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Date Sent: 2011-03-14
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, March 14, 2011 AM edition |
New York man faces five years in jail for ‘linking’ to online videos
U.S. welcomes Arab League's "important step" on Libya -- Michigan
Republicans seek power to dis-incorporate whole cities, dismiss elected
officials -- Lehman Brothers execs may escape charges -- Fed. Judge sentenced to 30 days for helping stripper buy drugs
-- Saudi Arabia Prepares To Enter Bahrain To Quell Unprecedented
Political Unrest -- Latest IAEA Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Update --
Fukushima Reactor #3 Suffers Explosion: New Tsunami Is Heading For The
Plant -- Obama orders gasoline-price probe
-- State Dept. spokesman: Manning treatment ‘counterproductive and
stupid’ -- United States v. Bernard von NotHaus (BvNH) Case #
5:09-CR-00027 (aka The Liberty Dollar) -- German engineers create
amazing thought-controlled car -- Civil Service Board Announces Police Recruit Scores -- Openness in state gov't? AP survey shows obstacles -- TSA to retest airport body scanners for radiation -- The profitable world of predatory guardianships -- Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis -- Twitter to Developers: No New Third-Party Apps -- Utah Re-Establishes Constitutional Money -- Doug Casey: Waiting for WW III -- FDIC insured banks have $7.4 trillion in deposits: But FDIC DIF is insolvent -- A Reason to Stop Banking with Wells Fargo -- Foreclosure-Gate: Zero Attorney General Investigations into Foreclosure Fraud -- Sarah Palin to run for senate in Arizona?!?! -- Japan Earthquake: before and after Photos (WOW!) -- Lost city of Atlantis, swamped by tsunami, may be found
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
New York man faces five years in jail for ‘linking’ to online videos
03-13-2011
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Rawstory
You may want to think twice the next time you share a link to your favorite video. In a case against a New York website owner, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is claiming that merely linking to copyrighted material is a crime.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • WAR: About that War
U.S. welcomes Arab League's "important step" on Libya
03-13-2011
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Reuters
The United States backed the Arab League's call for the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, and Washington said it was preparing for "all contingencies." "We welcome this important step by the Arab League, which strengthens the
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Odds Are, They Screwed Up
03-13-2011
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Simple Justice
It's not just rare to have a crime lab implode, but unheard of. In Nassau County, the impact of incompetence and deceit that caused closure of the crime lab is just beginning to be felt. To some, it's a slap in the face. To others, it's a caress.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Michigan Republicans seek power to dis-incorporate whole cities, dismiss elected officials
03-13-2011
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Rawstory
Republicans in Michigan have come up with a revolutionary solution to the state’s growing budget crisis: claim the right to auction off entire municipal entities, like cities, counties, school districts and water systems. The power to declare municip
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Lehman Brothers execs may escape charges
03-13-2011
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Reuters
A government probe into the fall of Lehman Brothers has hit so many snags that enforcement officials fear they may never be able to bring civil or criminal charges against company executives. The SEC doubt they can prove Lehman broke U.S. laws by mov
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Fed. Judge sentenced to 30 days for helping stripper buy drugs
03-13-2011
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Rawstory
A semi-retired federal judge was sentenced on Friday to 30 days in prison for helping an exotic dancer buy illegal drugs, telling her "I'll watch your back any time."
Jack Camp, 67, pleaded guilty in November to charges of aiding a felon's posses
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Saudi Arabia Prepares To Enter Bahrain To Quell Unprecedented Political Unrest
03-13-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
"Saudi forces are preparing to intervene in neighbouring Bahrain, after a day of clashes between police and protesters who mounted the most serious challenge to the island's royal family since demonstrations began a month ago.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Latest IAEA Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Update
03-13-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
Based on information provided by Japanese authorities, the IAEA can confirm the following information about the status of Units 1, 2 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Fukushima Reactor #3 Suffers Explosion: New Tsunami Is Heading For The Plant
03-13-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
As a new 5 meter Tsunami is expected to hit Fukushima again, and residents are being advised to immediately get to higher ground, an explosion had been heard coming out of Reactor #3 at the power plant.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Energy
Obama orders gasoline-price probe
03-13-2011
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MarketWatch
President Barack Obama ordered a probe into potential gasoline price-gouging on Friday and said the government is watching for manipulation in oil markets.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
State Dept. spokesman: Manning treatment ‘counterproductive and stupid’
03-13-2011
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Rawstory
"What did Crowley think, he asked, about Wikileaks? About 'torturing a prisoner in a military brig'?" Without pausing, Crowley said the way the Department of Defense was treating Pfc. Bradley Manning "is ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid."
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
United States v. Bernard von NotHaus (BvNH) Case # 5:09-CR-00027 (aka The Liberty Dollar)
03-13-2011
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Heather Lewis
March 10, 2011 " Trial Day 3
PROSECUTIONS CASE CONTINUES
Witness #8 " Bryant Gunnerson, FBI Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah
Did you conduct a search of the Sunshine Mint? Yes. On November 14 " 15, 2007. Was it conducted per a warrant? Yes. Accor
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Reported by:
Heather Lewis
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News Link • Transportation
German engineers create amazing thought-controlled car
03-13-2011
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Terrence Aym
One day you may be able to think your car to its destination. That's the promise German researchers are making with their amazing new automobile appropriately named "MadeInGermany." The team of engineers ran their incredible prototype through two
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Reported by:
Terrence Aym
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Civil Service Board Announces Police Recruit Scores
03-13-2011
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ABC News (video)
The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits.
It's a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam.
Dayton is in desperate need of officers to repla
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Openness in state gov't? AP survey shows obstacles
03-13-2011
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AP
More openness in government. Lawmakers across the country say they want it. But a survey of all 50 states by The Associated Press has found that efforts to boost openness often are being thwarted by old patterns of secrecy.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
Angry Gods, Or Something Else?
03-13-11
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The PPJ Gazette
By Dan Martin
Begich and Manning brought to light government documents indicating that the military has weather-control technology. When HAARP is eventually built to its full power level, it could create weather effects over entire hemispheres.
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Reported by:
Marti Oakley
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA to retest airport body scanners for radiation
03-13-2011
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USA Today
The Transportation Security Administration announced it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
The profitable world of predatory guardianships
03-13-11
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The PPJ Gazette
“What We Witnessed” I describe the various situations we (David, my fiancée, and I) came across when visiting Rebecca Fierle victims in nursing homes"the shocking conditions"and when knocking on doors and interviewing family members.
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Reported by:
Marti Oakley
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis
03-13-2011
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CNN
The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy es
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Twitter to Developers: No New Third-Party Apps
03-13-2011
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PC Magazine
Will we see the death of Twitter clients like TweetDeck or Echofon? Twitter issued a statement to developers that placed a moratorium on third-party apps. Apps like Foursquare or Instagram are free to integrate Twitter into their services. Twitter is
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Geography
Have scientists found Atlantis?
03-13-2011
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AP
A U.S.-led research team may have finally located the lost city of Atlantis, the legendary metropolis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago in mud flats in southern Spain.
"This is the power of tsunamis," head researcher Richard Fre
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Daylight Saving Time " Government Redistribution of Time
03-13-2011
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Becky Chandler
Please take notice that your government has reset time. Check your time devices and make sure they are in compliance.....
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Reported by:
Becky Chandler
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News Link • Humor
Bugs Bunny vs. Agent of the State
03-13-2011
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YouTube
Time to lighten the mood on Freedom's Phoenix with a 'lil saturday morning cartoon clip. "Do you like blackberry pie?" (...this is what happens when the man comes 'round)
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Reported by:
David Alpha
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Strange occurrences of 'out of place' animals
03-13-2011
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Terrence Aym
Literally tens of thousands of animals appearing where they just shouldn't be have been reported and recorded throughout history. What follows is just a brief sampling of some of the stranger cases. They serve to illustrate that the world is, indeed
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Reported by:
Terrence Aym
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Utah Re- Establishes Constitutional Money
03-13-2011
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Rich Danker
Two-thousand miles away from Washington, Utah sent a strong message yesterday that the nation’s monetary system is dysfunctional. A bill authorizing gold and silver as legal tender passed the statehouse and with the governor’s signature will become l
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Reported by:
Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Doug Casey: Waiting for WW III
03-13-2011
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LewRockwell.com
Although there's no innate reason for a conflict between the U.S. and the Islamic world, the odds are high there will be. Boobus Americanus has been programmed for a generation to see Muslims as The Enemy.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Obama Administration
FDIC insured banks have $7.4 trillion in deposits: But FDIC DIF is insolvent
03-13-2011
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BlackListedNews.com & MyBudget360.com
Keep in mind that all the deposits at these banks are backed by the FDIC DIF that is completely insolvent. No money is there. The system is being held up purely on faith and the Fed is trying to digitally print money to devalue the U.S. dollar so..
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Corruption
A Reason to Stop Banking with Wells Fargo
03-13-2011
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NakedCapitalism.com/
Even though deciding which TBTF is the worst is like a having an ugly contest between Cinderella’s sisters, Wells Fargo may deserve pride of place. Yes, the Vampire Squid sorta owns the government. JP Morgan has too many people believing...
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Foreclosure-Gate: Zero Attorney General Investigations into Foreclosure Fraud
03-13-2011
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NakedCapitalism.com/
Two people who have been briefed on the discussions, but who asked for anonymity because the deal was not final, told me last week that no witnesses had been interviewed and that the coalition had sent out just one request for documents...
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Fed Beats Marie Antoinette With “Let Them Eat iPad2s”
03-13-2011
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NakedCapitalism.com/
Hello! What planet are these people from? Yes, the food and fuel prices are noisy, so the Fed focuses on so-called core inflation. But using only one metric is naive and in this case overlooks the fact that food and fuel loom large in the household..
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - International
This Weekend on Lewrockwell.com - March 12th-13th 2011
03-13-2011
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LewRockwell.com
Urban Earthquake Preparedness and Survival - Waiting for WWIII, A classic from Doug Casey - Copy Switzerland, Not the US, Ron Holland's advice to the Middle East - What Made America Great, And why it no longer is. Article by Gary North
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Archaeology
Lost city of Atlantis, swamped by tsunami, may be found
03-13-2011
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www.reuters.com
The team's findings will be unveiled on Sunday in "Finding Atlantis," a new National Geographic Channel special.
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
What exactly is a nuclear power plant meltdown?
03-13-2011
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The Political Commentator
What happens during a nuclear power plant meltdown?
The term meltdown is being used often. But what exactly would a meltdown in one of the Japanese nuclear power plants entail? The following is a simplistic description I found at a blog called Mod
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Reported by:
Michael Haltman
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
The Pentagon’s Biggest Boondoggles
03-12-2011
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OHN ARQUILLA & FOGELSON-LUBLINER, New York Times
A 2009 GAO study of 96 major defense acquisition programs found that almost two-thirds of them suffered major cost overruns " 40 percent above contract prices, over all " with average delays of nearly two years. Those overruns totaled close to $300 b
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Leon Felkins
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