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Date Sent: 2013-05-21
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
Justice IG criticizes former U.S. attorney for leak to Fox News in ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal
Homeland Security Spied On Peaceful Protestors; Worried Protests Getting News Coverage -- Gun Owners: Freedom Lovers or Cry Babies? - by Paul Bonneau -- Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond -- Oklahoma Tornado: At Least 51 Dead, 'Horrific' Damage -- Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast -- Justice Department’s scrutiny of Fox News reporter James Rosen in leak case draws fire -- VIDEO: This Lady Has Got It! -- White House senior aides knew details of IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama, spokesman says --
Chinese hackers who breached Google gained access to sensitive data,
U.S. officials say -- Mall Cop Goes Berserk Trying to Prevent Photos
Being Taken of Accident -- The Problem That Made The New Alleged Bitcoin
Inventor A Mathematical Rock Star -- Marc Faber: The US Can 'Artificially Depress' Prices And Confiscate Your Gold -- Silver Has Now Had An Insane Day, And Is Actually Higher After Plunging 9% -- United States Is Fighting 74 Wars (Video) --
Adam Kokesh Accused of Felony Assault on Federal Officer – No Bail Yet
-- Europe's 'Status Quo Pandering' Risks "Radicalization Of An Entire
Generation" -- Silver Halted 4 Times Overnight Amid Flash Crash -- Notes From Bitcoin 2013 -- X Prize Eyes New Contests for Spaceflight Innovation -- The Gold Shorts Continue To Pile On -- The Terror Cartel Strikes in Idaho -- Nikola Tesla’s Lab Has Been Saved -- Navy Dolphins Searching For Mines Uncover Sunken 19th Century Torpedo -- South Pole Lab Detects Elusive Deep-Space Neutrinos For The First Time
AZ: Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May
25th
AZ: Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment -
36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Justice IG criticizes former U.S. attorney for leak to Fox News in ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal
05-20-2013
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Washington Post
The Justice Dept inspector general said the former US attorney in Phoenix retaliated against the main whistleblower in a botched federal gun operation by leaking information to a TV producer meant to harm the whistleblower’s credibility.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Illegal Detention (video)
05-20-2013
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Live Leak
Five members of The Panic Hour were followed into the City Hall rail station in Center City Philadelphia. Kyle Prouty was illegally searched and detained by SEPTA police officer Nicole Lawson at 3:20pm on 5/20/13. Kyle was charged with "disorderly c
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Homeland Security
Homeland Security Spied On Peaceful Protestors; Worried Protests Getting News Coverage
05-20-2013
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techdirt
The documents show a Department of Homeland Security obsessed with whether any protests being surveilled receive media attention and coverage. Why media coverage of peaceful demonstrations concerns “homeland security” in any way
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Owners: Freedom Lovers or Cry Babies? - by Paul Bonneau
05-20-2013
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L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
Well, what about a "legitimate" traffic stop, where the officer wants to "temporarily" control your weapon? I say sure, go ahead and give him a warning you won't be disarmed. Point out that if "officer safety" were really his concern,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond
05-20-2013
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AP
A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond.
Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at the airport in Romulus, Mic
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Oklahoma Tornado: At Least 51 Dead, 'Horrific' Damage
05-20-2013
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ABC News (video)
A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, killing at least 51 people, including some children, and ripping apart two elementary schools today, local authorities said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Agriculture
Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast
05-20-2013
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Reuters
With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Justice Department’s scrutiny of Fox News reporter James Rosen in leak case draws fire
05-20-2013
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FOX News
Journalists, First Amendment watchdogs and government transparency advocates reacted with outrage to the revelation that the Justice Department had investigated the newsgathering activities of a Fox News reporter as a potential crime
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
“Deceiver” (one of Tim Roth’s finest)
05-20-2013
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Christine Smith's blog
This film was just perfect for me…intrigue, psychopathology, mystery, and the toying with those who think they are superior to a man whose genius far exceeds the majority surrounding him.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
White House senior aides knew details of IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama, spokesman says
05-20-2013
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Washington Post
Senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, learned last month about a review by the Treasury Department’s inspector general into the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups but did not inform Obama,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Chinese hackers who breached Google gained access to sensitive data, U.S. officials say
05-20-2013
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Washington Post
Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets. Aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Mall Cop Goes Berserk Trying to Prevent Photos Being Taken of Accident
05-20-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by JO4RP
A security guard for an Ohio shopping mall [Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville] made a complete fool of herself as she tried to prevent people from taking photos of a truck that ended up in a ravine on mall property.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
...The Problem That Made The New Alleged Bitcoin Inventor A Mathematical Rock Star
05-20-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Walter Hickey
Here's The Problem That Made The New Alleged Bitcoin Inventor A Mathematical Rock Star
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Marc Faber: The US Can 'Artificially Depress' Prices And Confiscate Your Gold
05-20-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Mamta Badkar
Gold prices continue to take a beating with futures at $1,354 an ounce.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Silver Has Now Had An Insane Day, And Is Actually Higher After Plunging 9%
05-20-2013
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http://www.businessinsider.com,Matthew Boesler
Silver got slammed last night when futures markets re-opened to begin the week.
At its lowest level, the precious metal had fallen nearly 9% to $20.25 an ounce.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
United States Is Fighting 74 Wars (Video)
05-20-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Researchers Linda J. Bilmes and Michael D. Intriligator have documented that the Pentagon is presently involved in 74 conflicts world-wide, either in an active combat role, or by supplying military “advisers” to friendly governments.
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Police State
Adam Kokesh Accused of Felony Assault on Federal Officer " No Bail Yet
05-20-2013
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FreeAdam.Net
Thanks to the below video report from Josie Harris and Christopher Cantwell, direct from the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, we know that Adam is being held under 18 USC 11, felony assault on a federal officer. He was not released today but he ha
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • European Union
Europe's 'Status Quo Pandering' Risks "Radicalization Of An Entire Generation"
05-20-2013
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zerohedge.com
It will come as no surprise to ZH readers that the topic of youth unemployment is critical in Europe but as Der Speigel reports, while the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern European leaders pander to older voters by ......
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Silver Halted 4 Times Overnight Amid Flash Crash
05-20-2013
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zerohedge.com
While we have become used to the almost daily trading-halts in Japanese government bonds, when the CME reports that Silver trading was halted four times overnight, it is increasingly clear that this market is anything but 'normal':
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
Notes From Bitcoin 2013
05-20-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
The Not So Impressive Winklevoss Twins Presentation
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
X Prize Eyes New Contests for Spaceflight Innovation
05-20-2013
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space.com
The organization whose big-money prizes helped get the private spaceflight industry off the ground isn't done issuing high-profile challenges to spur exploration of the final frontier.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Chinese Company Says Construction On World's Tallest Building Will Begin Next Month
05-20-2013
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Business Insider
Construction on what may just be the world's next tallest building is (finally) due to begin, Lloyd Alter of Treehugger reports.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
The Gold Shorts Continue To Pile On
05-20-2013
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Business Insider
Gold prices are up modestly today, but continue to be near their lows of the year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
The Terror Cartel Strikes in Idaho
05-20-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, William Norman Grigg
During a May 15 visit to Stockholm, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad that if he doesn’t begin preparations to abdicate his office, "the opposition will be receiving additional support … and unfortunately the violence
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Nikola Tesla’s Lab Has Been Saved
05-20-2013
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, The Oatmeal
Imagine what wonders will be discovered when the long-forgotten property is cleared
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Navy Dolphins Searching For Mines Uncover Sunken 19th Century Torpedo
05-20-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Colin Lecher
It's only the second torpedo of its kind ever found.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
South Pole Lab Detects Elusive Deep-Space Neutrinos For The First Time
05-20-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. Atherton
After two years of searching, the icy observatory has finally found evidence of the high-energy particles, which may have come from a distant black hole or supernova.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Free Adam Kokesh Call Flood - 8:00am until 5:00pm in EDT Monday, May 20, 2013
05-20-2013
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Facebook
Please pick up your phone for Adam, call and politely but firmly demand his immediate and unconditional release.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
The IRS’s Job Is To Violate Our Liberties - by Ron Paul
05-19-2013
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
“What do you expect when you target the President?” This is what an IRS agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton.
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News Link • Gun Rights
2nd Amendment Activist James Kaleda Ejected from Gun Control Hearing
05-19-2013
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Second Amendment activist, James Kaleda, was forcefully removed from a hearing on a new gun control bill in NJ during his testimony. Notice the legislators laugh as they have their armed security remove Kaleda before he finishes
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News Link • Government
5 Monkeys
07-12-2010
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youtube (h/t John Stuart)
Start with a cage containing 5 monkeys.... this story illustrates how human society keeps doing the same things over and over again because - "that's the way....
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Hofstra student killed by police during hostage situation
05-19-2013
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AP
A short time later, the intruder and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The 2 were killed by a police officer who fired EIGHT shots at the masked man, hitting him 7 times but also accidentally hitting Rebello once in the he
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News Link • Eminent Domain
Chicken Man kills himself after long fight with Roswell, GA government officials
03-27-2012
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Offgrid Survival
Somewhat dated, this is one of those stories that often never makes it to the Front Page of any newspaper or website. It’s a story about Property Rights and Eminent domain. It’s the story of one man who tried to fight back; and sadly it’s the story o
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Dennis Treybil
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Gen X And Late Boomers Face The Bleakest Retirements In History
05-18-2013
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Business Insider
Unless Gen Xers and late baby boomers are able to make big changes in their savings, spending and debt habits, they are on track to become the nation's first generations to fare more poorly than earlier groups of retirees, according to a new study fr
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
54 Colorado Sheriffs File Suit Against Anti-Gun Bills
05-18-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, rpr3volution2012
The Independence Institute held a press conference on May 17, 2013 announcing the lawsuit against the new anti-gun bills passed by the Colorado legislature and signed by Governor John Hickenlooper. The lead attorney is Dave Kopel.
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News Link • Constitution
Porn Stars Are Enraged That They're Being Denied Loans And Bank Accounts
05-18-2013
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Business Insider
Chanel Preston knows not everyone approves of her chosen profession.
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News Link • Government
IRS: “Please Detail The Content Of Your Members’ Prayers"
05-18-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, JO4RP
Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill questions the IRS about targeting pro-life and conservative groups.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Scandal: And They Shall Eat Their Own ...
05-18-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Anthony Wile
Commentator Peggy Noonan has written a Wall Street Journal editorial entitled, "This Is No Ordinary Scandal: Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Gangster State America
05-18-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Paul Craig Roberts
There are many signs of gangster state America. One is the collusion between federal authorities and banksters in a criminal conspiracy to rig the markets for gold and silver.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
What TARP Boss Neil Barofsky Told Me Yesterday Should Shock You
05-18-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Bill Bonner
The financial news is getting boring. The Dow goes only one way " up. But gold fell below $1,400 per ounce yesterday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • North American Union
Immigration: Apparent Effort to Fashion North American Union Continues
05-18-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Staff Report
House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration ...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
What The 'End Of Ownership' Will Look Like
05-18-2013
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Business Insider
Silicon Valley is pushing America into a "share culture," which will completely change how we live and work.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Class of 2013: The Most Indebted Ever
05-18-2013
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zerohedge.com
70% of graduates had at least some debt according to the latest poll from Fidelity Investments but as the Wall Street Journal reports the average student-loan debt for a borrower who received a bachelor's degree in 2013 is $30,000 - an all-time recor
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
IRS Official In Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office
05-18-2013
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zerohedge.com
I’d like to say that the following is unbelievable, but it’s not. Unfortunately, it is all too believable.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
U.S. Military ‘Power Grab’ Goes Into Effect
05-18-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Jed Morey
Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances’
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News Link • Gun Rights
Evidence for Confiscation: 5 Examples That Show the Threat Is Real
05-18-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by S.H. Blannelberry
Gun control activists do not want to confiscate our guns.
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News Link • Police State
370. The Police State
05-18-2013
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http://www.lewrockwell.com,
Brian Wilson talks to Lew Rockwell about the Boston bombing, the IRS, and Ron Paul.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
State Drops Charges Against High School Student Arrested For Science Experiment
05-18-2013
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http://www.popsci.com,
Florida state attorneys have decided not to file felony charges against a 16-year-old whose science experiment was actually not boring.
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News Link • Homeland Security
Financial Privacy Under Fire: DHS Freezes Bitcoin Money Transfers
05-18-2013
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo
Financial privacy free of government intrusion and interference is dead.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
Rand Paul: I’m Not A Libertarian "
05-18-2013
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http://libertycrier.com,
Earlier this spring, Sen. Rand Paul and his wife, Kelley, invited a crew from the Christian Broadcasting Network into their Kentucky home for what turned into two full days of reality TV.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Healthcare
IRS SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY SEIZING MEDICAL RECORDS OF 60 MILLION AMERICANS
05-18-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The Obama Administration is wasting no time in seizing the medical records of Americans from insurance companies. The bigger question is: Why is the IRS descending upon health insurance companies with search warrants? Breitbart reports:
An unnam
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Military
US Suspends Constitution in Permanent World War on Terror (with video)
05-18-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Sheehan told Congress yesterday that the AUMF authorized the US military to operate on a worldwide battlefield from Boston to Pakistan. Sheehan emphasized that the Administration is authorized to put boots on t
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