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Date Sent: 2012-04-12
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, April 12, 2012 AM edition |
Zimmerman Arrested for Murder in Trayvon Martin case -- Bradley Manning’s Chances Just Improved
TSA agent among 55 caught in kid porn net -- U.S. border agent accused of gun smuggling ordered detained -- Appeals court hears Pa. 'boobies' bracelets case -- The secret of why Exxon Mobil made baloney for the Masters -- Wikileaked: U.S. permission required for key Ugandan combat ops -- Sagging pants gets man 3 days in jail -- Rep. Cleaver faces Bank of America suit, but could be bailed out by taxpayers -- Federal employees got bonuses for planning agency's lavish 2010 event -- ‘How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm’ -- Task force: Police shouldn't have used pepper-spray on protesters -- ECB Official Says Bond-Buying Program Available -- Italy 1-Year Debt Costs Jump as Sentiment Sours -- Investors Run Scared of Spain's Battered Banks -- Lenders Again Dealing Credit to Risky Clients -- Britain to boost Syria opposition support if no ceasefire -- UK invests £60 million in climate research center -- Swiss court blocks release of bank account data to US -- Greece election announced for 6 May -- Spain village fails to back growing cannabis to pay debts -- Spying on Europe’s farms with satellites and drones -- Charles Manson is denied parole -- Ukraine seeks Libya 'mercenaries' release -- French Cabinet OKs new anti-terrorism measures -- In France, Far-Right Le Pen Bets on 'Economic Patriotism' -- Iraq parliament tells cabinet not to meddle in central bank policy
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News Link • Gun Rights
Zimmerman Arrested for Murder in Trayvon Martin case
04-11-2012
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AP
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a law enforcement official said.
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Powell Gammill
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Reference Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Manning’s Chances Just Improved
Gene Kernan
In a stunning blow to Obama, Holder & Co., the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that violating an employer’s (read that: “Master’s”) computer policy cannot be prosecuted as hacking.
In the never-ending quest of the power-addicted to extend the l
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
TSA agent among 55 caught in kid porn net
04-11-2012
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Boston Herald
Cops snared 55 Massachusetts men in a sweeping, multi-agency child pornography crackdown " including a Transportation Security Administration officer assigned to Logan International Airport who is just the latest embarrassment for the troubled federa
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
U.S. border agent accused of gun smuggling ordered detained
04-11-2012
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Reuters
A U.S. Border Patrol agent, accused of buying guns in the United States and smuggling them to Mexico for use by drug cartels, must remain in jail pending a detention hearing later this week, a U.S. Magistrate Judge ruled on Tuesday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Appeals court hears Pa. 'boobies' bracelets case
04-11-2012
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AP
A federal appeals court is considering an school district's ban on breast cancer fundraising bracelets that say "I (heart) boobies!" 2 Middle School students say their freedom of speech rights were violated when they were suspended
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Wikileaked: U.S. permission required for key Ugandan combat ops
04-11-2012
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Rawstory
A U.S. State Department cable prohibits the Ugandan regime from engaging in certain combat operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) without U.S. permission.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Sagging pants gets man 3 days in jail
04-11-2012
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Circuit Judge John Bush took exception to the fact that Ramsey’s blue jeans were sagging too low. The three-day stint will be served in the Autauga Metro jail.
“You are in contempt of court because you showed your butt in court,” a visibly irate B
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Rep. Cleaver faces Bank of America suit, but could be bailed out by taxpayers
04-11-2012
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The Hill
According to the Kansas City Star, the Small Business Administration (SBA) backed about three-quarters of Cleaver's 2002 loan, which means that if the loan goes bad, the SBA could pay off $1.1 million of that debt.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Federal employees got bonuses for planning agency's lavish 2010 event
04-11-2012
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FOX News
50 employees were given cash awards of $500 and $1,000 for their work arranging the now-infamous conference. "It would also appear that a number of GSA bureaucrats who helped arrange the Las Vegas junket were handed cash bonuses for their work in was
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
‘How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm’
04-11-2012
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Lew Rockwell blog
These troops are part of the Nebraska Army National Guard's Afghan Agribusiness Development Team. In the name of "national defense," the Afghans will doubtless be militarily "urged" to purchase farming supplies and resources " with U.S. taxpayer-supp
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Task force: Police shouldn't have used pepper-spray on protesters
04-11-2012
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AP
A University of California task force said Wednesday that UC Davis police should not have used pepper-spray on student demonstrators in an incident that prompted national outrage and calls for the chancellor’s resignation after online videos of the c
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • European Union
Eurozone crisis: Fear returns
04-11-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk, Gavin Hewitt
Just a few weeks ago the head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, looked at Greece and declared "economic spring is in the air".
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • European Union
ECB Official Says Bond-Buying Program Available
04-11-2012
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http://www.cnbc.com, By: Reuters
The scale of market pressure on Spain is not justified given the reforms being undertaken by its government and the European Central Bank still has its bond-buying program as an option
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News Link • European Union
Italy 1-Year Debt Costs Jump as Sentiment Sours
04-11-2012
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http://www.cnbc.com, By: Reuters
Italy's one-year borrowing costs rose for the first time since November at a sale of short-term bills on Wednesday
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Lenders Again Dealing Credit to Risky Clients
04-11-2012
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cnbc.com, By: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Tara Si
In the depths of the financial crisis, borrowers with tarnished credit....were almost entirely shut out by traditional lenders.
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News Link • Syria
Britain to boost Syria opposition support if no ceasefire
04-11-2012
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http://news.yahoo.com, AFP
Britain will boost support for Syria's opposition and seek tougher sanctions if government forces do not adhere to a ceasefire
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News Link • Climate Change
UK invests £60 million in climate research centre
04-11-2012
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http://news.yahoo.com, Reuters
The UK government pledged 60 million pounds ($95 million) to support the Met Office Hadley Centre's Climate Programme...
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News Link • European Union
Swiss court blocks release of bank account data to US
04-11-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk
A top Swiss court has blocked the handover of information about a Credit Suisse client to US authorities.
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News Link • European Union
Spain village fails to back growing cannabis to pay debts
04-11-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk
A village in Spain has failed to back a plan to grow marijuana to pay off debts created during the financial crisis.
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News Link • European Union
Spying on Europe’s farms with satellites and drones
04-11-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk, By Laurence Peter
Farmers who claim more EU subsidies than they should, or who break Common Agricultural Policy rules, are now more likely to be caught out by a camera in the sky than an inspector calling with a clipboard.
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News Link • Libya
Ukraine seeks Libya 'mercenaries' release
04-11-2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk
Ukraine has said it is doing all it can to secure the extradition from Libya of 19 of its citizens accused of being pro-Gaddafi mercenaries.
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News Link • TERRORISM
French Cabinet OKs new anti-terrorism measures
04-11-2012
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http://news.yahoo.com, By SYLVIE CORBET
France's conservative government unveiled new counterterrorism measures on Wednesday...
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News Link • European Union
In France, Far-Right Le Pen Bets on 'Economic Patriotism'
04-11-2012
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http://www.cnbc.com, By: Guillaume Desjardins
...the leader of the country's far right National Front - currently forecast to come third in the race - has a tough fight on her hands.
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Witness the Power of an Idea: Ron Paul Massive Rallies 2012
04-11-2012
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YouTube.com
YOU WILL NOT SEE THIS ON TELEVISION Money Bomb on April 15!
Ron Paul 2012: Restore America Now
http://www.ronpaul2012.com
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq parliament tells cabinet not to meddle in central bank policy
04-11-2012
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Reuters
Iraq's parliament sent a letter to the cabinet telling it not to interfere in monetary policy, in a skirmish over central bank independence that reflects concerns over the extent of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's influence.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
SPYING ON AMERICANS: Obama's Backdoor "Cybersecurity" Bills Threatens Political and Pr
04-10-2012
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Tom Burghardt, Global Research
Under the guise of "cybersecurity," the new all-purpose bogeyman to increase the secret state's already-formidable reach, the Obama administration and their congressional allies are crafting legislation that will open new backdoors for even more intr
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Federal Reserve
QE3: The Fed Entrapped in the Perpetual issuance of Money
04-11-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Bob Chapman
It was 13 months ago we disclosed that the administration passed a stimulus bill known as the $17.5 billion “Hiring Incentives Act” to restore employment.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
New York National Guard fighting the war on drugs
04-10-2012
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It was a National Guardsmen using infrared technology to scan a house without a warrant that lead to Kyllo v. United States, the 2001 Supreme Court case that ruled warrantless thermal surveillance violates a resident’s 4th Amendment rights against il
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
District attorney won't charge Henderson officer in beating
04-10-2012
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
A Henderson police sergeant who was caught kicking a man in the head during a traffic stop will avoid criminal charges -- again.
For the second time, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced he won't seek charges against Sgt. Brett S
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