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Date Sent: 2012-08-30
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, August 30, 2012 AM edition |
Marines Hunt Drug Cartels in Guatemala -- Court: Zimmerman judge should disqualify himself
New York Probes Energy-Drink Makers -- Merkel in China for Talks on Trade, European Debt -- Syrian Émigrés Seek Aid in U.S. to Arm Rebels -- The Triumph of the Reich-Publican Party - by William Grigg -- Mexico: 2 CIA agents wounded in shooting go to US -- The September 12 German Court Decision That Could Rock The Entire World -- Insider Attacks Are Nothing Compared To Military Suicides, Here's Why -- This Delegate Is Not Happy With The Way The GOP Convention Is Going -- There's a Surprise In Your Next 401(k) Statement -- Almost Half Of Americans Will Die Without A Nickel To Their Name -- What $11.38 Trillion In Household Debt Looks Like --
Everything You Need To Know About E-Commerce -- Grant Lets Kids With
Disabilities Become Gamers With Adaptive Technology -- Here's What
Happened On John Paulson's Bank Of America Call Yesterday -- Why Warren Buffett Stayed Far Away From The Facebook IPO --
The 10 Highest Paid Moguls In Hollywood -- Construction At China's Most
Famous Ghost City Grinds To A Halt -- Why VMware Paid $1.26B for 70
Software Engineers -- The Real War In Syria Is Between Saudi Arabia And Iran -- Libertarian Marc J. Victor Looks Forward to U.S. Senate Race -- Adaptive Cruise Control Will Change Driving In America -- Facit Homes claims to build world's first "digitally fabricated" house -- Body Scans Junked? DHS, Darpa Look for New Airport Sensors -- Guest Post: In Defense Of Liberty Extremism --
The FAA May Finally Give Up On Its Obnoxious Ban Of Using Your Phone
During Takeoff -- HUGE MISS: CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PLUNGES TO 60.6 -- The Global Demise Of Pension Plans -- The World's First Electric Vehicle Made Of 3D Printed Parts Is Remarkably Fast -- RICHARD KOO: If History Is Any Guide, Hitting The Fiscal Cliff Will Lead To 'Economic Meltdown'
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News Link • Drug War
Marines vs. Zetas: U.S. Hunts Drug Cartels in Guatemala
08-29-2012
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Robert Beckhusen via WIRED.com
The war on drugs just got a whole lot more warlike. Two hundred U.S. Marines have entered Guatemala, on a mission to chase local operatives of the murderous Zeta drug cartel.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Court: Zimmerman judge should disqualify himself
08-29-2012
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AP
A three-judge panel in Florida has ruled that a former neighborhood watch leader charged in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin should be granted a new judge in his case.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Food
New York Probes Energy-Drink Makers
08-29-2012
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Wall Street Journal
New York's attorney general is investigating whether the multibillion-dollar energy-drink industry is deceiving consumers with misstatements about the ingredients and health value of its products.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Merkel in China for Talks on Trade, European Debt
08-29-2012
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AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders on expanding trade and solving Europe's debt problems They are to sign a series of business agreements and German officials say Merkel will brief Chinese leaders
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Syrian Émigrés Seek Aid in U.S. to Arm Rebels
08-29-2012
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New York Times
From a one-room office in an unfinished glass tower three blocks from the White House, an amorphous network of activists is doing what the Obama administration will not: attempting to arm the rebels trying to overthrow Syria’s government.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
The Triumph of the Reich-Publican Party
08-29-2012
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
The tactics employed by the GOP establishment to isolate, intimidate, and ultimately to expel Ron Paul delegates were the natural product of the party’s totalitarian genetics. Using criminal means to impose a monolithic, top-down process
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Mexico: 2 CIA agents wounded in shooting go to US
08-29-2012
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AP
Mexican officials said Wednesday that two Americans wounded in a shooting attack by federal police on a U.S. Embassy vehicle are employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, and acknowledged they have returned to the United States.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • How To
Practical Non-Martial Arts Training and Learning How to Survive
08-29-2012
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http://www.survivalblog.com, by OMK
All too often those of us who have been in the martial arts leave behind the non trained person in our conversations and training advise. I would like to highlight a few areas for those that have no formal training and how they might approach a fist
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News Link • How To
Practical Handgun Carry
08-29-2012
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http://www.survivalblog.com, by Sarah in Texas
In a post-SHTF environment, being armed everywhere you go is a good idea.
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News Link • European Union
... The September 12 German Court Decision That Could Rock The Entire World
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Matthew Boesler
The eurozone is running out of bailout cash, and the German Constitutional Court now holds the fate of Europe in its hands.
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News Link • Military
Insider Attacks Are Nothing Compared To Military Suicides, Here's Why
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Tyrell Mayfield
As troubling as these attacks are, the US military is facing a larger and perhaps more menacing problemâ€"one that in July was even more deadly than combatâ€"and it’s one that does not appear to be going away.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
This Delegate Is Not Happy With The Way The GOP Convention Is Going
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Grace Wyler
While political conventions are designed to unite a party and build momentum going into the general election, some delegates here in Tampa are a little disappointed with how the 2012 GOP convention has turned out.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Almost Half Of Americans Will Die Without A Nickel To Their Name
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Maryalene LaPonsie
If a newly release report is any indication, most children shouldn't expect a big inheritance from their parents. A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that 46 percent of Americans die with less than $10,000 in finan
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
RNC Tonight, 7pm: Ron Paul Video + Rand Paul Speech
08-29-2012
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www.dailypaul.com
From the RNC Schedule: Tonight around 7pm the Ron Paul tribute video will be aired at the Republican National Convention, followed by a short speech by Rand Paul. Ron Paul Tribute Video at RNC: (Thanks MGWHAT for the link)
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Students Who Stay Awake to Study Do Worse in School the Next Day
08-29-2012
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Garth Sundem via WIRED.com
Students who average more study hours do better in school. But a study published last week shows that students who stay awake to study more than their average up their odds of failing a test or having difficulty understanding instruction the next day
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News Link • Internet
... Everything You Need To Know About E-Commerce
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Laura Stampler
The digital marketing world has gone gaga over LUMA Partner's collection of insanely intricate and visually complex infographics that aim to bring order to a confusing digital media landscape.
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News Link • Entertainment: Games
Grant Lets Kids With Disabilities Become Gamers With Adaptive Technology
08-29-2012
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Ethan Gilsdorf via WIRED.com
Learning a new videogame can be frustrating. But for kids with disabilities, the experience can be especially hard. If you can’t play what the other kids are playing, it’s like being picked last for the kickball team.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Here's What Happened On John Paulson's Bank Of America Call Yesterday
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Linette Lopez
Yesterday, Bank of America held an investor call with hedge fund manager John Paulson to discuss his investment strategy.
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News Link • General Opinion
Why Warren Buffett Stayed Far Away From The Facebook IPO
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com,
At the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) annual meeting on May 5, 2012, Warren Buffett stated (in response to a shareholder question)
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
The 10 Highest Paid Moguls In Hollywood
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Aly Weisman
After ranking the highest paid DJs in the world last week, the publication has now put together a list of the Highest Paid Celebrities in Hollywood.
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News Link • China
Construction At China's Most Famous Ghost City Grinds To A Halt
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Ordos city of Inner Mongolia has been the most famous ghost city of China
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Why VMware Paid $1.26B for 70 Software Engineers
08-29-2012
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Cade Metz via WIRED.com
One of the reasons Google and VMware have been so successful over the past decade, says Eric Brewer, is that both companies managed to snatch some of the world’s brightest engineers from the big-name research labs that petered out in the late 1990s.
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News Link • Syria
The Real War In Syria Is Between Saudi Arabia And Iran
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Felix Imonti
Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits.
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News Link • Politics: Libertarian Campaigns
Libertarian Marc J. Victor Looks Forward to U.S. Senate Race
08-29-2012
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http://www.victorforsenate.com/
Chandler, Arizona (August 29, 2012) Libertarian candidate Marc J. Victor looks forward to debating the big issues with opponents Flake and Carmona for the U.S. Senate.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Transportation
Adaptive Cruise Control Will Change Driving In America
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Samuel Blackstone
You're going a smooth 55 miles per hour across the George Washington Bridge when you realize you're gaining on the car in front of you.
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News Link • Housing
Facit Homes claims to build world's first "digitally fabricated" house
08-29-2012
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http://www.gizmag.com
Facit Homes claims to be the first company in the world to digitally fabricate a bespoke home on-site.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Body Scans Junked? DHS, Darpa Look for New Airport Sensors
08-29-2012
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai via WIRED.com
Two years ago, the Department of Homeland Security stepped up its campaign to install controversial body scanners at airports nationwide. At the time, the agency claimed the machines could spot all sorts of hidden weapons and contraband.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Guest Post: In Defense Of Liberty Extremism
08-29-2012
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
It’s a safe statement to make that when Mitt Romney is finally crowned the GOP nominee for president during the Republican National Convention, any vestige of liberty will be firmly wiped away from the ballot box come this November.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
The FAA May Finally Give Up On Its Obnoxious Ban Of Using Your Phone During Takeoff
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Dylan Love
The Federal Aviation Administration is revisiting the rules surrounding the use of in-flight electronics, reports Macworld.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Global Demise Of Pension Plans
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Raúl Ilargi Meijer
We have been saying for a long time that anyone in the western world who's 10-15 years away from collecting their first pension payments, shouldn't expect to get much, if anything, when the time comes.
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News Link • Transportation
The World's First Electric Vehicle Made Of 3D Printed Parts Is Remarkably Fast
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Alex Davies
The claim that 3D printing is the next trillion dollar industry is backed up by the results of last month's Formula Student 2012, the annual event that challenges engineering students to build and race single-seat cars.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
RICHARD KOO: If History Is Any Guide, Hitting The Fiscal Cliff Will Lead To 'Economic Meltdown
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe Weisenthal
In his new note, Nomura's Richard Koo comments on the fiscal cliff (the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that will kick in this year if Congress doesn't do anything), and a CBO report that anticipates a mild recession if that happens.
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News Link • Housing
It's Not Just Case-Shiller: Almost Every House Price Index Everywhere Has Bottomed
08-29-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, New Deal democrat
This morning's Case Shiller report for June showed prices in the 20 city composite rising YoY for the first time since 2007, with the exception of a few months during the $8000 home buying tax credit in 2010.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 • 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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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 - 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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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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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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