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Date Sent: 2012-01-25
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, January 25, 2012 AM edition |
Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops
Homeland Security Trolling We Won’t Fly Blog -- D.E.A. Squads Extend Reach of Drug War -- Ron Paul Responds To Obama's State Of The Union Speech -- 1 out of every 318 adults in USA is a registered sex offender -- Arkansas Dem’s pet murdered, with ‘LIBERAL’ scrawled on corpse -- BTP Response to the 2012 State of the Union -- Not guilty plea for alleged White House shooter Ortega-Hernandez --
Last Marine to face prosecution in killings of 24 Iraqi civilians
won’t serve any jail time -- January 25th, 2012 - Stephanie Murphy - Troilus Bryan -
Karen Kwiatkowski -- Gold, Silver Pause Off Fresh Highs;
Asian Demand Seen Returning -- Poll:
Ron Paul, Rick Santorum compete for third in Florida --
Groundbreaking marks first step to building massive space plane --
Anonymous briefly deletes CBS.com from the Internet -- Ron Paul
starts campaign to end the TSA -- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement -- George Soros on the Coming U.S. Class War -- Spain, Portugal Want Quick Greek
Bailout Decision -- ‘Digital DNA’ May Soon Be Required To
Take SAT And ACT Exams -- Who
Should Have Access to Student Records? -- US Post Office
Needs to Cut 260,000 Jobs: Rep. Issa -- Republican House Member to
Boycott Obama Speech
AZ: Obama visiting Phoenix today, Jan. 25; Jan. 28, "God on Trial" Book
Signing; Feb 22 – ARIZONA REPUBLICAN 2012 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. 6
pm, Mesa Arts Center (BUY TICKETS NOW!)
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops
01-24-2012
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by Declan McCullagh (cNet)
American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case.
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News Link • Homeland Security
Homeland Security Trolling We Won’t Fly Blog
01-24-2012
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I was about to delete an offensive comment on this blog and thought, hmm, I wonder where this guy is posting from? Lo and behold, the troll posted to our website from an IP address controlled by the federal government’s Department of Homeland Securit
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News Link • Drug War
D.E.A. Squads Extend Reach of Drug War
01-24-2012
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New York Times
Several news outlets briefly reported the episode, mentioning that a Honduran official said the United States Drug Enforcement Administration had provided support. But none of the reports included a striking detail: that support consisted of an elite
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News Link • Government
Ron Paul Responds To Obama's State Of The Union Speech
01-24-2012
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Chicago Sun-Times
"Tonight, President Obama once again showed that he does not represent the fundamental change this country needs."
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
1 out of every 318 adults in USA is a registered sex offender
01-24-2012
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The organization's most recent survey of states found there are 747,408 registered sex offenders in the country today, which represents an increase of 7,555 offenders from the previous survey in June 2011.
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News Link • Politics: Democratic Campaigns
Arkansas Dem’s pet murdered, with ‘LIBERAL’ scrawled on corpse
01-24-2012
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Rawstory
Ken Aden, who’s running for the state’s third congressional district, came home last night to discover the family pet had been murdered and left on their front porch, as if the attacker wanted it to be discovered. The feline’s skull was bashed in, an
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Food
Printed Sensors Could Help Save You From Spoiled Food
01-24-2012
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Christina Bonnington via WIRED.com
Whenever I pick up a package of frozen raw meat from the grocery store, I wonder, “Has this been frozen the whole time? How many times did it thaw and re-freeze?” It’s a disquieting thought, especially because there’s currently no easy way to tell.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
iPhone sales drive record quarter for Apple
01-24-2012
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The RawStory.com
Apple blew past forecasts and reported record quarterly net profit and revenue in the first quarter since the death of founder Steve Jobs, driven by strong sales of the new iPhone.
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News Link • Politics
BTP Response to the 2012 State of the Union
1-24-2012
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Boston Tea Party
President Obama wants us to imagine an America that is within reach. I would rather have you imagine a world a little further down the road. The President wants “[a] country that leads the world in educating its people. An America that attracts a new
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News Link • WAR: About that War
THE WAR: I think I am going to be sick
01-24-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
I as a Pastor need to speak against this evil ... it is my duty ... and I am calling out the clergy in this nation to speak up and out against this wickedness. I just watched this video which would explain why so many of our kids are choosing to end
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Not guilty plea for alleged White House shooter Ortega-Hernandez
01-24-2012
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Washington Post
Alleged White House shooter Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to assassinate the president and 16 related crimes.
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News Link • Iraq
Last Marine to face prosecution in killings of 24 Iraqi civilians won’t serve any jail time
01-24-2012
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Washington Post
Military judge Lt. Col. David Jones initially recommended the maximum sentence of 3 months for Wuterich, saying: “It’s difficult for the court to fathom negligent dereliction of duty worse than the facts in this case.” But after opening an envelope
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Gold, Silver Pause Off Fresh Highs; Asian Demand Seen Returning
01-24-2012
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www.blogs.barrons.com
Gold and silver are sliding Tuesday, pausing after both hit six-week closing highs to open the week and physical demand from Asia remained light as Chinese markets celebrated the Lunar New Year holidays.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Poll: Ron Paul, Rick Santorum compete for third in Florida
01-24-2012
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www.thestatecolumn.com
Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul and Rick Santorum are in a heated competition for third in Florida. According to the latest We Ask America poll of likely voters in the Florida Republican primary, Mr. Paul garnered 8 percent of the votes a
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Groundbreaking marks first step to building massive space plane
01-24-2012
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www.latimes.com
Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s outsized ambitions are getting a boost with the Mojave Desert groundbreaking of a hangar facility to build the world’s largest airplane powered by six jet engines.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
ATK Completes Third Space Act Agreement Milestone for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Progr
01-24-2012
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www.marketwatch.com
ATK's Liberty Launch System Designed to Provide Safe, Reliable Crew Transportation to the ISS
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Internet
Anonymous briefly deletes CBS.com from the Internet
01-24-2012
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www.rawstory.com
In a rampage following the U.S. government’s takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload, the hacktivist group Anonymous not only knocked the CBS.com website offline on Sunday, but deleted all its files.
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News Link • Free Trade
Davos man weighs future of capitalism
01-24-2012
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www.reuters.com
The Occupy movement, which went global after protests against Wall Street last year, is camping in igloos to bring its argument with the super-rich "1 percent" to Davos.
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News Link • Homeland Security
Ron Paul starts campaign to end the TSA
01-24-2012
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www.rt.com
Ron Paul has long opposed the TSA and has campaigned for its abolishment for years. Following an episode on Monday that left his son, Sen. Rand Paul, stranded in a Nashville airport, the presidential hopeful is asking for help to finally end the TSA.
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News Link • Economy - International
AP Interview: Davos founder: Focus on jobs, morals
01-24-2012
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www.cbsnews.com
Capitalism is out of whack, the founder of the World Economic Forum says, welcoming critics' ideas of how to fix it " even those camped out in protest igloos near his invitation-only gathering of global VIPs.
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News Link • Currencies
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
01-24-2012
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www.wikipedia.com
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement
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News Link • Activism
We are the Small Axe, Arizona Ron Paul Meet-up
01-24-2012
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www.youtube.com
A few images of activism in Arizona by its dedicated supporters of Liberty to the Music of Bob Marley. Google ronpaulphoenix get involved
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Constitution
“SCHULZ” v. “SOROS” -- AN IN-DEPTH REPORT --
Why We Must Organize
01-24-2012
A dangerous Soros led “Replace The Constitution” movement is rising. It will do anything to prevent the “99%” from learning that they currently possess the power to manifest the Liberty they demand by embracing our existing Constitutions.
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News Link • European Union
Spain, Portugal Want Quick Greek Bailout Decision
01-24-2012
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www.thestreet.com
LISBON, Portugal (AP) The prime ministers of Spain and Portugal said Tuesday they want next week's European Union summit to adopt measures that will help shield them against contagion from Greece's debt crisis.
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News Link • Police State
‘Digital DNA’ May Soon Be Required To Take SAT And ACT Exams
01-24-2012
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www.newyork.cbslocal.com
Since the SAT and ACT cheating scandals broke wide open on Long Island, lawmakers have pledged to come up with unique cutting edge ways to combat identity theft.
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Who Should Have Access to Student Records?
01-24-2012
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www.usnews.com
Since “No Child Left Behind” was passed 10 years ago, states have been required to ramp up the amount of data they collect about individual students, teachers, and schools.
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
US Post Office Needs to Cut 260,000 Jobs: Rep. Issa
01-24-2012
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www.cnbc.com
The U.S. Postal Service needs to slash 260,000 jobs and end weekend delivery if it is to climb out of its "financially insolvent" condition, Rep. Darrell Issa said.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Republican House Member to Boycott Obama Speech
01-24-2012
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www.nationaljournal.com
Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., said on Monday he is boycotting President Obama’s State of the Union address.
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News Link • Police State
Red Spotlights to Mark ‘Precrime’ Suspects
01-24-2012
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www.infowars.com
East Orange, New Jersey to beam suspects of future criminal activity with flashy, hi-tech police surveillance equipment
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News Link • Police State
LA Military Exercises
01-24-2012
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www.kfiam640.com
Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells
01-23-2012
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Reuters
Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease, the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients, since she was a tee
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Ex-C.I.A. Agent Accused of Leaking Identity of Covert Officer
01-23-2012
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New York Times
The Justice Department on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency officer with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and brutal interrogation of a suspected member of Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah " adding another ch
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News Link • Surveillance
Supreme Court Court Rejects Willy-Nilly GPS Tracking
01-23-2012
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David Kravets via WIRED.com
The Supreme Court said Monday that law enforcement authorities might need a probable-cause warrant from a judge to affix a GPS device to a vehicle and monitor its every move " but the justices did not say that a warrant was needed in all cases.
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