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Date Sent: 2008-12-24
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
FDNY Lieutenant Admitted Plan To 'Take Down' WTC 7 -- Calif. could be broke in 2 months
Obama Report Outlines Talks on Senate Seat -- End of the Line for S.U.V.’s -- Homeland Security To Debut Own Reality TV Show On ABC -- Marvel Comics to Produce United Nations Comic Book -- Twas the Night Before Christmas in 2008 - By Penny Langford Longfellow -- Brainwashing and UNESCO Global Education System -- Santas Disable Enforcement Cameras -- The Case for Ebeneezer - by Butler Shaffer -- David Spade donates $100,000 to Phoenix police for automatic weapons -- Troops won't be leaving Iraq any time soon -- The Federal Reserve Bank is the Reason for America's Downfall -- Iceland ‘Like Chernobyl’ as Meltdown Shows Anger Can Boil Over -- Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find nixes Allied claims it was passenger ship -- OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of Mike Connell -- To Our Government: You Must Act Now - Arrest those who committed fraud -- U.S. Army Ready If The Downturn Gets Out Of Hand -- Joe Biden Wants to Help America by Becoming the 'Working Family Czar' -- We no longer have a civilian-led government
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News Link • Camera Fraud
St. Louis aldermen avoid red-light camera fines
12-23-2008
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St. Louis Dispatch (h/t Gary Smith)
When the push to install red-light cameras came to City Hall in 2005, the Board of Aldermen enthusiastically backed the plan. But 3 years later, aldermen have themselves been caught on tape " and some have avoided the $100 fine.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama Report Outlines Talks on Senate Seat
12-23-2008
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NY Times
In the days after Barack Obama’s election as president, Rahm Emanuel, a top adviser, suggested to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois that Mr. Obama’s $enate $eat $hould be filled by Valerie Jarrett, a confidante of Mr. Obama.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
It’s the End of the Line for S.U.V.’s
12-23-2008
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NY Times
Even a federal bailout could not save three of the last remaining plants in the United States still making sport utility vehicles. Reeling from its financial problems and a collapsing S.U.V. market, General Motors closed its factories in this city
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Propaganda
Massively Needing Favorable Propaganda, DHS To Debut Own Reality TV Show On ABC
12-23-2008
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AP
Hoping to duplicate the favorable esteem police have experienced with the public since FOX premiered COPS two decades ago, ABC will host "Homeland Security USA" to compete with American Idol.
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Reported by:
Chip Saunders
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News Link • Drug War
Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested in Gun-Filled Truck, Police Say
12-23-2008
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AP
Oldest trick in the book;...gun-runners hire pretty girl to keep the police distracted.
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Reported by:
Chip Saunders
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Terry Coxon of Casey Research: Great Depression plus hyperinflation
12-21-08
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EconomicRot.blogspot.com
Terry Coxon, Senior Economist with Casey Research: Hyper inflation will soon replace deflation on consumer goods while many asset classes continue down. The Big Hammer of a depression will hit when hyperinflation is in force...
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • United Nations
Marvel Comics to Produce United Nations Comic Book
12-23-2008
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www.associatedcontent.com
"...Tens of thousands of children in public schools across America soon could be getting a free comic book, one that extols the virtues of the United Nations and its agenda through the words of a kids' hero, Spider-Man..."
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • United Nations
Brainwashing and UNESCO Global Education System
12-23-2008
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wariscrime.com
"Brainwashing is a system of befogging the brain so a person can be seduced into acceptance of what otherwise would be abhorrent to him."
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
The Case for Ebeneezer
12-23-2008
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Butler Shaffer for LewRockwell.com
It is my purpose, in making this holiday defense of my client, to present to you a different interpretation of the story, that you will see the villainy not in my client’s character, but in Charles Dickens’ miscasting of the true heroes of the time o
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Police State
David Spade donates $100,000 to Phoenix police for automatic weapons
12-23-08
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azcentral.com/
The $100,000 gift announced Monday means as many as 300 officers could soon be armed with Bushmaster AR-15s, even in light of recent debates between police and union officials about the availability of the high-powered weapons...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Troops won't be leaving Iraq any time soon
12-23-2008
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NY Times
When will all American combat troops withdraw from the major cities of Iraq? Just as soon as they are relabeled "advisers" and "trainers." Which is what they are ostensibly doing now.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Humor
2008 Year In Review from JibJab
12/23/2008
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JibJab.com
Baby New Year '08 takes you on a tour of all of the good, bad, and worse the past year had to offer, all at breakneck speed. We're giving society a primo wedgie - everyone watch, point and laugh!
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Reported by:
Jim Kaiser
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
The Whale that Exploded
12-23-2008
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National Geographic (video)
A noxious chemical reaction leads to a whale of a problem for this Taiwan community. [quick Ma, fetch a bucket] [Terrible narration -- reminds me of those films they'd show in government school.]
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
To those brave souls who wander out into the night with video cameras
12-23-2008
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Youtube
[wait for it] With all the weather taking place around the country I thought some might appreciate this minute long close call.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Male Police Stripping Woman Completely Naked
12-23-2008
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Youtube
[worth revisiting] Woman called for help, and ended up being stripped by police. Male deputies are forbidden to strip search female inmates. Her husband, Greg Steffey, said his wife felt as if she had been “raped without penetration”.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
The Federal Reserve Bank is the Reason for America's Downfall
12-23-2008
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marketoracle.co.uk
Those who rule America today have subverted the principles enumerated in the US Constitution; principles the Founding Father hoped would guide those who followed them through the crises yet to come.
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Reported by:
Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Israel
Israelis unearth Byzantine gold hoard from seventh century
12-23-08
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/
The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who ruled between 610 and 641 A.D. He is depicted wearing military dress and holding a cross in his right hand
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - International
Iceland ‘Like Chernobyl’ as Meltdown Shows Anger Can Boil Over
12-23-08
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Bloomberg.com
“Now you have protesters kicking down doors at police stations, and respectable elderly people saying ‘Well, they’re young and full of enthusiasm, and anyway, they’re right!’” he said.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Conspiracies
Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find nixes Allied claims it was passenger ship
12-23-2008
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Daily Mail
Divers revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in 1915. Munitions found in the hold suggest the Germans were right in claiming the ship was carrying war materials and was a legitimate military target.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
New Home Sales Post Worst Month Since 1982
12-23-08
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CalculatedRisk.blogspot.com
And one more long term graph - this one for New Home Months of Supply."Months of supply" is at 11.5 months.
The months of supply for October was revised up to 11.8 months - the ALL TIME RECORD!
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
U.S. Home Resales Fall; Prices Drop by Record 13.2%
12-23-08
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Bloomberg.com
Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. fell more than forecast in November and prices dropped by the most on record, indicating the real estate slump will extend into a fourth year and worsen the recession.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Bush Administration
OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of Mike Connell
12-23-2008
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Brad blog (h/t John Brakey)
The lead attorney in the growing federal election conspiracy case tells The BRAD BLOG the loss of a key witness will not deter his pursuit of justice. DOJ ignored months-long effort to protect GOP 'IT guru' following threats from Karl Rove
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
To Our Government: You Must Act Now - Arrest those who committed fraud
12-23-08
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Market-ticker.denninger.net/
The allegation is that Mr. Dochow was partially responsible for the collapse of the Lincoln Savings and Loan during the S&L crisis, and 20 year later he is alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to falsely state IndyMac's capital position
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Conspiracies
FDNY Lieutenant Admitted Plan To ‘Take Down’ WTC 7
12-23-08
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PrisonPlanet.com
Newly uncovered video from 9/11 featuring an interview with FDNY lieutenant David Rastuccio on MSNBC confirms that there was a plan to deliberately demolish WTC Building 7, as was originally indicated in Larry Silverstein’s infamous statement on the
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Constitution
U.S. Army Ready If The Downturn Gets Out Of Hand
12-23-08
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nypost.com/
Are you afraid that the economic downturn could get out of hand? I mean, really out of hand? Well, don't worry.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Obama Administration
Joe Biden Wants to Help America by Becoming the 'Working Family Czar'
12-23-08
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digitaljournal.com/
The Vice-President-elect even got more than what he bargained for, because he was given a specific assignment and that is to be the working family’s czar come inauguration day.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Official says Calif. could be broke in 2 months
12-23-08
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breitbart.com/
State Controller John Chiang said Monday that his office could be forced to defer billions of dollars in payments or issue IOUs.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Corruption
Bank Regulators Allowed Banks to Lie on Massive Scale Shortly Before Failing
12-23-08
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WashingtonPost.com
The OTS "blessed a fiction," in the words of one congressional staffer, renews questions about the agency's relationship with the companies it regulates and about its complicity in the collapse this year of several of the nation's l
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Police State
We no longer have a civilian-led government.
12-23-2008
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic
We no longer have a civilian-led government. It is hard for a lifelong Republican and son of a retired Air Force colonel to say this, but the most unnerving legacy of the Bush administration is the encroachment of the Department of Defense into a str
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Jim Stachowiak
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News Link • History
Census Bureau releases population estimates
12-22-2008
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USA Today
The Census Bureau just released population estimates for the United States & State by State
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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