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Date Sent: 2012-08-28
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, August 28, 2012 PM edition |
GOP Convention Floor Fight Averted -- Defense Distributed (Home of the Wiki Weapon)
08-28-12 -- Cody Wilson - Tarrin Lupo - Ed Vallejo (MP3 & Video LOADED) -- Mini Documentary Reveals Full Extent of ‘Stellar Wind’ Domestic Spy Program -- Crunch Time For Tesla Electric Automobile-- FOX19 Exclusive Video: Ben Swann Sits Down with Romney & Ryan -- Israeli military court rejects US activist's family lawsuit -- Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor -- Philip R. "Phil" Zimmermann Jr. - creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption software -- What the Apple v. Samsung Verdict Means for the Rest of Us -- Government wants more people on food stamps -- Former Israeli soldiers disclose routine mistreatment of Palestinian
children -- AFRICA’S LAST EMPIRE SHAKEN BY DEATH OF MELES ZENAWI --
Europe drawn back to its first problem: Greece -- Santelli On Liquidity And More Central Bank 'Counterfeiting' -- One Of The Most Dangerous Cities In The Country Is Losing Its Police Department -- Japan Plans To Buy The Disputed Islands And Infuriate China -- Here's A Breakdown Of China's Collapsing Corporate Profits -- Palestinians Living in Firing Zones
AZ: Our Libertarian Write-In Candidates Need Your Support Today!
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
GOP Convention Floor Fight Averted
08-28-2012
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ABC News
Republican National Committeeman James Bopp, who had led a movement to oppose a new delegate rule on the convention floor, confirms to ABC News that he has agreed to a deal on compromise language.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Defense Distributed (Home of the Wiki Weapon)...
08-27-2012
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www.defensedistributed.com
Wiki Weapon is a collaborative project to create freely available plans for 3D printable guns. Off-site crowd-funding campaign cancelled....hmmmmmm
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
Mini Documentary Reveals Full Extent of ‘Stellar Wind’ Domestic Spy Program
08-28-2012
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www.infowars.com
The Program documentary reveals the Stellar Wind program’s highly classified nature, undoubtedly due to its blatant violation of individual privacy rights.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Today on LewRockwell.com - Tuesday August 28th 2012
08-28-2012
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LewRockwell.com
The Worsening Storm - Doug Casey / Will Israel Nuke Iran This Year? / NSA, Pentagon Using Elementary Schools / Why the US Occupation of Afghanistan Is Almost Over / The Prisoner by John Whitehead / When You Hear a Politician
Think George Orwell
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Digestion Basics
08-28-2012
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arclein
More time indicates a sluggish metabolism with foods, especially meats, putrefying in the gut and/or constipation; while less time indicates not enough nutrients are being absorbed.
A simple test with beets can reveal how long your digestive cyc
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News Link • History
Tesla Museum Funding
08-28-2012
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arclein
"Tesla is an unsung hero, and there are very few monuments to him in the United States. I feel like that's something we need to fix," Inman said. "I made a comic about Tesla on my site. It got the most 'likes' on Facebook that I've ever seen i
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robert klein
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News Link • Agriculture
Golden Rice
08-28-2012
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arclein
A study involving 68 Chinese children demolishes the criticism. Guangwen Tang of Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues have demonstrated that just 100 to 150 grams of the rice - about half the children's daily intake - provided...
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Crunch Time For Tesla
08-28-2012
Aol Energy - Elon said "The challenge Tesla faces over the next several months,which is a very difficult one, is to scale up production and achieve enough of a gross margin on the product that we get to a situation where we're cash flow positive. I
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robert klein
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
FOX19 Exclusive Video: Ben Swann Sits Down with Romney & Ryan
08-28-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
Ben Swann Reality Check was given a few minutes with Governor Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan. Ben asked Romney about the RNC stripping Maine delegates of their credentials. Did Romney answer honestly?
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Prehistoric tiny bugs found trapped in amber
08-28-2012
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AP
Scientists have found well preserved ancient insects frozen in amber in Earth's oldest bug trap. They are 230 million years old, which puts them in the Triassic time period, and about 100 million years older than previously known
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Israel
Israeli court rejects US activist's family lawsuit
08-28-2012
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AP
An Israeli court ruled the military was not at fault for killing a U.S. activist crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration, rejecting a lawsuit filed by her parents. The bulldozer driver has said he didn't see 23-year-old Rachel Corrie
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor
08-28-2012
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AP
The case has spotlighted once again Pakistan's troublesome blasphemy laws that can be used to settle vendettas or seek retribution. Many of Pakistan's minorities, including Christians, live in fear of being accused of blasphemy.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Communications
Philip R. "Phil" Zimmermann Jr. - creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption software
08-28-2012
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www.wikipedia.com
In 1991, he wrote the popular Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) program, and made it available (together with its source code) through public FTP for download, the first widely available program implementing public-key cryptography.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Arizona Election Fraud: Pima County Superior Court Judge Kyle Bryson Affirms His Own Ruling and Push
08-28-2012
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The Intercept
(Corrected Link)
"The day we see truth and do not speak is the day we begin to die"
- Martin Luther King
Well the status quo in Pima County wants this case - and the truth - to die. The case in question is “We the People” attempt at cou
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J.t. Waldron
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
Mr. Scam Man ~ Anti-Obama Song
08-28-2012
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http://www.youtube.com,
Dan Roberts and Rich O'Brien recording live at Allegro Sound Lab, Burleson, Texas
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
One-time Solar Giant Q-Cells to be Sold Off Soon
08-28-2012
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http://www.technologyreview.com, Martin LaMonica
Consolidation in solar continues as Germany's Q-Cells reaches an agreement to be acquired by Hanwha Group.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
What the Apple v. Samsung Verdict Means for the Rest of Us
08-28-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Christina Bonnington
The jury in the landmark intellectual property case Apple v. Samsung ruled overwhelmingly in favor of Apple on Friday, awarding the iPhone maker approximately $1.05 billion in damages.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
Students Build a Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Powered Locomotive
08-28-2012
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http://www.wired.com, By Keith Barry
Engineering students at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. have successfully built and demonstrated a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered locomotive.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Welfare: Social
Government wants more people on food stamps
08-28-2012
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http://money.cnn.com, By Tami Luhby
More than one in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the federal government wants even more people to sign up for the safety net program.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Former Israeli soldiers disclose routine mistreatment of Palestinian children
08-28-2012
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, Harriet Sherwood
Booklet of testimonies of former Israeli soldiers describes beatings, intimidation and humiliation of children
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Source Of Loud Boom In Foothills A Mystery
08-28-2012
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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com, Anjali Hemphill
People from all over El Dorado County say they’re hearing loud booms several times a week, but there are many theories on what is causing them.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inventions
How the "Plasmic Transition Process" motor system works
08-28-2012
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http://pesn.com, Sterling D. Allan
The PlasmERG noble gas motor is not, just as the original Papp engine was not, a 'pulsed plasma motor'. Plasma is not retained and 'pulsed'. The plasma is recreated with each power stroke and returns to a steady state, a gas, on each return stroke, t
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inventions
Welcome to Production Engine EVO-UPDATE: FBI RAID - FBI agents entered our building with Guns drawn
08-28-2012
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http://inteligentry.com
We are creating the "proof of product" engine. This is the final step to prove we can provide all needed data for licensing, expect production and most of all SUCCESS.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
AFRICA’S LAST EMPIRE SHAKEN BY DEATH OF MELES ZENAWI
08-28-2012
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http://ericmargolis.com, by Eric Margolis
It says much when the long-time rulers of two of Africa’s largest, most important nations, Egypt’s Husni Mubarak and Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi, had to fly to Europe for critical medical treatment because their own nations lacked facilities and speciali
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Flash: Santelli Uses The "C" Word!
08-28-2012
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http://market-ticker.org,
Now I like it!
I have long called the emission of unbacked credit -- like QE -- counterfeiting.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
Europe drawn back to its first problem: Greece
08-28-2012
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www.reuters.com, By Luke Baker and Deepa Babington
The euro zone debt crisis was born in Greece. Nearly three years and two bailouts on, Europe must decide whether to give the country yet more help or cut it loose.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
What To Expect From Bernanke At Jackson Hole
08-28-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
With the world's suckers investors (CEOs, politicians, and peons alike) all hanging on every word the man-behind-the-curtain has to say on Friday
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
The Tempest Has Left The Teapot
08-28-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com,
The Greasy PIIG
No, not some new Barbecue restaurant in Kansas City or Memphis but our old favorite haunt including and surrounding Athens.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Santelli On Liquidity And More Central Bank 'Counterfeiting'
08-28-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
In a little under two-and-a-half minutes, CNBC's Rick Santelli surveys the landscape of just what exactly is Quantitative Easing
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
When It All Goes Bidless: What Losing $1 Billion In 100 Milliseconds Looks LIke
08-28-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
It's quiet out there; too quiet. But if you were watching carefully this morning, everyone's favorite government-subsidized bank - Citigroup - flash-crashed to the tune of a $1.2bn market-cap loss in a fraction under 100 milliseconds.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
One Of The Most Dangerous Cities In The Country Is Losing Its Police Department
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Abby Rogers
A New Jersey city that reported a murder rate of 46.8 per 100,000 people in 2010 is losing a police department.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
A Utah Station Is Refusing To Air NBC's New Gay-Friendly Show
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Kirsten Acuna
NBC isn't feeling the love for one of its big fall premieres from one of its affiliate stations.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
What A Gloomy GOP Campaign Guru Just Told Me
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, James Pethokoukis
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll has Mitt Romney up by a point over Barack Obama 47% to 46%. (46% is a truly horrible number for an incumbent.)
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Japan Plans To Buy The Disputed Islands And Infuriate China
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam Taylor
The Japanese government has made a bid of ¥2 billion ($25 million) for the purchase of a number of islands at the center of a bitter territorial feud with China
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
This Man Made $28,000 A Month Writing Fake Book Reviews Online
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Nicholas Carlson
It turns out all those fake-sounding reviews on Amazon.com probably are.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Self-Help: Rational Living
What It Takes To Become An Expert At Anything
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Eric Barker
Let's round up the research so we can get to key actionable elements.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Here's A Breakdown Of China's Collapsing Corporate Profits
08-28-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Zarathustra W
The on-going non-stop weakness in Chinese equities have been a recurring theme here.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
4409 -- Open Video to the Ron Paul "Delegates"
08-27-2012
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YouTube.com - 4409
Do NOT forget that these people (not you) stabbed you and Ron Paul in the back for the last 6 years and will do it again and again and again.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - International
German minister rejects more time for Greece
08-27-2012
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http://www.boston.com, By FRANK JORDANS
Germany’s economy minister has rejected calls for Greece to get more time to implement economic reforms, saying in an interview Sunday that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Anti-Obama documentary has strong showing at the box office
08-27-2012
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ABC Action News
The weekend's new wide releases were overshadowed by "2016: Obama's America," which expanded from limited to nationwide release and took in $6.2 million to finish at No. 8.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Police State
Vets Rounded-up Nationwide, People Disappearing: It’s beginning to Look a Lot Like Hitler
08-27-2012
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http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com
Marine Veteran Brandon Raub’s Attorney says he is getting calls from veterans and people all over the country reporting psychiatric detention for political speech. (Glenn Beck interview VIDEO)
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News Link • Government Waste
79% of GM's sales last month were government purchased
08-27-2012
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www.pushbacknow.com
Remember how obama keeps telling us how he saved GM, and how our economy is getting better, it seems the car company he bought is being saved by Govt employees using our tax money to buy new cars.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Libertarian Legion Stands Ready to Accept Torch From Paul
08-27-2012
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www.nytimes.com
The future of what Ron Paul started rests with supporters like Ashley Ryan, who will attend Mr. Paul’s final presidential campaign rally here with decidedly mixed feelings.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Brian Doherty: Paul Festival: The Fight for the Ron Paul Grassroots' Soul
08-27-2012
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www.reason.com
The Ron Paul grassroots are celebrating their final hurrah, at least during the actual political career of their inspiration, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), at Tampa’s Florida fairgrounds this weekend.
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News Link • Police State
Veteran Declared ‘Mentally Defective,’ Has Guns Seized
08-27-2012
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www.infowars.com
Just a day after Brandon Raub was released following his incarceration in a psychiatric ward over political Facebook posts, news has emerged of a similar case involving a veteran who had his guns seized after being labeled a “mental defective’ and fa
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Tom Woods Speaks At PAUL Festival
08-27-2012
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www.youtube.com
"Whatever you do, remember the example of Ron Paul. In a world of cowards, stick to your principles. In a sea of lies, tell the truth. Into the darkness, shine a light. Do those things, be that person. That is what Ron Paul wants from you. Be courage
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Over 10,000 supporters brave Tropical Storm Isaac to see Ron Paul speak at USF
08-27-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
A quick glance at the crowd might make one think they were at a rock concert, but a closer look reveals people wearing shirts with phrases like "Ron Paul won't tread on you" and "I'm crazy like Ron Paul".
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