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Date Sent: 2012-07-11
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, July 11, 2012 AM edition |
Indiana Dad Sentenced to Five Years for Criticizing Judge, Custody Evaluator
Glenn Greenwald: How America's Surveillance State Breeds Conformity and Fear -- NSA chief backs cybersecurity law -- DEA agent fatally shoots drug suspect in Honduras -- Court: Cops can read suspect's texts, spring text trap -- Code Enforcement Officer Walks Into Home -- Officer Who Beat Homeless Man to Death Leaves Job -- Courts Putting Stop-and-Frisk Policy on Trial -- In 2007, New York Fed was told about problems with Libor -- Justice Dept., FBI to review use of forensic evidence in thousands of cases -- Massachusetts man pleads guilty in plot to attack Pentagon, Capitol -- GLPVC Presents - Sherri Kane & Dr. Len Horowitz /Cointel Pro Ops -- Hidden CBP Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away -- 07-10-12 -- Ademo Freeman - Stephen Lendman - (MP3 & Video Loaded) -- Army's Smart 'Sense and Avoid' System Key to Letting Drones Cruise Domestic Skies -- International group urges sanctions on Russians -- Mysterious fatal crash offers rare look at U.S. commando presence in Mali -- Yemen: Saleh-Allied Troops Destroyed Oil Pipeline -- Mass Protests: Thousands Rally in Pakistan Against US Supply Deal -- Pro-NATO Bloc Claims Early Lead in Libya Vote Count -- Egypt’s President Defies Junta, Orders Parliament Recalled -- Are we safe from the sun? Solar flares keep on getting stronger...
AZ: Party at Hancock's - Come meet Glenn Jacobs, aka
Citizen X, aka Kane (WWF) - Friday,
July 13th - 5 p.m. til ?
Ed Vallejo
Tampa Chip-In; Libertopia Early
Bird Special Ends Today!; Ademo’s Wrongful Caging – Can You
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Indiana Dad Sentenced to Five Years for Criticizing Judge, Custody Evaluator
07-10-2012
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An Indiana man faces five years in prison because he criticized the judge and the custody evaluator in his divorce and custody case. Here’s Dan Brewington’s website and here’s a link to his brief appealing his criminal convictions.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Glenn Greenwald: How America's Surveillance State Breeds Conformity and Fear
07-10-2012
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Alternet
Understanding the Surveillance State, how it operates -- most importantly, figuring out how to challenge it and undermine it, and subvert it -- is an absolute prerequisite to any sort of meaningful activism, to developing strategies and tactics for h
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA chief backs cybersecurity law
07-10-2012
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AFP
The head of the powerful National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, said the US must adopt a law to protect the country from cyberattacks while insisting that it would respect privacy.
Faced with ever-increasing Internet traffic and the mo
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
DEA agent fatally shoots drug suspect in Honduras
07-10-2012
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AFP
One of the two pilots was injured in the crash and arrested, the other “ignored orders to surrender and was shot after making a threatening gesture.” The US embassy in Tegucigalpa admitted one of those agents had shot the pilot.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Court: Cops can read suspect's texts, spring text trap
07-10-2012
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Roden appealed citing text messages should have been suppressed as evidence because they were protected under the Washington Privacy Act, which requires police get consent before intercepting a private communication transmitted by telephone.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Local
Code Enforcement Officer Walks Into Home
07-10-2012
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"He let himself in and actually came through the house and into my bedroom. And yelled at me to wake me up, to let me know that I needed to come back outside and sign the violation notice."
Erica says she was freaked out seeing a stranger in her d
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Officer Who Beat Homeless Man to Death Leaves Job
07-10-2012
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New York Times
Police say a Southern California officer charged with murder in the death of a mentally ill homeless man is no longer working for the department.
Acting Fullerton police Chief Dan Hughes said in a statement Tuesday that Manuel Ramos left the depar
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Courts Putting Stop-and-Frisk Policy on Trial
07-10-2012
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New York Times
New York City’s accelerating use of police stop-and-frisk tactics has brought a growing chorus of opponents who have been matched in intensity only by the officials who defend the policy. But recent rulings by federal and state courts have now cast j
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News Link • Corruption
In 2007, New York Fed was told about problems with Libor
07-10-2012
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New York Times
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday it had received word as early as 2007 from the British bank Barclays about problems with the benchmark interest rate that underpins much of global lending.
Barclays has admitted to rigging Libor, a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justice Dept., FBI to review use of forensic evidence in thousands of cases
07-10-2012
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Washington Post
The Justice Department and the FBI have launched a review of thousands of criminal cases to determine whether any defendants were wrongly convicted or deserve a new trial because of flawed forensic evidence, officials said Tuesday.
The undertaking
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News Link • TERRORISM
Massachusetts man pleads guilty in plot to attack Pentagon, Capitol
07-10-2012
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Reuters
A Massachusetts man charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with large, remote-controlled model airplanes packed with explosives has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys h
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News Link • Conspiracies
GLPVC Presents - Sherri Kane & Dr. Len Horowitz
/Cointel Pro Ops
07/10/2012
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godlikeproductions.com
Sherri & Dr Len return to GLPVC to give us their findings on those involved in cointelpro ops & their lawsuit -
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Phennommennonn GLP
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News Link • Surveillance
Hidden CBP Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away
07-10-2012
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Gizmodo
The machine is a mobile, rack-mountable system. It fires a laser to provide molecular-level feedback at distances of up to 50 meters in just picoseconds. For all intents and purposes, that means instantly.
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Sheila Dean
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News Link • Activism
Ademo’s Wrongful Caging " Can You Pledge to Help?
07-10-2012
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www.copblock.org
Wednesday's district court hearing in Manchester, New Hampshire landed left Ademo in jail for at least 60 days. Why? Well the start of all this was June 4th, 2011 when I used children’s chalk on a police station.
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
07-10-12 -- Ademo Freeman - Stephen Lendman - (MP3 & Video Loaded)
Ademo Freeman (CopBlock.Org) goes to district court in Manchester, NH on Weds, July 11th, 2012 so a judge can decide when he’ll go to jail - Stephen Lendman on Syria - Marc J Victor to run as Libertarian for AZ U.S. Senate (against Jeff Flake)...
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News Link • Counter-Economics
And Lo, The Mighty Have Fallen
07-10-2012
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Yahoo! news
Last week, (Scranton Mayor) Doherty abruptly cut pay for all 398 city employees to $7.25 per hour, saying it was the only way to keep Scranton solvent.
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Surveillance
Army's Smart 'Sense and Avoid' System Key to Letting Drones Cruise Domestic Skies
07-10-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Clay Dillow
Back in February Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration to fast-track the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the U.S. national airspace, but it didn’t tell the FAA how exactly to do this.
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News Link • Government
International group urges sanctions on Russians
07-10-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Kathy Lally
An international body devoted to security and democracy Sunday chided Russia"one of its 56 members"on its human rights record and urged governments to impose sanctions by banning visas and freezing the assets of Russians connected to the death of a c
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News Link • General Opinion
Poisoning Arafat
07-10-2012
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Uri Avnery
For me, there was no surprise. From the very first day, I was convinced that Yasser Arafat had been poisoned by Ariel Sharon. I even wrote about it several times.
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Mysterious fatal crash offers rare look at U.S. commando presence in Mali
07-10-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Craig Whitlock
In pre-dawn darkness, a Toyota Land Cruiser skidded off a bridge in North Africa in the spring, plunging into the Niger River. When rescuers arrived, they found the bodies of three U.S. Army commandos " alongside three dead women.
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News Link • Activism
Ed Vallejo Tampa Chip-In
07-09-2012
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Ed Vallejo/Daily Paul
As the 2012 RNC looms large on the horizon, preparations are being made...
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News Link • Activism
Mass Protests: Thousands Rally in Pakistan Against US Supply Deal
07-10-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Thousands of demonstrators are participating in a massive march across Pakistan today, condemning the government’s decision to reopen the supply route into Afghanistan for US trucks.
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News Link • Libya
Pro-NATO Bloc Claims Early Lead in Libya Vote Count
07-10-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Libyans came out to vote in force this weekend, despite considerable violence in the lead-up to the election which included the destruction of a campaigning helicopter and attacks on several polling locations.
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News Link • Egypt
Egypt’s President Defies Junta, Orders Parliament Recalled
07-10-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Liberals Blast Move as Fueling 'Constitutional Crisis'
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News Link • Solar Flares
Are we safe from the sun? Solar flares keep on getting stronger...
07-10-2012
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http://www.dailymail.co, By Eddie Wrenn
The sun is a tempestuous mistress - and her outbursts are becoming more and more violent as the weeks go on.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA Agents at Louisville Airport Steal Deaf Man's Candy, Call Him "Fucking Deafie"
07-10-2012
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reason.com
A man returning from a conference for the deaf suffered ridicule at the hands of the TSA. They told him he was not allowed a bag of candy on his flight, confiscated it, ate it in front of him, then laughed and called him a "fucking deafie."
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Bob Ross
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News Link • Activism
Ademo’s Wrongful Caging " Can You Pledge to Help?
07-10-2012
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www.copblock.org
Wednesday's district court hearing in Manchester, New Hampshire landed left Ademo in jail for at least 60 days. Why? Well the start of all this was June 4th, 2011 when I used children’s chalk on a police station.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Supreme Court Is OK with US$ 675,000 Copyright Fine for 30 Songs
07-10-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
Supreme Court Lets Stand Student's $675,000 Penalty For Downloading ...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Housing
Iceland forgives mortgage debt of its population
07-10-2012
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http://www.youtube.com, by telesurenglish
The government of Iceland has forgiven the mortgage debt for much of its population.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • States' Rights
New Hampshire Strikes a Blow Against the Sovietized Amerikan 'Justice' System
07-10-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com, by William Norman Grigg
When New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed HB 146 into law on June 18, the Granite State became the first in the nation to enact a measure explicitly recognizing and protecting the indispensable right of jury nullification.
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Pennsylvania city workers to take mayor to court over across-the-board minimum wage salaries
07-10-2012
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http://www.foxnews.com, By Perry Chiaramonte
Employees of a Pennsylvania city, who have all seen their salaries cut to minimum wage as the mayor grapples with budget problems, are hoping a judge restores their paychecks in full.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing
07-10-2012
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http://www.thenation.com, David Cole
In his 2011 book The Rights of the People, David Shipler describes North East Washington, DC, just a few blocks from the Supreme Court, as “another country.”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Fate Of Ron Paul Campaign Comes Down To Nebraska
07-09-2012
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com
If he gets a plurality of delegates in Nebraska, Paul’s name will be put forward for nomination, and he will be given 15 minutes to speak before the first round of balloting in Tampa " an embarrassing situation that Romney wants to avoid.
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News Link • Economy - International
European Finance Ministers Agree to Speed Up Bailout of Spanish Banks
07-09-2012
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New York Times
With Spain’s borrowing costs climbing again to critical levels, European finance ministers decided to speed up their promised bailout for the country’s troubled banks, while also giving the cash-tight government more time to rein in its budget defici
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News Link • Housing
Some Lose Homes Over as Little as $400
07-09-2012
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AP
Outdated state laws allow big banks and other investors to reap windfall profits by buying the houses for a pittance and reselling them, the National Consumer Law Center said in a report being released Tuesday.
Local governments can seize and sell
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
Lance Armstrong’s suit against USADA dismissed
07-09-2012
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Washington Post
Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency was dismissed hours after it had been filed Monday, with the judge resoundingly chastising his legal team for failing to properly write the complaint.
In a tersely worded three-page res
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Feature Article • Libertopia
Libertopia Early Bird Special Ends In Two Days
Drew
Annual membership at Libertopia 2012 gives you access to all speeches, panels, concerts, exhibitors’ areas, parties, and networking activities, and also includes discounts on Libertopia merchandise. The early bird special of $225 for an adult members
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News Link • TERRORISM
Woman Held in UK Terror Probe Freed Without Charge
07-09-2012
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AP
One of 7 people arrested over an alleged plot to launch a terrorist attack in Britain has been released without charge, police said, as detectives continued to question more than 12 other people over 2 alleged plots.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Terror Suspect Tagged, Tracked, Nabbed Near Olympic Park
07-09-2012
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ABC News
An accused terrorist was re-arrested for repeatedly getting too close to London’s Olympic Park thanks to a GPS monitoring device authorities used in special cases to track terror suspects who cannot be prosecuted,
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
2012-07-06 Liberty Underground with Gary Johnson
07-09-2012
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Liberty Underground
Libertarian Presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson joins us in-studio for a full two hours question-and-answer session with Alex Snitker, Adrian Wyllie, Loring Smith and Danielle Alexandre, and takes questions from visitors and callers.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
U.S. offers $1 million reward over killing of border agent Brian Terry
07-09-2012
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The Raw Story.com
US authorities offered a $1 million reward Monday for information about four suspects wanted over the killing of a border agent in December 2010.
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Opinion • Iran
Ray McGovern: My Take
How Iran Might See the Threats
07-09-2012
Ray McGovern
In CIA jargon, “Aardwolf” is a label for a special genre of intelligence report from field stations abroad to headquarters in Washington. An Aardwolf conveys the Chief of Station’s formal assessment regarding the direction events are taking in his or
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Rhode Island Cop Still Employed Despite Conviction of Kicking Woman to Head
07-09-2012
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Pixiq
Freedom means being able to kick a handcuffed woman in the face and being able to keep your job and pension despite video evidence. At least that's what one cop in Rhode Island must think as his punishment will be decided by three other cops after th
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Bob Ross
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News Link • Mexico
Mexico condemns fatal shooting over border by U.S. agent
07-09-2012
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Reuters
The shot was fired by a US Border Patrol agent, the ministry said. "The Mexican government has reiterated that the disproportionate use of lethal force in immigration control is unacceptable under any circumstances,"
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Opinion • Whistleblowers
Ray McGovern: My Take
Julian Assange’s Artful Dodge
07-09-2012
Ray McGovern
Barring a CIA drone strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s sudden appeal for asylum there may spare him a prison stay in Sweden or possibly the United States. Assange’s freedom now depends largely on Ecuadorian
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News Link • Seriously?
Couple, 54 and 55, arrested and spent 23 hours in jail for DANCING at train platform
07-09-2012
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Daily Mail
The headline says it all.
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