empire, and even if we could, murdering people is a great evil.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Police State
E-Verify is a Tool to Stop Illegals, Right? FALSE
02-22-2011
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sonoranalliance.com
Wait, isn’t e-Verify central to stopping illegals? Well, no, stopping them at the border STOPS illegals. Then won’t e-Verify stop illegals by not letting them get jobs? That’s the claim, except for a couple of important points:
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
US gives fresh details of CIA agent who killed two men in Pakistan shootout
02-22-2011
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www.guardian.co.uk
US reveals that CIA agent Raymond Davis worked for private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
The Threatening Scent of Fertile Women
02-22-2011
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nytimes.com
The 21-year-old woman was carefully trained not to flirt with anyone who came into the laboratory over the course of several months. She kept eye contact and conversation to a minimum. She never used makeup or perfume, kept her hair in a simple ponyt
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News Link • Iran
Iran's Forces Battle Protests Nationwide
02-22-2011
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online.wsj.com
For a second time in a week, Iran's opposition drew tens of thousands of supporters to the streets across the nation on Sunday calling for the end to the Islamic Republic's rule.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Top Muslim cleric calls on soldiers to kill Gaddafi
02-22-2011
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RawStory.com
Prominent Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi called on Libyan soldiers to shoot leader Muammar Gaddafi dead, issuing a fatwa saying any soldier with the ability should step up "to rid Libya of" the 41-year leader.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Libya revolts: Live updates
02-22-2011
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RawStory.com
THIS IS AN AFP LIVE BLOG OF THE LIBYAN UPRISING: POSTS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Barack Hussein Alinsky
02-22-2011
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www.vdare.com
As a large and furious demonstration was under way outside and inside the Capitol in Madison last week, Barack Obama invited in a TV camera crew from Milwaukee and proceeded to fan the flames.
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News Link • Energy
Libyan turmoil weighs on stocks as oil surges
02-22-2011
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finance.yahoo.com
Libyan violence weighs on stocks as oil prices spike; New Zealand quake shakes currency
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Energy
Buy Oil, Not US Stocks: Marc Faber
02-22-2011
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www.cnbc.com
Oil prices could make further gains but US stocks could be set for a difficult year, Marc Faber, the author the closely-watched Gloom, Boom and Doom report, said in an interview.
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News Link • Philosophy: Communism
ARE Americans practicing Communism?
02-22-2011
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/www.libertyzone.com/
Karl Marx describes in his communist manifesto, the ten steps necessary to destroy a free enterprise system and replace it with a system of omnipotent government power, so as to effect a communist socialist state. Those ten steps are known as the Ten
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Campaign for Liberty
Ron Paul confirmed speaker at American Policy Summit in Phoenix
02-21-2011
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Campaign for Liberty
Ron Paul is indeed a confirmed speaker at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit this Saturday. The Summit is being held at the Phoenix Convention center and will run from 1pm on Friday 25th and culminate with a straw poll on Sunday 27th.
O
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