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Date Sent: 2012-01-12
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, January 12, 2012 PM edition |
Parents Furious Over Apparent Use Of ‘Scream Rooms’ Inside Middletown, Conn. Elementary School
Dept. of Transportation withholds data on domestic drone flights -- Shuster slams National Review for cover-up of Romney’s Bain bailout -- Ron Paul Has Won: Young Engage With Liberty, Limited Gov't, Sound Money, Anti-War Principles --
North Korea reportedly punishing those who didn't sufficiently mourn
Kim Jong -- Warren Buffett Ready to Take Republicans’ Tax Challenge --
Gingrich: South Carolina will be 'Armageddon' of attacks -- U.S. military moves carriers, denies Iran link --
Iranian president arrives in Cuba; U.S. warns of ‘dangerous alliance’
-- Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human
brain -- Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping -- Romney Moves Ahead, Rails Against 'Social Welfare State' -- Bankrupt
Solyndra seeking to pay bonuses -- Angelina Jolie ‘disappointed in’
Obama [VIDEO] -- Tourette's-Like Illness Spreading in a High School -- Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times -- The Return of the Chickenhawks They’re baaack! - by Justin Raimondo
-- Santorum’s Communist Clan -- January 12, 2012 - Monsanto owns
Blackwater - Homeland Sec monitors journalists - Con Con -- RedState: Get Ron Paul Off the Stage -- Ron Paul wins 2nd place in NH Democratic Presidential Primary (don't see that on the MSM) -- What War With Iran Might Look Like -- Ron Paul: People Call Me ‘Kooky’ Because They Can’t Defend Themselves Intellectually -- Ron Paul is lone GOP voice on unequal justice -- CACI Awarded Prime Position on $9.7 Billion Contract to Provide Linguist Services for U.S. Army -- Egyptian Shaykh: "We still kill him, even if he repents!"
NV: Constitutional Sheriff's &
Peace Officer's Assoc Conference - Las Vegas - January 29-31, 2012
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Parents Furious Over Apparent Use Of ‘Scream Rooms’ Inside Middletown, Conn. Elementary School
01-12-2012
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newyork.cbslocal.com
Father: Kids Hitting Their Heads On Walls, Urinating Inside 'Time-Out' Room
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: America
Constitutional Sheriff's & Peace Officer's Assoc Conference-Las Vegas-January 29-31, 2012
01-11-2012
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www.countysheriffproject.org
Currently there are Sheriffs all across America taking stands against the unlawful incursions and overreach of state and federal governments and their agencies.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
Dept. of Transportation allegedly withholding data on domestic drone flights
01-12-2012
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www.rawstory.com
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday for allegedly withholding records pertaining to the use of unmanned aircraft within the United States.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Shuster slams National Review for cover-up of Romney’s Bain bailout
01-12-2012
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www.rawstory.com
Countdown guest host David Shuster on Wednesday night chided the National Review, a leading conservative publication, for claiming Mitt Romney’s firm Bain Capital invested in struggling businesses and “never asked for a bailout.”
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
North Korea reportedly punishing those who didn't sufficiently mourn Kim Jong
01-12-2012
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www.nypost.com
Following the mourning period for former leader Kim Jong Il, North Korean authorities have begun to punish citizens who did not display enough sadness at his death, The Daily NK reported Wednesday.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Slip-Sliding into Tyranny! It's the new American Way
01-12-2012
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Charles Goyette on Lew Rockwell.com
Pay close attention. This is how it happens…
President Obama found a moment of reduced visibility, in an unwatched hour on New Year’s Eve, to sign the latest assault on the Fifth Amendment. In signing the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
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Charles Goyette
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Warren Buffett Ready to Take Republicans’ Tax Challenge
01-12-2012
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swampland.time.com
Warren Buffett is ready to call Republicans’ tax bluff. Last fall, Senator Mitch McConnell said that if Buffett were feeling “guilty” about paying too little in taxes, he should “send in a check.”
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Gingrich: South Carolina will be 'Armageddon' of attacks
01-12-2012
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CNN
Newt Gingrich said Wednesday a relentless attack from his rivals ultimately eroded his will to stay positive in the race for the GOP nomination.
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News Link • Military
U.S. military moves carriers, denies Iran link
01-12-2012
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www.reuters.com
The U.S. military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and that another was on its way to the region, but denied any link to recent tensions with Iran and portrayed the movements as routine.
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News Link • Iran
Iranian president arrives in Cuba; U.S. warns of ‘dangerous alliance’
01-12-2012
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www.haaretz.com
Ahmadinejad’s Latin America tour seen as effort side-step international tensions and find new markets as the European Union considers an outright embargo on Iranian oil.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Internet
Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain
01-12-2012
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www.independent.co.uk
Internet addiction has for the first time been linked with changes in the brain similar to those seen in people addicted to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis. In a groundbreaking study, researchers used MRI scanners to reveal abnormalities in the brains
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • China
Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping
01-12-2012
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www.washingtontimes.com
U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Romney Moves Ahead, Rails Against 'Social Welfare State'
01-12-2012
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www.cnbc.com
With a clearer path to the Republican nomination after a resounding New Hampshire victory, Mitt Romney, in a CNBC interview, took aim at President Obama and outlined the economic issues that would define their potential November matchup.
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News Link • Government Waste
Bankrupt Solyndra seeking to pay bonuses
01-12-2012
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www.washingtontimes.com
Now seems an unlikely time for handing out bonuses at bankrupt Solyndra LLC, but that’s the plan of company attorneys intending to dole out up to a half-million dollars to persuade key employees to stay put.
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News Link • Politics: Democratic Campaigns
January 12, 2012 Angelina Jolie ‘disappointed in’ Obama [VIDEO]
01-12-2012
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www.dailycaller.com
Reacting to reports that she does not support President Obama’s re-election effort, Academy award-winning actress Angelina Jolie told The Daily Caller in an exclusive interview that she is “disappointed” in “a few things” Obama has done.
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News Link • Healthcare
Smart Contact Lenses Keep Eye On Your Health
01-12-2012
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pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
What if the lenses could look inside of you to diagnose, monitor and even treat disease? Sound far-fetched? Well, it may not be too far away.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Detroit unsure over the future of green cars
01-12-2012
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www.breitbart.com
The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul in "The Center Seat"
10/26/2011
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RonPaul2008dotcom
In this 35-minute segment, Ron Paul sits with 2 Fox News pundits on each side. They challenge, but do not constantly interrupt. Followers can recognize his views. Convertible non-followers can tell he has something pertinent to say on a variety of
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Dennis Treybil
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama: ‘Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election’
01-12-2012
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Chicago Sun Times
Trying to jump-start his re-election with hometown fund-raisers and rallies, President Barack Obama told 500 cheering fans Wednesday, “Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election.”
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Update on Tourette's-Like Illness in Leroy
01-12-2012
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www.wgrz.com
Administrators in the Leroy Central School District updated parents and students about a mysterious disorder that's affected twelve female high school students, causing them to exhibit symptoms similar to Tourette's Syndrome.
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News Link • Police State
Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times
01-12-2012
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www.theatlantic.com
It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
The Return of the Chickenhawks
They’re baaack!
- by Justin Raimondo
01-12-2012
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Lew Rockwell
What a joy to see Ron Paul take down Newt “Chickenhawk” Gingrich in front of millions of Americans. Slogging through 15 Republican presidential debates was totally worth it just to witness this defining moment. Dianne Sawyer, who sounded like she was
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Santorum’s Communist Clan
01-12-2012
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www.news.yahoo.com
In the tiny town of Riva del Garda in northern Italy, 83-year-old-Maria Malacarne Santorum keeps her family’s secrets"including those of her late husband’s cousin, Rick.
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News Link • American History
A Gentle Voice of Reason for America
01-12-2012
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www.lewrockwell.com/Eric Margolis
America has come back, at least politically, to where it was in the far-off 1950’s when Communist-scares and the American fascism of Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy kept the republic in a state of anxiety and deep fear.
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Survival Fishing 101
01-12-2012
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Survivalblog.com
...the scope of this writing will be limited to freshwater, a simple fishing setup such as what is found in a typical off-the-shelf or homemade survival kit and what is typically available in terms of the live bait.
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News Link • Politics: Democratic Campaigns
Ron Paul wins 2nd in NH Democratic Presidential Primary (don't see that on the MSM)
01-12-2012
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www.sos.nh.gov
Presidential Primary Election - January 10, 2012 - President of the United States - DEMOCRATIC
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Obama administration denies any role in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist
01-11-2012
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Washington Post
The Obama administration denied any role in Wednesday’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist, the latest in a series of events that have exacerbated tensions with Iran.
The assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was the latest in a year that ha
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Chemtrails
Tucson Az covered by chemtrails on jan 10th 2012! RON PAUL 2012 signs!
01-10-2012
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Real News Tucson
2012 Jan 10th Tucson is covered badly with Chemtrails! It's hard to do anything outside like building Ron Paul signs!
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Chris Haskell
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA officers jailed for stealing $40,000 in cash from a passenger's bag
01-11-2012
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Daily Mail
Two former Transportation Security Administration officers based at John F. Kennedy Airport are going to jail after admitting to stealing $40,000 in cash from a checked bag.
The Queens District Attorney's Office says 44-year-old Coumar Persad, of
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
What War With Iran Might Look Like
01-12-2012
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antiwar.com
Iran is clearly the target of choice, just as it was in 2007. Despite President Barack Obama’s assertion that he would open up avenues to talk to the Iranians, he has failed to do so, he has rejected Iranian initiatives to start a dialogue,
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News Link • Iran
‘US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran’
01-12-2012
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rt.com
The United States is sponsoring the construction of facilities in Georgia on the threshold of a military conflict in Iran, a member of Georgian opposition movement Public Assembly, Elizbar Javelidze has stated.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Dumb As A Rock: You'll Be Absolutely Amazed At The Things That U.S. High School Students Don'
01-12-2012
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www.endoftheamericandream.com
Are we raising the stupidest generation in American history? The statistics that you are about to read below are incredibly shocking. They indicate that U.S. high school students are basically as dumb as a rock.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: People Call Me ‘Kooky’ Because They Can’t Defend Themselves Intellectually
01-12-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
Ron Paul gave a good account of himself this morning in a series of interviews following his second place finish in the New Hampshire primary. One interview in particular stood out as Paul defended his foreign policy from claims that it is “kooky”.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Tucson Shooting Survivor: Giffords Makes Me Want To ‘Vomit’
01-12-2012
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www.washington.cbslocal.com
A man whose wife died in the deadly Tucson shooting one year ago says Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband makes him want to “vomit.”
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News Link • Conspiracies
Farmers Sue Jon Corzine Over Missing Millions
01-11-2012
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ABC News (video)
MF Global's clients included 38,000 wheat farmers, cattle ranchers and others who "hedged" their crop prices by placing millions in MF Global accounts. Those accounts were supposed to be "segregated and secure," meaning MF Global could not draw on th
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul is lone GOP voice on unequal justice
01-12-2012
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www.usatoday.com
Ron Paul must have known the question was coming. For weeks, he had been dogged by charges that newsletters published in his name in the 1980s and 1990s contained racist content.
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
CACI Awarded Prime Position on $9.7 Billion Contract to Provide Linguist Services for U.S. Army
01-12-2012
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Wall Street Journal
CACI International Inc announced today that it has been awarded one of 6 prime positions on the DLITE contract to support the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). With this new work, CACI will provide translation and interpretation s
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News Link • TERRORISM
US foreign policy and national security "Joke of the Year!"
01-12-2012
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The Political Commentator
The problem is that it is no joke, is far from funny and is yet one more really dumb move being made by the Obama administration that's destined to fail miserably!
Presenting the 2012 "Joke of the Year" (although the year is still very young)!
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News Link • Food
Licorice Root Fights Tooth Decay and Gum Disease
01-12-2012
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arclein
licoricidin and licorisoflavan A, were the most effective antibacterial substances. These substances killed two of the major bacteria responsible for dental cavities and two of the bacteria that promote gum disease. One of the compounds -- licoricid
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News Link • Science
Surprising Polyploidy Variation Could Lead to Improved Crop Fertility
01-12-2012
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arclein
"So it may be that lots of polyploids - including our crops - may not be perfect additive combinations of the two parents, but instead have more chromosomes from one parent or the other."
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News Link • Environment
Shark Fin Hunt Empties West Africa
01-12-2012
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arclein
This is the great shark cemetery," he says waving his hand dramatically across the beach where dried hunks of shark meat are piled up, filling the air with a musty, acrid odour as suffocating as the heat.
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News Link • Science
Darwin's Tortoise Rediscovered
01-12-2012
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arclein
One of the species he described was Chelonoidis elephantopus, which lived on Floreana Island. Within a decade after his expedition left, whalers had killed them all off for food.
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News Link • Military
Breaking: Marines urinating on Taliban bodies? This is something that should never happen!! (Video)
01-12-2012
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The Political Commentator
To quote Seinfeld, "this can't be good for anyone!"
This morning I had commented on U.S. intentions to "negotiate" peace with the Taliban, and then I found this video of Marines apparently urinating on dead Taliban soldiers through Theo Spark
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News Link • World News
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joke about 'big atomic bomb'
01-11-2012
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MSNBC
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez lavished praise on each other on Monday, mocked U.S. disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal.
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News Link • Voting: Vote Fraud
VIDEO: NH Poll Workers Shown Handing Out Ballots in Dead Peoples’ Names
01-11-2012
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Dailycaller via Drudgereport
Video footage provided exclusively to The Daily Caller shows election workers in New Hampshire giving out ballots in the names of dead voters at multiple voting precincts during the state’s primary election on Tuesday.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto
1-11-12
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(NaturalNews) Biotech giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world's food supply and subsequently breeding environmental devastation for years, but leaked documents now reveal that Monsanto has also deeply infiltrated the United States go
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Response to “Notice of fine” from Chalking 8
01-11-2012
Six months after the June 4th, 2011 Chalking 8 incident outside Manchester Police Department I was found “guilty” of a violation and told I owed $248.
Rather than pay the ransom I submitted a letter indicating that I’d sit the time.
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Monsanto Now Owns Blackwater (Xe)
01-11-2012
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www.darkgovernment.com
A report by Jeremy Scahill in The Nation (Blackwater’s Black Ops, 9/15/2010) revealed that the largest mercenary army in the world, Blackwater (now called Xe Services) clandestine intelligence services was sold to the multinational Monsanto.
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News Link • Wallet Voting
Missouri Moving to Constitutional Money
01-11-2012
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http://www.opencurrency.com
The American Open Currency Standard has been servicing the state of Missouri for a few years with gold, silver and copper rounds. And now the elected employees at the capitol will finally consider legislation to honor their Constitutional mandate to
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