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Date Sent: 2013-12-19
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
Target says data from 40 MILLION credit cards stolen
12-19-13 -- Christina Tobin - (VIDEO LOADED) -- Gundersen: All of Japan IS Contaminated, Gov’t Covering Up -- Arkansas Mom Totally Flattens Common Core -- FDA: Ritalin May Cause Extended Erections In Children -- Reddit bans comments from global warming skeptics -- China Confirms Near-Collision Of US, Chinese Warships, Accuses US Of "Deliberate Provocation' -- Chinese Moon Display Contains Image of Europe Being Nuked -- Fed "Tightens", Tapers $10 Billion - Full Redline -- In China, They Wonder Why Everyone Over Here Is Letting Google Kick Their Butts -- China Has A Good Reason To Crack Down On Bitcoin -- Turn off the Tube, Tune out the Media, and Drop out of December Madness -- Senate Democrats block amendment to restore vet benefits by closing
illegal immigrant welfare loophole -- Teacher Suspended Over Viral Video
Showing Him Screaming At A Special Needs Student -- BREAKING:
Inventors Harness Free Energy with New Device -- A Seriously
Upgraded Corvette Stingray Hit 200 MPH On A Texas Highway [VIDEO] -- Moody's lowers N.J. debt
outlook to negative, citing slow recovery -- Cable #1 Rated,
'Duck Dynasty's Patriarch Phil Robertson Fired Following Anti-Gay
Remark -- Lawsuit: Woman Faced Illegal Body Cavity Search,
Observed Bowel Movement -- Army to Cut Up to 4,000 Captains and Majors
-- Representative Ann Wagner Says Stand Down Orders Came From
President Of The United States! -- List of Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs Saying ‘NO’ to Obama Gun Control -- ObamaCare Found To
Restrict Where You Live And Travel -- What your insurance policy
going to cost under ObamaSCAM You don't need to sign up or in to
see -- Bracing for An Eventual Day of Reckoning -- New York Times
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News Link • Internet
Target says data from 40 million credit cards stolen
12-19-2013
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Reuters
Target Corp said data from about 40 million credit and debit cards might have been stolen from shoppers at its stores during the first three weeks of the holiday season, in the second-largest card breach at a U.S. retailer. The data theft,
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
12-19-13 -- Christina Tobin - (VIDEO & MP3 LOADED)
Christina Tobin (Founder and Chair of Free and Equal) provides and update on what their organization is doing to prepare for the next presidential election, their initiatives, and the progress of educating voters
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Gundersen: All of Japan IS Contaminated, Gov’t Covering Up
12-19-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, goldenequity
In this, the third installment in our short film series, Fairewinds Energy Education's Arnie Gundersen discusses sources of radiation the Japanese government is not taking into consideration when assessing the risk to it's people and the rest of the
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
FDA: Ritalin May Cause Extended Erections In Children
12-19-2013
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http://thelibertybeat.com, By: Derrick Broze
On Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration warned that a common drug used to treat attention deficit disorder can cause painful and long-lasting erections.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Climate Change
Reddit bans comments from global warming skeptics
12-19-2013
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http://dailycaller.com, Giuseppe Macri
A content editor on Reddit’s science forum wrote Monday that the site has banned climate-change skeptics, and asks why more news outlets haven’t done the same.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China Confirms Near-Collision Of US, Chinese Warships, Accuses US Of "Deliberate Provocation'
12-19-2013
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Last Friday we reported of a freak near-incident in the South China Sea, when a US warship nearly collided with a Chinese navy vessel, operating in close proximity to China's only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, although details were scarce.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Chinese Moon Display Contains Image of Europe Being Nuked
12-19-2013
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
Startling detail a sign of Beijing’s plan to militarize space?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science
Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea May Need Decades to Recover From Oil Spill
12-19-2013
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arclein
The closer the team surveyed to the well, the less diversity of marine life they found. Nearest the disaster site, crustaceans and shellfish suffered greatly; these creatures are particularly sensitive to pollutants in the deep sea. Worms were still
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Combat Modern Disease by Returning to a Traditional Native American Diet
12-19-2013
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arclein
“It started when Indian people were no longer free to live off the land. After the tribes were placed on reservations, they were fed government rations of processed food. Much of reservation lands could not be farmed. The shift from hunting, gatherin
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
How the Brain Creates Personality: A New Theory
12-19-2013
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arclein
People vary in the degree that they tend to rely on the top and bottom brain systems. This leads to four basic cognitive modes that underlie how a person approaches the world and interacts with other people.
To explain the Theory of Cognitive Mode
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
Researchers Solve Longtime Mystery Of How Marijuana Causes Memory Loss
12-19-2013
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arclein
But in a study of mice, researchers were surprised to find that THC increased the levels of an enzyme called cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the hippocampus.
The COX-2 increase in the brain cells seems to turn down memory-making abilities by decreasi
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robert klein
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News Link • 3D Printing
$35,000 3D-printed Iron Man suit is for serious fans only
12-19-2013
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dvice.com
It's every geek's dream to say "I am Iron Man!" while roaming around the floors of a comic con taking pictures with all of the fawning fans.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Doggie headset translates your canine's thoughts to human speech
12-19-2013
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dvice.com
If you've ever owned a dog, chances are you've wondered just what your pup was thinking from time to time.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • 3D Printing
Cornell University 3d Prints Functional Speaker
12-19-2013
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http://thelibertybeat.com, By: Derrick Broze
Students at Cornell University have 3d printed one of the worlds first complete functional electronic devices from scratch with their new speaker.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Underwater Exploration and Living
Mini arm-worn jet packs let you soar underwater like Superman
12-19-2013
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dvice.com
Give your legs a break from all that intense underwater kicking with these mini jet packs that strap onto your arms and propel you through the water. At least that's what S.C.P. Marine Innovation, a U.K.-based startup hopes to deliver next year.
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Feature Article • How to Help
CATO Hiring
Donna Hancock
The Cato Institute is seeking to hire a scholar to study and critique federal spending policies. The expert would examine particular spending programs and overall spending levels through studies, op-eds, blogs, media appearances, and contributions to
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
MetaPro augmented reality shades will turn you into Tony Stark
12-19-2013
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dvice.com
Augmented reality headsets are popping up all over the place nowadays, each promising to out-do one another in the quest to catch up with Google Glass.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists studying process for growing steel-strength veggies
12-19-2013
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dvice.com
A team of researchers working at Purdue University have just discovered what could be called the next big super-material. It could also be called a carrot.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Technology: Computer Hardware
Steve Wozniak Backed This Awesome Computer Kit On Kickstarter
12-19-2013
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Business Insider
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has backed a Kickstarter project called Kano, a DIY computer kit powered by the famous $35 Raspberry Pi computer.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
3-year-old boy survives rare 5-organ transplant
12-19-2013
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http://www.myfoxny.com
A little boy from Tampa has survived a five-organ transplant. Tuesday, his mother and doctors shared their medical miracle with the world.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed "Tightens", Tapers $10 Billion - Full Redline
12-19-2013
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zerohedge.com
Despite the world of mainstream media pundits proclaiming the US is recovering nicely and that a taper is priced in (and the warning that the 5Y auction gave this morning that it's not), ....
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
In China, They Wonder Why Everyone Over Here Is Letting Google Kick Their Butts
12-19-2013
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Business Insider
Last month, we flew to China and met with several executives at some of the biggest Internet companies over there.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
This Lightbulb and Speaker Combo Is a Bright Idea With Dim Execution
12-19-2013
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Wired.com
The AwoX StriimLight B-10 sounds crazier than it actually is. It’s a lightbulb, and it’s also a Bluetooth speaker.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
China Has A Good Reason To Crack Down On Bitcoin
12-19-2013
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Business Insider
The price of Bitcoin has been getting clobbered over the last day as China continues to crack down on its use.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Sen Dems block amendment to restore vet benefits by closing illegal immigrant welfare loophole
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
If ever there was a doubt as to what drives the democratic party,this lays it to rest. These bastards chose to cut benefits to our wounded and retired veterans over cutting govt. benefits to illegal aliens! Why you ask would someone do this?It`s simp
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News Link • Energy
Nova Technologia (New Technology)
12-19-2013
This is an electromagnetic device that, depending on how binding to be connected to ground grid, shall move particles of energy for performing work instantly via electromagnetism. The sensor requires only a small amount of power continuously supplied
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
How Miley Cyrus Killed 'Hannah Montana' And Created An Uncharted New Career Path
12-19-2013
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Business Insider
It all started with a haircut.
With the shearing of Miley Cyrus' perfectly coiffed long hair, so went her squeaky clean "Hannah Montana" image.
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News Link • Energy
BREAKING: Inventors Harness Free Energy with New Device
12-19-2013
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YouTube.Com/NextNewsNetwork
Its called the Earth Electron Captor Generator, and according to the patent it works like this, "Earth Energy is electromagnetic energy that can be instantly obtained to perform work through an electromagnetic field connected to earth"
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News Link • Transportation
A Seriously Upgraded Corvette Stingray Hit 200 MPH On A Texas Highway [VIDEO]
12-19-2013
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Business Insider
We weren't surprised this summer when Hennessey Performance Engineering, the Texas tuning house that makes awesome cars even more awesome, turned its attention to the new 2014 Corvette Stingray.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Moody's lowers N.J. debt outlook to negative, citing slow recovery
12-19-2013
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Wall Street analysts at Moody’s Investors Service lowered their outlook on New Jersey’s debt from stable to negative, saying the state remains hamstrung by rising costs and “a sluggish economic recovery” despite Gov. Chris Christie’s efforts.
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News Link • Media: Television
Cable #1 Rated, 'Duck Dynasty's Patriarch Phil Robertson Fired Following Anti-Gay Remark
12-19-2013
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The news comes after the reality star compared being gay to bestiality, drawing ire from LGBT groups including GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Lawsuit: Woman Faced Illegal Body Cavity Search, Observed Bowel Movement
12-19-2013
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CBS News
A federal lawsuit says U.S. border and customs officials strip-searched a New Mexico woman at the El Paso border crossing, then took her to a hospital for illegal body cavity probes.
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News Link • Military
Army to Cut Up to 4,000 Captains and Majors
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
The U.S. Army is sending roughly 19,000 active-duty captains and majors to a screening board for early separation this spring, the Army Times reported. Up to 20 percent of those screened " approximately 3,800 officers " could be scheduled to leave th
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News Link • Conspiracies
Representative Ann Wagner Says Stand Down Orders Came From President Of The United States!
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
'The administration let this happen and it is totally unacceptable. The current administration is "above" the law now and do as they please". New testimony given on stand down orders in Benghazi (Video)
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News Link • Gun Rights
List of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Saying ‘NO’ to Obama Gun Control
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
The remarkable thing about what these brave men and women are doing is that nobody told them to do it. Neither the CSPOA nor any other organization that we are aware of contacted sheriffs across the nation and asked them to make statements; this is
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
ObamaCare Found To Restrict Where You Live And Travel
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
It's bad enough that the president's health insurance takeover costs more, breaks his pledge of letting you keep your plan and diminishes choice. It actually restricts your travels too. 'We have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in.
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
What your insurance policy going to cost under ObamaSCAM. You don't need to sign up or in to see
12/19/2013
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http://godlikeproductions.com
You can look at all the costs of Obamas "affordable" insurance policies in the U.S. All the states and Cities. You will see cost is even determined in the city you live in. My computer skills are limited so I'll provide direction. If someone could
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News Link • Drug War
Anti-coca spraying halted in Colombia after 2 U.S. pilots shot down
12-18-2013
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latimes.com
One pilot was killed after his crop-duster was brought down, apparently by leftist rebels. FARC rebels are also believed to have shot down the other plane.
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Edward Snowden offers to help Brazil over US spying in return for asylum
12-18-2013
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The Guardian
NSA whistleblower says in letter he is willing to help in wake of revelations that President Dilma Rousseff's phone was hacked
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News Link • Whistleblowers
DOD official: Snowden ‘stole everything " literally everything’
12-18-2013
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dailycaller.com
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden stole vastly more information than previously speculated, and is holding it at ransom for his own protection.
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News Link • Bill of Rights
NSA Official Says First Amendment Should Be “Reformed”
12-18-2013
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Steve Watson
Adds that Obama should crack down on free press
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Taper or no taper, the Fed will never end QE: Marc Faber
12-18-2013
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http://www.cnbc.com, Alex Rosenberg
When the Federal Reserve announces its next move on Wednesday, some expect it to reduce its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program, targeting an eventual end to quantitative easing in late 2014.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Voting and Elections
I'm not voting anymore
12-17-2013
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www.dailypaul.com
Government requires violence to exist. Taxation is theft, etc. If the system you support does NOT require violence, then it is not government. Government is by definition violent.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
School Tells 5th Grader He Cannot Keep Both First Place Prize and 1st Amendment Rights
12-17-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Zachary Golob-Drake, a 5th grader at the Patel Partnership School in Tampa Florida was elated recently when he won first place with a speech and an invitation to compete in the 4-H Tropicana Public Speech Contest. However, his assistant principal the
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News Link • Drug War
Drug suspects had soap, not cocaine bricks
12-17-2013
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Cruz's attorney said, "After this, everyone should pause about jumping to conclusions when a field test is said to be positive by law enforcement. There are people going to jail on high bail amounts based upon these field tests."
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News Link • Climate Change
How a top climate change expert defrauded EPA of $900K by claiming he was undercover CIA
12-17-2013
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Daily Mail
A top climate change expert at the EPA has admitted to defrauding the government out of more than $900,000 by claiming he was an undercover CIA agent so he didn't have to show up for work for months at a time.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
83 Numbers From 2013 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
12-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
During 2013, America continued to steadily march down a self-destructive path toward oblivion. As a society, our debt levels are completely and totally out of control. Our financial system has been transformed into the largest casino on the entire
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
2013 Likely To Be The Safest Year For Cops In Decades
12-17-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
With only a couple weeks to go, 2013 is shaping up to be the safest year for police officers since the 1950s. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 97 police officers have died on the job so far this year.
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News Link • Food
Booze can keep you young
12-17-2013
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ars technica
Caffeine makes it more difficult for cells to copy the ends of their chromosomes. But that may be OK, since they also found that booze has the opposite effect.
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News Link • Drug War
500 Innocent Americans Killed by Cops Each Year
12-17-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
"Knock and announce" police raids are on the rise. They are estimated to occur as many as 40,000 " 50,000 per year. Back in the 1970s, military-style police raids used to be a rare event, occurring only a few hundred times per year.
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News Link • Welfare: Social
St. Louis Church Ordered To Stop Handing Out Hot Meals To The Homeless
12-17-2013
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On Sunday, a Missouri street church that serves hot meals to the homeless was honored with a front-page feature in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On Monday, city health department officials told the group to immediately cease handing out food.
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