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Date Sent: 2013-01-29
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, January 29, 2013 AM edition |
Judge: Who's silencing Guantanamo court audio feed? -- US Weighs Base for Drones in Africa
Treasury approved big pay raises at bailed-out AIG, Ally and GM, report
says -- Texas construction workers: 40 hours a week, living in poverty
-- NY Mayor Bloomberg refuses to disarm -- Another Family Business Destroyed: Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheese Raided --
Gun Shoots Criminals With DNA Tags, Marking Them For Later Arrest --
Fear and Oath-ing in D.C. -- DARPA Can See You From 17,500 Feet In The
Air -- DHS buys 7000 full-auto assault rifles, calls them ‘personal
defense weapons’ -- Police Chief: We Can Disarm Americans Within A Generation --
DeltaMaker takes crowdfunding route to growing 3D printer market --
Bulletproof whiteboard created to protect teachers and students from
shooters -- Heritage Foundation Discusses Future of Real ID -- Obama Prioritizes Targeted Killings -- Targeting Iran Continues -- 'Dirty Wars': A must-see for Americans -- Illinois’ credit rating downgraded; state drops to worst in the nation -- New Credit Card Fees Kick in Sunday -- Raid Of The Day: Drug Cops Take Over Jerome, Arizona -- How Proxied Torrents Could End ISP Subpoenas -- 'Wall St.' flees NY for tax-free Fla. -- Detroit Grandmother fires dozen shots at robber -- 01-29-13 -- James Lane (Director: State of Mind) - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) -- Senior Obama Official: “We Are Going To Kill The Dollar” -- Heritage Foundation Discusses Future of Real ID -- US Action in Mali is Another Undeclared War - by Ron Paul -- Identity Ecosystem Phoenix Event... (Have something to say?)
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club this Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 with Alan Korwin
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Who's silencing Guantanamo court audio feed, judge asks
01-28-2013
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Reuters
The sound was abruptly cut in the Guantanamo war crimes court, prompting the angry judge to question whether someone outside the room was censoring pretrial hearings for 5 men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
U.S. Weighs Base for Spy Drones in North Africa
01-29-2013
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New York Times
The United States military is preparing to establish a drone base in northwest Africa so that it can increase surveillance missions on the local affiliate of Al Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups that pose a growing menace to the region.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Treasury approved big pay raises at bailed-out AIG, Ally and GM, report says
01-29-2013
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Washington Post
The Treasury Dept ignored its own guidelines on executive pay at firms that received taxpayer bailouts and approved compensation packages of more than $3 million for the senior ranks at General Motors, Ally Financial and American International Group
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • History
Experts find new evidence in Confederate submarine mystery
01-29-2013
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AP
Researchers say they may have the final clues needed to solve the mystery of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, which never resurfaced after it became the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship, taking its eight-man crew to a watery grave.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Texas construction workers: 40 hours a week, living in poverty
01-29-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Texas is one of the largest and most important construction markets in the country. It’s driving the industry at a time when much of the country is still tenuously recovering from the recession.
But a recent investigation has uncovered hundreds of
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News Link • Gun Rights
NY Mayor Bloomberg refuses to disarm
01-29-2013
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Daily Paul.com
In the video, Bloomberg is seen surrounded by security. Mattera approaches Bloomberg and asks, “In the spirit of gun control, will you disarm your entire security team?”
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News Link • Police State
Another Family Business Destroyed: Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheese Raided
01-29-2013
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dailypaul.com
In business 30 years with not one customer ever getting sick. 18 tons of product seized to be destroyed by the Missouri Milk Board.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Gun Shoots Criminals With DNA Tags, Marking Them For Later Arrest
01-29-2013
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popsci.com
DNA tags label rioters and other criminals so cops can find them "at a less confrontational time for officers."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Fear and Oath-ing in D.C.
01-29-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
(Video) Common sense commentary about the war on the American people. ”We’re just asking politicians to live up to their oath.”
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Surveillance
DARPA Can See You -- From 17,500 Feet In The Air
01-29-2013
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popsci.com
A new video from the world's highest-resolution drone-mounted camera is mind-blowingly clear. And terrifying.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Just For Fun!
World Memory Competitors Show Off Pure Brain Storage
01-29-2013
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Wired.com
In the digital age, memorization is a lost art. Remember a phone number? Pfff. Go back to 1980. A password? There’s an app for that. Friends’ birthdays? Facebook has you covered.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Homeland Security
DHS buys 7000 full-auto assault rifles, calls them ‘personal defense weapons’
01-29-2013
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Prison Planet
In yet another huge blow to the rhetoric and narrative of the Obama administration and its desire to disarm the American public,...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Police Chief: We Can Disarm Americans Within A Generation
01-29-2013
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Prison Planet
San Diego Police Chief, William Lansdowne said in an interview that the implementation of new gun laws will take guns off the streets of America within a generation.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Technology: Computer Hardware
DeltaMaker takes crowdfunding route to growing 3D printer market
01-29-2013
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gizmag.com
The ongoing race to build the cheapest, most versatile 3D printer continues with the impending launch of the DeltaMaker.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Bulletproof whiteboard created to protect teachers and students from shooters
01-29-2013
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gizmag.com
Given the horrific event that occurred last month in Newtown, Connecticut, it’s not surprising that we’re seeing a rise in products designed specifically to protect children against shootings in schools.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Homeland Security
Heritage Foundation Discusses Future of Real ID
01-29-2013
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c-span.org
The 2005 REAL ID Act established minimum federal standards for state-issued identification documents, such as driver’s licenses, based on recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • WAR: About that War
'Dirty Wars': A must-see for Americans
01-29-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com
"Dirty Wars" follows intrepid investigative war reporter Jeremy Scahill as he exposes covert military operations that are "hidden in plain sight."
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Illinois’ credit rating downgraded; state drops to worst in the nation
01-28-2013
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WGN
A warning came Saturday morning from state treasurer Dan Rutherford (R) IL State Treasurer. The Standard and Poor’s downgrade from A to A-minus puts Illinois last on the list" and means a higher cost to borrow money.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
New Credit Card Fees Kick in Sunday
01-28-2013
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ABC News (video)
Paying by credit card could get more expensive. Under the terms of a $7.2 billion settlement between credit card companies and merchants, merchants will be free to impose a surcharge on customers paying by credit card.
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News Link • Drug War
Raid Of The Day: Drug Cops Take Over Jerome, Arizona
01-28-2013
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by Radley Balko (Huffington Post)
The Arizona Dept of Public Safety, organized the raid, explained the aggressive tactics: “It’s a town that would like to secede and carry on its own life style. The people there strongly believe in an individual’s freedom, above all else.”
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News Link • Internet
How Proxied Torrents Could End ISP Subpoenas
01-28-2013
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slashdot
"With the announcement of Verizon's "six strikes plan" for movie pirates (which includes reporting users to the RIAA and MPAA), and content companies continuing to sue users en masse for peer-to-peer downloads, I think it's inevitable that we'll see
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News Link • TAXES: State
'Wall St.' flees NY for tax-free Fla.
01-28-2013
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New York Post
An increasing number of financial firms, especially private equity and hedge funds, are fed up with New York’s sky-high city and state tax rates and are relocating to the business-friendly climate in Florida’s Palm Beach County.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Detroit Grandmother fires dozen shots at robber
01-28-2013
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NBC News
Ramona Taylor Kamate age 56 from Clinton Township has a permit to carry a gun, and when she was attacked on a bus, she used it.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Senior Obama Official: “We Are Going To Kill The Dollar”
01-28-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Kyle Bass, who knows a thing or two about economics and finance, recently spoke to a senior member of the Obama administration about their planned solutions for fixing the U.S. economy and trade deficit.
The answer shouldn’t surprise
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday January 28th 2013
01-28-2013
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LewRockwell.com
America Is Exceptional... In gun ownership / Submit and Obey on Guns? / Want to Know Why People Need Guns? / The Slave-Catching Sheriff - When it comes to gun-rights, he remains a tool of the leviathan state, says William Grigg
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News Link • Police State
Heritage Foundation Discusses Future of Real ID
01-28-2013
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http://www.c-span.org
Homeland Security Department said that 13 states now meet those standards and granted deferments to the remaining states and territories. The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel discussion on the implementation of REAL ID.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
US Action in Mali is Another Undeclared War - by Ron Paul
01-28-2013
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
President Obama last week began his second term by promising that “a decade of war is now ending.” As he spoke, the US military was rapidly working its way into another war, this time in the impoverished African country of Mali.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Identity Ecosystem Phoenix Event... (Have something to say?)
01-08-2013
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http://www.idecosystem.org
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (“NSTIC” or “Strategy”), signed by President Obama in April 2011 February 5-7, 2013
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Ernest Hancock
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Opinion • Books
Fascinating Facts
01-28-2013
Menckens Ghost
Of the many non-fiction books that I have read over the last year, several in particular contain fascinating facts that challenge the conventional wisdom and propaganda from the media, academia, the government, and the two political parties. Sample
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News Link • Surveillance
Total Surveillance : NYPD places full body scanners on the streets of New York (Ja
01-27-2013
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
NYPD testing technology that would detect concealed weapons on citizens
NYPD Testing Scanners To Detect Hidden Guns; Technology Could Curtail Use Of Stop-And-Frisks
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Food
State regulators crack down on grocery chain for selling cheap milk
01-27-2013
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The Daily Caller
Louisiana state regulators recently cracked down on a supermarket chain’s weekly promotional deal because it was selling milk too cheaply " which violates state law.
The upscale Fresh Markets was selling gallons of milk for $2.99 as part of a week
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Some Good News, and a Surprise
01-27-2013
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Wendy McElroy
In a major triumph for property rights, a federal court in Massachusetts dismissed a civil forfeiture action against the Motel Caswell, a family-run motel, handing a complete victory to owners. In one of the most contentious civil forfeiture fights
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News Link • Justice and Judges
They Shoot Video, Don't They?
01-27-2013
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Simple Justice
Allen Bass, 50, sued Trooper Dellagicoma and others, claiming they punched and kicked him multiple times, causing him to urinate on himself, after he complied with their commands to get off his bicycle at Ellis Avenue and Clinton Avenue
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News Link • Economy - International
Chile finance minister would support central bank intervention on peso
01-27-2013
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Reuters
The peso, which has been boosted by Chile's robust economic growth and healthy prices for top export copper, ranked among the strongest foreign currency performers against the U.S. dollar among 152 currencies tracked by Reuters in 2012.
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News Link • Property Rights
Unlocking new cell phones to become illegal on Saturday
01-27-2013
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ARS Technica
An edict from the Library of Congress is about to make phone unlocking illegal for the first time in 6 years. The decision, issued in October, is part of a triennial process whereby the Librarian of Congress hands out exemptions from the Digital Mill
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News Link • Internet
Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force
01-27-2013
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Washington Post
The Pentagon approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over several years, increasing its size more than 5 fold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations
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News Link • Military
Calling local army recruiters. Young Lady has basic questions about military recruiting ethics
01/27/2013
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Daily Paul
"After realizing that my school has army recruiters there all the time, I decided to ask some local recruiters my questions."
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News Link • Martial Law
Machine gun fire from military helicopters flying over downtown Miami Fl.
01-27-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
The night skies over Miami Florida were invaded by military blackhawk helicopters while conducting a joint exercise with local police, while gun fire was heard from overhead. (Video)
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Cell phone video exonerates teen in food fight assault case
01-27-2013
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AZ Family TV-3 (BELO)
Conner Floyd was a freshman when the food fight broke out. He was tackled by a teacher as he tried to leave. That teacher claimed Conner assaulted him. With support from the school, the teen was charged with aggravated assault -- a felony.
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Sgt. Reunited With Baby Given Up for Adoption
01-27-2013
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ABC News
An army drill sergeant whose estranged wife put his daughter up for adoption without his knowledge or permission while he was stationed in another state, has been reunited with the little girl, following a nearly two-year battle to get her back.
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News Link • World News
Venezuela prison riot kills 61, government mum
01-27-2013
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Reuters
A prison riot in southwestern Venezuela killed 61 people, a hospital official said on Sunday, although the government has refused to give an official death toll in the bloody standoff that highlighted chaos in the country's jails.
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News Link • Surveillance
1.8 gigapixel ARGUS-IS. World’s highest resolution video surviellience platform by DARPA
01-27-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
(Video) 1 million terabytes a day saved forever.
The ARGUS array is made up of several cameras and other types of imaging systems. The output of the imaging system is used to create extremely large, 1.8GP high-resolution mosaic images and video.
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News Link • Egypt
Egypt declares emergency, curfew in 3 provinces after more than 50 die in weekend riots
01-27-2013
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Washington Post
Egypt’s president declared a state of emergency and curfew in 3 provinces hit hardest by a wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of chan
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News Link • Gun Rights
Christ’s Law Of The Sword
01-27-2013
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http://chuckbaldwinlive.com
This message was preached by Chuck on Sunday, January 13, 2013, during the service at Liberty Fellowship.
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News Link • Iran
Kissinger: The Iran Nuclear Situation Will Come To A Head In The 'Very Foreseeable Future'
01-27-2013
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Business Insider
Henry Kissinger recently gave an ominous forecast on the future of Iran's nuclear program: that it will be taken care of one way or another very soon.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Fed's Presence In The Markets Is Pretty Clear
01-27-2013
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Business Insider
There has been an burst of exuberance as of late as the market, after four arduous years, got back to its pre-crisis levels.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
No Budget, No Pay? No Thanks!
1-27-2013
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Free Press Publications
The US House of Representatives recently passed H.R.325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The No Budget, No Pay Act passed by a vote of 285-144 with 86 Democrats joining 199 Republicans to support this measure, 33 Republicans joined 111 Democrats
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News Link • Activism
Drunk On Liberty Episode 75
01-27-2013
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www.drunkonliberty.com
Obama inauguration, drone flew over the liberty lounge, TurboTax new slogan, guy didn’t know how to pump gas, Ryan Jaye’s powerful immune system, booze news 5 bizarre uses for vodka, Ireland to allow drunk driving, budweiser’s shady attempt at craft
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News Link • Books
Innocent Man Spent 37 Years In Jail Due To A Galling Technicality
01-27-2013
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Business Insider
Barry Siegel's book "Manifest Injustice" chronicles the saga of Bill Macumber, who was falsely was imprisoned for 37 years for the murder of two people in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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News Link • Economy - International
How Iceland Overthrew The Banks: The Only 3 Minutes Of Any Worth From Davos
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
"Why do we consider banks to be like holy churches?" is the rhetorical question that Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimson asks (and answers) in this truly epic three minutes of truthiness from the farce that is the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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News Link • Activism
Drunk On Liberty Episode 74
01-27-2013
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www.drunkonliberty.com
Drunken Entertainment podcast from a liberty perspective, public restroom noises, fire alarm drill while on the shitter, Alex Jones calls himself the leader of the liberty movement, booze news, american drinking more booze than juice and milk, booze
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Daniel Hannan Destroys The 3 Unquestionable Myths Of Our Crisis
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
The past and present bailouts of each and every bank (and 'important' industry) will, one day, be seen as a generational offense is how MEP Daniel Hannan begins this thoroughly British demolition of the three critical myths surrounding the crisis
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News Link • Gold and Silver
James Turk: Central Banks Are Losing The War to Suppress Gold & Silver Prices
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
My guess is that 2013 and 2014 are going to be big up year for the precious metals, but we still have to contend with the central planners and the various government policies,
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News Link • Economy - International
Italian Scandal Widens As Italy's Third Largest Bank Set To Get Third Bailout In 3 Years
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
While little has been said in the mainstream western press about the ongoing fiasco surrounding Siena's Banca Monte dei Pasci, Italy's third largest bank and the world's oldest which may get its third bailout in three years-
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News Link • Biofuel
Is Ethanol a Cost Effective Solution to Climate Change?
01-17-2013
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John Miller, The Energy Collective
The energy balances show that 0.78 million Btu (MBtu) and 1.13 MBtu of fossil fuels are consumed in the overall WTW lifecycles of corn ethanol and petroleum gasoline respectively (for every 1.0 MBtu of finished motor fuel produced-delivered).
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Eric Sprott On Ignoring The Obvious
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
Not a day goes by without hearing about the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling or another political deadlock. We would not disagree that some of these are important issues that need resolving but, in the grand scheme of things, they are relatively superf
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Guest Post: The Gold Guarantee Blowing Up In Singapore?
01-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
Today's reminder of the importance of taking physical delivery of gold at the best price possible comes from Singapore.
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