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Date Sent: 2012-04-17
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, April 17, 2012 AM edition |
CIA plays ugly role, trains Syrian rebels -- Homeland Security Unveils Monstrous SWAT Trucks
Taxed by the boss -- Briton murdered after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife -- How Many Crimes Did These Cops Commit? --
Nervous Kremlin seeks to purge Russia's internet of 'western'
influences -- Blogger faces jail for calling Councillor a "crap" on
Twitter -- Texas judges' misdeeds often kept secret by oversight commission -- Panetta said he regretted cost to taxpayers for trips home to
California -- With tax day looming, taxpayers struggle to adjust to new
law -- Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept. -- Egyptian TV host: "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a matter of indisputable science" -- Government: The Enforcers (What's the Lesson of the Davidian Massacre?) -- 2012 Pulitzers: School violence, East Africa, tax avoidance ... -- Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case -- Need help from the IRS? Prepare to wait -- More military personnel might have been involved in misconduct before Obama’s trip -- Senate rejects President Obama's 'Buffett Rule' on taxes -- GSA Official Declines to Testify on $823,000 Las Vegas Event -- Doug Casey on the US Constitution -- Colonel Douglas Macgregor on Two Failed Wars and Why He Supports Ron Paul for President -- IRS Travel Ban: Revoking Citizenship By Stealth -- Here Are The Wild Details From The Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal -- t h e s c h o o l s u c k s p r o j e c t - EDUCATION EVOLUTION -- John Stossel: SPEAKS TO EX-FEDERAL RESERVE EMPLOYEE
AZ: Charles Goyette Book Signing, Today, 4/17, 6:30 PM
Barnes & Noble, Scottsdale/Shea (Scottsdale, AZ); Becoming an Arizona GOP Delegate for Ron Paul
MARV Raffle: The Evolution Continues
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine READY FOR DOWNLOAD!
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Charles Goyette Book Signing, Tues, 4/17, 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble, Scottsdale/Shea (Scottsdale, AZ)
04-16-2012
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Barnes & Noble
Former Phoenix radio talk show host Charles Goyette discusses his latest book, Red and Blue and Broke All Over. He explains how the growth of federal power and costly warfare and welfare spending are strangling our prosperity and bankrupting America.
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News Link • Activism
MARV Raffle: The Evolution Continues
04-15-2012
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www.peteeyre.com
MARV " the Mobile Authority Resistance Vehicle and an integral part of my life and the workhorse for Motorhome Diaries, Liberty On Tour and more-recently Cop Block " is up for raffle -- Pete Eyre
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
Taxed by the boss
04-16-2012
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General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Procter & Gamble, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors and AMC Theatres enjoy deals to keep state taxes deducted from their workers’ paychecks. Foreign companies also enjoy such arrangements, including Electrolux, Nissan, T
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News Link • China
Briton murdered after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife
04-16-2012
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Reuters
The British businessman whose murder has sparked political upheaval in China was poisoned after he threatened to expose a plan by a Chinese leader's wife to move money abroad, two sources with knowledge of the police investigation said.
It was the
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
How Many Crimes Did These Cops Commit?
04-16-2012
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The Agitator
A sheriff’s deputy is accused of using his badge and gun to force a repo man to give him his wife’s truck back. “I’m trying to make an honest living,” repo man Brenton Huff side. “I shouldn’t have to worry about being shot, by police.”
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News Link • Internet
Nervous Kremlin seeks to purge Russia's internet of 'western' influences
04-16-2012
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The Guardian
Unlike Vladimir Putin, many Russians have taken to the internet with great enthusiasm. Now liberals and gay rights activists are among those feeling the heat from the Kremlin
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News Link • Internet
Blogger faces jail for calling Councillor a "crap" on Twitter
04-16-2012
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Daily Mail
A blogger who called a local politician a 'c***' on Twitter sparked a row over freedom of speech after being convicted of sending the offensive remark.
Olly Cromwell, faces jail after Councillor Melvyn Seymour complained.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Texas judges' misdeeds often kept secret by oversight commission
04-16-2012
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In 2008, a Texas judge found an out-of-town attorney in contempt of court. But, the judge added, there was a way the lawyer could avoid jail: He could donate "large sums of money" to several charitable organizations, one of which the judge happened t
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News Link • Corruption
Panetta said he regretted cost to taxpayers for trips home to California
04-16-2012
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Washington Post
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he regrets his frequent flights home to California on a military jet have cost taxpayers more than $800,000 since July. He gave no indication that he would end the weekend commutes.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
With tax day looming, taxpayers struggle to adjust to new law
04-16-2012
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Washington Post
Taxpayers and accountants rushing to meet tomorrow’s tax-filing deadline are struggling to adjust to a new law requiring brokers to report to the Internal Revenue Service what their clients paid for stocks.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept.
04-16-2012
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Washington Post
Justice Dept. officials have known for years that flawed forensic work have led to convictions of potentially innocent people, but prosecutors failed to notify defendants or their attorneys in many cases they knew were troubled.
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News Link • Positive News
2012 Pulitzers: School violence, East Africa, tax avoidance ...
04-16-2012
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latimes.com, By James Rainey and Jessica Garrison
A deep report on the fear and violence plaguing urban schools brought the Philadelphia Inquirer the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
04-16-2012
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edition.cnn.com, By the CNN Wire Staff
George Zimmerman's defense team formally requested Monday that the Florida judge assigned to their client's case be removed after she revealed her husband works with a CNN legal analyst.
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News Link • Seriously?
Need help from the IRS? Prepare to wait
04-16-2012
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http://www.usatoday.com, By Sandra Block
At 12:30 p.m. Monday, about 50 people waited for help at the IRS center in Fort Myers, Fla. Another dozen who couldn't find seats stood in a line that stretched out the office suite door and into a lobby.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon
04-16-2012
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http://sports.espn.go.com, Associated Press
Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed them one by one until he took the lead on his way out of Kenmore Square.
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News Link • Military
More military personnel might have been involved in misconduct before Obama’s trip
04-16-2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com, By David Nakamura
A preliminary investigation by the Defense Department has determined that more than five military personnel might have been involved in the hotel misconduct that occurred last week in Cartagena, Colombia
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News Link • Obama Administration
Senate rejects President Obama's 'Buffett Rule' on taxes
04-16-2012
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http://www.nydailynews.com,THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Democrats argued that it was time for the tax code to treat the wealthy and the middle class fairly, but were unable to get enough votes to have the rule clear the Senate
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News Link • Government
GSA Official Declines to Testify on $823,000 Las Vegas Event
04-16-2012
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http://www.sfgate.com, Danielle Ivory
A General Services Administration official refused to answer U.S. lawmakers' questions about the planning of an $823,000 Las Vegas conference.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Becoming an Arizona GOP Delegate for Ron Paul
04-16-2012
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secure.campaigner.com
Question - What is the Process? / Answer - Any one can nominate themselves or another to be a delegate at the Caucus. Once nominated Precinct Committe persons will vote for their candidates. The delegate candidates that get the most votes in desce
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Colonel Douglas Macgregor on Two Failed Wars and Why He Supports Ron Paul for President
04-16-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, with Anthony Wile
The Daily Bell is pleased to present this exclusive interview with Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor
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News Link • Religion: Believers
A Huge Map Of The World's Religions
04-16-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Sam Ro
The folks over at the National Post just prepared this great infographic mapping the world's religions and where their followers are.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
This Awesome Triple Play By The Dodgers Is Literally The First Of Its Kind
04-16-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Cork Gaines
At a crucial moment in yesterday's match-up against the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned a triple play that had never been seen before.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
The 9 Best Tablets You Can Buy On The Cheap
04-16-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve Kovach
One of the best ways tablet makers have been able to set themselves apart from the iPad is by selling their devices at steep discounts.
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News Link • Police State
IRS Travel Ban: Revoking Citizenship By Stealth
04-16-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Efforts to pass a bill that would allow the IRS to deny travel rights to U.S. citizens who the feds merely claim owe $50,000 or more in delinquent taxes represents a de facto move to revoke the citizenship of Americans without due process and in comp
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Richard Branson Wants To Give Stephen Colbert A One-Way Ticket To Space
04-16-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Kamelia Angelova
Commercial space travel is within reach but only for some lucky and wealthy 500 celebrities so far, says Virgin Group founder Richard Branson.
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News Link • World News
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday April 16th 2012
04-16-2012
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LewRockwell.com
The Koch-Cato Power Opera - Cop Corruption Is Out of Control - Obey or Die
Paul Craig Roberts on the US rule of law
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
t h e s c h o o l s u c k s p r o j e c t - EDUCATION EVOLUTION
04-16-2012
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www.edu-lu-tion.com
A podcast, You Tube channel, and on-line community dedicated to
r e d e f i n i n g " e d u c a t i o n "
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News Link • Activism
NC Ron Paul Sign Making - "Inspired by the Freedom's Phoenix's LOV3"
04-16-2012
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www.youtube.com
Members of We Are Change NC get together and make signs for the upcoming primary.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
John Stossel: SPEAKS TO EX-FEDERAL RESERVE EMPLOYEE
04-16-2012
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YouTube.com
John Stossel discusses the Federal Reserve System with a former Federal Reserve employee.
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News Link • Israel
Israel Is Preparing For A Full Assault On Iran's Nuclear Facilities If Diplomacy Fails
04-16-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert Johnson
On May 23 the U.S., China, Russia, France, Britain, and Germany will have another sit down with an Iranian delegation in Baghdad to further discuss Tehran's nuclear future.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Video of Boy Shocked 31 Times For Not Removing Coat Finally Released
04-16-2012
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http://www.activistpost.com, Heather Callaghan
“I never signed up for him to be tortured, terrorized and abused,” Cheryl McCollins told a jury on Tuesday. “I had no idea, no idea, that they tortured the children in the school.”
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Sudanese air force 'bombs UN camp'
04-16-2012
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http://www.aljazeera.com
UN peacekeepers' camp struck as South Sudan says several killed in air raids, but Sudan denies cross-border attacks.
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News Link • Obama Administration
British Lord sets £10 mln bounty on Obama " report
04-16-2012
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http://rt.com
A British peer has allegedly announced a £10-million bounty for Barack Obama and George W. Bush, prompting his suspension from the UK’s Labour party.
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News Link • Bush Administration
CIA TORTURE: The Zelikow Memo: Internal Critique of Bush Torture Memos Declassified
04-16-2012
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globalresearch.ca, by National Security Archive
Document Sheds Light on Disputes over Treatment of Detainees
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News Link • NATO
ARE TURKEY AND NATO CONTEMPLATING A MILITARY INTERVENTION AGAINST SYRIA ?
04-16-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Rick Rozoff
On April 11 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters accompanying him to China that Turkey is considering asking the 28-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization to invoke its Article 5 collective military assistance clause against Syr
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama approves non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels
04-16-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-Presse
US President Barack Obama has approved non-lethal US aid, including communications equipment and medicines for Syria’s rebels, and plans to increase the package over time.
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News Link • Activism
Activists plan week of protests against new House cybersecurity legislation
04-16-2012
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http://thehill.com, By Brendan Sasso
In an attempt to re-create the backlash that killed anti-piracy legislation earlier this year, activists are planning a "week of action" beginning on Monday to protest the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
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News Link • China
China’s mysterious Internet outage; speculation over a ‘kill switch’
04-16-2012
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http://www.zdnet.com, By Hana Stewart-Smith
Temporary blackouts leave China’s Internet users unable to access many Chinese Web sites as well as other unblocked foreign sites.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Former Reporter Files Suit Against Cop Who Deleted Her Footage
04-15-2012
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A news reporter caught Albuquerque police officer Stephanie Lopez on camera roughing up a teenager outside a nightclub last year, so Lopez did what came natural to her.
She confiscated the reporter’s camera, took it home with her, scanned through
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News Link • Corruption
Biden Earned $21,000 Last Year From the Secret Service
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Most high-profile people in need of protection pay people to keep them safe. Government officials have taxpayers pick up the tab. Biden actually gets paid by his bodyguards for the right to protect him.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
The Unchecked Charging Power of the Prosecutor
04-15-2012
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Huffington Post
A judge may occasionally dismiss charges due to lack of evidence, but generally speaking, the decision to charge is the prosecutor's. And while police officers can be sued for a wrongful arrest, prosecutors are protected by absolute immunity, meaning
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Federal Court Recognizes Chalking Freedom in Orlando
04-15-2012
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CopBlock
After a cost of 18 days in a cage and a few months of legal threats, there is good news to report on chalking freedom out of Orlando, Florida. Timothy Osmar, who was twice arrested for chalking at the Orlando city hall
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
My recommendation of The Future of Freedom Foundation and Founder/President Jacob G. Hornberger
04-15-2012
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Christine Smith's Blog
Frequently I am asked by inquisitive libertarians or libertarian-leaning individuals of what organization I recommend, and my answer is always the same: The Future of Freedom Foundation.
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News Link • Government
France elections 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy declared most unpopular president in history
04-15-2012
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Henry Samuel
Nicolas Sarkozy was declared the most unpopular president in French history in a damning poll on Sunday ahead of the first round of the presidential elections next week, as the two leading candidates vied to rally voters in mass, open-air speeches in
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