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Date Sent: 2012-09-20
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, September 20, 2012 AM edition |
Inspector general’s report on ‘Fast and Furious’ criticizes Justice Dept., ATF
Ron Paul To Expose Fed Interest Rate Distortions -- Libya’s central government exercises little authority outside capital -- Spanish Bad Loans Soar By Most Ever In Past Quarter To All-Time Highs -- China Launches Cyberwar Against Japan As Hackers Take Down 19 Japanese Websites -- Interim RuSA "President" Tim Turner Arrested for "conspiracy to
defraud the United States -- ECB Debasement Is Akin To Work Of Devil – Risk Of “Rapid Currency Depreciation” -- French Magazine Portrays Prophet Mohammad Naked In Cartoons.... -- Judges: The Cops Are Allowed To Turn Your Facebook 'Friends' Against You -- PRESENTING: The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress -- Oil Has Been Getting Clobbered This Week — Here's The Latest Reason Why -- A Simple Explanation Of The Legendary Math Problem That Was Just Cracked -- WATCH: US Ambassador's Car Attacked By Angry Mob In Beijing -- The Pure Fiat Con: Every Transaction Available for Official Scrutiny – and That's Just the Point -- Private Manned Mars Mission Gets First Sponsors -- Private Capsule Set to Launch Space Station Cargo Next Month -- Zerohedge: Tungsten-Filled 10 Oz Gold Bar found in Manhattan Jewelry
District -- John Stossel: I Like Gary Johnson -- ...Radiation
Such As Wi-Fi, Smart Meters And Cell Phones Cause The Blood Brain
Barrier To Leak -- “Dollar Index Headed for Rapid Collapse” Over Next 3
to 4 Weeks -- UC Professor Eyes Permanent Sterilant To Cull US Population --
Beijing hints at bond attack on Japan -- Swedish magazine publishes 11
topless Kate pictures as French police raid Closer's Paris office -- France to close embassies in fear of cartoon backlash
AZ: RALLY with GARY JOHNSON - Wed, Sept 26th, 2012 - 11am-1pm. ASU Tempe Campus, Hayden
Lawn; Marc J Victor Fundraiser - Wine and Hors
d’oevres Event Wednesday, Sept. 26th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
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News Link • Homeland Security
Inspector general’s report on ‘Fast and Furious’ criticizes Justice Dept., ATF
09-19-2012
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Washington Post
Federal agents and prosecutors in Phoenix ignored risks to the public and were primarily responsible for the botched effort to infiltrate weapons-smuggling rings in the operation dubbed “Fast and Furious,” according to the inspector general.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Ron Paul To Expose Fed Interest Rate Distortions
09-19-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
Congressman Ron Paul, Chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, announced the subcommittee will examine the effects of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy on the American people.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Libya
Libya’s central government exercises little authority outside capital
09-19-2012
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Washington Post
A year after Libyan rebels killed Gaddafi, ushering in a new democratic era, Libya’s central government still exercises so little authority that Abu Hameida sees little peril in refusing an order from the Interior Ministry in Tripoli that he step dow
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Feature Article • Battery Project
Nickel-Iron Battery/Prototype
Ernest Hancock
Preparations for Nanotube production is done... almost. Now I'm calibrating the Tube Furnace and studying. The link below provides a little info about what's being done.... without the benefit of nanotubes :)
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News Link • Economy - International
Spanish Bad Loans Soar By Most Ever In Past Quarter To All-Time Highs
09-19-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
A month ago we warned that loan delinquencies in Spain were bad and getting worse at a concerning rate.
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News Link • China
China Launches Cyberwar Against Japan As Hackers Take Down 19 Japanese Websites
09-19-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Fishing boat armada? Check; Threat to dump JGBs? Check; One thing was missing, and that was cyberwarfare, aka #OccupyJapaneseServers.
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News Link • Republic for the united States of America
Interim RuSA "President" Tim Turner Arrested for "conspiracy to defraud the United St
09-19-2012
Washington (CNN) -- A well known leader of an "anti-government" "sovereign citizens" group was indicted Tuesday in Montgomery, Alabama, for tax crimes, the Justice Department announced.
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News Link • Currencies
ECB Debasement Is Akin To Work Of Devil " Risk Of “Rapid Currency Depreciation”
09-19-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,774.50, EUR 1,361.44 and GBP 1,092.54 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,756.75, EUR 1,344.31 and GBP 1,081.81 per ounce.
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News Link • World News
Spot The Odd Commodity Out
09-19-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Oil is dropping rapidly once again - while the rest of its commodity peers remain tied to the USD movements this week.
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News Link • Media: Print
French Magazine Portrays Prophet Mohammad Naked In Cartoons....
09-19-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
French Magazine Portrays Prophet Mohammad Naked In Cartoons, Set To Further Infuriate Muslim World
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News Link • Communications
...Hilarious Vintage Ad For Radio Shack's Hulking $799 Cell Phone"Today's Ad Brief
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Laura Stampler
In 1989, when the iPhone wasn't a glimmer in Apple's eye, Radio Shack was selling a state-of-the-art $799 cell phone. The jingle might be upbeat, but the phone itself is pretty heavy. Ad Age did the math, and the $799 portable phone would be worth $1
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judges: The Cops Are Allowed To Turn Your Facebook 'Friends' Against You
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Michele Bowman
Law enforcement pulled another surprising move recently in the case of Melvin Colon, an alleged gangster from the Bronx, when cops convinced one of his Facebook friends to let them have access to Colon’s page.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
PRESENTING: The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Walter Hickey
Every year, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) releases a list of the most corrupt members of Congress.
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News Link • Transportation
Here's What It Costs To Ship 7 Everyday Goods Across The Ocean
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob Wile
The International Chamber of Shipping has this table that illustrates the incredibly low cost of shipping America's favorite consumer goods across the ocean.
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News Link • World News
Oil Has Been Getting Clobbered This Week " Here's The Latest Reason Why
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
Oil has been getting hit hard lately thanks to rumors, Saudis talking about pumping more, OPEC, saying there's plenty, and now this.
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
Here's The English Translation Of 'Gangnam Style'
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Kirsten Acuna
After his appearance at MTV's Video Music Awards, YouTube sensation PSY has been featured on the "Today" show, "Good Morning America," "Ellen," and more for his viral video "Gangnam Style"; however, no one in the U.S. probably knows what it means.
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News Link • World News
A Simple Explanation Of The Legendary Math Problem That Was Just Cracked
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Walter Hickey
Whenever a major leap is made in pure mathematics, the question always leads to "Cool, but what does this mean for me?"
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News Link • China
WATCH: US Ambassador's Car Attacked By Angry Mob In Beijing
09-19-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam Taylor
As reported by by the Telegraph and (strangely) Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, there was a relatively small protest outside of the US embassy in Beijing yesterday.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
A Village of Scientists?
09-19-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
This mania for bigness extends throughout society at this point. In the US, for instance, healthcare has turned into Obamacare. Sports are defined by mega events such as the Olympics. Even politics is pursued on the gigantic stage of the United Natio
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News Link • Currencies
The Pure Fiat Con: Every Transaction Available for Official Scrutiny " and That's Just the Point
09-19-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
Bitcoin is a pure electronic, fiat currency with no metals backing at all. It is accruing "value" and has huge exposure on such mainstream sites as Reddit.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Private Manned Mars Mission Gets First Sponsors
09-19-2012
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http://www.space.com, Staff
A Dutch company that aims to land humans on Mars in 2023 as the vanguard of a permanent Red Planet colony has received its first funding from sponsors, officials announced this week.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
How Private Spaceships Will Inspire Future Generations: Q&A with Paul Kostek
09-19-2012
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http://www.space.com, by Denise Chow
As a new fleet of private spaceships prepare to take flight by 2015, the age of commercial spaceflight may be just around the corner.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
NASA Launches Private Space Taxi Certification Program
09-19-2012
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http://www.space.com, Irene Klotz
With an eye toward breaking Russia’s monopoly on flying crew to the international space station by 2017, NASA has launched a two-stage certification process aimed at ensuring commercial passenger spaceships currently under development will meet the a
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Private Capsule Set to Launch Space Station Cargo Next Month
09-19-2012
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http://www.space.com, by Mike Wall
A glitch with a Russian spacecraft has helped clear the way for a private capsule's first contracted cargo flight to the International Space Station early next month, NASA officials say.
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News Link • Precious Metals
Zerohedge: Tungsten-Filled 10 Oz Gold Bar found in Manhatten Jewelry District
09-19-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Bob-45
It is one thing for tungsten-filled gold bars to appear in the UK, or in Germany: after all out of sight, and across the Atlantic, certainly must mean out of mind, and out of the safe.
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News Link • Political Parties
John Stossel: I Like Gary Johnson
09-19-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by stu2002
All political candidates call themselves freedom-lovers, but they are not. Neither major party really opposes government control of the economy or of our personal lives.
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
...Radiation Such As Wi-Fi, Smart Meters And Cell Phones Cause The Blood Brain Barrier To Leak
09-19-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Bob-45
Neurosurgeon and researcher Dr. Leif Salford has conducted many studies on radio frequency radiation and its effects on the brain.
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News Link • Currencies
“Dollar Index Headed for Rapid Collapse” Over Next 3 to 4 Weeks
09-19-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mac Slavo
If you think the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing will only affect the US dollar, think again.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
UC Professor Eyes Permanent Sterilant To Cull US Population
09-19-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Jurriaan Maessen
During a speech earlier this year given by University of California-Riverside professor Richard Cardullo, the cottonseed derivative Gossypol is being proposed as an adequate sterilant to bring down the birthrate in the United States.
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News Link • China
Beijing hints at bond attack on Japan
09-19-2012
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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
A senior advisor to the Chinese government has called for an attack on the Japanese bond market to precipitate a funding crisis and bring the country to its knees, unless Tokyo reverses its decision to nationalise the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
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News Link • Media: Print
Swedish magazine publishes 11 topless Kate pictures as French police raid Closer's Paris office
09-19-2012
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Peter Allen
A Swedish celebrity magazine has printed 11 topless photos of Kate Middleton spread over three pages of its latest issue while its sister publication in Denmark has threatened to use between 60 and 70 of the offensive shots later this week.
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News Link • World News
France to close embassies in fear of cartoon backlash
09-19-2012
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http://www.france24.com,
France announced Wednesday it will close 20 embassies across the Muslim world on Friday after French weekly Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed naked, amid growing unrest over an anti-Islamic film that has left dozens dead.
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News Link • Natural Disasters
This Escape Pod Could Save Lives In A Tsunami
09-19-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca Boyle
Australian business owner Matt Duncan usually builds steel-hulled houseboats, but he was so affected by last year's devastating tsunami in Japan that he's turned his focus to seaworthy survival craft. His bright orange Tsunami Survival Pod can accomm
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Opinion • Events: America
Deprogramming in Colorado (October 6th)
09-18-2012
Larken Rose
If you live in Colorado, this may be your only chance--for a long time, if not forever--to attend a very unusual event. If you're ready to have your entire view of politics, government, and society turned inside-out, be at "Escaping the Myth."
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News Link • Bush Administration
HACKED STRATFOR EMAILS: DEA Told To Back Off From The Brother Of Afghan President...
09-18-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Michael Kelley
Newly released internal emails from the U.S. private security firm Stratfor state that in 2007 the Bush Administration and CIA ordered the Drug Enforcement Agency to back off a major drug trafficking investigation of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's h
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News Link • Afghanistan
US Military Suspends Joint Patrols With Afghans
09-18-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey Ingersoll
In the wake of insider attacks which killed four more Coalition troops over the weekend, top U.S. officials have decided to suspend most joint U.S.-Afghan military operations.
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News Link • Torture
New Evidence Supports Claims Of 'Pharmacologic Torture' At Guantánamo
09-18-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Michael Kelley
Witness testimony that was to be used in court by former Guantánamo detainee David Hicks suggests that prisoners were repeatedly drugged as part of the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation," Natalie O'Brien of the Sydney Morning Herald repor
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News Link • Libya
Video Posted On YouTube Appears To Show Libyans Helping Slain US Ambassador
09-18-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joshua Berlinger
A video on youtube has surfaced showing unknown Libyans help a what appears to be the late U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens after the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked.
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News Link • Future Predictions
Ex-envoy to Israel: US will go to war with Iran in 2013
09-18-2012
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http://www.ynetnews.com
Martin Indyk believes US likely to go to war with Iran in 2013; says Israel's insistence that US publicly declare 'red line' for Iran an 'unreasonable requirement'
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News Link • NeoCons
Neocons Engineering October Surprise?
09-18-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt Nimmo
The highly provocative anti-Muslim video “trailer” researchers claim is the handiwork of the Islamophobic provocateurs Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and a resurgent neocon network is responsible for a new round of violent protests in the Middle Ea
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News Link • Military
4000 Marines Headed To Middle East As Part Of Peleliu Amphibious Group Dispatch
09-18-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Zero Hedge
Up until now, the LHD 7 Iwo Jima Big-Deck Amphibious Warfare ship was all alone in the Arabian Sea, patiently awaiting orders to liberate this or that middle east country of their oil reserves. This is no longer the case...
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Senate Candidate Marc J. Victor Criticizes Jeff Flake For Vote To Spy On Americans
09-18-2012
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VictorForSenate
Libertarian Senate Candidate Marc J. Victor criticized Representative Jeff Flake, for his yes vote on H.R. 5949 the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Jesse Ventura suggests US may be behind Middle East violence
09-18-2012
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The Daily Caller
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, an avid and prolific conspiracist, says it’s possible the U.S. government is intentionally inflaming the current turmoil in the Middle East. “Who knows what caused it? Let’s remember the CIA’s job is to
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News Link • Obama Administration
For Every $1 Added to the Economy, Obama Added More Than $3 in Debt
09-18-2012
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http://nation.foxnews.com,
Since Obama has taken office ….
[through Q2 2012 for comparative purposes]
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News Link • Obama Administration
General Motors pushing U.S. to sell stake: report
09-18-2012
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http://www.marketwatch.com, By William Spain
The Treasury Department is resisting General Motors' push for the government to sell off its stake in the automobile maker, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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News Link • Libya
Libya Warned US Three Days Before Consulate Attack
09-18-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Official Repeatedly Warned About Deteriorating Security
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News Link • World News
A World On The Verge Of War?
09-18-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Zero Hedge
Here is a summary of where the world stands: -
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News Link • Gold and Silver
David Morgan on the Value of Silver in an Upcoming Inflationary Depression
09-18-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, with Anthony Wile
David Morgan, editor of "The Morgan Report" and founder of Silver-Investor.com, started investing in the stock market well before turning 18 years of age.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Yahoo! News: New Hampshire Jury Nullifies its First Felony Marijuana Case
09-18-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, mythirdij
A major victory is scored for jury nullification with the acquittal of felony marijuana charges " and it’s all thanks to a “straight-laced little old lady” juror and participant of the Free State Project.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 9/17/12: Consequences of an Interventionist Foreign Policy
09-18-2012
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http://www.youtube.com, by Ron Paul
The attack on the US consulate in Libya and the killing of the US Ambassador and several aides is another tragic example of how our interventionist foreign policy undermines our national security.
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News Link • Iran
Iran Responds to Massive U.S. Armada Gathering in the Persian Gulf
09-18-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, legalizeliberty
Following a story published in The Telegraph reporting an armada of U.S. and British ships amassing in the Persian Gulf, a top commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday that “nothing will remain” of Israel if his country is attacked.
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News Link • World News
My view from outside an embassy in a Muslim country.
09-18-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, bigsurjune
I was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at a friend's house last Friday. They stay directly across from the US embassy.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Emails reveal Justice Dept. regularly enlists Media Matters to spin press
09-18-2012
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The Daily Caller
Newly published emails show the top spokeswoman at the U.S. Justice Department regularly collaborating with the liberal advocacy group Media Matters on stories that slam the administration's critics.
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