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Date Sent: 2012-06-30
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Saturday, June 30, 2012 |
Pedestrian thrown in jail for 12 hours for holding up sign warning drivers about police speed trap
Egypt's next leader vows to work to free sheik in N.Y. bomb plot -- Judge gives Nilan harassment protection from Valenti, orders him to redact blog -- Disturbing e-mails could spell more trouble for Penn State officials -- Holder? Prosecuted? White House says forget it -- House could arrest Holder with inherent contempt power -- Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot. -- China paves way to charge cop who sparked Bo drama -- Judge gives a win to Wall Street in Alabama county bankruptcy -- “No Refusal” blood tests for DUI arrests in Knox Co., TN -- The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class -- Reality Check: If Healthcare Law Is A Tax Is It Now Invalid? --
Gigantic Global Money Supply Expansion Underway -- Department of Defense
Caught Lying About Use Of Domestic Spy Drones -- Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision hands federal government unlimited power -- Japan finds 6.8 million tonnes of rare minerals used in electric cars, iPods and lasers -- U.S. exempts China, Singapore from Iran sanctions -- Oliver Stone: Marijuana saved me from ‘becoming a beast’ in Vietnam -- Colombia court: Personal drug use is not a crime -- B612 Sentinel: The First Privately-Funded Deep Space Mission -- Obama campaign: It's a penalty, not a tax -- Study Finds Breast Milk Kills HIV -- William Shatner drops pants at L.A. airport -- Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record -- Big Win for Predatory Healthcare Giants - by Stephen Lendman -- Scientists to Hold Back Time for One Second Today
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Pedestrian thrown in jail for 12 hours for holding up sign warning drivers about police speed trap
06-30-2012
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Daily Mail Reporter
woman in Houston, Texas, was arrested and jailed for 12 hours after she held up a make-shift sign to warn drivers about a speed trap.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Egypt
Egypt's next leader vows to work to free sheik in N.Y. bomb plot
06-30-2012
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New York Times
President-elect Mohammed Morsi's rousing tribute to Egyptian sovereignty included a promise to work for the release of the Egyptian-born Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, jailed for plotting a series of New York City bombings.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judge gives Nilan harassment protection from Valenti, orders him to redact blog
06-30-2012
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A judge granted Meredith Nilan a harassment prevention order against local blogger Dan Valenti, and ordered him to remove any references to her from his website, Planet Valenti. Nilan faced criminal charges related to a car accident
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Disturbing e-mails could spell more trouble for Penn State officials
06-30-2012
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CNN (video)
With convicted serial child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky behind bars, new questions are surfacing about what Penn State officials knew about the coach's encounter with a boy in the shower -- and whether they covered it up.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Holder? Prosecuted? White House says forget it
06-30-2012
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The Ticket
The Department of Justice will not prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder after the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt of Congress, the White House said .
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
House could arrest Holder with inherent contempt power
06-30-2012
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Washington Times
Despite voting to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, there’s little House Republicans can do in the short term to compel him to turn over documents " unless it wanted to revisit a long-dormant power and arrest him.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot.
06-30-2012
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Christian Science Monitor
Norton Dam, Kan., hit 118 F. on Thursday, and 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana just posted their highest temperatures ever. Forecasters say back-to-back La Niñas are partly to blame.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Oldest sound recording resurrected (VIDEO)
06-30-2012
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Reuters
Modern technology may have resurrected the oldest sound recording in the world from an image in a German magazine from 1890. The recording is the muffled voice of the father of the gramophone, Emile Berliner he recites Friedrich Schiller's ballad ''D
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News Link • China
China paves way to charge cop who sparked Bo drama
06-30-2012
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Reuters
Wang Lijun, former Chongqing police chief, briefly holed up in the Chengdu U.S. consulate in February, a step that ultimately led to the ousting of Chongqing's former leader Bo Xilai from the top ranks of Communist Party
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Judge gives a win to Wall Street in Alabama county bankruptcy
06-30-2012
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Reuters
The judge in the landmark bankruptcy of Alabama's Jefferson County sided with Wall Street creditors on Friday and sharply limited how the cash-strapped local government can use funds generated by its sewer system.
The ruling, in a months-long cour
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
“No Refusal” blood tests for DUI arrests in Knox Co., TN
06-30-2012
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
New “Blood draw warrants” allow authorities to take blood samples with or without your permission. As reported on various local news sources such as WBIR, WATE, WVLT and even on Yahoo News, refusal is no longer an option, as a search warrant can no
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
See ‘Intimacy 2.0,’ a dress that becomes transparent as you flirt
06-30-2012
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Washington Post
If a gentleman at the bar gets a woman’s heart racing, the dress will show more skin. A dull conversation from an unwanted suitor will keep the dress opaque.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class
06-30-2012
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http://www.rollingstone.com, by Jeff Tietz
They had good, stable jobs - until the recession hit. Now they're living out of their cars in parking lots.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Healthcare
Reality Check: If Healthcare Law Is A Tax Is It Now Invalid?
06-30-2012
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by northstar
Ben Swann Reality Check breaks down the Affordable Care Act ruling by the Supreme Court and looks at why the determination that the law is a tax may make it invalid
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
Our Raving Friend: You Must Write About the Rise of National Socialist Economics! (OK, Just Once)
06-30-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
The history of the Nazi Party is filled with darkness and mystery. Perhaps no one will ever know the extent of what went on within its ranks ...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Gigantic Global Money Supply Expansion Underway
06-30-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Frank Suess
"The world´s financial markets seem obsessed with daily monetary and fiscal policy evolutions in euroland which form the basis for risk on/risk off days in the marketplace and the overall successful deployment of carry strategies so important to asse
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
The Most Important Meeting in the World ... Again
06-30-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report
The Fate of the Global Financial System Hangs in the Balance ... Critical meetings are taking place today and tomorrow which may decide the fate of the EU.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
EU News ...
06-30-2012
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http://www.thedailybell.com,by Mike "Mish"
Laughable Text of EU "Memorandum of Understanding"; ESM Not Been Ratified Yet Already Requires Changes; How Much ESM Firepower Is There?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
Department of Defense Caught Lying About Use Of Domestic Spy Drones
06-30-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Steve Watson
Offices of two US Senators contradict statements of Special Operations Command
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision hands federal government unlimited power
06-30-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mike Adams
Regardless of whether you agree with the fundamentals of Obamacare, the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled the federal government has the power to tax Americans into mandatory purchases of private industry products means an end to economi
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Robert Lee
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News Link • How to Help
How To Patch a Hole in Your Drywall
06-30-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com
How to repair drywall is one of the most common questions on a home improvement website, and here’s the reason why.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Using Oregano Oil for Common Problems
06-30-2012
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Edward Group
In a past post about oregano oil, I discussed its germ-killing, anti-inflammatory, and pain relieving properties. Now, I’d like to cover how it can be used to address a wide range of problems. Here’s a guide to help you get the most out of this wonde
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Precious Metals
Japan finds 6.8 million tonnes of rare minerals used in electric cars, iPods and lasers
06-30-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-Presse
Japan has found a large deposit of rare earth minerals in its Pacific seabed, enough to supply its hi-tech industries for more than 200 years, a scientist said Friday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
U.S. exempts China, Singapore from Iran sanctions
06-30-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-Presse
The United States exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran hours before a deadline, saying that major economies were united in pressuring Tehran.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
Oliver Stone: Marijuana saved me from ‘becoming a beast’ in Vietnam
06-30-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Stephen C. Webster
Speaking to the hosts of CBS This Morning on Friday about the plot of his new drug war film “Savages,” filmmaker Oliver Stone took a moment to help his interviewers understand his affinity for marijuana, saying that it helped him and many others avoi
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drug War
Colombia court: Personal drug use is not a crime
06-30-2012
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http://www.rawstory.com, By Stephen C. Webster
The Constitutional Court of Colombia approved a plan that will drop all criminal penalties for individuals caught with small amounts of marijuana or cocaine, according to Spanish-language media reports.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
B612 Sentinel: The First Privately-Funded Deep Space Mission
06-30-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Clay Dillow
The B612 Foundation will use its deep-space craft to map the orbit of every potentially Earth-smashing asteroid for the next hundred years
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Electric Spray Paint Could Turn Any Surface Into a Battery
06-30-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Colin Lecher
Lithium-ion batteries work by stacking active ingredients in layers. In your laptop and phone, the layers are stacked into a block, but a new process could make that seem quaint: spray-paint the necessary layers onto any surface like paint, to make a
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
Our Web Videos Reveal More Than We Realize, and Perhaps More Than We Want
06-30-2012
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http://www.popsci.com, By Jacob Ward
As we upload more and more videos to the Internet"one hour of new video every second to YouTube alone"experts are finding new ways to mine them.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama campaign: It's a penalty, not a tax
06-30-2012
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http://www.politico.com, By BYRON TAU
A top surrogate for President Obama insisted Friday that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act was not a tax " despite the fact that the Supreme Court narrowly preserved the law on those grounds.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Shatner drops pants at L.A. airport
06-30-2012
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http://www.torontosun.com, WENN.com
Star Trek legend William Shatner was left nursing a bruised ego when his trousers fell down during an airport security check in front of dozens of fellow travellers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record
06-30-2012
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http://www.rollcall.com, By Jonathan Strong
In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record.
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News--
July 1, 2012 Edition
06-29-2012
John Semmens
President Says Obamacare Decision a Victory for Freedom
President Barack Obama hailed the US Supreme Court's narrow 5-4 decision to uphold his signature Affordable Care Act as “a victory for freedom.”
“By affirming the legality of our health ca
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists to Hold Back Time for One Second
06-28-2012
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Yahoo! News
The last minute of June 30, 2012 is destined to be 61 seconds long, for timekeepers are to add a "leap second" to compensate for the wibbly-wobbly movements of our world.
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Mike Shipley
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News Link • Government
Paging Dr. Mengele and Nurse Ratched
06-29-2012
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www.lewrockwell.com/blog
“always, always be extremely, extremely nice to the TSA agents” Powell suggests that you “strike up a conversation. Express serious concern for their health being exposed to the x-rays emanating from those machines they stand next to all day...
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Ernest Hancock
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Opinion • Iran
Ray McGovern: My Take
How Iran Might See the Threats
06-29-2012
Ray McGovern
With half of 2012 behind us and the U.S. presidential election looming in just four months, I will try to be candid and blunt about what I see as the dangers facing the Islamic Republic in the coming months.
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News Link • Libertopia
Libertopia Early Bird Special Ends Soon
06-29-2012
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Libertopia
Annual membership gives you access to all speeches, panels, concerts, exhibitors’ areas, parties, and networking activities, and also includes discounts on Libertopia merchandise. Early bird special of $225 ends on July 11,
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Celente Launches 2nd American Revolution: Puts His Money Where His Heart Is
06-28-2012
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www.lewrockwell.com/Gerald Celente
Gerald Celente’s forecast is clear " The 2nd American Revolution is on the horizon. And this American Patriot has done more than just sign up to join the fight, he’s established its headquarters.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Proposed BIS Banking Regulations Would Drive Gold Prices Higher
06-29-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Washington's
There are many, many, many, many reasons why gold prices should go higher, despite claims that gold is in a bubble … and despite the fact that gold prices may be manipulated.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Healthcare
Dr. Joel Wallach: IRS to Garnish Wages from Medical Tax Violators
06-29-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
How the IRS will come after Americans under Obamacare.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
Leaked: Shock footage allegedly shows Syrian family slain by rebels (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
06-29-2012
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http://www.rt.com
Footage showing the results of an alleged massacre in the Syrian city of Hama in April has been obtained by RT. Sources say that opposition rebels committed the atrocity.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
Megaupload warrants ruled illegal by New Zealand court
06-28-2012
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Washington Post
A court in New Zealand has ruled that the search warrants used by New Zealand police when they raided the home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom were invalid.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Greatest Financial Collapse The World Has Ever Seen
06-28-2012
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King World News
Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management: the globe faces three crises, any one of which is capable of bringing down the world economy. Together, it is a guarantee.
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Glenn Jacobs
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News Link • Healthcare
Uber-Nanny: Bloomberg Administration Now Moves Against Popcorn and Milk
06-28-2012
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www.jonathanturley.org
Despite the overwhelming criticism of the soda ban, his health board appears emboldened rather than chagrined by the controversy. It is now moving to ban certain sizes of popcorn and milk.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
Help Bring Jordan Page to the Jackalope Freedom Festival!
06-28-2012
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http://www.jackalopefreedomfestival.com
If you are looking for information on the Jackalope Freedom Festival, please visit www.jackalopefreedomfestival.com If you would like to see Jordan Page preform, please help by donating: http://jordanpagemusic.chipin.com/bring-jordan-page-to-az
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Agorist Alma
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News Link • Homeland Security
Texas college hacks government drone
06-28-2012
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Russia Today
After being challenged by his lab, the DHS dared Humphreys’ crew to hack into their drone and take command. Much to their chagrin, they did exactly that.
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Feature Article • Activism
JULY 4th: PROTEST!
David McElroy
We have NO INDEPENDENCE in America. Psychopath Uncle Sam recognizes none of our God-given rights nor respects the constraints of the U.S. Constitution. He wars against us! PROTEST!
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Court: Shooting 'spitwads' is 'violent criminal conduct'
06-28-2012
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www.wnd.com
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that shooting spitwads at school is “violent criminal conduct.”
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Federal Attorney orders reporter to leave public hearing
06-27-2012
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A U.S. Department of Justice attorney attempted to kick out a reporter from a public hearing held in City Hall. Rachel Hranitzky abruptly entered the council chambers accompanying New Iberia Fire Chief and another man and asked a question.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Man charged with assaulting 2 officer's fists with his face
06-27-2012
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Guevara suffered a facial contusion, police said. One officer suffered contusions, lacerations and a sprained finger. The other officer suffered several fractures to his hand.
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News Link • Syria
Stop Murdering Syria - by Ron Paul (video)
06-27-2012
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Ron Paul takes to the floor to protest the coming war with Syria.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
Jon Stewart on 'Fast and Furious'
06-27-2012
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Another grand slam for Stewart. (By the way, compare Stewart to left-wing 'Fast and Furious' apologists Rachel Maddow and Bill Maher in this segment of Real Time with Bill Maher where Reason Magazine's Nick Gillespie also comes down hard on the 'Fast
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Law Student Puts Cop In His Place - Carrying A Concealed Weapon Edition
06-27-2012
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youtube (h/t The Agitator)
"I was detained by Portland PD without suspicion of criminal activity. His sole reason for stopping me is my legally carried firearm. He seizes my weapon with no reasonable suspicion that I've committed a crime. He demands ID without
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