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Date Sent: 2012-12-28
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, December 28, 2012 PM edition |
"Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today" – State Rep Cynthia Chase
Censorship: Facebook deletes pages of 9/11 activists -- Freedom: Because It Works or Because It’s Right? -- Syrian conflict threatens to fracture Iraq -- 12-28-12 -- Scott Horton - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- Thousands Line Up In LA To Swap Guns For Grocery Store Gift Cards In Buyback -- No More Industrial Revolutions, No More Growth? -- The Housing Bust Gave Birth To A Trillion Dollar Buyer Of US Treasuries -- Japan Will Have A Bond Crisis Because It Takes 31 Million Years To Count To 1 Quadrillion -- Freedom: Because It Works or Because It’s Right? -- Is Rand For Us Or Not? -- Planning for Double Duty - by Lane C. -- Avoid the Fiscal Cliff - Economic Freedom Speech - Pierre Poilievre -- Peter Schiff: We Can't Solve Our Problems Without Going Over A Cliff --
FEMA Was Running a "Drill" Between 9am and 4pm on December 14th, in
Connecticut! -- The internet is leaving children brain-dead -- Facebook Purges Pro-Gun Accounts -- The Year’s Most Audacious Private Space Exploration Plans -- Syrian conflict threatens to fracture Iraq -- Guns are bad!! - by Glenn Jacobs -- Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money? -- The Attorney For Freedom Show -- Unions Warn Mississippi Shutdown Could Come Next Week -- Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies -- The NRA's Sorry Tale -- Avigdor Lieberman Faces New Charges -- Moscow Talks on Syria
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News Link • Activism
“Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today.” " State Rep Cynthia Chase
12-28-2012
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freekeene.com
District 8 State Representative Cynthia Chase of Keene has made her position clear on liberty-loving activists moving here,
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Robert Lee
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Censorship: Facebook deletes pages of 9/11 activists
12-28-2012
Recently, Facebook has removed the pages of about 50 political activists. Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth founder Richard Gage lost his page, as did several other activists. Later, the pages were reactivated.
Several people associated with
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Agriculture
Bee Tales
12-28-2012
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arclein
Bees are the pollinators of the vast majority of plant life. They are said to account for 80% of pollination by insects. And with populations dropping, it’s crucial that people in power take note of studies like this and take steps to remedy the decl
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
Freedom: Because It Works or Because It’s Right?
12-28-2012
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The Independent Institute - Robert Higgs
Libertarians divide into two broad classes: those who espouse a free society because it gives better results than an unfree society, and those who espouse a free society because they believe that it is wrong to deny or suppress a person’s right to be
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Is Rand For Us Or Not?
12-28-2012
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Daily Paul.com
Ben Swann takes a look at the 2013 NDAA and whether or not the power of indefinite detention has been removed or is alive and well. In this 2 part series, Ben breaks down the Feinstein/Lee Amendment voted for by Senator Rand Paul.
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News Link • Science
Self Assembling Life
12-28-2012
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arclein
hell, the authors shift attention from the "hardware" - the chemical basis of life - to the "software" - its information content. To use a computer analogy, chemistry explains the material substance of the machine, but it won't function without
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News Link • Internet
Facebook Purges Pro-Gun Accounts
12-28-2012
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Prison Planet
Massive act of censorship sees alternative media pages disappeared
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
'Brighter than a full moon': The biggest star of 2013... could be Ison - the comet of the ce
12-28-2012
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www.independent.co.uk
A comet discovered by two Russian astronomers will be visible from Earth next year. Get ready for a once-in-a lifetime light show, says David Whitehouse.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Hawthorne Effect on Productivity
12-28-2012
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arclein
Many modern researchers consider the Hawthorne Effect no more than a myth. There are quite a few problems with the study. For one thing, in some cases workers received productivity reports, and often worked towards known productivity goals, which may
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News Link • Geography
Atlantean Subsidence
12-28-2012
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arclein
This massive subsidence took place in 1159 BC and by its nature took the day and night that is reported in the cultural records. The west end of Cuba appears to have dropped a full mile. Lesser amounts are noted elsewhere. The Bahama Bank likely drop
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
A Quandary for the Left and Right
12-28-2012
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strike-the-root.com
I believe that anti-statists (libertarians, anarchists, or what have you) have a wide tent. We can get support from conservatives on the need for rolling back government regulations and the welfare state,
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Thousands Line Up In LA To Swap Guns For Grocery Store Gift Cards In Buyback
12-28-2012
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mintpress.net
Police were trading grocery store gift cards for guns in Los Angeles on Wednesday as part of an annual buyback program brought forward this year in response to the deadly shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut.
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News Link • Internet
A Tech Investor Calls For The Death Of Pageviews And Uniques
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
Top early-stage venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is sooo over traditional audience metrics.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
The Republicans Have Now Agreed To Raise Taxes For The Entire Country
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
The inside line from Washington is that there will be no Fiscal Cliff deal before the end of the year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Housing Bust Gave Birth To A Trillion Dollar Buyer Of US Treasuries
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
UBS's Maury Harris, who is frequently recognized as the most accurate economist on Wall Street, shared an important chart with Business Insider when we had lunch with him last week.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Just For Fun!
Here's A Ton Of Party Tricks To Fool Your Friends And Family
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
Getting bored sitting around your family's house? Sick of hanging out with friends from high school? Here's a bunch of videos of awesome party tricks to keep yourself entertained, from Richard Wiseman's Quirky Mind Stuff blog.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Japan Will Have A Bond Crisis Because It Takes 31 Million Years To Count To 1 Quadrillion
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
There's a video floating around of Kyle Bass reiterating his case that Japan is going to go bust.
His first reason: Because Japan has 1 quadrillion yen worth of debt, and it would take you 31 million years to count to one quadrillion.
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News Link • Transportation
A Museum's Amazing Collection Of Classic Cars Is Open To The Public For The First Time
12-28-2012
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Business Insider
The Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles has been open since 1994, but it was not until this month that the public had access to its most interesting part: "the vault."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Invisible ‘knife’ focuses sound waves to slice
12-28-2012
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futurity.org
A lens coated in carbon nanotubes that converts light to sound may eventually lead to an invisible scalpel for noninvasive surgery.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Planning for Double Duty, By Lane C.
12-28-2012
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Survivalblog.com
Doing “Double Duty” is a concept that I was first introduced to during my first enlistment in the US Army.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Avoid the Fiscal Cliff - Economic Freedom Speech - Pierre Poilievre
12-28-2012
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youtube
Avoid the Fiscal Cliff - Economic Freedom Speech - Pierre Poilievre - Enhanced Version
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Peter Schiff: We Can't Solve Our Problems Without Going Over A Cliff
12-28-2012
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youtube
President Obama is headed back to Washington early, but Congress is still on Christmas vacation, with CNBC's John Harwood; Michael Farr, Farr, Miller & Washington; and Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital.
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News Link • Conspiracies
FEMA Was Running a "Drill" Between 9am and 4pm on December 14th, in Connecticut!
12-28-2012
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Daily Paul.com
Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection --in conjuction with FEMA -- was running a drill at exactly 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, December 14, 2012, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
The internet is leaving children brain-dead
12-28-2012
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dailymail
One of Britain's leading inventors has warned that a 'Google generation' who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming 'brain-dead'.
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News Link • Just For Fun!
BMX Competition on the Moon? - Red Bull Ramparanoia 2012
12-28-2012
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.youtube.com
Ben Hennon won Red Bull Ramparanoia, the BMX competition held in the Campo de Piedra Pomez (Pumice field), located in Catamarca, Argentina, 4000 meters above sea level.
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News Link • Iraq
Syrian conflict threatens to fracture Iraq
12-28-2012
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Christian Science Monitor
Semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan and the central Iraqi government are on a collision course as the Kurds increasingly side with the Syrian opposition and Baghdad stands by the Assad regime.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money?
12-28-2012
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The National Interest
...there are substantial costs associated with a nuclear-armed Iran. Increasing tension in the region could certainly add to the security premium on Gulf oil.
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News Link • Marc Victor
The Attorney For Freedom Show
12-28-2012
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KQCK Radio
Attorney Marc J. Victor talks about the Sandy Hook school shootings in Newtown Connecticut and why gun control does not work.
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Mike Wasdin
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Get ready for the iWatch: Apple rumoured to be developing gadget you wear on your wrist
12-28-2012
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Chinese online sites have reported the computer giant is working with chipmaker Intel on a wrist-worn gadget that has a 1.5inch screen and uses Bluetooth to communicate with other gadgets, which could include an iPhone.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Theatre offering 'Tweet seats' to patrons who just can't step away from their phone
12-28-2012
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www.dailymail.co.uk
The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has formalised a growing trend in theatre audiences to use their phones from within auditoria by giving obsessive tweeters a section of their own.
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News Link • Politics
Matt Damon gives up on politics...‘Game is rigged’
12-28-2012
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www.politico.com
“I don’t think I said anything a lot of people weren’t thinking. It’s easier now more than ever in my life to feel the fix is in, the game is rigged and no matter how hard you work to change things, it just doesn’t matter.”
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News Link • Domestic Policy
Unions Warn Mississippi Shutdown Could Come Next Week
12-28-2012
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StLouis.CBSLocal.Com
Two barge worker unions have released a concerning statement, suggesting that a commercial shutdown of the Mississippi River could come as soon as next week.
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News Link • Military
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies
12-28-2012
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Fox news
Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
The NRA's Sorry Tale ...
12-28-2012
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Daily Bell
The Second Amendment states clearly that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. You wouldn't know that from the US government's success in abridging those "unabridgable rights." Or the NRA's unfortunate culpability in the process.
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
Christmas: The Little Known Secret to Creating a Free Society
12-28-2012
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Daily Bell - Paster Matthey Barnett
A society of free people can voluntarily provide for the poor, the addicted, those with a huge need.
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News Link • Positive News
Blind dog Abby finds her way home in depths of Alaskan winter
12-28-2012
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http://www.independent.co, Tim Walker
When their blind eight-year-old dog went missing from their remote Alaskan home in a heavy snowstorm, the Grapengeter family felt sure they'd never see her again.
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News Link • Archaeology
Israelis find 2,750-year-old temple
12-28-2012
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http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com, By Alan Boyle
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,750-year-old temple near Jerusalem, along with pottery and clay figurines that suggest the site was the home base for a ritual cult, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Michael Moore: ‘Calm Down, White People, and Put Away Your Guns’
12-28-2012
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http://cnsnews.com, By Elizabeth Harrington
Documentary-maker and liberal activist Michael Moore said the reason for mass shootings in the United States is largely due to fear and racism, and on Christmas Eve he pleaded, “calm down, white people, and put away your guns.”
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Prosecution as Persecution: The Carol Asher Case
12-27-2012
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
"Mr. Wasden, .... several years ago you tried to put a 66-year-old retired nun named Carol Asher in prison for fourteen years because she acted as a conscientious juror. Have you ever apologized to her for that abuse of discretion?"
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News Link • China
Professor: Don't Be Surprised If There's A War Between Japan And China In The Next Year
12-27-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob Wile
Chinese planes flew near Japanese airspace Monday to assert its claims to Japan's Senkaku islands (China calls them the Diaoyu islands).
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News Link • Gun Rights
NeVer Trust Anyone Who Attempts To Disarm You!
12-27-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, dailypauler
GUN CONTROL: Seeking effective debate techniques that utterly obliterate the anti-gun argument.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul's Final Question: Is There Any Explanation For It All?
12-27-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, MarcMadness
We here at Lions Of Liberty are a fairly passionate bunch.
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News Link • Conspiracies
I Think It's Official, The Sandy Hook Hoax Has Backfired
12-27-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, zooamerica
Are we all experiencing the, "shift in consciousness," as I type?
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News Link • Philosophy: Fascism
Something Wicked Comes This Way
12-27-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com,
If the smartest people in the world were simply allowed to organize it properly, we'd all live in a Nirvana and never have to make any decisions on our own.
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News Link • World News
A First-Hand Account Of The Beginning Of A Military Coup In Mali
12-27-2012
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http://www.mintpress.net, Joseph Odhiambo
I summoned courage to finally draw back the curtains and leaned cautiously through my open window into the warm night
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Documents Show Mass FBI Infiltration Of OWS, Movement Treated As Criminal, Terrorist Threat
12-27-2012
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http://www.mintpress.net, Lisa Barron
MintPress " The FBI is once again conducting itself with no regard for American citizens’ constitutional rights.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
U.S. will hit debt limit on Dec. 31, Treasury Department says
12-26-2012
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Washington Post
The U.S. government will hit the $16.4 trillion federal debt limit on Monday and turn to “extraordinary measures” to continue borrowing, the Treasury Department said, beginning a countdown until Congress either passes legislation to allow for more bo
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News Link • Drug War
5 Senior Citizens Serving Life Without Parole for Pot
12-26-2012
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AlterNet
Right now, 5 adults await death in prison for non-violent, marijuana-related crimes. They are all more than 60 years old; they have all spent at least 15 years locked up for selling pot; and they are all serving life without parole.
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News Link • Bill of Rights
My New Graphic Novel is a … Terrorist Organization?
12-26-2012
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War is Boring
Last month, the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control confiscated the majority of the advance payment, claiming that we were laundering the money for onward transfer to a terrorist organization.
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News Link • United Nations
U.N. pulls staff out of Central African Republic as rebels attack
12-26-2012
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The RawStory.com
The United Nations on Wednesday ordered more than 200 non-essential staff and families of other workers to leave Central African Republic because of a rebel offensive against the government.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Saving the rhino with U.S. military surveillance drones
12-26-2012
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The Guardian
A rhino farmer in South Africa is planning to use surveillance drones designed for the US military to combat poachers who are driving the animals towards extinction.
Clive Vivier, cofounder of the Zululand rhino reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province,
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
LA Times publishes Boy Scout sex abuse records
12-26-2012
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Rawstory
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times published a trove of previously unreleased documents from the Boy Scouts of America that reveal the organization’s records on volunteers and leaders charged with sexual misconduct toward scouts. The 1,200 files, from
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News Link • Syria
Over 45,000 killed in Syria conflict, says watchdog
12-26-2012
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AFP
More than 45,000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak in March 2011 of an anti-regime revolt that became a bloody insurgency after a brutal crackdown on dissent, a watchdog said Wednesday.
“In all we have documented the deaths of 45
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News Link • Drug War
Washington DC’s first medical marijuana grow sites win approval
12-26-2012
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Rawstory
Some 15 years after voters said yes to medical marijuana, regulators in Washington, D.C. have finally approved the first two grow sites in the district’s history. It’s taken so long mainly because Congress placed repeated delays on the program
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Bail Lowered For Former Fitchburg Student Who Wore Fake Ammo Belt On Campus
12-26-2012
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CBS News
Dozens of Fitchburg State U. students showed up at a bail reduction hearing at Worcester Superior Court in support of a student who was being held on $50,000 bail over charges of trespassing and carrying ammunition without a firearms license.
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News Link • Government
Germany deporting elderly to foreign retirement homes
12-26-2012
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The Guardian
Growing numbers of elderly and sick Germans are being sent overseas for long-term care in retirement and rehabilitation centres because of rising costs and falling standards in Germany.
The move, which has seen thousands of retired Germans rehouse
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News Link • Gun Rights
UK: First they grab the guns, now the kitchen knives
12-26-2012
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BBC News
A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing.
A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings
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News Link • Environment
EPA allows uranium mining that pumps toxic waste into Wyoming drinking water
12-26-2012
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Rawstory
As dry as this land may be, underground, vast reservoirs hold billions of gallons of water suitable for drinking. Yet every day injection wells pump 200,000 gallons of toxic and radioactive waste from uranium mining into Christensen’s aquifers.
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Feature Article • Wallet Voting
Love You Like A Bitcoin (parody song)
Drew
Bitcoin lyrics written by Tuxavant and sung to Selena Gomez's "I love you like a love song". Performed by Kryptina, DefconKids MVH 2012 and bitcoin miner since 2010. Featuring James Brown Jr.
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Feature Article • Casey Research Articles
Doug Casey on the Morality of Money
Doug Casey
As we approach the end of the year " a time when people often reflect on their progress or lack thereof over the past year across all areas of life " this February 2011 interview of Doug Casey by Louis James on the morality of money seems especially
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