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Date Sent: 2010-05-05
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
Wall Street slides as Greece's debt worries mount -- Oil Leak Could Last For Three Months
Security slip let suspect on plane, near takeoff -- Prayer Day events scheduled despite judge's decision -- Proposed amendments to the 1968 GCA -- NYC bomb suspect seized aboard Dubai-bound plane -- 40th Anniversary of Kent State Uprising -- Federal Government Outpaces Private Sector in Job Creation -- Pope Benedict accused of masterminding Catholic Church sex abuse cover-up -- Your National ID Card: Liberty, Limits, and Illegal Immigration -- Strategic defaults accounted for 31% of foreclosures in 1st quarter
AZ: Breakfast Tomorrow on PhotoRadar
in Arizona with Michael Kielsky; Arizona's Sales Tax Referendum Town
Hall - May 6th @ 6 p.m.
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News Link • Economy - International
Wall Street slides as Greece's debt worries mount
05-04-2010
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Reuters
Investors dumped U.S. stocks on Tuesday in Wall Street's worst session in three months on the fear that even with a bailout for Greece, Europe's debt crisis could spread to other weak euro zone countries.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
BP: Oil Leak Could Last For Three Months
05-04-2010
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RawStory.com
"The new well, which is in 5,000 feet of water, is planned to intercept the existing well at 13,000 feet " about two miles " below the seabed. It will be used to inject cement to cap the one that is leaking."
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • TERRORISM
Security slip let suspect on plane, near takeoff
05-04-2010
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AP
The no-fly list failed to keep the Times Square suspect off the plane. Faisal Shahzad boarded a jetliner bound for the UAE Monday night. Although under surveillance since midafternoon, he had managed to elude investigators and head to the airport.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Proposed amendments to the 1968 GCA could destroy 2A.
05-04-2010
In general, this bill would amend the Gun Control Act (GCA) to grant the Attorney General the discretionary authority to deny a firearm transfer or state-issued firearms permit to any prospective transferee or permittee through Brady background check
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Prayer Day events scheduled despite judge's decision
05-04-2010
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www.azcentral.com
Three Valley city halls and the state Capitol will host National Day of Prayer events Thursday despite a recent federal-court decision in Wisconsin that declared the 58-year tradition unconstitutional because it amounts to a government call for reli
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Immigration
9500 LIBERTY extended trailer
05-04-2010
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youtube
Currently touring the US at film festivals, documents what happened in Prince George, VA 3 years ago when the county passed a law very similar to Arizona's Senate Bill 1070. "9500 Liberty" will soon premiere on cable television and be available on DV
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Exclusive: Documents found near bomb suspect's former Shelton home
5/04/10
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CT Post
SHELTON -- Faisal Shahzad's Pakistani passport, tax documents, greeting cards, academic records and immigration documents were found abandoned outside a Shelton home once owned by the man charged in the attempted Times Square car bombing.
The doc
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Anonymous Watchman
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Today on LewRockwell.com - May 4th 2010
05-04-2010
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LewRockwell.com
Why Not Feel Sorry for the Oil Company? - Will China Crash Within a Year? - Big Government Leads to Civil Unrest - Want To Live To Be 100?
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
Why A Eurozone Break-Up Would Trigger The Mother Of All Financial Crises
05-04-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
A system-wide bank run would follow. Investors anticipating that their claims on the Italian government would be redenominated into lira would shift into claims on other euro-area governments, leading to a bond-market crisis.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Immigration
Illegal Immigration - The Scapegoat (A Liberty Perspective)
05/04/2010
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Mike Shanklin @ Youtube
Here is a great video about "Illegal Immigration" based on the philosophy of liberty.
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Nick Barnett
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News Link • Economy - International
European CDS Explode As Market Looks To Future Bail Outs, Bank Runs
05-04-2010
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ZeroHedge.com
And adding insult to injury is the latest rumor of an upcoming downgrade or very cautious language of Germany by the suddenly hyperactive rating agencies. When that occurs, you can kiss Europe goodbye.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Immigration
How Many Words is This Picture Worth?
05-04-2010
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Vince Pertoso via ALIPAC.US
I was sent this photo link by someone back east about an 'Arizona Protester' - but the photo looks to have been taken at the L.A. protest...?
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Arizona's Sales Tax Referendum Town Hall - May 6th @ 6 p.m. - 424 N. Central
04-16-2010
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Project Civil Discourse dot com
Many Americans are troubled by the lack of civility we see too often in politics today... we must find a way to work together collaboratively and respectfully.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • TERRORISM
NYC bomb suspect seized aboard Dubai-bound plane
05-04-2010
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AP
A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was hauled off a plane about to fly to the Middle East and arrested in the failed attempt to explode a bomb-laden SUV in Times Square, authorities said Tuesday. One official said he claimed to have acted alone.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
A very barred girl!
05-04-2010
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The Sun
Laura Hall is the first person to be banned from buying or drinking booze ANYWHERE in the country. Magistrates slapped the Drinking Banning Order (DBO) on Hall after she was involved in a run of alcohol-related public order offenses.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • United Nations
Obama UN Twilight Zone: U.S. Silent As Iran Gains Women’s Commission Seat
05-04-2010
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RidesAPaleHorse
U.S. Doesn't Object to Giving Iran a Seat on U.N. Women's Commission? U.N-frickingbelievable! Iran got a seat on the United Nations Women’s Commission. The vote was by acclamation. That is to say: no one objected"including the U.S. delegation. Becau
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • American History
Today is 40th Anniversary of Kent State Uprising
05-04-2010
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Crooks and Liars
On May 4, 1970 the Ohio National Guard opened fire into a busy college campus during a school day. A total of 67 shots were fired in 13 seconds. Four students: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, William Schroeder, and Sandra Scheuer were killed. Nine st
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Federal Government Outpaces Private Sector in Job Creation
05-04-2010
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Gallup
Gallup's Job Creation Index for April reveals significantly more hiring within the federal government than in the private sector.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • China
China May ‘Crash’ in Next 9 to 12 Months, Faber Says
05-04-2010
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Bloomberg
Investor Marc Faber said China’s economy will slow and possibly “crash” within a year as declines in stock and commodity prices signal the nation’s property bubble is set to burst.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Obama Administration
White House drops Christian dating for Jewish proclamation
05-04-2010
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Politico.com
The White House, in the midst of an intense charm offensive aimed at the Jewish and pro-Israel communities, has dropped an archaic phrase that has, in the past, rankled Jewish groups.
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Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Immigration
CONNECTING THE DOTS
A REASONED MOMENT FROM AN ARIZONA PERSPECTIVE
05-04-2010
Frosty Wooldridge
Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens marched in America’s streets for their ‘rights’ last week after the signing of Arizona’s SB 1070. They screamed about the Nazi’s treatment of the Jews and about America becoming a police state. Balderdash!
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Occupation 101 - Voice of the Silenced Majority
05-04-2010
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Google Video
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Personal Bankruptcy Filings Up 15% Compared to April 2009
05-04-2010
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CalculatedRiskBlog.com
The April filing total represented a 15 percent increase from April 2009 total. This is the 2nd highest month since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 was enacted.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Pope Benedict accused of masterminding Catholic Church sex abuse cover-up
05-04-2010
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Irish Central
"There is no denying the fact that the worldwide system of covering up cases of sexual crimes committed by clerics was engineered by the Roman Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Cardinal Ratzinger [now Pope] (1981-2005)," he wrote.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Market Thinks This Oil Spill Will Be Way Worse Than Exxon Valdez
05-04-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
This chart compares the stock prices of the two companies after each disaster. The chart is very telling!
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Homeland Security
Your National ID Card: Liberty, Limits, and Illegal Immigration
05-04-2010
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amconmag.com/tactv/
Could it be that Washington officials would like to use the excuse of unchecked, unregulated immigration-a problem not-so-curiously of their own making-to allow the federal government to further intrude into the lives of citizens?
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Housing
Strategic defaults accounted for 31 percent of foreclosures in first quarter
05-04-2010
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thetruthaboutmortgage.com/
“With more and more homeowners believing that lenders are failing to pursue those who default on their mortgages, there is a risk that a growing number of homeowners will walk away from their homes even if they can afford monthly payments.”
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Economy - International
Bailout Is Already Not Enough, And Protesters Have Taken Over The Acropolis
05-04-2010
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Businessinsider.com/
Meanwhile, many are already coming around to the conclusion that we're merely delaying the inevitable here.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Should America Ban the Burqa Too?
05-04-2010
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arclein
Wherever there are burqas, there are also radical Islamists who believe in polygamy, arranged child marriage, cousin marriage, militant jihad, and in the subordination of Muslim women and infidels.
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robert klein
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News Link • Energy
Cape Wind Project Approved
05-04-2010
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arclein
The $1 billion project will include 130 turbines off the coast of Cape Cod. It's expected to produce enough electricity to meet 75 percent of the demand on the Cape and the nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
Historical Super Volcanoes
05-04-2010
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arclein
We are not saying that it wasn't difficult for humans after Toba," says Mike Petraglia at the University of Oxford, who has led the investigations. "We are just saying that we don't think it was a catastrophic change."
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robert klein
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News Link • Climate Change
Sea Ice in Constant Retreat
05-04-2010
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arclein
"It's a large number," said Professor Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds, lead author of the paper, estimating the net loss of floating sea ice and ice shelves in the last decade at 7,420 cubic kilometers.
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robert klein
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