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Date Sent: 2012-04-09
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Monday, April 9, 2012 PM edition |
Prosecutor lies; won't use grand jury in Trayvon Martin shooting case tomorrow or ever
America's Fiscal Cliff -- This Video Will Stop You From Using Your Phone While Driving -- Lebanese TV says Syrians shot dead cameraman -- Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case -- After $1B, experts see progress on autism's causes --
Democrats complicit in GOP's anti-women agenda -- Tulsa shooting
suspects appear without attorneys as judge sets bond at $9.16m -- Egypt: The Presidential Candidate Who Came in From the Cold -- 04-09-12
-- Ernest talks about current events - (MP3 & Video Loaded) -- Boat
Race protester Trenton Oldfield says he is prepared to go to jail --
Israel bans German author of controversial poem -- Ron Paul’s Chief Attorney Bruce Fein & His Clients -- An Open Letter to Ron Paul -- Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 4/9/12: Let Private, Voluntary Organizations Help Those in Need -- Holding the line -- Obama Authorizes Greater Wall Street Theft -- Spain Will Exit The Eurozone First—This Year -- China considers Seychelles military base plan -- Art of Resistance -- My Pro-Palestine CD Reviewed & then ‘Un-reviewed’ -- Rights group tracks cold-blooded killing in Syria -- AOL To Sell, License Patents to Microsoft For Nearly $1.1 Billion -- Turkey protests as Syrians open fire at border -- South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test -- Sony to axe 10,000 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei -- Selling You on Facebook -- How the Politics of Intervention Encourage Bad Foreign Policy --
'Civil liberties? They're safe.' And if you believe that… -- US Drones,
Yemeni Warplanes Kill 24 in Southern Yemen -- Tax Bill Is Beginning of Formal Debt Criminalization -- US to Iran: Surrender Dorothy! -- Betting Big On Santorum, Donor's Motives A Mystery -- Iran faces arm-twisting demands ahead of key nuclear talks
TX: GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul to visit Fort Worth this week
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Prosecutor won't use grand jury in Trayvon Martin shooting case
04-09-2012
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http://edition.cnn.com, By the CNN Wire Staff
Special prosecutor Angela Corey has decided against using a grand jury in the case involving the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, her office said Monday.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul to visit Fort Worth this week
04-09-2012
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http://blogs.star-telegram.com, Anna M. Tinsley
Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, will visit his home state of Texas this week, holding a series of town hall meetings, including one in Fort Worth.
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News Link • Transportation
This Video Will Stop You From Using Your Phone While Driving
04-09-2012
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YouTube
THIS A VIDEO TAKEN BY A STATE TROOPER DASH CAM. SEE HOW QUICKLY YOUR LIFE COULD CHANGE BY TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THINK ABOUT THIS THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE SOMEONE TEXTING, READING A BOOK OR PUTTING ON THEIR MAKEUP, WHILE DRI
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News Link • World News
Lebanese TV says Syrians shot dead cameraman
04-09-2012
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http://www.google.com, 2012 AFP
Lebanon's Al-Jadeed satellite television on Monday accused the Syrian army of shooting dead its cameraman Ali Shaaban, saying it opened fire at its team which was on Lebanon's side of the border.
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News Link • Technology: Software
Facebook to Buy Instagram For $1 Billion
04-09-2012
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http://online.wsj.com, By SHAYNDI RAICE
Facebook Inc. said it is acquiring the popular photo-sharing app maker Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock in what is the social network's biggest acquisition to date.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case
04-09-2012
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http://www.google.com, By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Trayvon Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Space station snaps photo of robotic cargo craft
04-09-2012
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http://news.cnet.com, by Martin LaMonica
NASA has released an image of a robotic spacecraft approaching the International Space Station, showing how the delicate operation looks from space.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Will Google Tablet Sales Frag or Defrag the Android Market?
04-09-2012
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http://www.pcworld.com, By John P. Mello Jr.
The search giant's slate could bring some needed order to the market--or could greatly add to the present confusion.
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News Link • Political Parties
Democrats complicit in GOP's anti-women agenda
04-09-2012
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http://www.cbsnews.com, By Geoffrey Kabaservice
The Republican Party's alleged "war" against women is fast emerging as a major trope of the 2012 elections.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Tulsa shooting suspects appear without attorneys as judge sets bond at $9.16m
04-09-2012
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, Ryan Devereaux
Jake England, Alvin Watts allegedly targeted black victims after racist Facebook rant, but police have not called race a factor
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News Link • World News
Egypt: The Presidential Candidate Who Came in From the Cold
04-09-2012
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http://www.time.com, By Abigail Hauslohner / Cairo
Hundreds of people, ranging from mechanics to taxi drivers, have registered their candidacy for the top post in a process that officially ended on Sunday night.
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News Link • Activism
Boat Race protester Trenton Oldfield says he is prepared to go to jail
04-09-2012
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http://www.telegraph.co, By Martin Evans
A man accused of disrupting the 158th Boat Race by swimming in front of the rowers has insisted he stands by his actions and is prepared to go to jail for his principles.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama's Supreme Court Rebuff
04-09-2012
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http://batr.org, SARTRE
Many Americans still revere the Supreme Court. As one of the three branches of the Federal government, confidence in their conduct and authority is usually higher than Congress or the Presidency.
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News Link • Israel
Israel bans German author of controversial poem
04-09-2012
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http://www.ctv.ca, The Associated Press
Israel has banned German intellectual Guenter Grass from visiting the country because of a critical poem published by the Nobel laureate last week.
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News Link • Military
Holding the line
04-09-2012
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www.facebook.com,by 5th Mobile Public Affairs Det
The Soldiers in a closed formation bang their batons in cadence against their shields as an angry mob approaches.
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News Link • Currencies
Spain Will Exit The Eurozone First"This Year
04-09-2012
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http://gonzalolira.blogspot
In the LiraSPG Scenario “When The Euro Breaks”, I discussed what would happen to the euro and the eurozone when those countries"unable to continue under their massive debt burdens"began exiting the European monetary union.
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News Link • China
China considers Seychelles military base plan
04-09-2012
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Peter Simpson
China is weighing up whether to open an Indian Ocean naval base in the Seychelles in a move which will heighten tensions with India amid fears of a regional arms race.
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News Link • Israel
Art of Resistance
04-09-2012
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http://www.gilad.co.uk, By Gilad Atzmon
Outrage in Germany, Nobel Laureate Günter Grass has, once again told the truth about Israel being the greatest threat to world peace.
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
My Pro-Palestine CD Reviewed & then ‘Un-reviewed’
04-09-2012
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http://www.deliberation.info, by Rich Siegel
Rich Siegel is now subject to Zionist abuse and smear campaign. Jazz writer Brent Black of criticaljazz.com who reviewed Rich’s peace seeking album favorably has now changed his mind due to Jewish pressure.
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News Link • Syria
Rights group tracks cold-blooded killing in Syria
04-09-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Douglas Hamilton
Syrian security forces have summarily executed over 100 civilians and wounded or captured opposition fighters in recent attacks on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
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News Link • Internet
AOL To Sell, License Patents to Microsoft For Nearly $1.1 Billion
04-09-2012
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http://www.forbes.com, by Abram Brown
AOL will sell and license patents to Microsoft for $1.056 billion, amid pressure for AOL to regain its status as a top Web company.
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News Link • Syria
Turkey protests as Syrians open fire at border
04-09-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk
Turkey has protested after Syrian forces opened fire across the border, the first such attack since Turkey began housing refugees from the unrest.
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News Link • Testing
South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test
04-09-2012
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www.usatoday.com
Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
No Lessons, No Problems: How Bubba Watson Conquered The Masters
04-09-2012
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keepingscore.blogs.time.com, By Sean Gregory
A lefty long-hitter from the Florida panhandle, Bubba Watson wins the Masters his way
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News Link • World News
Ecuador: Make Money While Shopping and Traveling
04-09-2012
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http://internationalliving.com, by Alison Talbert
Four years ago, I was searching for something meaningful to do with my life.
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News Link • Food
Salmonella Outbreak Infections Rise
04-09-2012
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http://online.wsj.com, By THOMAS M. BURTON
The number of people infected in a multistate salmonella outbreak has reached 100, but federal officials said Friday that they haven't conclusively identified the cause.
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News Link • Internet
Selling You on Facebook
04-09-2012
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wsj.com, By JULIA ANGWIN and JEREMY SINGER-VINE
Many popular Facebook apps are obtaining sensitive information about users"and users' friends"so don't be surprised if details about your religious, political and even sexual preferences start popping up in unexpected places.
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News Link • World News
Sony to axe 10,000 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei
04-09-2012
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http://www.reuters.com, By Chris Gallagher
Japan's Sony Corp is cutting 10,000 jobs, about 6 percent of its global workforce, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday.
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News Link • Media: Television
Adam Curtis: Conspiracist of Long-Lost Facts
04-09-2012
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http://www.inthesetimes.org, BY Michael Atkinson
The BBC producer/director’s brilliant oeuvre is nothing less than astonishing.
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News Link • Environment
How Green Is the Green Economy?
04-09-2012
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http://www.inthesetimes.org, BY Rebecca Burns
Four environmental organizers and researchers examine the ‘green jobs’ buzz.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
The Assault on Public Education
04-09-2012
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http://www.inthesetimes.org, BY Noam Chomsky
One of America’s greatest achievements is being defunded and degraded by the dictates of the marketplace.
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News Link • Government
'Civil liberties? They're safe.' And if you believe that…
04-09-2012
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, John Naughton
The government has yet to show why we should trust the security forces with sweeping new powers of surveillance.
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News Link • Obama Administration
How the Politics of Intervention Encourage Bad Foreign Policy
04-09-2012
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http://www.theatlantic.com,
So far the Libya intervention is being cited by Obama's boosters as a success. But this creates the wrong incentives in how presidents use military power.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
US Drones, Yemeni Warplanes Kill 24 in Southern Yemen
04-09-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Strikes against “suspected” members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have killed 24 people across southern and eastern Yemen, with both Yemeni warplanes and US drones taking part in the attacks.
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News Link • Syria
Syrian Rebels: Annan’s Peace Plan ‘Doomed’
04-09-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Free Syrian Army Spurns Call for Written Guarantees
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News Link • Iran
US to Iran: Surrender Dorothy!
04-09-2012
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Justin Raimondo
On a recent trip to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid down the law: America must threaten the Iranians with war if Tehran insists on pursuing its nuclear energy program.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Tax Bill Is Beginning of Formal Debt Criminalization
04-09-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Anthony Wile
The United States Congress is steadily headed to a place where those who owe money to the US government shall be treated criminally.
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News Link • Housing
Instead of Zoning...What?
04-09-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Tibor Machan
I have argued before why zoning laws are inconsistent with a free society's principles, in particular with the principle of private property rights.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
What Do You Owe In Taxes? Depends Who's Counting
04-09-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Bill Chappell
In 2012, the federal tax return deadline is Tuesday, April 17 " so if you haven't already filed your income tax return, you have about one week left to shop around for different options to finish your taxes, or request an extension.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Betting Big On Santorum, Donor's Motives A Mystery
04-09-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Jeff Brady
There's plenty of speculation lately about Rick Santorum's plans and some Republicans now want their party to rally around front-runner Mitt Romney.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Study Warns Of Autism Risk For Children Of Obese Mothers
04-09-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Jon Hamilton
Scientists have found one more reason that pregnancy and obesity can be a bad combination.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
'Premature' To Call Tulsa Shootings Hate Crimes
04-09-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Cheryl Corley
Police in Tulsa, Okla., say it is much too early in their investigation to describe the murder of three black residents and the wounding of two others as a hate crime.
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Will Climate Refugees Get Promised Aid?
04-09-2012
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www.commondreams.org, by Marwaan Macan-Markar
With extreme weather pounding countries across a wide arc in the Asia-Pacific region, questions hover over entitlements for millions of people displaced by climate change
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News Link • World News
Legal concern: Muslim Brotherhood files last-minute back-up candidate
04-09-2012
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http://rt.com
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's top political force, has put up its back-up presidential candidate just a day before the doors of the Electoral Commission closed.
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News Link • Iran
Iran faces arm-twisting demands ahead of key nuclear talks
04-09-2012
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http://rt.com
The six-party party talks on Iran’s nuclear program, called “the last chance” by the West, may now be in jeopardy.
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News Link • World News
Pyongyang reveals newest rocket: Specs (PHOTOS)
04-09-2012
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http://rt.com
North Korea has made an unprecedented move, allowing Western journalists to take photos of an up-to-date ballistic missile due for launch this week to put a weather satellite in orbit.
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