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Date Sent: 2013-03-22
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, March 22, 2013 |
Australian government bans political comment on Twitter -- Lew Rockwell: Sink the Banks! (VIDEO)
Will The US Really Condemn Terrorism in Syria? -- Disarm Subjects and Make them Spy on Each Other: New York State's Totalitarian Formula -- The FBI's anticipatory prosecution of Muslims to criminalize speech -- Detroit Prosecutor Pulls Prosecutors Out Of Hundreds of Cases to Save Money -- PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at its Virginia headquarters last year -- Glasses-Free 3-D Display For Smartphones Shows Objects Floating Above Screen -- Stop CISPA: A Week of Action to Oppose Broad Cybersecurity Legislation -- Huge Drop in Workers at City-Sized US Embassy in Baghdad -- New York offers $500 reward for reporting illegal gun owners -- Big Sis Refuses To Answer Congress On Bullet Purchases
The Cyp-Riots Begin – Live Stream
AZ: Silver Circle at Pollack Tempe Cinemas
TICKETS NOW ON SALE - April 11th, 2013 - Tempe, AZ -- Lincoln Day
Dinner and Auction with Keynote Speaker, Sheriff Richard Mack,
Apr. 13
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News Link • Free Speech
EXCLUSIVE: Aust Gov’t bans political comment on Twitter
03-21-2013
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RIP Freedom of Speech, Australia, 2013. A little known policy slips quietly under the radar as our friends at Twitter announce they will censor tweets, if a country’s government requests them to do so. A year later, Australia becomes the first
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Crony Capitalism
Lew Rockwell: Sink the Banks! (VIDEO)
03-21-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
Thousands of Cypriots are celebrating, after the country's Parliament gave a resounding no vote to the EU-IMF bailout package. The move could have seen the government take up to 10% of people's savings, from private bank accounts
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
The Cyp-Riots Begin " Live Stream
03-21-2013
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Prison Planet
Local TV station CYBC reports that police in the Cyprus’ capital are scuffling with protesters (including employees of Cyprus Popular Bank) outside the nation’s parliament:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
Will The US Really Condemn Terrorism in Syria?
03-21-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
But this attack has been perpetrated by US allies in Syria, who have benefited recently from 3,000 tons of sophisticated weapons shipped in by the US government and paid for by paragons of religious tolerance such as Saudi Arabia.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Disarm Subjects and Make them Spy on Each Other: New York State's Totalitarian Formula
03-21-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
New York has established an anonymous tip line encouraging people to report suspected “illegal gun owners” for a $500 reward. Every totalitarian police state requires the disarmament of its subjects, and encourages spying on each other.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
The FBI's anticipatory prosecution of Muslims to criminalize speech
03-21-2013
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by Glenn Greenwald (The Guardian)
Over the past decade, US Muslims have been routinely targeted with precisely this same tactic of preemptive or anticipatory prosecution. Designed to take people engaged in political and religious advocacy which the US government dislikes
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Detroit Prosecutor Pulls Prosecutors Out Of Hundreds of Cases to Save Money
03-21-2013
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Jonathan Turley
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has pulled prosecutors out of all traffic court and domestic violence cases after her office laid off 22 prosecutors due to budget cuts. Now, with Detroit cutting its police force to a dangerous level, the chances o
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Saudi Clerics Order Destruction Of Centuries Old Areas of Mecca
03-21-2013
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Jonathan Turley
It appears that, while Saudi Arabia will kill citizens for blasphemy, they do not appear to have much respect for Islamic history or preservation. Photos snuck out of Mecca show wholesale destruction of ancient sections of holy sites as part of an e
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Animals and Pets
PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at its Virginia headquarters last year
03-21-2013
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Daily Mail
Animal rights charity PETA killed almost 90 per cent of dogs and cats placed in the care of the shelter at its Virginia headquarters last year, it has been revealed today.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • European Union
Cyprus To Keep Banks Shut Into Next Week as It Seeks Deal To Avert Disaster
03-21-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Ministers continue negotiations with EU, IMF and Russia as suspicions grow that Kremlin is pressing for stakes in gas fields
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Glasses-Free 3-D Display For Smartphones Shows Objects Floating Above Screen
03-21-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Francie Diep
The display beams 3-D objects a centimeter above or below.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
How It Works: The Most Powerful Space Rocket
03-21-2013
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www.popsci.com, By Robert Earle Howells
When the firm SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket into space late this year, the craft will become the mightiest rocket in the world.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Free Robert Murphy
03-21-2013
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The Daily Bell
Robert Murphy urges his supporters to pledge to the Krugman Debate challenge, as the total is now more than $100,000. − YouTube
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inventions
Blueprint: Engineers Invent A Healthier Toilet
03-21-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Jason Gerhard
This is no ordinary john.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Stop CISPA: A Week of Action to Oppose Broad Cybersecurity Legislation
03-21-2013
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eff.org
A coalition of Internet advocacy organizations and individuals are launching a week of action to combat the CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
Huge Drop in Workers at City-Sized US Embassy in Baghdad
03-21-2013
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Cost-Cutting to See 10,000 Withdraw This Year
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Arizona could soon approve gold, silver as legal tender
03-21-2013
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http://www.mineweb.com
After being rejected by three state legislatures this year, a measure to recognize U.S. Government-minted gold and silver coins as legal tender may find a second home in Arizona.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
New York offers $500 reward for reporting illegal gun owners
03-21-2013
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http://www.foxnews.com
Nearly a year before signing the nation's most stringent gun control measure into law, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a hotline that allows state residents to report illegal gun owners in exchange for a $500 reward.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Homeland Security
Big Sis Refuses To Answer Congress On Bullet Purchases
03-21-2013
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http://www.infowars.com, Steve Watson
DHS staying mum as members probe for explanations
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
EU gives Cyprus bailout ultimatum, risks euro exit
03-21-2013
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reuters.com, Michele Kambas and Matt Robinson
The European Union gave Cyprus till Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to secure an international bailout or face a collapse of its financial system that could push it out of the euro currency zone.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
The Last Heirloom Seed
03-21-2013
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Farm Wars
I am the last of my kind. We have been systematically overtaken by hostile genetically engineered forces and/or eradicated by toxic poisons that kill everything but the invading army, and we didn’t stand a chance.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
How to Create Fire in the Rain
04-20-2013
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beforeitsnews
It's not going to be easy, but I'll show you the easiest way on how to make a fire in wet conditions.
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adam rodriguez
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Under the skin’ microchip blood-testing device developed
03-20-2013
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Prison Planet
Scientists say they have developed a tiny blood-testing device that sits under the skin and gives instant results via a mobile phone.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drones
Congressman Fights To Stop “Flying Robots Endlessly Watching Americans”
03-20-2013
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Prison Planet
Rep. introduces privacy bill aimed at government spy drones
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: This is Price Fixing at Its Worst - Fox Business 3/20/2013
03-20-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Former Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), on Federal Reserve policy's impact on the economy on Fox Business Network's After the Bell.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Israel Has 300+ Nukes!
03-20-2013
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Daily Paul.com
With Obama's visit to Israel, the "start a new war" rhetoric on TV is off the charts. All the talk currently about chemical weapons and them hitting Israel, but no talk about Israel could counterstrike any country with a small tactical nuke anytime.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Housing
Denver Launches Homeowner Assistance Program" - what crash in 08'?
03-20-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Right back where we started, as though 08'-09' never happened. Any other cities pulling this stunt again ??!!!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
"I'm Going To Prison For Arithmetic" Andrew Auernheimer aka Weev (VIDEO)
3/19/2013
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Before entering the New Jersey courthouse to face his sentencing on March 18, 2013, Andrew Auernheimer (Weev) gave a short speech to the press and to his friends. Auernheimer was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by three years supervised rel
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Ronald Bogner
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News Link • Humor
Obama Sarcastically Asks How Israel Afforded Such A Great Missile Defense System
03-20-2013
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Daily Paul.com
While touring Israel’s “Iron Dome” all-weather missile defense system Wednesday, President Barack Obama sarcastically asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where he got all the money to build such technologically advanced equipment.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
Dying Iraq War Veteran Pens 'Last Letter' To Bush, Cheney On War's 10th Anniversary
03-20-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Here is an excerpt from dying Irag War veteran Tomas Young to the war criminals Bush and Cheney.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
“Solution” to the Economic Crisis? The Military Industrial Complex Stimulus Package
03-20-2013
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Danny Schechter, Global Research
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the projected defense budget will still go from $593 billion in fiscal year 2014 to $702 billion in 2023, even if this sequester is allowed to stand.
Even with these “evil” and “scary” cuts factored in,
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Arizona Laws and Arizona Founding Documents
Arizona Senator Bob Worsley's Central Plan
03-20-2013
"AZ became inhabitable (otherwise just a desert) with Gov $$$", "Legislatures make the “highway” upon which capitalism moves!", "Need “one version of the truth”", "Restore AZ as wellness capital of world" - "Lower weight of all Arizonans by 25%"
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Tom Westbrook
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News Link • Activism
You Can't Eat Bitcoin...Unless You're Homeless
03-20-2013
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Jason of Sean's Outpost
Sean's Outpost is a page dedicated to the memory of Sean Dugas, a Pensacola journalist who was tragically murdered, and it organizes outreach for the homeless. You can donate one bitcoin and help feed over 40 people.
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Bob Ross
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News Link • American History
The Original Thirteenth Article of Amendment To The Constitution For The United States
03-20-2013
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Amendment-13.Org
After appearing in numerous official publications until 1876, this Article "disappeared" from our Constitution, to be replaced by another made nearly 50 years later. You may well ask how such a thing could have happened. So did we.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Experiments In Negative Interest Rates Tend To Lead To Bubbles
03-20-2013
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Business Insider
Interesting commentary from David Rosenberg here regarding negative real rates and the tendency for excess to occur.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA Is About To Sign A Game-Changing $600 Million Deal With Amazon
03-20-2013
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Business Insider
The CIA is on the verge of signing a cloud computing contract with Amazon, worth up to $600 million over 10 years, reports Frank Konkel at Federal Computer Week.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Obama 'ethics panel' gives thumbs up to testing anthrax vaccines on American babies
03-20-2013
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naturalnews.com
I feel obliged to warn you in advance that unless you're an evil demon who enjoys the suffering of others, you're going to have a VERY hard time reading this article.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Lawmakers reach deal for NYPD inspector general
03-19-2013
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AP
The developments come amid a federal trial over the department’s use of stop and frisk, and they follow how city police systematically listened in on sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed people as
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Commander: Contingency Plans Under Way for Syria
03-19-2013
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Washington Post
The top US military commander in Europe said NATO countries are working on contingency plans for military action to end the 2-year civil war in Syria as President Assad's regime accused US-backed Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Property Rights
In copyright case, Supreme Court rules that goods made overseas can be resold here
03-19-2013
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Washington Post
The court ruled 6 to 3 the same rules apply to goods made and purchased in the United States govern those made overseas. Once the products have been legally purchased, the new owners are free to sell or lend them as they see fit, they said.
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News Link • Housing
‘Moorish American national’ charged with trying to move into homes they don’t own
03-19-2013
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Washington Post
They say it is one of the most audacious local cases in what law enforcement officers called a growing national trend where self-described “sovereign” nationals.
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News Link • Syria
Islamic law comes to rebel-held Syria
03-19-2013
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Washington Post
The evidence was incontrovertible, captured on video and posted on YouTube for all the world to see. During a demonstration against the Syrian regime, a veteran activist had tossed aside a banner inscribed with the Muslim declaration of faith.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Assault weapons ban dropped from gun bill
03-19-2013
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Washington Post
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared politically dead the effort to ban military-style assault weapons, a setback for President Obama and gun-control advocates who are pushing the Senate to move quickly on bills to limit gun violence.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Bankrupt San Bernardino approves over $1 million in pay hikes
03-19-2013
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Reuters
The bankrupt city of San Bernardino, California, approved over $1 million in pay increases for police and firefighters despite claims it can barely make payroll, let alone afford the salary hikes.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Costs of US Wars Linger for Over 100 Years
03-19-2013
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AP
An Associated Press analysis of federal payment records found that the government is still making monthly payments to relatives of Civil War veterans " 148 years after the conflict ended.
At the 10 year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, m
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