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Date Sent: 2012-10-02
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, October 2, 2012 AM edition |
At least 14 killed in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan
Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff' -- 3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith -- Analysis: China slides faster into pensions black hole -- Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting -- The Federal Reserve Sends Thank You Letters To Congress -- The Grand Default -- Living (and Dying) Under Drones -- The Problem
With Half-Azz Claims Of "Liberty" -- Orbital Sciences, SpaceX Ready to
Launch -- Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control -- White House Hack Attack -- Comprehensive study of Fukushima threat: 60 minute video -- Video of TSA drill at Sky Harbor goes viral -- Billionaires Dumping Stocks, Economist Knows Why -- TSA Rescinds Approval To Film In Response To Opt Out Campaign --
VIDEO: QE3 Destined to Run Until Implosion? -- Controlled Demolition of
Europe Continues -- Time to boycott Anheuser-Busch and Southwest
Airlines -- Romney facing Ron Paul's revenge in battleground Nevada -- Mahaffey's Book Review: Bugging Out to Nowhere -- Ben Bernanke
Reveals The Massive Difference Between The Fed And The ECB -- And Now Let Us Gasp In Horror At The Dismal Economic Situation In Spain -- President of the 'Republic of the united states of America' returns to court -- HYPERINFLATION: Iran's Currency Is In A State Of Total Collapse -- Euro-Zone 'Misery' Has Never Been Higher -- The Fed Chairman "Gets To Work", Releases His First Speech Since QEternity -- GRID LOCK AT THE UN AND NYC -- New Comet Discovered—May Become "One
of Brightest in History" -- Pay in Blood: The Bipartisan Terror
Machine Stripped Bare -- City of Toronto Workers Destroy Free
Community Food Garden Amid Growing Food Crisis -- A Proof of
Anarchy: The Rulers Themselves -- Vicki Arroyo: Let's prepare
for our new climate -- Woman carries loaded gun on plane completely
undetected -- Obama USDA met 30 times with Mexican gov’t to
promote food-stamp use among Mexican immigrants -- The new
Facebook is... MySpace? -- Silence of the Drones -
by Ray McGovern -- Judge strikes down rule capping
speculative trades -- How a Soviet sub commander stopped WWIII
Former Arizona congressman Sam Steiger dies
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News Link • Afghanistan
At least 14 killed in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan
10-01-2012
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http://news.yahoo.com, Reuters
A suicide bomber killed 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police, and wounded 37 in Afghanistan's volatile eastern Khost province on Monday, a NATO spokeswoman and local officials said.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Too Smart to Taser?
10-01-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
When all else fails, blame the Paulbots
10-01-2012
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Washington Times
I believe all voters should cast their vote for whomever they wish. But isn't it curious that after being ignored by the media and abused by the GOP, the Paulians now are being courted (or harangued) because the GOP needs their support.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff'
10-01-2012
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AP
A typical middle-income family making $40,000 to $64,000 a year could see its taxes go up by $2,000 next year if lawmakers fail to renew a lengthy roster of tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, according to a new report Monday
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Cloud Atlas Extended Trailer #1 (2012) - Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Wachowski Movie HD
10-01-2012
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youtube
A new amazing trailer for the anticipated Cloud Atlas movie, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Xun Zhou, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith
10-01-2012
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www.wired.com
Cody Wilson planned in the coming weeks to make and test a 3-D printed pistol. Now those plans have been put on hold as desktop-manufacturing company Stratasys pulled the lease on a printer rented out for Wiki Weapon, the internet project lead by Wil
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • China
Analysis: China slides faster into pensions black hole
10-01-2012
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reuters.com, By Aileen Wang and Koh Gui Qing
Eighty-year-old Chinese farmer Guo Shuhe receives a state pension equivalent to just $9 a month, not enough to buy a month worth of groceries, but enough it seems, to risk punching a gaping hole in government finances.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting
10-01-2012
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http://www.reuters.com,
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to get what they hoped for at the annual U.N. General Assembly after closing ranks to send a message to Iran that it may face war over its nuclear program.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve Sends Thank You Letters To Congress
10-01-2012
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http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com,
The Federal Reserve continues to pump up this "bubble economy" by recklessly printing money and by setting interest rates artificially low, and the U.S. Congress continues to stand aside and allow them to systematically destroy our economy.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • WAR: About that War
The Grand Default
10-01-2012
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Uri Avnery
I am sitting here writing this article 39 years to the minute from that moment when the sirens started screaming, announcing the beginning of the war.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Obama Administration
Living (and Dying) Under Drones
10-01-2012
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http://www.counterpunch.org, by ANDREW COCKBURN
Last week, the Obama Administration argued in front of the First Circuit Court of Appeals that there is no official evidence we are waging drone warfare in northern Pakistan.
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News Link • Government
The Problem With Half-Azz Claims Of "Liberty"
10-01-2012
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http://market-ticker.org, by Karl Denninger
I have often commented on how many so-called Libertarians take a half-ass stance toward an issue and wind up doing either nothing or worse, harm instead of good.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Orbital Sciences, SpaceX Ready to Launch
10-01-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Jason Paur
Both of NASA’s commercial space resupply companies are gearing up for launches this week. SpaceX and Orbital Sciences have contracts with NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station over the coming years, though each is at a different st
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Diebold voting machines can be hacked by remote control
10-01-2012
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http://www.salon.com, By Brad Friedman
Exclusive: A laboratory shows how an e-voting machine used by a third of all voters can be easily manipulated
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Comprehensive study of Fukushima threat: 60 minute video
10-01-2012
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http://nuclear-news.net,
If you, like me, live on the West Coast of the USA, it’s probably too late, and you may as well just go on in your ignorance.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Billionaires Dumping Stocks, Economist Knows Why
10-01-2012
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http://www.moneynews.com, By Newsmax Wires
Despite the 6.5% stock market rally over the last three months, a handful of billionaires are quietly dumping their American stocks . . . and fast.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
VIDEO: QE3 Destined to Run Until Implosion?
10-01-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
The video here provides us with a succinct summary of the effects of QE2 " beyond what may be questionable impacts on labor.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Economy - International
Controlled Demolition of Europe Continues
10-01-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
Appearances are important! Those who follow free-market economics know what needs to be done to pull Europe out of its slump. But the reporting gives no clue of the reality.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Boycotts
Time to boycott Anheuser-Busch and Southwest Airlines
10-01-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by TylerLiberty
These are the last two remaining sponsors of the Commission on Presidential Debates that sell products or services to the public.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Romney facing Ron Paul's revenge in battleground Nevada
10-01-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by celeste
A disaster. A train wreck. A mess. These are how people in Reno are describing the Republican party in Nevada, a state that used to be solidly red but has turned into a true swing state in recent years.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke Reveals The Massive Difference Between The Fed And The ECB
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
Great paragraph here from Ben Bernanke from his speech this afternoon.
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News Link • Economy - International
And Now Let Us Gasp In Horror At The Dismal Economic Situation In Spain
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Matthew Boesler
While Europe watches and waits for Spain to submit a formal bailout request to the EU and the ECB, the economic situation on the ground there continues to deteriorate.
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News Link • Climate Change
Some Time Soon Earth Will Enter A New Ice Age
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Alice Roberts
We're enjoying a relatively long and stable period of pleasant weather at the moment. And by that, I don't mean the past few years or decades. I mean the past 12,000 years or so.
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News Link • Republic for the united States of America
President of the 'Republic of the united states of America' returns to court
10-01-2012
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WSFA 12
"The unchartered Municipal Corporation (UNITED STATES) has taken a desperate action through their corporate policies...This dishonorable act will reveal to Americans that the United States must return to the Constitution and the rule of law."
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Tom Westbrook
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News Link • Media: Internet
These Charts Show How 'Gangnam Style' Went Crazy Viral
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Kirsten Acuna
Some may say PSY's "Gangnam Style" has worn its welcome; however, the numbers suggest otherwise.
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News Link • Iran
HYPERINFLATION: Iran's Currency Is In A State Of Total Collapse
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Matthew Boesler
The Iranian rial plunged today against the U.S. dollar as western sanctions against the state's oil exports are really starting to up the pressure on Iran.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
RUMOR: Apple Will Announce The iPad Mini In Two Weeks
10-01-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jay Yarow
Apple could be announcing its next big product, the iPad Mini, in two and a half weeks.
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News Link • Economy - International
Euro-Zone 'Misery' Has Never Been Higher
10-01-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
While the 'Misery' Index in Iran reaches exceptional levels, and the US aggregate of inflation and unemployment peaked last October, Europe's misery has continued to rise in the face of an ever-easing ECB and political jawboning.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Fed Chairman "Gets To Work", Releases His First Speech Since QEternity
10-01-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Ben Bernanke
My topic today is "Five Questions about the Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy." I have used a question-and-answer format in talks before, and I know from much experience that people are eager to know more about the Federal Reserve, what we do, and
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News Link • Transportation
GRID LOCK AT THE UN AND NYC
10-01-2012
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http://ericmargolis.com, by Eric Margolis
Hell week! That’s what this city’s angry, frustrated taxi drivers call each year’s opening of the United Nations. It was even worse than that in the last two weeks.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists Want to Print Lasers onto Nearly Everything
10-01-2012
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http://www.technewsdaily.com, Charles Q. Choi
Laser-emitting materials can be put onto nearly any surface through inkjet printers, which could lead to more-lifelike video displays, as well as unusual applications such as digital wallpaper, scientists say.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
New Comet Discovered"May Become "One of Brightest in History"
10-01-2012
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com, Andrew Fazekas
If astronomers' early predictions hold true, the holidays next year may hold a glowing gift for stargazers"a superbright comet, just discovered streaking near Saturn.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Pay in Blood: The Bipartisan Terror Machine Stripped Bare
10-01-2012
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http://www.chris-floyd.com, by Chris Floyd
In the category of "the sky is blue," "fire is hot" and "the sun rises in the east," the Guardian reports on a new study showing that Washington's murderous drone killing campaign in Pakistan is "counterproductive."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
City of Toronto Workers Destroy Free Community Food Garden Amid Growing Food Crisis
10-01-2012
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http://www.activistpost.com, Jacob Kearey-Moreland
Amid a growing food crisis, this morning workers from the City of Toronto were ordered by City of Toronto Parks Director Richard Ubbens that all live plants and food be removed from the People's Peas Garden in Queens Park
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
A Proof of Anarchy: The Rulers Themselves
10-01-2012
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http://www.strike-the-root.com, by Paul Bonneau
Day after day we read that cops or other minions of the ruling class never suffer any legal consequences for various and sundry vile actions on their part.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Climate Change
Vicki Arroyo: Let's prepare for our new climate
10-01-2012
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http://www.ted.com, TEDGlobal 2012
Set aside the politics: Data shows that climate change is happening, measurably, now.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Woman carries loaded gun on plane completely undetected
10-01-2012
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Bungling TSA airport screeners at Orlando International Airport failed to notice a loaded handgun in a woman’s carry-on bag yesterday " and she was able to fly to New Jersey with the pistol in her purse.
United Flight 15 was already in the air whe
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Immigration
Obama USDA met 30 times with Mexican gov’t to promote food-stamp use among Mexican immigrants
10-01-2012
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Department of Agriculture personnel in the Obama administration have met with Mexican Government officials dozens of times since the president took office to promote nutrition assistance programs " notably food stamps " among Mexican Americans, Mexic
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News Link • Entertainment: Outdoor Recreation
Dinoot modular camping trailers are built to specification like Legos
10-01-2012
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http://www.gizmag.com,
The Dinoot Trailer from Compact Camping Concepts is a modular fiberglass camping trailer that you build and customize.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
The new Facebook is... MySpace?
10-01-2012
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Loz Blain
While Facebook today is an absolute juggernaut, with about one in seven humans on the planet being a "monthly active user," it's almost hard to remember that before November 2007, MySpace was the biggest game in town.
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • WAR: About that War
Ray McGovern: My Take
Silence of the Drones
10-01-2012
Ray McGovern
A report quoted several Obama admin. officials admitting that all military-age males in a strike zone are counted as combatants, unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent. (Yes, you read that right " posthumously.)
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judge strikes down rule capping speculative trades
10-01-2012
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http://seattletimes.com, By MARCY GORDON
A federal judge has struck down a rule required under the 2010 financial overhaul that seeks to limit speculative trading of commodities futures.
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Activism
McElroy's Musings
Where Is The Outrage?
10-01-2012
David McElroy
Why are Americans not marching in the streets like the outraged people of Greece, Spain, Portugal, when tyranny rules at the expense of Truth, Justice, and Liberty? We plunge into chaos!
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News Link • WAR: About that War
How a Soviet sub commander stopped WWIII
10-01-2012
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Terrence Aym
You probably never heard of Vasili Arkhipov, but now that you know his name you should never forget it. Arkhipov probably saved your life. In fact, if it weren't for him, you may never have been born at all. He truly saved the world singlehanded, ye
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Terrence Aym
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Opinion • Techno Gadgets
A dumbass buys a smartphone
10-01-2012
Menckens Ghost
As a demonstration of my higher IQ, I fell in my pool several weeks ago while carrying a stack of dead palm fronds. My old-fashioned but trusty flip-top cellphone was in my pocket and drowned.
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