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Date Sent: 2013-02-01
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, February 1, 2013 |
Record withdrawals at U.S. banks as Americans lose trust in financial system
Pastor, Please Help Us! - by Chuck Baldwin -- Cops Rip Off Woman Of Over $1.5 Million In Cash -- 01-31-13 -- Ernest Hancock on Adam vs the Man - Jan 31st, 2013 - (MP3 & Video LOADED) -- 'Obamacare' to hit smokers with huge penalties -- Supreme Court Snubs Citizens Whose Social Security Will Be Confiscated -- Cop Shoots & Kills 5 Caged Dogs At Animal Shelter -- Oregon Man Convicted In Holiday Bombing Plot -- 14 Dead, at Least 100 Hurt in Mexico Oil Co. Blast -- ‘Obamacare’ to hit smokers with huge penalties -- Mishandling of DNA Evidence Is Found in Over 50 Cases at Crime Lab -- Prosecutor Shot to Death In a Town Near Dallas -- Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit -- "Gun Violence": The "National Conversation" We Won't Have -- Peter Schiff & Doug Casey On Gold, Investor Cluelessness, And The “Escape From America” Plan -- CIA 'whistleblower' sentenced to prison -- Gambling boosts Macau economy --
What fuels the love for guns in the US? -- Beijing issues new smog
warning -- Apple patent turns every stranger into an ATM -- Russian Mig Buzzes Israel After Attack on Syria -- Joe Scarborough Explodes At Pro-Gun Advocates Defending Assault Weapons: ‘You’re Fools’ -- Super Bowl Fans to Face Mandatory TSA Pat Downs -- Syria files UN complaint over Israeli airstrike, Iran warns of ‘serious consequences’ -- 50 million online cameras exposed to hackers due to massive security breach -- The American Empire, RIP -- NYPD Gets Their Man - Errr, Seven-Year-Old - After Ten Hours of Questioning -- North Korea Under Martial Law; “Troops Be Ready For A War” -- Americans Withdrawal 114 Billion In One Week From US Banks , Most Since 9/11 -- Two Shot At Georgia Middle School -- Israel lobby attack-ad campaign targets Obama's Defense pick Hagel -- Doctors kill 2,450% more Americans than all gun-related deaths combined -- Are We As Asleep As the Germans of the 1930s? -- 01-31-13 -- Saul Landau - Alan Korwin - Brandon Puckett - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F- 9-Noon (EST) -- The IRS takes a pound of flesh plus the tax on $15.01 -- 'Inside Job' Indicator? -- M 6.8 EARTHQUAKE - ATACAMA, CHILE 01/30/2013 -- Russia condemns Israeli strike on Syria as attack on sovereign state -- North Korea Placed Under Martial Law Ahead Of Expected Nuclear Test -- BREAKING: Israel must remove all Jewish settlers from occupied West Bank – UN inquiry -- Waging War on Immigrants -- Washington's War of Aggression on Syria -- Burning/Labeling DVD's (Documentary on the history of the 2nd Amendment) Hancock's -- Free Keene Blogger Darryl W. Perry Making Statewide Headlines
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club tomorrow, February 2nd, 2013 with Alan Korwin
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Record withdrawals at U.S. banks as Americans lose trust in financial system
01-31-2013
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naturalnews.com
You probably haven't heard much about it from the mainstream media, but the latest figures released by the privately-owned Federal Reserve (FED) indicate that America's largest banks saw record cash withdrawals during the first full week of January .
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News Link • Activism
Burning/Labeling DVD's (Documentary on the history of the 2nd Amendment) Hancock's
01-30-2013
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
We are putting together a bunch of DVD's to hand out at various places and events, including the Arizona Legislature and local media outlets. Thursday, February 1st, 2013 from 9 a.m. til ?? We will be doing this Friday, too.
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Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Gun Rights
Pastor, Please Help Us!
01-31-2013
Chuck Baldwin
All over America, county sheriffs are standing up and promising to protect their citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. They are pledging that, not only will they not participate in any federal gun ban, but that they will aggressively oppose any fede
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops Rip Off Woman Of Over $1.5 Million In Cash
01-31-2013
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FOX News
The Madison County State’s Attorney is calling it the largest seizure of illegal money within his jurisdiction in recent years.
An Illinois State trooper made a routine traffic stop on Saturday that led to the arrest of a 62-year-old suspect. Car
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Healthcare
'Obamacare' to hit smokers with huge penalties
01-31-2013
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Russia Today
Smokers, beware: tobacco penalties under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act could subject millions of smokers to fees costing thousands of dollars, making healthcare more expensive for them than Americans with other unhealthy habits.
The Afford
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Social Security
Supreme Court Snubs Citizens Whose Social Security Will Be Confiscated
01-31-2013
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Some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant decisions are those declining to hear a case. Two weeks ago, the Court made such a momentous non-ruling in refusing to hear a lawsuit, Hall v. Sebelius, challenging government policies that deny other
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop Shoots & Kills 5 Caged Dogs At Animal Shelter
01-31-2013
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Selma's top cop defends the action of one of his officers who shot and killed five caged dogs inside the city's animal shelter.The Selma Animal Shelter was horrified when a Selma police sergeant took out his department-issued gun and shot and killed
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Oregon Man Convicted In Holiday Bombing Plot
01-31-2013
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New York Times
A 21-year-old Somali-American arrested here in late 2010 after pushing a cellphone button to trigger what he believed was a huge car bomb, in fact an elaborate and inert F.B.I. decoy device, was convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruc
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Mexico
14 Dead, at Least 100 Hurt in Mexico Oil Co. Blast
01-31-2013
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New York Times
An explosion at the main headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company in the capital killed 14 people and injured 100 on Thursday as it heavily damaged three floors of a building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
‘Obamacare’ to hit smokers with huge penalties
01-31-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Affordable Care Act, which critics have also called “Obamacare”, could subject smokers to premiums that are 50 percent higher than usual, starting next Jan 1. Health insurers will be allowed to charge smokers penalties that overweight Americans o
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Mishandling of DNA Evidence Is Found in Over 50 Cases at Crime Lab
01-31-2013
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New York Times
The New York City medical examiner’s office said it had discovered more than 50 cases in which it failed to upload critical DNA evidence samples from crime scenes to the state’s DNA database, preventing those samples from being compared to genetic ma
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Prosecutor Shot to Death In a Town Near Dallas
01-31-2013
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New York Times
A county prosecutor in this small town southeast of Dallas was fatally shot on Thursday morning near the courthouse by one or perhaps two gunmen, whom witnesses described as wearing masks, black clothing and tactical-style vests, the authorities said
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit
01-31-2013
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Washington Post
Congress gave final approval Thursday to a plan to temporarily suspend the legal limit on the national debt, permitting the Treasury Department to keep borrowing and lifting the threat of a government default until August.
The measure, approved by
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
"Gun Violence": The "National Conversation" We Won't Have
01-31-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Another Tucson resident whose husband was murdered in an act of gun-related criminal violence in their living room was not given an opportunity to address the Senate panel because her husband’s killers were under the color of state “authority.”
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Peter Schiff & Doug Casey On Gold, Investor Cluelessness, And The “Escape From America” Plan
01-31-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
People “are clueless with respect to the true state of the global economy,” with regard to inflation, fiat currencies, and specifically what will happen to the dollar. The conversation is wide-ranging and absolutely must-see as they remind market-wat
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Whistleblowers
CIA 'whistleblower' sentenced to prison
01-31-2013
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aljazeera.com
John Kiriakou is waiting for a phone call. When it comes, he'll pack " say goodbye to his wife and five children. And then he'll go to jail for the next two and a half years.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Gambling boosts Macau economy
01-31-2013
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aljazeera.com
Casinos bring in billions to Chinese territory that has eclipsed Las Vegas as gambling Mecca of world.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
What fuels the love for guns in the US?
01-31-2013
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aljazeera.com
We examine the history of gun ownership in a country where there are almost as many guns as there are people.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Beijing issues new smog warning
01-31-2013
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aljazeera.com
Authorities temporarily shut down over 100 factories to try and tackle extreme air pollution in the Chinese capital.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Apple patent turns every stranger into an ATM
01-31-2013
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newscientist.com
You're starving but the cafe won't take cards and you've got no cash. Not only that, there isn't an ATM in sight. That sandwich might have to wait...
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Researchers Capture A Zebrafish's Thought Process On Video
01-31-2013
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popsci.com
What's in a thought? When it comes to the zebrafish, now you can see for yourself. For the first time, Japanese researchers have captured video of thoughts moving through a zebrafish's brain.
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Kerry likely to move cautiously on Middle East peace
01-31-2013
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Reuters
The United States has hinted it might try Middle East peace-making once again, but Secretary of State-designate John Kerry is likely to move cautiously, in contrast to U.S. President Barack Obama's failed, high-profile first-term initiative.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
Russian Mig Buzzes Israel After Attack on Syria
01-31-2013
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Prison Planet
The Syrian announcement of an Israeli air strike on a military site near Damascus Wednesday, Jan. 30, drew strong condemnation from Moscow the next day: “Such action if confirmed would amount to unacceptable military interference ....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Joe Scarborough Explodes At Pro-Gun Advocates Defending Assault Weapons: ‘You’re Fools’
01-31-2013
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Prison Planet
“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough had harsh criticism for pro-gun advocates and defenders of “assault” weapons on Thursday, calling them “fools” and “jackasses” after Senate testimony on the subject Wednesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Super Bowl Fans to Face Mandatory TSA Pat Downs
01-31-2013
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Prison Planet
Attendees to be “watched, sniffed and pawed” before big game on Sunday
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Syria files UN complaint over Israeli airstrike, Iran warns of ‘serious consequences’
01-31-2013
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RT.com
Syria has filed an official complaint to the United Nations over an Israeli airstrike on a military research center near Damascus. The move followed a threat from Iran that Israel would face “serious consequences” for the attack.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
50 million cameras exposed to hackers due to massive security breach
01-31-2013
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RT.com
Internet users, beware: new security research has revealed that 40-50 million network-enabled device can be hacked and controlled remotely, with vulnerable products including cameras, printers and routers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Why They Will Lose This Time
01-31-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Americans either don’t see it or don’t care. One reader put it as follows:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Vowing to 'Shut It Down,' Vermont Yankee Protesters Put Their Bodies on the Line
01-31-2013
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Common Dreams
'The legislature hasn’t done it. Bernie Sanders hasn’t done it. We have to do it. We have to keep going there with our locks and chains until they shut Vermont Yankee down for good.'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Charter Schools Are No Better than Public Schools, and Don't Expect Them to Change
01-31-2013
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Common Dreams
A new analysis of charter schools in the U. S. is out from CREDO, the Stanford-based outfit that found in 2009, when there were 4,700 charters across 40 states, that 17 percent of the nation’s charter schools were scoring better on standardized tests
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
NYPD Gets Their Man - Errr, Seven-Year-Old - After Ten Hours of Questioning
01-31-2013
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Common Dreams
The family of Bronx third-grader Wilson Reyes is suing the NYPD for $250 million
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Israel Attacks Syria, Adding Complexity to Syrian Civil War
01-31-2013
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Antiwar.com
Israeli Officials Refuse Comment Amid Conflicting Stories of What Was Attacked
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United Nations
UN Report: Israel Must Withdraw All Settlers or Face ICC
01-31-2013
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Antiwar.com
The motivation behind Israel's policies 'is to drive the local populations away from their lands,' said one UN judge.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Americans Withdrawal 114 Billion In One Week From US Banks , Most Since 9/11
01-31-2013
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govtslaves.info
You probably haven’t heard much about it from the mainstream media, but the latest figures released by the privately-owned Federal Reserve (FED) indicate that America’s largest banks saw record cash withdrawals during the first full week of January 2
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News Link • Death
Report: Two Shot At Georgia Middle School
01-31-2013
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Business Insider
At least two people have been shot at Price Middle School in Atlanta, Ga., CBS Atlanta is reporting.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
A Gorgeous Visual Of What Happens To The Market When Someone Knows Something Before Everyone Else
01-31-2013
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Business Insider
Every week the The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Natural Gas report comes out, telling traders how much natural gas is being stored in the U.S.
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News Link • Israel
Lindsey Graham Just Crushed Chuck Hagel On The 'Jewish Lobby' Question
01-31-2013
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Business Insider
It's been a rough morning for former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, who is testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing as President Obama's next Defense Secretary.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
PAYBACK TIME: Carriers And Suppliers Get Ready To Stick It To Apple On iPhone Pricing
01-31-2013
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Business Insider
Apple Inc's shareholders have been hit by one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of the stock, but wider fallout from such weakness might be more important to the long-term value of their investments.
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News Link • Constitution
Are We As Asleep As the Germans of the 1930s?
01/25/2013
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Bradlee Dean
Over the last four administrations, America’s government is emulating many similarities to what happened in Germany in the 1930s, with the Nazi's rise to power. We are likewise setting ourselves at war with God, abusing power and trampling on our Co
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News Link • Science
Gamma Ray Signal?
01-31-2013
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arclein
Now a study suggests it was the result of two black holes or neutron stars merging in our galaxy.
This collision would have hurled out vast amounts of energy.
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News Link • Government
Mastering the Science of Mass Persuasion
01-31-2013
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arclein
Surprise: There's no wait! Since Obama's win in November, we've learned they already did this. The president won reelection with the help of the science of mass persuasion, a very particular, advanced use of predictive analytics, which is technol
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News Link • Science
Killer Cats and Birds
01-31-2013
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arclein
According to the paper, cats were previously thought to be a "negligible" cause of mortality for birds and mammals compared to other human-linked threats, and that is one of the reasons why policies to deal with stray cats often involve neutering t
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News Link • Israel
Israeli Bombs Missile Convoy in Syria
01-31-2013
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arclein
On Sunday Israel's vice premier Silvan Shalom said that any sign Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping could trigger Israeli military strikes. On Tuesday Dan Williams of Reuters reported that Israeli officials said Syria's advanced Russ
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News Link • Surveillance
New 'Stealth' Fashion Look Lets People Duck Drone Cameras
01/24/2013
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US News and World Report
If you are worried that drones are going to soon track your every move, you will soon be able to pop on a hoodie or burqa that will make you all-but-invisible to eyes in the sky.
The fashionable and security-conscious can now purchase "Stealth We
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Tim Frey
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
'Inside Job' Indicator?
01-31-2013
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presstv via Rense.com
"The attack on American Muslims’ free speech actually appears to have begun a few days before 9/11, when the FBI raided key Muslim organizations and shut down their computer servers." Wait until you read the next line...
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News Link • Internet
Startup Brings Better Understanding of Tricky Questions to the Web
01-31-2013
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Technologyreview.com
SkyPhrase hopes to make it easier to find answers to complex questions.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
M 6.8 EARTHQUAKE - ATACAMA, CHILE 01/30/2013
01-31-2013
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youtube
A strong earthquake struck central-northern Chile on Wednesday, shaking buildings as far away as the capital, Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and local officials said.
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News Link • Syria
Russia condemns Israeli strike on Syria as attack on sovereign state
01-31-2013
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youtube
The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement expressing deep concern over Israel's airstrike on Syria saying that it violates the UN Charter
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News Link • WAR: About that War
North Korea Placed Under Martial Law Ahead Of Expected Nuclear Test
01-31-2013
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Business Insider
North Korea has been placed under martial law and Kim Jong-un has told his front-line troops to "be ready for a war," according to South Korean media reports.
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News Link • World News
BREAKING: Israel must remove all Jewish settlers from occupied West Bank " UN inquiry
01-31-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
A UN human rights inquiry has called on Israel to remove all Jewish settlers from the West Bank and cease expansion. The report said the settlements violate international law, and are an attempt to drive out Palestinians through intimidation.
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News Link • Activism
Free Keene Blogger Darryl W. Perry Making Statewide Headlines
01-30-2013
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FreeKeene.com
Darryl W. Perry, blogger at FreeKeene.com, has made statewide headlines in the Concord Monitor and Union Leader in the past couple of days as the state house is hearing a petition he submitted calling for the impeachment and/or censure of state repre
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