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Date Sent: 2011-07-15
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, July 15, 2011 |
Foreclosure investigators forced to resign -- Bernanke: Cut$ could derail recovery
For a worthless balanced budget Amendment GOP will raise debt limit -- Politics Gives Some U.S. Subsidy Programs Staying Power -- Behind Battle Over Debt, a War Over Government -- St. Paul businesses failing in wake of Minn. gov’t. shutdown --
Court gives accused child rapist unlimited access to child porn in jail
-- US Will Keep Paying Bondholders After Aug. 2: Bernanke -- FlashMob Confronts Spanish Banks by Thwarting Foreclosures -- Debt Ceiling Debate Charade Masks Planned Entitlement Cuts -- South Sudan Independence -- Government Incompetence Saves Money... This Time -- The Greater Depression Is Upon Us -- Amid Privacy Fears, Police Across the Nation Will Roll Out Face-Recognizing iPhone Tech -- Rights Group Urges Congress To Scrap Privacy Busting Internet Bill -- Libyan rebels looted and beat civilians, rights group says -- Ron Paul: “America’s AAA Rating Not Worth Saving” Because “We Are Insolvent” -- Ron Paul Blasts GOP Establishment In Dramatic First Campaign Video -- Afghanistan: 'Deadliest six months' for civilians -- British DM: Libya War Could Last Months -- IB had warned of possible attacks in Mumbai -- India blasts: All 'hostile groups' suspected -- Dying for a Lie - by Larken Rose
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News Link • Housing
Florida foreclosure investigators say they were forced to resign
07-15-2011
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Washington Post
Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson had headed up investigations on behalf of the Florida attorney general’s office for more than a year into the fraudulent foreclosure practices that had become rampant. That is, until the Friday when they were called
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Bernanke warns spending cuts could derail recovery
07-15-2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Thursday that overzealous cuts to government spending in the short term could derail a shaky recovery and said a debt default could wreak financial havoc.
"I only ask ... as Congress looks at the tim
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
For a worthless balanced budget Amendment GOP will raise debt limit
07-15-2011
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AP
Congressional Republicans are rallying behind a long-shot bid for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. But they are divided over conservatives' efforts to demand its passage as their price for backing any increase in the government
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Politics Gives Some U.S. Subsidy Programs Staying Power
07-15-2011
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NY Times
Governments have long financed wasteful or even unnecessary programs, but at a moment when both parties seem to agree that spending is out of control, the durability of small-town airport subsidies, which have outlasted four presidents who opposed th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Behind Battle Over Debt, a War Over Government
07-15-2011
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NY Times
The endgame in the fight to increase the nation’s debt limit has only begun, but intense exchanges between the 2 parties made it clear this is not a negotiation over dollars as a broader clash between the 2 parties over the size and role of governmen
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: State
St. Paul businesses failing in wake of Minn. gov’t. shutdown
07-15-2011
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Rawstory
Downtown St. Paul is suffering the Keynesian multiplier in reverse. Beyond the 22,000 public sector workers who are out of work during government shutdown, businesses that depend on government traffic have cut hours and laid off workers.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Court gives accused child rapist unlimited access to child porn in jail
07-15-2011
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Rawstory (video)
“We don’t like it,” the Pierce Co. Prosecutor said. “We don’t want to [let him examine the evidence to be used against him], but we have to follow the law. The fix here is to change the law.” The law also gives Gilbert the right to question his accus
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
US Will Keep Paying Bondholders After Aug. 2: Bernanke
07-15-2011
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CNBC
"As long as possible, the Treasury would want to try to make payments on the principal and interest to the government debt, because failure to do that would certainly throw the financial system into enormous disarray and have major impacts on the glo
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
Dial-a-Crowd Confronts Debt-Laden Spanish Banks by Thwarting Foreclosures
07-15-2011
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Bloomberg
Luis Dominguez got up at dawn to take a 5 a.m. bus to join a human chain around a Madrid home threatened with foreclosure. Three weeks earlier, the crowd had come to him after he telephoned for help.
“I was facing eviction and they saved me from l
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
GOP Debt Ceiling Ace in the Hole: Obama’s Birthday Bash
07-15-2011
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Oh boy, this is going to look bad. The Republicans may not realize it, but they have an extra point of leverage in the debt ceiling talks: Barack Obama’s birthday. It’s on Aug. 4, the day after we are broke. The president is turning 50. Big celebrati
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Arizona Laws and Arizona Founding Documents
In AZ 1 gulp of NyQuil an then Driving Punishable by 10 days Jail, $1000+ fines, 1 Year Mandatory Ig
7/15/11
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In AZ 1 gulp of NYQUIL an then Driving Punishable by 10 days Jail, $1000+ fines, 1 Year Mandatory Ignition Interlock, an 90 Day license Suspension... this is the power that Law Enforment in AZ now have...there is no more DUI... zero consumption/zero
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stephen kandik
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
New Alloy Shows Magnetic Heat Switch
07-15-2011
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arclein
Researchers say the material could potentially be used to capture waste heat from a car's exhaust that would heat the material and produce electricity for charging the battery in a hybrid car. Other possible future uses include capturing rejected he
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robert klein
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News Link • Secession
South Sudan Independence
07-15-2011
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arclein
The south's independence follows decades of conflict with the north in which some 1.5 million people died.
Celebrations in Juba began at midnight (2100 GMT). A countdown clock in the city centre reached zero and the new national anthem was played
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robert klein
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News Link • Food
Allergenic Ice Cream
07-15-2011
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arclein
The blue sweet lupin is particularly rich in protein and it is this high quality protein from the seeds that is responsible for the product's creamy consistency. Additionally, the lupin protein also has cholesterol-regulating effects. But unfortuna
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robert klein
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News Link • Foreign Policy
The Obama Doctrine
07-15-2011
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arclein
Since his campaign in 2007 and 2008, Barack Obama has declared that he wants to transform America’s role in world affairs. And now,in the third year of his term, we can see how he is bringing about that transformation. The United States under Barack
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robert klein
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News Link • Energy
Green Machine: solar street lamp feeds energy to the grid
07-14-2011
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Helen Knight
The humble street light is joining the ranks of wind turbines and solar power plants in supplying renewable energy to the electricity grid.
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Inflatable antenna you can stick in your backpack
07-14-2011
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Jesse Emspak via NewScientist.com
A big issue in setting up satellite communications networks is the antennas " it takes time to set them up. In the wake of a big disaster cell networks can be damaged when the towers fall and take months to repair.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Soft Memory Device Opens Door To New Biocompatible Electronics
07-14-2011
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ncsu.edu
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments " opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Forget Slates: Sony’s Android Tablets Come in Funky Shapes
07-14-2011
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Mike Isaac via WIRED.com
Sony is betting you’ll buy one of its upcoming tablets for one big reason: They look like nothing you’ve seen before.
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Environment
Endangered Snow Leopards Caught on Camera in Afghanistan
07-14-2011
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Danielle Venton via WIRED.com
A surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards has been caught on camera in the wilds of Afghanistan. Researchers spotted 30 snow leopards in 16 different locations by placing camera traps in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan’s Wakha
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News Link • Adult Stem Cell Technology
Two Patients Undergo Stem-Cell Blindness Treatment
07-14-2011
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Antonio Regalado via TechnologyReview.com
In a bid to harness the potential of embryonic stem cells, surgeons in California have implanted lab-grown retinal cells into the eyes of two patients going blind from macular degeneration.
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Freedomsphoenix Reader 2
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Government Incompetence Saves Money... This Time
7/14/11
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Free Patriot Press
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton called a halt to the perjury trial of Roger Clemens after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that he had ruled out. Prosecutors showed the jury a video showing, Rep. Elijah Cummings (Democrat-MD) referred to Pettitte
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Darryl W. Perry
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News Link • Books
Massive 35-pound book has 500 original Star Wars blueprints in it
07-14-2011
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dvice.com
Once in a while, George Lucas and co. will release some really epic Star Wars gear, like these clothes by Adidas or that 3,000-brick Lego Star Destroyer. As long as the gear is proportionate in size to the epic-ness of Star Wars, it's welcome.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Energy
Gigantic wave energy generator destined for Scottish coast
07-14-2011
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dvice.com
The ocean is a big place. And if you're going to steal a bunch of electricity from it, you'll need a big generator.
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
Amid Privacy Fears, Police Across the Nation Will Roll Out Face-Recognizing iPhone Tech
07-14-2011
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http://www.popsci.com/
A controversial piece of facial recognition technology (and a PopSci “Best of What’s New 2010” alum) is rolling out in police stations across the country this fall, and naturally not everyone is happy about it.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • Internet
Rights Group Urges Congress To Scrap Privacy Busting Internet Bill
07-14-2011
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/
Data retention measure would force ISPs to store user information and hand it over to authorities
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Ron Paul: “America’s AAA Rating Not Worth Saving” Because “We Are Insolvent”
07-14-2011
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/
When asked if the American AAA rating is worth saving, his reply: “probably not. I think if you had a market evaluation on this issue, it should have marked down a long time ago.”
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Afghanistan: 'Deadliest six months' for civilians
07-14-2011
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/
The first six months of 2011 were the deadliest for civilians in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001, a UN report has found.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • WAR: About that War
British DM: Libya War Could Last Months
07-14-2011
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http://news.antiwar.com/
In broad comments regarding the ever-stalemated Libyan War, British Defense Secretary Liam Fox conceded that his government has no clue how much longer the war will last, and that military commanders are preparing for several more months.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
IB had warned of possible attacks in Mumbai
07-14-2011
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http://www.rediff.com/
As the investigations into the serial blasts progress, it becomes clear that the police were caught napping despite warnings and alerts from the Intelligence Bureau over the past couple of months.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • World News
Speech sparks deadly riots in Karachi
07-14-2011
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http://english.aljazeera.net/
Up to 14 people dead in latest outbreak of violence in Pakistani city as minister criticises locally powerful rival.
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Freedoms Phoenix Reader 3
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News Link • World News
India blasts: All 'hostile groups' suspected
07-14-2011
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http://english.aljazeera.net/
Police search for clues to perpetrators of deadly attacks as Mumbai reels from rush-hour blasts that killed at least 18.
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Opinion • Military
Dying for a Lie
07-14-2011
Larken Rose
The more popular a lie, and the more destructive a lie, the more important it is to expose the lie. Bring on the hate mail for this one.
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