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Date Sent: 2014-03-28
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, March 28, 2014 |
Gun-Banning Senator Busted For Weapons Trafficking -- Witaschek guilty of possessing muzzleloader
The Truthseeker: Media 'staged' Syria chem attack -- Where Libertarians Should Really Stand on Crimea -- Three Who Made A War -- My Home was Searched for Growing Vegetables in my Bathroom Video -- Google Rejects Military Funding For Its Robotics Companies -- Bitcoin Is Getting Destroyed On Rumors That China Is Banning It -- Virginia Cop Block founder Nathan Cox is being sued by Virginia State Trooper -- Teenager Wins $70,000 Settlement After School Viewed Her Facebook Profile -- Home Sales Plunge Most In 3 Years, Drop 8th Months In A Row -- First Twitter, Now Turkey Blocks YouTube -- Russia To Create Own National Payment System In "Bid To Reduce Dependence On The West" -- Bring Out Your "Toxic Sludge" - European Loan Creation Remains At Record Low Levels -- Ukraine Parliament Rejects IMF's Bailout Terms (As US Passes Ukraine Aid Bill) -- Dear Keynesians: Your Sad Devotion To A Failed Religion Hasn't Conjured Up A Recovery -- Why is a Malaysian Airliner Identical to the Missing One Being Stored in Tel Aviv? -- Spain Rules Catalonia Independence Referendum "Unconstitutional" -- Podcasting Has Been Patented -- Here Is The YouTube "Start A False Flag War With Syria" Leaked Recording That Erdogan Wants -- How I beat a patent troll -- Outrage: Police don't have resources to search for missing man -- The Future of Freedom Foundation's 2014 Student's for Liberty Conference -- 03-27-14 -- Jacob Hornberger - Robert Murphy (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED) -- England’s Levellers: The World’s First Libertarian Movement
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News Link • Government
Gun-Banning CA Senator Busted For Weapons Trafficking
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Filed under 'most ironic story of the day', California Senator Leland Yee, who authored gun control legislation, has been busted by the FBI for conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms.
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News Link • Gun Rights
MILLER: Exclusive " Shock verdict " Mark Witaschek guilty of possessing muzzleloader...
03-27-2014
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http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Emily Miller
MILLER: Exclusive " Shock verdict " Mark Witaschek guilty of possessing muzzleloader bullets in D.C.
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News Link • Syria
The Truthseeker: Media 'staged' Syria chem attack
03-27-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, RT
BBC 'total fabrication from beginning to end' of Syria 'atrocity'; call to revoke visas for intel agents posing as reporters in NATO targets; CIA caught infiltrating CNN, and Operation Mockingbird is back.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Internet
Here's How Posts Make It To The Front Page Of Reddit
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Have you ever wondered why most of the posts on Reddit's front page are less than 12 hours old? Or why a post with a score of 4,000 is ranked below 3,000 score post? It all has to do with Reddit's window of virality.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Three Who Made A War
03-27-2014
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Robert
The Spanish-American War was caused by three people: Teddy Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Randolph Hearst.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Channing Tatum And Mila Kunis Try To Save The World In 'Jupiter Ascending' Trailer
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
A new trailer for summer movie "Jupiter Ascending" is out. The sci-fi flick is the next adventure from the Wachowskis " the creators of "The Matrix" trilogy.
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News Link • Police State
My Home was Searched for Growing Vegetables in my Bathroom Video
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, carpavel
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares how his home was recently searched by police because he is growing vegetables in his bathroom.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Here's Why Singapore's Shockingly Nice Airport Just Won Best In The World Again
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jennifer Polland
Singapore's Changi Airport was just named the world's best airport in 2014 by the World Airport Awards.
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News Link • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
Here's 'The Daily Show's' Incredibly Weird, Amazing 'Tribute' To 'Mornin
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Brett LoGiurato
In an homage that called to memory January's dedication to Fox News' "The Five," "The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee paid tribute to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday night, exploring the sometimes-uncomfortable "family" dynamics of the morning show.
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News Link • Government
The Boss Was Right Again:...
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, Barracuda Trader
Ron Paul: We don't need FEMA.
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News Link • Teen View
This Teenager Got A McDonald's Receipt Tattooed To His Arm
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com,Caroline Moss
A Norwegian teenager has tattooed a McDonald's receipt on his forearm, Norway's RB News reports.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin Is Getting Destroyed On Rumors That China Is Banning It
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob Wile
Bitcoin was down nearly 12% on rumors China has banned Bitcoin, CoinDesk's Jon Southurst reports.
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News Link • Police State
Virginia Cop Block founder Nathan Cox is being sued by Virginia State Trooper
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, Mat Blankenship
Here is an excerpt from the Virginia Cop Block web page:
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Teenager Wins $70,000 Settlement After School Viewed Her Facebook Profile
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
The Minnewaska School District and a girl represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota have settled a lawsuit that claimed school officials violated the student's constitutional rights by viewing her Facebook and email accounts with
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Amazon Is Going To Announce Its Streaming Media Gadget...
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Amazon Is Going To Announce Its Streaming Media Gadget At An Event In New York Next Week
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News Link • Housing
Home Sales Plunge Most In 3 Years, Drop 8th Months In A Row
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Must be the weather... (though if you want to believe that, do not look at the regional breakdowns)... Pending home sales fell 10.2% YoY - the worst in 3 years (notably worse than the 9% drop expected by the meteorologists in the economics department
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News Link • How To
Here's How To Pack A Suit Without Getting It Wrinkled
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Justin Jeffers
Men have two goals when they pack" The first goal is to economize space while still having enough clothing to keep up appearances.
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News Link • World News
...The World Would Look Like If It Were Divided Into Regions Of 100 Million People
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Michael Kelley
Here's What The World Would Look Like If It Were Divided Into Regions Of 100 Million People
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News Link • World News
First Twitter, Now Turkey Blocks YouTube
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
A week ago, we wrote that "Turkey Set To Block YouTube Momentarily, After Google Refuses To Yank Clips Exposing Prime Minister."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Russia To Create Own National Payment System In "Bid To Reduce Dependence On The West"
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
The more the West attempts to "isolate" Russia and pushes it away from its "core values" and of course the US Dollar, the more Russia will seek the safety of a non-dollar based system.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
This Insanely Small 3D Camera Shows What's Happening In Your Bloodstream
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Leslie Baehr
Doctors can now recreate in three dimensions the insides of your heart, arteries, and blood vessels using a "camera" chip only slightly bigger than the tip of a pencil.
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News Link • European Union
Bring Out Your "Toxic Sludge" - European Loan Creation Remains At Record Low Levels
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Yesterday we reported that in an attempt to unclog Europe's broken credit and monetary piping, European regulators are preparing to get their hands dirty by easing rules on, and unleashing, an asset class once labelled toxic sludge, i.e., all the wor
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News Link • Inventions
New Construction Material Is Lighter Than Water And Stronger Than Steel
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Txchnologist
Researchers in Germany have made a significant advance in creating lightweight, tough materials by taking a note from bone, wood and honeycombs.
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News Link • World News
Ukraine Parliament Rejects IMF's Bailout Terms (As US Passes Ukraine Aid Bill)
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
The US Senate is more than happy to hand over a few billion and confirm sanctions:
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News Link • Corruption
This Ridiculous One-Paragraph Essay By A UNC Athlete Got An A-Minus
03-27-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Tony Manfred
In January the University of North Carolina publicly apologized for offering "phony classes" designed to keep athletes academically eligible since the 1990s.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
VIDEO: Mother Tries To Help Sick Child At School, Gets Arrested (BenSwann.Com)
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, By: Samuel Eaton
Niakea Williams, a Missouri mother of a son with Asperger’s syndrome, is outraged after she was arrested for trying to help her special needs son at school.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Dear Keynesians: Your Sad Devotion To A Failed Religion Hasn't Conjured Up A Recovery; Here'
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
That any schoolkid could predict eliminating feedback and consequences will lead to a series of disastrously poor choices by speculators and imprudent borrowers doesn't register with the Keynesian Cargo Cult.
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News Link • Israel
Why is a Malaysian Airliner Identical to the Missing One Being Stored in Tel Aviv?
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Veritas Aequitas
Why would Israel have a plane identical to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in storage in Tel Aviv?
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News Link • World News
Spain Rules Catalonia Independence Referendum "Unconstitutional"
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
With Scotland moving ever closer, Crimea having chosen their own path, and Venice overwhelmingly voting for secession from Italy, the Spanish government has put its foot down on the Catalonia's planned independence referendum.
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News Link • World News
30Y Treasury Yield Tumbles Under 3.5% - Lowest In 9 Months
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
The short-end of the Treasury curve continues to reprice higher in yield (3Y +2bps) as the term structure bear-flattens with 30Y yields rallying further after the aggressive 7Y auction.
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News Link • Media: Internet
Podcasting Has Been Patented
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Treubig
Imagine if the originator of the forum patent the concept. Michael Nystrom would be sued for having created The Daily Paul.
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News Link • History
School Takes Field Trip to Hemp Plant
03-27-2014
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https://www.facebook.com
School Takes Field Trip to Hemp Plant | West Bend Journal / Thursday, March 22, 1945
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News Link • False Flag Operations
Here Is The YouTube "Start A False Flag War With Syria" Leaked Recording That Erdogan Want
03-27-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
UPDATE: *TURKEY'S DAVUTOGLU SAYS LEAK IS 'DECLARATION OF WAR': TURKIYE
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Colorado House Passes Forced Vaccination Bill: One of 18 States Pushing Corporate Drugs
03-27-2014
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http://naturalsociety.com, by Christina Sarich
Parents will have little choice over whether or not to have their children vaccinated in Colorado now, due to a bipartisan measure passed by Colorado’s House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee this past Thursday.
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
Russia Has a National Strategy that Matches the Times -- Why Doesn't the U.S.?
03-27-2014
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com, Ivan Eland
During the Cold War, U.S. strategy was to contain Soviet expansion until the Soviets' inefficient communist economic system collapsed from within.
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News Link • World News
All men in North Korea now required to get Kim Jong-un haircuts
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by matt
Until now, North Korean men had the choice of 10 state approved hairstyles.
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News Link • Prepping
Why many preppers will die
03-27-2014
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http://shtfschool.com, by Selco
Survivalists and preppers are (or are supposed to be) by definition something like smart folks, people who do not trust mainstream bu..s..t, who follow their own path to be winners at the end.
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
How I beat a patent troll
03-27-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by RobHino
Drew Curtis, the founder of fark.com, tells the story of how he fought a lawsuit from a company that had a patent, "...for the creation and distribution of news releases via email." Along the way he shares some nutty statistics about the growing lega
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News Link • Climate Change
California's Continuing Severe Drought
03-27-2014
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arclein
But the drought will have repercussions outside the state's borders, as well. California produces a good chunk of the nation's food: half of all our fruits and vegetables, along with a significant amount of dairy and wine.
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News Link • Conspiracies
Edward Snowden Declares Victory
03-27-2014
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arclein
Late Monday night, the White House announced Obama intends to introduce legislation that would drastically reform the way the NSA collects "metadata" from Americans' phone calls. By doing this, Snowden said Obama admitted the NSA's bulk data
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Planning for Tempe's Sustainable Future - City of Tempe's General Plan 2040
03-27-2014
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Tempe.Gov
THE PLAN: One generation plants trees, the next enjoys the shade. As with the Chinese proverb, through the General Plan process, the City of Tempe thinks to the next generations to ensure the city's sustainable growth, economic prosperity and continu
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
England’s Levellers: The World’s First Libertarian Movement
03-27-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The first-ever libertarians were the Levellers, an English political movement active in the seventeenth century. The Levellers contributed to the elaboration of the methodological and political paradigm of individualism, and they are at the origin of
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
03-27-14 -- Jacob Hornberger - Robert Murphy (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Jacob Hornberger (Founder and President of The Future of Freedom Foundation) gives his perspective on the Ukraine, Crimea, Russia and U.S. Foreign Policy - Robert Murphy (Author and Economic Consultant) on the economics of our foreign policy
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News Link • Housing
Tiny Houses for the Homeless
03-27-2014
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arclein
On January 29, the village officially opened, and its first residents settled in. Each house had cost about $10,000 to build, a fraction of what it would have cost to house the men in a new apartment building.
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News Link • Housing
Bamboo Micro House
03-27-2014
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arclein
izmag has featured several low-cost bamboo housing prototypes before, including the Blooming Bamboo home and the Bamboo Lakou vision for Haiti, but the units designed for this project are on a much smaller scale. The two-story prototype unit featured
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette - The Weekly Podcast
03-21-2014
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Ron Paul, Charles Goyette
If you wanted a new Cold War, you might do what the U.S. has done in Ukraine. And now Crimea has seceded. Saber-rattlers are demanding arms for Ukraine. And President Obama, saying it's a national emergency, has imposed sanctions on Russia.
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
1957 A Kid Explaining To An Old Man What An Anarchist Is And Why Government Equals Violence
03-26-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, happygirlapps
You're gonna love this!
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
So Much for Freedom in Colorado: Forced Vaccination Bill Passed
03-26-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, 1controversialchick
Parents will have little choice over whether or not to have their children vaccinated in Colorado now, due to a bipartisan measure passed by Colorado’s House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee this past Thursday.
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News Link • World News
Russia Prepares Mega-Deal With India After Locking Up China With "Holy Grail" Gas Deal
03-26-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Last week we reported that while the West was busy alienating Russia in every diplomatic way possible...
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News Link • China
What A Bank Run In China Looks Like: Hundreds Rush To Banks Following Solvency Rumors
03-26-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Curious what the real, and not pre-spun for public consumption, sentiment on the ground is in a China (where the housing bubble has already popped and the severe contraction in credit is forcing the ultra wealthy to luxury real estate in places like
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News Link • Bitcoin
IRS Rules Bitcoin Is Property (Not Currency)
03-26-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
After less than three months consideration, the IRS has issued its statement clarifying th etax treatment of Bitcoins (and other virtual currencies) before the April 15th Deadline.
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