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Date Sent: 2013-11-23
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
Mother fined $10 for not including Ritz crackers in kids' school lunch
William Kristol: Israel-Hater -- The Kennedy Assassination (November 22, 1963) 50 Years Later -- The Secret Reason Germany Wants to Join the NSA “Spy Club” -- Kennedy Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream … 50 Years After Assassination -- Look Out, Flu Shot Resistors: The “FLUgitive” Propaganda Campaign -- White House: Israel’s Stance on Iran Would Lead to War -- Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban Styrofoam -- Taxpayers lose $139 million on Fisker Automotive loan -- EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard -- USPS ad for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas — includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah -- California Smoking Ban Most Stringent in U.S. -- Fed's Tarullo details plans to counter bank runs -- Obama biography, required reading for fourth-graders --
Israel Wants Walls, not Peace -- No Breakthrough in Geneva -- Tennessee
Hearings Demonstrate Absurdities Of Asset Forfeiture -- Judge
Ken Anderson released from jail after 3 days -- Juries
Matter, Until They Don’t -- Portland School Cracks Down on Racist
PB&J Sandwiches -- Secret Radio: A Neglected Freedom Strategy -- 6,000 lbs of
food on 1/10th acre - Los Angeles - Urban Homestead --
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, November 24, 2013 Edition --
Private Island in Micronesia
AZ: Satoshi Square - Tempe Farmers Market Offline eXchange
(TFMOX), Today, Nov. 23; Christmas Party @ the Hancock's - Sat Dec
14th, 2013 - 5 p.m. til ??
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Mother fined $10 for not including Ritz crackers in kids' school lunch
11-22-2013
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boing boing
Manitoba Government's Early Learning and Child Care fined mother Kristen Bartkiw $10 because she neglected to include healthful Ritz crackers in her kids' school lunches.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
William Kristol: Israel-Hater
11-23-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
Not feeling at all chastened over his role in pushing the US into war in Iraq based on his lies and those of his neoconservative allies, William Kristol peddles more lies to push Israel into a war of its own. Kristol, is desperately egging Israel on
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News Link • Conspiracies
The Kennedy Assassination (November 22, 1963) 50 Years Later
11-23-2013
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lewrockwell.com
November 22, 2013, is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
The Secret Reason Germany Wants to Join the NSA “Spy Club”
11-23-2013
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lewrockwell.com
For me, one of the most ironic aspects of the Edward Snowden spy scandal is watching the reaction of foreign governments to it.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Conspiracies
Kennedy Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream … 50 Years After Assassination
11-23-2013
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lewrockwell.com
Preface: Some “conspiracy theories” are true, and some are false. Each must be judged on its own merits.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
White House: Israel’s Stance on Iran Would Lead to War
11-23-2013
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Demands Would Alienate Other Nations
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
This Massive Robot Could Soon Join Marines on the Battlefield
11-23-2013
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http://www.defenseone.com, Alexis Madrigal
The future doesn't always arrive with a gasp and a boom like Skynet inTerminator. No, sometimes it's more like Office Space.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Bioengineer: the heart is one of the easiest organs to bioprint, we'll do it in a decade
11-23-2013
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http://www.wired.co.uk, by Liat Clark
A team of cardiovascular scientists has announced it will be able to 3D print a whole heart from the recipients' own cells within a decade.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban Styrofoam
11-23-2013
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http://nypost.com, By Carl Campanile
Before he leaves office next month, Mayor Bloomberg is ordering one more takeout " Styrofoam.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Taxpayers lose $139 million on Fisker Automotive loan
11-23-2013
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http://dailycaller.com, Michael Bastasch
Happy Thanksgiving from the Obama administration.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard
11-23-2013
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http://www.foxnews.com, By Kelley Vlahos
A river runs through it -- and Uncle Sam isn't far behind.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Moscow Mayor Thinks Mosques Attract Illegal Migration
11-23-2013
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http://fusion.net, By JORDAN FABIAN
Moscow is banning the construction of new mosques, the latest sign of the growing anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment in Russia.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
NBC’s Leno, Fallon Off to Best Ratings Starts in Five Years
11-23-2013
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http://variety.com, Rick Kissell
'Tonight Show' is beating CBS' 'Late Show' by 51% in 18-49 demo this fall; Kimmel boosts ABC
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Robert Lee
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News Link • United States Postal Service
USPS ad for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas " includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah
11-23-2013
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www.washingtontimes.com, By Cheryl K. Chumley
Where’s Christmas? As one social media commentator rapidly noticed, a recent U.S. Postal Service advertisement to sell “holiday stamps” curiously omitted a Christmas or Christian-themed message, yet included portrayals of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
California Smoking Ban Said to Be Most Stringent in U.S.
11-23-2013
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http://www.breitbart.com, UPI
A California ordinance that prohibits smoking in residences with shared walls may be the strictest anti-smoking law in the United States, city officials say.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed's Tarullo details plans to counter bank runs
11-23-2013
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http://www.cnbc.com,
Global regulators need more policy tools to counter the risk of devastating bank runs and should have powers over a wide array of market participants, U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo said on Friday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Obama biography, required reading, tells fourth-graders that white Americans are racists
11-23-2013
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http://dailycaller.com, Eric Owens
Some parents in Dupo, Ill. are not happy that a biography of President Barack Obama is required reading for fourth-graders.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Tennessee Hearings Demonstrate Absurdities Of Asset Forfeiture
11-22-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
Here in Nashville, the state legislature held hearings this week on "policing for profit," the catchy name the libertarian public interest law firm the Institute for Justice has given to the practice of civil asset forfeiture.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Ken Anderson released from jail after 3 days
11-22-2013
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Former Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson has been released from prison. Anderson served just five days of a 10-day jail sentence. He was given credit good behavior and for one day previously served.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Death Penalty
Juries Matter, Until They Don’t
11-22-2013
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Simple Justice
A jury, by 8-4 vote, decided not to kill Mario Woodward for murdering police officer Keith Houts. In most places, that would be the end of it. But not Alabama. Oh no. In Alabama, judges “override” the jury. Death! So sayeth the Judge,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Portland School Cracks Down on Racist PB&J Sandwiches
11-22-2013
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One school administrator began the school year cracking down on exclusive language. She explained to the Portland Tribune in September how a simple example of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a classroom indicated “white privilege”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Secret Radio: A Neglected Freedom Strategy
11-22-2013
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The Daily Anarchist
Secret radio provides an alternative means by which to network and to spread information. Especially radios that run on batteries can substitute for the internet and for phones. My alternative communication system includes a ham radio and a short-wav
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Democracy Unplugged Forum Sampler 1 (video)
11-20-2013
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The International Libertarian
Three interesting and controversial topics were explored to discover which generated enough interest to have a debate on at a future date. After each presentation audience questions were be answered by the presenters. Gun Rights - Presented by Darren
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News Link • Food
Thanksgiving Leftovers Decision-Making Flowchart
11-22-2013
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http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/thanksgiving-l
For the day after Thanksgiving, F&W offers a complete guide to navigating (or being smart enough to ignore) a fridge full of leftovers. Links to recipes appear below.
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News Link • Food
6,000 lbs of food on 1/10th acre - Los Angeles - Urban Homestead
11-22-2013
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youtube
Over 6,000 pounds of food per year, on 1/10 acre located in LA. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year.
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News Link • Police State
Thousands protest against tough new official secrets law in Japan
11-21-2013
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Reuters
The law, proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, would significantly broaden the definition of official secrets, which Abe says is vital for strengthening security cooperation with main ally the United States and other countries.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees
11-21-2013
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Washington Post
The partisan battles that have paralyzed Washington in recent years took a historic turn, as Senate Democrats eliminated filibusters for most presidential nominations, severely curtailing the political leverage of the Republican minority
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water first
11-21-2013
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Reuters
Mining in space is moving to commercial reality but metals magnates need not fear a mountain of extraterrestrial supply---the aim is to fuel human voyages deeper into the galaxy. Within 3 years, 2 firms plan prospecting missions to asteroids.
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News Link • Food
Have Bitcoin To Burn? Next Stop Could Be The Farm
11-21-2013
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NPR
For food producers who sell directly to consumers, credit cards are both a blessing and a curse. They're a way to do business with cashless customers, but 3% of every credit card sale is usually charged to the farmer as a transaction fee.
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By: Andrew Gavin Marshall](https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Uploads/Pix/000/11/000-1120212305.jpg)
News Link • MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
World of Resistance [WoR] Report, Part 1: The Global Awakening
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall
11-20-2013
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http://andrewgavinmarshall.com/2013/11/20/world-of
The world today is in the midst of the most monumental social, political and economic upheavals in human history " a state of continual protests, uprisings and what may be considered inevitable revolution on a global scale. Power that had been centra
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Reference Link • Police State
America Has Entered a New Level of Tyranny
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
Did you know there has never been a police state which has not victimized their own people? This makes you wonder what our government will do when they are done collecting our private data? Read more here...
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Pennsylvania: Man Arrested For Criticizing Cops Speeding Sues
11-20-2013
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The Newspaper
Officer Jonathan Gromek zipped past in his squad car close to the men, so Henderson jumped back and yelled, "Wow." Officer Gromek made a U-turn and confronted Henderson. "I don't even know how he heard that," Stewart said ....
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News Link • Surveillance
Next Stop On The Road To Surveillance State: License Plate Scanners
11-20-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
Cops could scan plates at protests, or at meetings of activist groups to keep tabs on who's in attendance. A man was pulled over by anti-terrorism police because his car was on a "hot list" after his plate was scanned at an anti-war protest.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Pennsylvania cops Taser handcuffed 14-year-old in the face ‘for his safety’
11-20-2013
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Rawstory
Tullytown officers fired a Taser and hit the boy in the face when he escaped from their police cruiser and began to flee. The district attorney asserted that the 14-year-old was not able to stop his face from hitting the pavement because he was handc
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghan Pact Would Keep U.S. Troops Until 2024
11-20-2013
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New York Times
Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday that the United States and Afghanistan had finalized the wording of a bilateral security agreement that would allow for a lasting American troop presence through 2024 and set the stage for billions
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News Link • Internet
Inside America's Plan to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere
11-20-2013
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The US and its key intelligence allies are quietly working behind the scenes to kneecap a mounting movement in the UN to promote a universal human right to online privacy, according to diplomatic sources and an internal US government document
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News Link • Surveillance
US and UK struck secret deal to allow NSA to 'unmask' Britons' personal data
11-20-2013
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The Guardian
The phone, internet and email records of UK citizens not suspected of any wrongdoing have been analyzed and stored by America's National Security Agency under a secret deal that was approved by British intelligence officials,
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
Second wave of health plan cancellations looms
11-20-2013
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FOX News
A new and independent analysis of ObamaCare warns of a ticking time bomb, predicting a second wave of 50 million to 100 million insurance policy cancellations next fall -- right before the mid-term elections.
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News Link • Surveillance
Oakland surveillance center protest dissipates
11-20-2013
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San Fransisco Chronicle
Oakland's City Council voted to move ahead with controversial city surveillance center during a raucous council meeting Tuesday morning that only ended when the police cleared out the chambers.
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News Link • Healthcare
Enroll America Director Conspires to Release Private Data
11-20-2013
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fter meeting with several Obamacare Navigators who openly encouraged our undercover reporters to lie about income status, health history and more, it became clear that personal data was also being “cross-pollinated.”
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Utah town forgets to hold election . . . again
11-20-2013
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The Daily Caller
“They’re going to have to appoint the current mayor and council for 2 more years and they’ll advertise and have people elected” in the next election cycle 2 years from now. This is the 2nd cycle in a row the town has forgotten to hold an election.
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News Link • Military
Air Force Seeks Laser Weapons for Next Generation Fighters
11-20-2013
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news.usni.org
The U.S. Air Force has released a new request for a high-powered laser weapon that could be mounted on a next-generation air dominance fighter in the post-2030 era.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Florida city uproots couple’s 17-year-old garden, over new ordinance
11-20-2013
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Fox News
Few things in life are as benign as a home vegetable garden.
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