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Date Sent: 2012-04-16
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, April 16, 2012 AM edition |
Obama concludes Summit of the Americas on the defensive about inviting Cuba
Former Reporter Files Suit Against Cop Who Deleted Her Footage -- Obama: ‘I don’t mind debate’ but no to legalizing drugs -- NYPD Issues Warning About Explosive ‘Drano Bombs’ -- Tax refunds being used to pay for bankruptcy filings -- Biden Earned $21,000 Last Year From the Secret Service -- U.S. apologizes after Bollywood superstar detained at New York airport -- The Unchecked Charging Power of the Prosecutor -- Federal Court Recognizes Chalking Freedom in Orlando -- My recommendation of The Future of Freedom Foundation and Founder/President Jacob G. Hornberger -- 04-16-12 -- Pete Eyre - Charles Goyette - Listen Live on FRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- MARV Raffle: The
Evolution Continues -- $2.5 Million for Ron Paul Money Bomb today or
campaign is OVER? -- Ron Paul Wins Minnesota, Colorado Delegates to RNC
-- Some Americans Pay No Federal Tax; No American Should! -- Joe Stiglitz's Presentation On Why The Entire Global Economic System Is Doomed To Fail -- George Soros Nails It: Why The Situation In Europe Is Only Getting Worse (VIDEO added) -- NYT: Here Comes 'TAXMAGEDDON' -- Chavez arrives in Cuba for latest cancer treatment -- New claims over Briton's death in China -- New World Bank pick expected Monday -- France elections 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy declared most unpopular president in history -- Confessed killer Anders Breivik set for trial -- Top contenders
fight to stay in Egypt election -- Gas stations run dry in Juba as Sudan
oil fight persists -- Israel blocks entry to pro-Palestinian activists at airport -- Truce monitors aim to keep Syria peace plan on track
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News Link • Cuba
Obama concludes Summit of the Americas on the defensive about inviting Cuba
04-15-2012
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Washington Post
President Obama concluded a contentious hemispheric summit on the defensive Sunday as it ended without agreement on whether Cuba’s Communist leaders should be invited to the next meeting, something the United States firmly opposes.
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News Link • Freedom's Phoenix
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine READY FOR DOWNLOAD!
04-13-2012
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Freedom's Phoenix Magazine
The April Edition will feature Environmentalism (from a libertarian perspective), and Native American Sovereignty (what would this country look like if Aboriginal American property rights had been respected).
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Former Reporter Files Suit Against Cop Who Deleted Her Footage
04-15-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A news reporter caught Albuquerque police officer Stephanie Lopez on camera roughing up a teenager outside a nightclub last year, so Lopez did what came natural to her.
She confiscated the reporter’s camera, took it home with her, scanned through
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News Link • Drug War
Obama: ‘I don’t mind debate’ but no to legalizing drugs
04-15-2012
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Rawstory
President Obama continued his opposition towards legalizing drugs, including marijuana, this weekend ahead of the Summit of Americans in Colombia.
In an interview with Univision’s Enrique Acevedo for Al Punto, Obama said that although he was open t
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News Link • TERRORISM
NYPD Issues Warning About Explosive ‘Drano Bombs’
04-15-2012
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CBS News
Some people are using a popular household cleaning product to make explosives, according to the NYPD. Police put out an alert earlier in the week that warned of so-called “Drano bombs.”
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Tax refunds being used to pay for bankruptcy filings
04-15-2012
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USA Today
Some Americans spend their tax refunds on high-tech gadgets and long-awaited vacations. Others use the cash to file for bankruptcy. More than 200,000 money-strapped households will use their tax refunds this year to pay for bankruptcy filing and lega
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News Link • Corruption
Biden Earned $21,000 Last Year From the Secret Service
04-15-2012
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Most high-profile people in need of protection pay people to keep them safe. Government officials have taxpayers pick up the tab. Biden actually gets paid by his bodyguards for the right to protect him.
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News Link • Homeland Security
U.S. apologizes after Bollywood superstar detained at New York airport
04-15-2012
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AFP
The United States apologized and denied charges of racial profiling after Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was held by authorities after jetting in on a private plane. India lodged a diplomatic complaint after Khan said he was detained fo
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
So, What Do You Think of 'Hen' and 'Hen'?
04-15-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
In an effort to support gender neutrality, Sweden recently added a gender-neutral pronoun, "hen," to the country's National Encyclopedia. Several preschools in Sweden have stopped making references to the gender of their students.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
THE OLYMPICS ARE DEBASED BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION due to PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. I SAY ENOUGH!
041512
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www.varight.com
The professional athletes in the Olympics have debased a great institution and it's now time to say: Enough. No more rooting for the USA teams made up of professional athletes and no money for the US Olympic team unless it is designated to non-pro
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Sandy Sanders
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
The Unchecked Charging Power of the Prosecutor
04-15-2012
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Huffington Post
A judge may occasionally dismiss charges due to lack of evidence, but generally speaking, the decision to charge is the prosecutor's. And while police officers can be sued for a wrongful arrest, prosecutors are protected by absolute immunity, meaning
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Federal Court Recognizes Chalking Freedom in Orlando
04-15-2012
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CopBlock
After a cost of 18 days in a cage and a few months of legal threats, there is good news to report on chalking freedom out of Orlando, Florida. Timothy Osmar, who was twice arrested for chalking at the Orlando city hall
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
My recommendation of The Future of Freedom Foundation and Founder/President Jacob G. Hornberger
04-15-2012
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Christine Smith's Blog
Frequently I am asked by inquisitive libertarians or libertarian-leaning individuals of what organization I recommend, and my answer is always the same: The Future of Freedom Foundation.
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
04-16-12 -- Pete Eyre - Charles Goyette - (Video & MP3 Loaded)
Pete Eyre, voluntaryist and member of CopBlock.Org and LibertyOnTour.Com, talks about the 'MARV Raffle' (Hour 1) - Charles Goyette, author of The Dollar Meltdown and Red And Blue And Broke All Over, in studio (Hour 2 and 3)...
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News Link • Activism
MARV Raffle: The Evolution Continues
04-15-2012
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www.peteeyre.com
MARV " the Mobile Authority Resistance Vehicle and an integral part of my life and the workhorse for Motorhome Diaries, Liberty On Tour and more-recently Cop Block " is up for raffle -- Pete Eyre
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ron Paul Wins Minnesota, Colorado Delegates to RNC
04-15-2012
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us2.campaign-archive2.com
2012 Republican POTUS candidate Ron Paul achieved consequential delegate wins in Colorado and Minnesota today, affirming his delegate-attainment strategy and auguring a prominent role for Paul at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Will Ron Paul-ers Vote For Romney?
04-15-2012
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YouTube.com
We are not afraid to lose if losing means our integrity and principles remain with us. Our numbers have tripled this election... we have already won. We have spread the message of individual liberty far and wide. Ron Paul has inspired liberty movemen
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Some Americans Pay No Federal Tax; No American Should!
4-15-2012
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Free Patriot Press
Every year around this time, millions of Americans fill out a form 1040 " hoping they don't have to write a check to Uncle Sam. Millions more know they will be getting a “refund” (which is normally a return of some portion of their money that was wi
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News Link • Food
How Burger King Went From McDonald's Greatest Rival To Total Train Wreck
04-15-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Mallory Russell
After Justice Holdings acquired Burger King this month, it announced a major rebranding and image change, updating its menus and adding to its management ranks.
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News Link • Economy - International
Joe Stiglitz's Presentation On Why The Entire Global Economic System Is Doomed To Fail
04-15-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
At the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference in Berlin, economist Joe Stiglitz delivered a presentation titled Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the Exhaustion of Debtor Countries.
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News Link • European Union
George Soros Nails It: Why The Situation In Europe Is Only Getting Worse (VIDEO added)
04-15-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
George Soros delivered one of the best and most concise assessments of what went wrong in Europe, and why things are getting worse.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
NYT: Here Comes 'TAXMAGEDDON'
04-15-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com,
'Taxmageddon' is the preferred description of David Leonhardt at The New York Times to describe the unique fiscal situation due to happenat the end of this year.
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News Link • China
New claims over Briton's death in China
04-15-2012
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http://www.thehindu.com, Hasan Suroor
In a twist to the mysterious death of a British businessman in China, it was on Sunday claimed that a Chinese official reportedly admitted supplying potassium cyanide to his alleged killer.
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News Link • Government
France elections 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy declared most unpopular president in history
04-15-2012
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Henry Samuel
Nicolas Sarkozy was declared the most unpopular president in French history in a damning poll on Sunday ahead of the first round of the presidential elections next week, as the two leading candidates vied to rally voters in mass, open-air speeches in
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Confessed killer Anders Breivik set for trial
04-15-2012
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http://m.ctv.ca, The Associated Press
The terror trial against an anti-Muslim fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway starts Monday amid worries that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Top contenders fight to stay in Egypt election
04-15-2012
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reuters.com, By Yasmine Saleh and Dina Zayed
Three top contenders for Egypt's presidency were scrambling to stay in the election race on Sunday after the authorities disqualified them on technical grounds, prompting one to say that a "major crisis" threatened the landmark vote.
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News Link • Energy
Gas stations run dry in Juba as Sudan oil fight persists
04-15-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Ulf Laessing
Motorists in South Sudan queued for hours on Sunday to try to buy petrol as filling stations ran dry due to a shortage of dollars less than three months after the world's newest nation shut down oil production in a row with Sudan.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama critiques media during summit
04-15-2012
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http://content.usatoday.com, By David Jackson
President Obama has spent part of the Summit of the Americas critiquing media coverage of issues involving the United States and Latin America.
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News Link • Israel
Netanyahu accuses world powers of giving Iran 'freebie' in talks
04-15-2012
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com
Israel’s prime minister complained Sunday that six big world powers had given Iran "a freebie" in a new agreement that permits Tehran to enter negotiations about its disputed nuclear program May 23 without first halting enrichment of uranium that cou
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News Link • Syria
Truce monitors aim to keep Syria peace plan on track
04-15-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Stephanie Nebehay
An initial team of U.N. ceasefire monitors is due to arrive in Syria on Sunday evening and will be deployed on Monday in an effort to keep the peace plan on track
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Afghan war whistleblower Daniel Davis: ‘I had to speak out " lives are at stake’
04-14-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Paul Harris
Soldier wrote detailed report claiming US generals ‘have so distorted the truth … the truth has become unrecognizable’
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News Link • World News
Ecuador takes a stand and skips regional summit
04-14-2012
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http://www.miamiherald.com, BY JIM WYSS
After trying to lead a boycott of the Summit of the Americas over Cuba’s exclusion, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa decides to stay home.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
The Nature of Empire
04-14-2012
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c4ss.org
The Westphalian nation-state’s sovereignty rested on its sole right to define the legitimacy of both use of violence within its boundaries and the exercise of violence against other nation-states.
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Feature Article • Arizona's Top News
Police Checkpoint On Trial
Terry Bressi
As previously reported, the final pretrial conference in my nine year running civil rights lawsuit against several Tohono O'odham police officers for conducting an illegal checkpoint operation in December of 2002 was held on March 19, 2012.
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News Link • Arizona Laws and Arizona Founding Documents
In Arizona, Life Somehow Begins Two Weeks Before Conception. Don't Ask.
04-14-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby Zimet
Proving definitively that Arizona is the worst place in the country to be a woman, or even a biped, Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law three extreme anti-abortion measures.
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News Link • Military
US Refuses Plea to End Drone Attacks in Pakistan
04-14-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
After Pakistan Bid to Curb Civilian Deaths, Washington Denies Deal
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Former TSA Head Slams Agency: 'No More Banned Items'
04-14-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jaywon Choe
...former Transportation Security Administration chair Kip Hawley slammed the agency saying "it is a national embarrassment that our airport security system remains so hopelessly bureaucratic and disconnected from the people whom it is meant to prote
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News Link • China
A Major Policy Change That Would Let The Yuan Move Twice As Fast Against The Dollar
04-14-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, AP
China's central bank announced Saturday a slight easing of its controversial currency controls.
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Everyone Is Wondering What This American Spyplane Was Doing Over Libya Last Week
04-14-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert Johnson
Some Twitter followers of David Cenciotti at The Aviationist brought this picture to light after it was taken in Libya over the skies of Derna April 10.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Romney tries to reassure NRA that he will aggressively defend gun rights
04-13-2012
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Washington Post
Former Massachusetts governor Romney worked to reassure the nation’s largest gathering of gun owners that he would be an aggressive defender of gun rights if elected president " and that President Obama would be the opposite if he wins a
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Documents provide rare insight into FBI’s terrorism stings
04-13-2012
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Washington Post
A mysterious man who spoke often of jihad had tried to interest Akili in buying a gun, then later introduced him to a second man, whom Akili was assured was “all about the struggle.”
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News Link • European Union
The President Of Iceland Tells Us How He Had The Balls To Stand Up To Britain
04-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam Taylor
The tiny country is unique not only in its stunning geography but also in its open democracy. This democracy was pivotal in the choice to let three giant banks fail during the financial crisis.
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Judge Allows CIA, FBI Secrecy on Rendition
04-13-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by John Glaser
A British group seeking information on US-UK rendition says the decision is not for national security, but do avoid embarrassment
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News Link • Homeland Security
Green Police? DHS Launches ‘Environmental Justice’ Units
04-12-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
Audi’s 2010 ‘Green Police’ spoof commercial may not be far off becoming reality with the announcement that the Department of Homeland Security is creating new “environmental justice”
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