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Date Sent: 2012-01-26
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, January 26, 2012 PM edition |
Man Held in Solitary Confinement 2 Years After DWI Gets $22M
Nashville airport video doesn't show 'irate' Sen. Rand Paul --
Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks -- Gun Owner ID Cards Soar
In Chicago -- US new-home sales fell in Dec., finish dismal 2011 -- Obama to Ignore Order to Appear in Atlanta Court --
OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV -- Robert Fisk: We've been here
before – and it suits Israel that we never forget 'Nuclear Iran --
Daytona woman, 64, holds suspect in yard at gunpoint -- US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes - by Ray McGovern -- Jan 26th, 2012 - David Fitzgerald - Kat Affholter - Andrew Reno - Chris Gault - Listen Live LRN.FM -- Diapered U.S. soldiers -- American Apathy with
Russell Means -- Shock Docs: Total Federalization of Police Under New
Homeland Security Mission -- Haditha Massacre ‘Sentence’ Riles Iraqis, Seen as ‘Insult’ -- A Documentary Makes the Case Against Torture by Interviewing the Tortured -- Return of the Activist -- Why George Soros bought Italian bonds - Freeland File (video) -- Bernanke has "finger on trigger" for new bond buys -- Public Pensions Increase Private-Equity Investments -- GOP debate from the University of North Florida tonight on CNN at 8pm ET -- More Drones, Fewer Troops -- Obama's Failed State of the Union - by Stephen Lendman -- Ross Nanotechnology's NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating
AZ: Debate watching party-tonight, Thurs, Jan 26th-Hancock's-6
p.m. til?? CNN GOP Debate from Jacksonville, Fla.; AZ GOP Convention! Jan. 28th; Sign painting for Ron Paul - 'Revenge of the Patriots' - Noon til ?? Sun 1/29/12 - At the Hancock's; Jan. 28, "God on Trial" Book
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Man Held in Solitary Confinement 2 Years After DWI Gets $22M
01-26-2012
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www.nbcdfw.com
A man who spent two years in solitary confinement after getting arrested for DWI was awarded $22 million for suffering inhumane treatment in New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Debate watching party-Thurs, Jan 26th-Hancock's-6 p.m. til?? CNN GOP Debate from Jacksonville, F
01-25-2012
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meetup.com
Hispanic Leadership Network to co-sponsor CNN debate in Florida - Ron Paul educates the establishment once again with clear thought, common sense, and truth.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Signs for Ron Paul - 'Revenge of the Patriots' - Noon til ?? Sun 1/29/12 - At Hancock's
01-26-2012
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
There will be a sign painting party at the Hancock's this Sunday from Noon til ?? to paint Ron Paul Patriot signs that will be shipped to Indiana - they will be put up by activists there to blanket around the Superbowl!
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Homeland Security
Nashville airport video doesn't show 'irate' Sen. Rand Paul
01-26-2012
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www.tennessean.com
Nashville airport releases security footage of Sen...: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul showed no visible signs of being “irate” as Nashville International Airport police asserted in an incident report, according to newly released video of a run-in with airport s
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks
01-26-2012
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www.news.yahoo.com
Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to sharply scale back its nuclear program.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Owner ID Cards Soar In Chicago
01-26-2012
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www.chicago.cbslocal.com
Significantly more Chicagoans are arming themselves with guns.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Steven Spielberg Near Commitment To Direct Moses Epic For Warner Bros
01-26-2012
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www.deadline.com
Steven Spielberg is near to etching in stone with Warner Bros on that biopic portraying the Jewish leader as the warrior to beat all warriors. With a working title of Gods And Kings, what’s envisioned is “a movie like a Braveheart-ish version of the
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
Ray LaHood's son barred from leaving Egypt
01-26-2012
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politico.com
Egyptian authorities are barring several U.S. citizens " including Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s son " from leaving the country after Egyptian government forces raided the offices of Washington-backed groups monitoring recent parliamentary el
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
MADONNA is “bringing gay to the Super Bowl.”
01-26-2012
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www.nydailynews.com
On the red carpet, Madonna told us she’s “extremely nervous” about the big game, but looking forward to singing her new song, “Give Me All Your Love,” and some “oldies but goodies.”
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Can tablets give you a pain in the neck?
01-26-2012
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www.breitbart.com
Users of tablet computers should place their device on the table and tilt its screen, rather than have it flat on their lap, to avoid potentially painful hunching of the neck, a study suggested Wednesday.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Housing
US new-home sales fell in Dec., finish dismal 2011
01-26-2012
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www.news.yahoo.com
Fewer Americans bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama to Ignore Order to Appear in Atlanta Court
01-26-2012
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www.whitehousedossier.com
President Obama will ignore an order by an Atlanta judge to appear in court Thursday for a hearing in a case challenging his qualifications under the Constitution to be president.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV
01-26-2012
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Drudge
He stepped off Air Force One at 3:28 pm and was greeted by Gov. Jan Brewer. She handed him a handwritten letter in an envelope and they spoke intensely for a few minutes. At one point, she pointed her finger at him.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Gingrich admits ABC claim was false
01-26-2012
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www.politico.com
After nearly a week on the defensive, CNN's John King reports tonight that Newt Gingrich's claim about offering witnesses to ABC News in his defense " to rebut the network's interview with his second wife, Marianne Gingrich " was not true.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Robert Fisk: We've been here before " and it suits Israel that we never forget 'Nuclear Iran
01-26-2012
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www.independent.co.uk
The Ayatollah ordered the entire nuclear project to be closed down because it was the work of the devil
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
Daytona woman, 64, holds suspect in yard at gunpoint
01-26-2012
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www.news-journalonline.com
- A 22-year-old car theft suspect tried to elude police Tuesday morning, but was stopped in his tracks when he was confronted by a gun-toting 64-year-old woman.
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Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Iran
Ray McGovern: My Take
US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes
01-26-2012
Ray McGovern
However, this joint assessment that Iran has NOT decided to build a nuclear bomb apparently represented too big a change in the accepted narrative for the Times and the rest of the FCM to process.
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News Link • Military
Diapered U.S. soldiers
01-26-2012
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www.shahamat-en.com
There have been startling reports in the different blogs and websites and media release circulating around “diaper scarcity” or “the US-NATO troops in diapers” over the past couple of weeks.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: America
American Apathy with Russell Means
01-26-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Alex talks to legendary native american activist, actor Russell Means about the decline of the american culture and the rise of global imperialism.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Homeland Security
Shock Docs: Total Federalization of Police Under New Homeland Security Mission
01-26-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Mission Creep: DHS Agency Abandons Fighting Terrorism, Shifts to Hiring Police, Taking Over America
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Moral Foundations of Economic Behavior
01/23/2012
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David Rose & Russ Roberts
Link takes you to a transcript of highlights or a podcast of the entire 1-hour talk. Hayek gets mentioned a lot. I use the word "ethics" in places this author uses "morals". Like freedom and liberty, the two are distinct - not merely semantics
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Dennis Treybil
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News Link • Iraq
Haditha Massacre ‘Sentence’ Riles Iraqis, Seen as ‘Insult’
01-26-2012
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antiwar.com
Staff Sergeant Faces Pay Cut Over Butchering of Civilians
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Torture
A Documentary Makes the Case Against Torture by Interviewing the Tortured
01-26-2012
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www.theatlantic.com
America wants to forget the abuses of Guantanamo and the like, but Beneath the Blindfold shows that the consequences of brutal interrogations linger for a long time.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
AZ GOP Convention! Jan. 28th
01-26-2012
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meetup.com/Arizona Ron Paul for President 2012
If ever there was a time to participate in the fight for liberty and the constitution - THIS IS IT! This is our moment to represent Dr. Paul with more signage than ever seen before!
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Activism
Return of the Activist
01-26-2012
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www.reuters.com
Hundreds of miles and a vast ideological divide separate Cecily Friday from Tim Dake. But what they share is a passionate dislike and distrust of the American political elite.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
Why George Soros bought Italian bonds - Freeland File (video)
01-26-2012
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www.reuters.com
George Soros explains why his fund bought 2 billion dollars of MF Global Italian bonds - and why he would buy even more. The secret sauce: Deflation. That, Soros tells Chrystia Freeland, will give Italian bonds a fantastic yield, even though it shows
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Bernanke has "finger on trigger" for new bond buys
01-26-2012
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www.reuters.com
The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its controversial money-pumping after the central bank and its chairman Ben Bernanke highlighted a grim outlook for the U.S. economy.
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News Link • Economics: Agorism
Public Pensions Increase Private-Equity Investments
01-26-2012
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www.online.wsj.com
Large public pension plans are pouring more money into private-equity funds, deepening ties between government workers and an industry currently under the harsh glare of U.S. presidential politics.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
GOP debate from the University of North Florida tonight on CNN at 8pm ET
01-26-2012
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www.cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com
Wolf Blitzer to Moderate; Cooper, King, Burnett, O’Brien Anchor Special Coverage-
Just days before Florida Republicans go to the polls to choose their nominee, the GOP presidential hopefuls will meet for a final debate hosted by CNN, the Republican
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News Link • Military
More Drones, Fewer Troops
01-26-2012
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www.online.wsj.com
The Pentagon plans to expand its global network of drones and special-operations bases in a fundamental realignment meant to project U.S. power even as it cuts back conventional forces.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
What happens when 6.65% is missing?
01-26-2012
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The Political Commentator
If we're talking about 6.65% of the body weight gained by a supermodel during pregnancy then that's a good thing (and a good start)! But if it's a pension fund missing its return assumptions by 6.65%, then that's not so good!
This is a follow-
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News Link • Climate Change
NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest on Record
01-26-2012
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arclein
Nine of the 10 warmest years since 1880 have occurred since the year 2000, as the Earth has experienced sustained higher temperatures than in any decade during the 20t
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Researchers Engineering a Switch to Tame Aggressive Cancers
01-26-2012
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arclein
"Using 3D time-lapse imaging, the impact of this protein can be visualized and the subsequent effects on cancer cell structure, function and aggressiveness can be monitored in real time for up to 48 hours."
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robert klein
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News Link • Food
Novel Dietary Iron Source
01-26-2012
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arclein
"Our study shows that this different mechanism of iron absorption from plant ferritin is more efficient and gives the intestinal cells more control. It can be a new way to help solve global iron deficiency," says Dr. Theil.
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News Link • Inventions
Ross Nanotechnology's NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating
01-25-2012
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YouTube.com
Ross Technology Corp. needed a better way to reduce corrosion on the steel products. When they couldn't find a suitable one, they worked on creating something on their own.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Appeals court rejects Padilla torture lawsuit
01-25-2012
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Rawstory
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against current and former government officials for their alleged roles in the detention and torture of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen and convicted terroris
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Former police chief: LAPD coordinated with CIA on terrorism
01-25-2012
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www.rawstory.com
Former New York City Police Commissioner and Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said Tuesday that it was important for local police agencies to exchange and coordinate information with the CIA regarding terrorism.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Arizona Could Have Pot Dispensaries by Summer, Official Said
01-25-2012
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www.latino.foxnews.com
Arizona is not appealing a court ruling on medical marijuana and there could be licensed dispensaries established around the state as soon as this summer, Health Services Director Will Humble announced Tuesday.
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