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Date Sent: 2014-03-05
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
C.I.A. Employees Face New Inquiry Amid Clashes on Detention Program
Iran's Guard says it has multiple warhead missiles -- So Russia is going to abandon the dollar as a reserve currency? Good luck with that one -- Rand Paul in crosshairs of tax evasion war -- Bitcoin bank Flexcoin shuts down after massive theft -- The First Mass-Produced Hydrogen Car -- Judge Orders DNR to Leave Farmer Alone ~ After 2-Year Court Battle Baker’s Pigs Now Legal -- Bitcom.com | a quick tour -- 2014 Texas Bitcoin Conference -- Japan
to regulate and tax Bitcoin trades: Nikkei -- Viva Bitcoin Vegas? --
Blockchain to Buy Bitcoin Trading Platform: CEO -- Fools And Their
Bitcoin -- Japan may tax bitcoin deals, stop banks, brokerages from handling -- US Hawks Take Flight Over Ukraine -- Palestinians See Netanyahu’s AIPAC Speech as End to Peace Talks -- It is the West, not Russia, that has behaved recklessly in Ukraine -- "After Tiller" Screening -- The Americans’ Fear of Islamic Terrorists Has Worn Off, So the Government ..... -- Russia Responds to the Threats of US Sanctions -- Niagara Falls
comes to a halt AGAIN: Millions of gallons of cascading water is frozen
.... -- Overstock CEO Sees Bitcoin Sales Rising More Than Expected
AZ: PrepperFestAZ - March 21-23, 2014
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
C.I.A. Employees Face New Inquiry Amid Clashes on Detention Program
03-05-2014
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nytimes.com
The Central Intelligence Agency’s attempt to keep secret the details of a defunct detention and interrogation program has escalated a battle between the agency and members of Congress and led to an investigation by the C.I.A.’s internal watchdog into
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
Iran's Guard says it has multiple warhead missiles
03-05-2014
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ALI AKBAR DAREINI
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) " Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it had acquired missiles with multiple warheads, the latest armaments advance to be claimed by the Islamic Republic.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Currencies
So Russia is going to abandon the dollar as a reserve currency? Good luck with that one
03-05-2014
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The Daily Telegraph
I've already explained why meaningful trade and financial sanctions against Russia are a non starter " everyone would lose from such action. Europe would be pushed back into recession, Russia into financial meltdown.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Rand Paul in crosshairs of tax evasion war
03-05-2014
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Daily Paul
When a bipartisan Senate panel last week lambasted Swiss bank Credit Suisse for helping rich Americans evade billions in taxes, some watching the high-profile hearing couldn’t help but notice an elephant in the room.
That is, Sen. Rand Paul.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin bank Flexcoin shuts down after massive theft
03-05-2014
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http://www.pcworld.com, Zach Miners
Flexcoin, a site that described itself as the “world’s first bitcoin bank,” has closed after it got hacked and all of the bitcoins it had placed in online storage were stolen, the site recently announced.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Inventions
Nano-Tweezers Can Move Molecules With Light
03-05-2014
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http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas Main
Just in case you were getting bored with the world, we bring you a tiny tweezer made of light beams.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Judge Orders DNR to Leave Farmer Alone ~ After 2-Year Court Battle Baker’s Pigs Now Legal
03-05-2014
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Daily Paul
DNR counter-sued Baker, and until recently, was seeking fines of $10,000 for each of the 70 “illegal” pigs the department claimed the farmer had. DNR also sought a court order to destroy the pigs. On February 26, 2014 DNR reversed its position and su
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
2014 Texas Bitcoin Conference
03-05-2014
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texasbitcoinconference.com
The Texas Bitcoin Conference will be held in the Technology and Conference Center, a state of the art, 44,000 square foot facility.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
Japan to regulate and tax Bitcoin trades: Nikkei
03-05-2014
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Reuters
The Japanese government will set rules for trading bitcoin, including imposing taxes on transactions with the virtual currency, that will become the basis for guidelines applicable to similar currencies in future, the Nikkei reported.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Gun Rights
Video: Biggest Killer Of Humans
03-05-2014
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Daily Paul
If you have never passed on a video link in your life, this is the one that will make people wake up about the importance of the Second Amendment
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
Viva Bitcoin Vegas?
03-05-2014
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money.cnn.com
The concept of special economic zones to assist the development of a new industry is common worldwide. So why isn't there one yet for Bitcoin?
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
Blockchain to Buy Bitcoin Trading Platform: CEO
03-05-2014
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bloomberg.com
Nic Cary, CEO of Blockchain.info, the world's most popular bitcoin website, annouced plans to buy Bitcoin trading platform RTBTC on "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
Fools And Their Bitcoin
03-05-2014
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techcrunch.com
I got a text message today from a PR person " one I actually like " who asked me if I wanted the exclusive on two new bitcoin ATMs in Austin as well as a “roving” ATM that will, presumably, be spitting out cryptocurrency for drunk social media market
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Bitcoin
Japan may tax bitcoin deals, stop banks, brokerages from handling
03-05-2014
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Reuters
Japan will this week set out rules on how to handle bitcoins, the first sign that the government is taking action on regulating the virtual currency after the collapse last week of Tokyo-based Mt. Gox, once the world's dominant bitcoin exchange.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX outlines CRS-3 landing legs plan toward first stage recovery ambitions
03-05-2014
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nasaspaceflight.com
SpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster stage, with the next launch of their Falcon 9 v1.1 set to test another key technology towards that aim, via the debut of landing legs on the aft of the fir
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
SpaceX to Compete for Air Force Launches This Year
03-05-2014
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aviationweek.com
SpaceX says its Falcon 9 v1.1 medium-class launcher is expected to receive U.S. Air Force approval this year to compete against United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 and Delta 4 rockets for launches of sensitive national security payloads.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
AutoNation CEO to Tesla's Elon Musk: Call me maybe!
03-05-2014
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cnbc.com
Tesla Motors should be allowed to continue to sell its electric cars to consumers in company-owned showrooms and not have to mollify state governments that oppose the practice, AutoNation Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson told CNBC on Tuesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • NeoCons
US Hawks Take Flight Over Ukraine
03-05-2014
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antiwar.com
A familiar clutch of hawks have taken wing over the rapidly developing crisis in Ukraine, as neo-conservatives and other interventionists claim that President Barack Obama’s preference for diplomacy over military action invited Russian aggression.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Palestinians See Netanyahu’s AIPAC Speech as End to Peace Talks
03-05-2014
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antiwar.com
Speech Barely Touched on Palestine, Rehashed Old Demands
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
It is the West, not Russia, that has behaved recklessly in Ukraine
03-05-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Western observers ditch their critical faculties whenever Russia is involved.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: Arizona
"After Tiller" Screening
03-05-2014
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Phoenix Objectivists
On Saturday, March 15th at 11am at Burton Barr Library, Phoenix Objectivists will host a free screening of the documentary "After Tiller".
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Propaganda
The Americans’ Fear of Islamic Terrorists Has Worn Off, So the Government .....
03-05-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Preface: I’m not siding with Putin on the Ukrainian dispute. I don’t like Communism. I was born in the U.S. and have lived here all of my life.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Russia Responds to the Threats of US Sanctions
03-05-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
A Russian official says potential sanctions by Washington against Moscow would lead to the “crash” of the US financial system and end its global financial domination.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Niagara Falls comes to a halt AGAIN: Millions of gallons of cascading water is frozen ....
03-05-2014
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dailymail.co.uk
For the second time in what has been a frigid winter in the Northeastern United States, Niagara falls has come to an icy halt as the six million cubic feet of water that typically flow over the falls every minute has frozen over.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obamacare
New O-Care delay to help midterm Dems
03-05-2014
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thehill.com
The Obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act, easing election pressure on Democrats.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obamacare
Code Chaos
03-05-2014
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weeklystandard.com
Another nightmare for doctors, courtesy of the federal government
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Overstock CEO Sees Bitcoin Sales Rising More Than Expected
03-05-2014
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online.wsj.com
Expects Bitcoin Sales to Reach $10 Million to $15 Million This Year
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin sheds Mt.Gox albatross, rallies nearly 20 percent
03-05-2014
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cnbc.com
Is bitcoin the new honey badger?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin insurance? A new fund is banking on it
03-05-2014
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cnbc.com
If bitcoin is going to survive as a digital currency, it's going to have to convince investors their holdings are safe.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Warren Buffett: Supposed Increase in Extreme Weather 'Hasn't Been True So Far'
03-03-2014
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Sean Long, CNS News
Any climate alarmist will tell you that climate change is increasing extreme weather events, but liberal billionaire Warren Buffett easily destroyed that argument.
Buffett told CNBC March 3, that extreme weather events haven't increased due to clima
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Leon Felkins
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Steve Porak passes away
Donna Hancock
Our friend and patriot, Steve Porak, passed away peacefully in his sleep early this morning with his family gathered close by. Tentative memorial services have been scheduled for next Thursday, March 13th. We will post any updated details about the m
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News Link • Surveillance
Lawsuit: Sprint charged US gov’t $21 million too much for spying on us
03-03-2014
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ars technica
The US government today filed suit against Sprint, alleging that the company overcharged government agencies when submitting expense reimbursement requests for wiretap operations that spied on Sprint customers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Chief Mark McBride: The Crime Lord of Idaho Falls
03-03-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
“I don’t know why there would be [one],” replied Idaho Falls Police Chief Mark McBride when asked if his department would apologize to the Madrigals. “Just because a person is found not guilty doesn’t mean the officers were wrong.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police hid use of cell phone tracking device from judge because of NDA
03-03-2014
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ars technica
A police department in Florida failed to tell judges about its use of a cell phone tracking tool "because the department got the device on loan and promised the manufacturer to keep it all under wraps," the American Civil Liberties Union said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The Kaley Forfeiture Decision: What It Looks Like When The Feds Make Their Ham Sandwich
03-03-2014
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Popehat
The question presented was not whether assets can be frozen before trial " it's old news that they can " or whether they can be frozen even if it deprives the defendant of the ability to pay counsel. The question presented was whether the defendant c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Student Loans Are Ruining Your Life. Now They’re Ruining the Economy Too
03-03-2014
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Time magazine
At the end of 2003, American students and graduates owed just $253 billion in aggregate debt; by the end of 2013, American students’ debt had ballooned to a total of $1.08 trillion, an increase of over 300%. In the past year alone,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Obama’s Strategy Of Fomenting Revolution In Ukraine Is Backfiring Dramatically
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
When the Obama administration was plotting to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Ukraine, what in the world did they expect to happen in the aftermath? Did they just expect Russia to roll over and play dead as the U.S. and the EU ins
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Common Core: How Career Training Has Replaced Public Education
03-03-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Last month in New York, the Common Core Learning Standards will leave some students behind because of the focus on passing tests and lack of direct education.
The working group of Board Regents (BR) state: “Educators whose jobs are threatened beca
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Cuba
Obama Silent on Russian Spy Vessel in Cuba
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
HAVANA | Is Vladimir Putin invoking Nikita Khrushchev? In 1963, during the heart of the cold war a stand off between Russia and the US had both nations on the brink of Thermo-nuclear war. Those 13 days in world history came to be known as the Cuban M
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
US Army tests real life Iron Man suit
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
Straight out of science fiction and off the silver screen - the U.S. Army has nearly completed construction of a new type of wearable armor. Based off the comic book hero Iron Man - The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, will be ready fo
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Afghanistan
Former CIA Agent: Back to Afghanistan? - Michael Scheuer
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
NATION | As the war in Afghanistan drags on to its 13th year, Americans are becoming increasingly tired of the conflict. The Founding Fathers knew America, like all nations, would be forced to fight wars. A process to declare war is written into the
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Chilling Effects of Comcast Time Warner Merger
02-28-2014
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Next News Network
WASHINGTON DC | The merger between Comcast and Time-Warner cable is a concern to many independent cable providers and others. Critics of the merger, like our guest today believe the purchase will create a monopoly that will dominate the marketplace.
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Surveillance
A Neighborhood Strikes Back
03-03-2014
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Xander BloodWillow.com
Squeezing blood out of a stone might be easier than getting answers from government agencies and energy oligarchs. Stonewalling, misinformation, and ‘lack of jurisdiction’ has left a neighborhood grasping at straws for answers as to why a camera was
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Xander Holman
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News Link • Drones
New Disturbing Details of Yemeni Wedding Hit by U.S. Drone
03-02-2014
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Joe Wolverton, II, J.D., New American
A new report on the December 12 U.S. drone strike that killed 12 guests at a Yemeni wedding calls on President Obama to come clean on the standards it uses to decide who lives and who dies and when drones are an appropriate weapon in the so-called “W
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Iran
UN finds no evidence Iran seeks nuclear arms: Rouhani
03-02-2014
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AFP
President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that despite "thousands of hours" of inspection, the UN's atomic watchdog has found no evidence of military objectives in Iran's nuclear drive.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Food
Please Plan Accordingly - by Andrew Offutt
03-02-2014
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L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
Not long ago, around 10pm, he saw 3 cars coming up his 1/4 mile driveway. The cars stopped about 300 feet from his house. The occupants turned off their car lights. Through the dark he was able to make out 4 men silently walking toward his house.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Why Reddit moderators are “censoring” Glenn Greenwald’s latest bombshell
03-02-2014
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Salon
All links to Greenwald’s piece on the Intercept, a publication founded by First Look Media and home to Snowden’s leaked materials, titled “How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations,” has been removed
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obamacare
Now on your restaurant bill: Obamacare fee
03-02-2014
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CNN
Diners at 8 Gator's Dockside casual eateries are finding a 1% Affordable Care Act surcharge on their tabs, which comes to 15 cents on a typical $15 lunch tab. Signs on the door and at tables alert diners to the fee, which is also listed separately on
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Is Everything in the Mainstream Media Fake? " 6 Examples of Media Manipulation
03-02-2014
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What we have today is an increasingly sophisticated full-spectrum assault on free will and psychological well-being, and we have come to a point where it is no longer even necessary for media institutions to attempt to hide their blatant work of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Immigration
US Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Cars to Justify Shooting Them
03-02-2014
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The Los Angeles Times obtained an internal review of US Border Patrol’s use-of-force policies, which US Customs and Border Protection has refused to release publicly (members of Congress have seen a summary). The paper did publish previously
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Settling For Your Rights
03-02-2014
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Simple Justice
We are well past the point where an explanation is needed that photography or videotaping of police in the public performance of their duties is not a crime. Indeed, it’s a right. Or using the language of the law, a “firmly established right” for th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Public Outrage Over School District Superintendent’s $663,000 Compensation Package
03-02-2014
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Jonathan Turley
In the Los Angeles area a quickly drawn school board meeting demanded by members of the public, a hearing was held on the total compensation package of Centinela Valley Union High School District Superintendent Jose Fernandez.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
School Board Members’ Elections Financed By Construction Firm That Received Millions
03-02-2014
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Jonathan Turley
A major California construction firm poured large amounts of money into campaigns to elect their favored candidates. In return the friendly school board awarded them bond measures on the ballot totaling nearly $200 million.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Free Speech
Shut Up Telling Me Shut Up
03-02-2014
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by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)
Expressing the view that radical leftism is the only permissible political philosophy, and the First Amendment only hinders institutions like Harvard in its noble struggle to convey it. Free speech on campus should therefore be abolished,
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