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Date Sent: 2009-05-13
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, May 13, 2009 AM edition |
Obama: Fight crime to revive economy -- FDA: Cheerios is a Drug -- GM to import Chinese vehicles
ACTUAL FOOTAGE Pastor Steven Anderson Beaten & Tased by Border Patrol & DPS -- Pat Tillman's parents warn of Obama's new Afghan US general's bad
record -- Former Top Rated NRA Senator to Introduce Gun Ban This Week
-- Alarm Sounded On Social Security -- U.S. Foreclosure Filings Hit
Record for Second Straight Month -- Police State Study Ranks U.S. As
6th Worst In The World -- G20 police 'used undercover men to incite
crowds' -- Trailer for "The New World Order Conspiracy" -- Texas man
jailed 83 days for skipping jury duty -- Federal Judge in Sex Case Gets
Nearly 3 Years -- Food Not bombs Faced with Court Injunction to stop
sharing food!!! -- Credit Card-Lending Co. Just Stops Credit
for All Customers -- U.S. Will Pay $2.6 Million to Train Chinese Prostitutes to Drink
Responsibly on the Job -- Jesse Ventura interview on Larry King -- 5
Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot
AZ: Operation Obama at ASU, and Anti War Activist
March today; Nick Coons to Speak at "Politics on the Rocks" Thursday, and National Rifle Association convention in Phoenix this
weekend
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Pat Tillman's parents want general's record reviewed
05-12-2009
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AP
The parents of slain NFL star Pat Tillman say senators should scrutinize a general's role in mischaracterizing their son's death before putting him in charge of military operations in Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Former Top Rated NRA Senator to Introduce Gun Ban This Week
05-12-2009
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InfoWars
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY) member of the so-called Blue Dog Coalition, plans to introduce an assault weapons ban this week. Gillibrand was at one time highly rated by the NRA for her advocacy of the Second Amendment.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Social Security
Alarm Sounded On Social Security
05-12-2009
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Washington Post
The financial health of the Social Security system has eroded more sharply in the past year than at any time since the mid-1990s. Medicare has become more fragile as well and is at greater risk than Social Security of imminent fiscal collapse.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
A Chinese Cat Has Grown Wings
05-12-2009
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Softpedia
Granny Feng remained stunned when she saw how her pet mysteriously grew two 4 inch-long wing-like sprouts on its back. "At first, they were just two bumps, but they started to grow quickly, and after a month there were two wings."
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama: Fight crime to revive economy
5-12-09
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RawStory.com
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that fighting crime was vital to spurring economic recovery, as he feted US police officers honored for acts of bravery.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Greenspan Sees ‘Seeds of a Bottoming’ in U.S. Housing
5-12-09
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Bloomberg.com
The U.S. is “at the edge of a major liquidation” in the stock of unsold properties, which may help to stabilize prices, Greenspan said.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Hit Record for Second Straight Month
5-11-09
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Bloomberg.com
A total of 342,038 properties received a default or auction notice or were seized last month, RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine, California, said today in a statement.
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Reported by:
Jack Gregson
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News Link • Technology: Software
China deploys secure computer operating system
05-12-2009
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AFP
China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies. [Hacker Challenge 2009]
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Police State Study Ranks U.S. As 6th Worst In The World
05-12-2009
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InfoWars
The report, titled The Electronic Police State was compiled from information available from different organizations such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Reporters Without Borders, Freedom House, the Ludwig von Mises Institute and The He
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Suspect detained over 'extremist' bumper sticker
05-12-2009
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WND
A Louisiana driver was stopped and detained for having a "Don't Tread on Me" bumper sticker on his vehicle and warned by a police officer about the "subversive" message it sent, according to the driver's relative.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
G20 police 'used undercover men to incite crowds'
05-12-2009
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The Guardian
An MP who was involved in last month's G20 protests in London is to call for an investigation into whether the police used agents provocateurs to incite the crowds. The men had been seen to throw bottles at the police and had encouraged others to
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • New World Order
Trailer for "The New World Order Conspiracy"
05-12-2009
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Youtube
Movie trailer for "The New World Order Conspiracy", an upcoming political documentary from Resistance Video. One of the most powerful attacks on the new world order and will reveal the globalists' plans for world government.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Texas man jailed 83 days for skipping jury duty
05-12-2009
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AP
A man arrested for failing to appear for jury duty was released after spending 83 days in jail, a length of detention that a judge called "unacceptable." Douglas Maupin was released after Dallas Morning News brought his plight to the attent
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Federal Judge in Sex Case Gets Nearly 3 Years
05-12-2009
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ABC News
A disgraced federal judge was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for lying to investigators about sexually abusing 2 female employees, who said they feared him so much they hid from him in the courthouse.
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
FDA says Cheerios is a Drug
05-12-2009
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AFP via Raw Story
Citing a clinical study, Cheerios labels claim that eating the cereal can help lower bad cholesterol by four percent in six weeks. "Because of these intended uses, the product is a drug," the FDA concluded.
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Reported by:
Trouser Chili
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News Link • Domestic Policy
Food Not bombs Faced with Court Injunction to stop sharing food!!!
05-12-2009
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Food Not Bombs Albuquerque
Food Not Bombs Albuquerque was notified that we are facing an injunction in court to stop sharing food anywhere that the state of New Mexico requires a permit. The motion filed by the New Mexico Environment Department cites
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Operation Rescue caught Planned Parenthood enabling statutory rape (Audio Proof)
05-13-2009
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Operation Rescue
The recording of a phone call made by an Operation Rescue volunteer posing as a 14-year old girl. The call was placed to Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood, (CHPP),
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Jim Stachowiak
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News Link • Obama Administration
UPDATE: ASU GRAD / OBAMA VISIT " STREETS & TRAFFIC UPDATE
5-12-09
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http://michaelmonti.wordpress.com
UPDATE: ASU GRAD / OBAMA VISIT " STREETS & TRAFFIC UPDATE
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Reported by:
Drew
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
GM to import China-made vehicles by 2011
05-12-2009
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LeftLane
Chinese automakers like Chery and BYD have been trying to break into the U.S. market for years, but General Motors could become the first automaker to sell China-made vehicles in America. A new document reveals GM is planning to sell China-made cars
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Advanta’s Card-Lending Shutdown May Imperil Customers
05-12-2009
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Bloomberg
Advanta Corp., the credit-card issuer for small businesses, may leave 1 million customers scrounging to find new lenders and debt holders facing losses of 35 percent after the company shut down accounts to preserve capital.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
U.S. Will Pay $2.6 Million to Train Chinese Prostitutes to Drink Responsibly on the Job
5/12/09
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cnsnews.com
Li said his study is being done in China rather than the U.S. because prostitution occurs with alcohol use in the United States like it does in China, Americans will be able to benefit from the project’s findings.
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Bob Greenslade
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
5 Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot
05-12-2009
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AP
5 men were convicted of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. The jury in Miami acquitted another member of the so-called "Liberty Ci
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
Nick Coons to Speak at "Politics on the Rocks" in Scottsdale This Thursday
05-12-2009
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Nick Coons himself!
This Thursday, May 14th, I'll be speaking at the networking event "Politics on the Rocks", previously known as the "Republican Professionals." This will be my first live public speaking engagement for my congressional campaign
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Ed Vallejo
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