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Date Sent: 2013-02-14
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Thursday, February 14, 2013 PM edition |
Chuck Hagel blocked: Harry Reid says he doesn’t have the votes
Meet Stingray Surveillance: The “Unconstitutional, All-You-Can-Eat Data Buffet” -- New Surveillance System Tracks Every Moving Object In An Entire City -- Former FBI Assistant Director Suggests Police Were Not Yelling “Burn It Down” In Dorner Raid -- Ron Paul: Trade War & Economic Collapse Coming -- How to Build your own Hydroponic Rain Tower (finally finished the "How to") -- The Real State of the Union, February 12, 2013 -- Know Anyone Who Got Scammed or Abused by Bank of America? Ring in! -- 'Mandatory Gun Buybacks' Cute New Moniker for Obama Confiscation Aims -- From Watery Bourbon To Horse-Meat Chili: Hidden
Inflation Is Everywhere -- Thank California For The Decline In
National Foreclosures -- The Unchanging CIA -- “Riot”
Program is “Google for Spies” -- Petrogold: Are Russia And China
Hoarding Gold Because They Plan To Kill The Petrodollar? -- Who Is The
Government? -- State of the Union Address: None Dare Call It Treason
-- Berkshire and 3G Capital to Buy Heinz for $23 Billion -- To Reduce
Suicide Rates, New Focus Turns to Guns -- North Korea Nuclear Test
Sends Message to Washington One Week After US-South Korean War Games -- Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
-- Culture of Corruption -- Group Calls 'Authorities' After Being
Asked to Disclose Hagel Info -- South African police discuss
Pistorius case -- MY TV SHOW OCCUPY FREEDOM BEGINS TODAY
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News Link • Obama Administration
Chuck Hagel blocked: Harry Reid says he doesn’t have the votes
02-14-2013
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politico.com
Chuck Hagel’s path to the Pentagon struck another major roadblock on Thursday when Senate Republicans kept up their threat to filibuster, throwing the nomination into limbo as Congress prepared to quit town for a weeklong recess.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN UPDATE: FINAL WEEK 2/11-2/19/2013 - JORDAN PAGE
02-12-2013
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Jordan Page Music News
IF THE MUSIC AND THE MESSAGE MATTER TO YOU, THEN NOW IS THE TIME
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Humor
Kill anyone you want; law has been abandoned in America (satire)
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
Obama joins LAPD in new homicidal leadership initiative (Publisher recommended)
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Meet Stingray Surveillance: The “Unconstitutional, All-You-Can-Eat Data Buffet”
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
It’s getting impossible to keep track of all the new spy tools being rolled out by the police state in the name of “fighting terrorism”, aka spying on innocent American citizens unconstitutionally.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
New Surveillance System Tracks Every Moving Object In An Entire City
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
Sensor housed in drone can see 6 inch objects from 20,000 feet altitude
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Former FBI Assistant Director Suggests Police Were Not Yelling “Burn It Down” In Dorner Raid
02-14-2013
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Prison Planet
Describes person screaming “burn the motherfucker” as “unprofessional”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • How To
How to Build your own Hydroponic Rain Tower (finally finished the "How to")
02-14-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Hey everyone! I finally put together the detailed "How To" video for my creation of a hydroponic (or maybe areoponic) Rain Tower. If you remember, it's the hydroponic system that can fit 12 plants in a square foot area.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bill of Rights
The Real State of the Union February 12, 2013.
02-14-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Instead of the traditional Republicon versus Demoliar debate which ensues for theatrics on cable news, I thought a more prudent analysis of the State of the Union after Obama’s first term is much more appropriate and realistic as to where our nation
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Corruption
Know Anyone Who Got Scammed or Abused by Bank of America? Ring in!
02-14-2013
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Daily Paul.com
If you think the Bank of America and other banking giants have acted like villains, you are not alone
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Humor
Happy Valentine's Day from Daily PAuL
02-14-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Modern day commercial satire, Poser Pro animation and original (slapped together) music, Happy Valentine's Day to DP patrons
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
'Mandatory Gun Buybacks' Cute New Moniker for Obama Confiscation Aims
02-14-2013
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com via rense.com
Obama’s experts say that a gun ban, like the one being debated right now in Congress, will not work without mandatory ‘gun buybacks and not exemptions.’ ”
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Today on LewRockwell.com - Thursday February 14th 2013
02-14-2013
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lewrockwell.com
Rogue Ex-Cop Offed - Crime scene destroyed. Questions and suspicions abound / No Sales to Anti-Gun Governments - More firearm makers refuse to supply them / What Did the Dorner Manifesto Really Say? / Ron Paul Dot Com
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Humor
21 Horrible Valentine's Day Ads That Will Make You Glad You're Single
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
If you're in need of a mood killer, show your significant other one of these awful Valentine's day ads.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Technology: Software
Chubby Checker Sues Hewlett-Packard Over App To Measure Penis Size
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
Rock'n'roll pioneer Chubby Checker is suing two computer companies for allowing his name to be used as the title of an app that guesses the size of a man's penis.
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News Link • Activism
Mark Zuckerberg Hosts Chris Christie At His House, Upsetting A Lot Of Women And LGBT Activists
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosted a political fundraiser for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last night at his home in Palo Alto.
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News Link • History
How HJ Heinz Turned His Bankrupt Horseradish Business Into A Billion Dollar Ketchup Conglomerate
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
Earlier, today Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced it and 3G Capital would acquired HJ Heinz Company in a transaction worth a whopping $28 billion.
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
REPORT: Top Tea Party Group Made A Fake Hillary Clinton Sex Video
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
A top Tea Party group produced a film of a fake Hillary Clinton having sex with a panda to air at a conservative conference, Mother Jones' David Corn reported on Thursday.
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News Link • Housing
Thank California For The Decline In National Foreclosures
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
The California Homeowner Bill of Rights that became a law at the start of the year has helped bring down the national foreclosure rate, according to RealtyTrac's latest foreclosure report.
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News Link • Technology: Software
This App Lets You Kill Painful Relationship Memories With The Press Of A Button
02-14-2013
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Business Insider
Nowadays it's rare to share something like a photo or status update on Facebook and not have it live on permanently.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Surveillance
“Riot” Program is “Google for Spies”
02-14-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
(Video) Next News Network covers various topics including the new “Riot” program that is designed to collect massive amounts of personal data from social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and others. Also covered is the latest in drone and
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Currencies
Petrogold: Are Russia And China Hoarding Gold Because They Plan To Kill The Petrodollar?
02-14-2013
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Will oil soon be traded in a currency that is thousands of years old?
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • History
Who Is The Government?
02-13-2013
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bogslife.com
The doctrine of the divine right of kings establishes that the King is the ultimate authority, that he derives this right directly from God, and no one, often not even the church, can question his authority or rule; only God can judge a King. To oppo
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Bogs Life
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News Link • Gun Rights
To Reduce Suicide Rates, New Focus Turns to Guns
02-14-2013
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nytimes.com
Craig Reichert found his son’s body on a winter morning, lying on the floor as if he were napping with his great-uncle’s pistol under his knee.
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News Link • World News
North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After US-South Korean War Games
02-14-2013
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truth-out.org
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test in defiance of U.N. orders.
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News Link • Activism
Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
02-14-2013
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truth-out.org
Spurred by real urgency over the corporate driven ruin of the environment, a growing social movement is taking shape that will be on display this Sunday, February 17, when tens of thousands descend on the streets of Washington, D.C. in a show of powe
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News Link • Corruption
Culture of Corruption
02-14-2013
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weeklystandard.com
Caribbean-based company ICSSI had seen its lucrative contract to X-ray the cargo entering the Dominican Republic languish for years when, in 2011, it began searching for an investor with political pull.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Group Calls 'Authorities' After Being Asked to Disclose Hagel Info
02-14-2013
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weeklystandard.com
The Washington Free Beacon reports that a controversial group said it called the "authorities" after being called upon to release information related to the group itself and Chuck Hagel, who has been nominated to be the next secretary of defense:
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
South African police discuss Pistorius case
02-14-2013
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Denise Beukes, a spokesperson for the South African National Police, discusses the shooting at the home of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius that left his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, fatally wounded.
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News Link • Politics: Independent and Other Campaigns
MY TV SHOW OCCUPY FREEDOM BEGINS TODAY Nevada Governor 2014 David Lory VanDerBeek
02-14-2013
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NevadaGovernor2014.Com
The name of the show is Occupy Freedom. We want to take this show national on Direct TV or Dish Network. For the time being, the show will air in Las Vegas on channel 18.1 locally on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Obama Administration
State of the Union humor
02-14-2013
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Tristan Shoubt
After the “You Lie!” outburst at the 2012 State of the Union Address, the situation was ripe for some cartoon fun this time around. Reprinted by permission; to share see source page for details.
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Jefferson Paine
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News Link • Economy - International
How to Wreck an Economy
02-12-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
The junta called the government of Argentina has announced that business owners do not REALLY own their goods, and may not sell them for whatever price they wish. Price controls are now in effect to curb inflation, at least that's the official line
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Mark Levin BLASTS both Democrats and gutless Republicans for the destruction of this country
02-12-2013
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Mark Levin was furious tonight over the destruction of this country by Democrats like Obama, Pelosi, and Reid and gutless Republicans who are not only complicit, but even now are still afraid to speak out about it:
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Raisons d'État: Justifying Assassination and Murder of American Citizens
02-12-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
From Niccolo Machiavelli and Cardinal Richelieu to George Bush and Barack Obama, survival of the state has been the highest priority of political authority. Any means necessary regardless of morality or legality is sanctioned for reasons of state
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News Link • Emmigration
Should Americans Emigrate or Defect? - by Wendy McElroy
02-12-2013
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Anyone planning to permanently leave the US should give deep thought to whether they are emigrating or defecting.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Expand Domestic Violence Act
02-12-2013
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New York Times
The Senate, with broad bipartisan support, voted overwhelmingly to expand the reach of the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 by fortifying the power of American Indian tribal courts and explicitly protecting gay victims of domestic abuse.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Syrian rebels loot artifacts to raise money for fight against Assad
02-12-2013
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Washington Post
Syrian rebels struggling to finance their effort, have joined an emerging trade in illicitly acquired Syrian artifacts and antiquities, selling off the country’s past as the war for its future intensifies.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • General Opinion
Dumb and Dumber: Why Does Washington Have No Learning Curve?
02-12-2013
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truth-out.org
You could, of course, sit there, slack-jawed, thinking about how mindlessly repetitive American foreign and military policy is these days.
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Reference Link • Activism
It Is Decision Time
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
I was contemplating how many ways that we are under attack from the globalists and there are almost too many variables to count. After reading the following list, if one is not motivated to fight, then we get the government we deserve.
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Dave Hodges
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News Link • Internet
How to avoid privacy invasion and stay anonymous online
02-12-2013
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Terrence Aym
Security and law enforcement experts agree the biggest threat to the individual today is identity theft. It often begins with online invasion of privacy
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The State Of The Major US Economic Indicators In One Chart
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Low capital expenditures, decelerating corporate growth and a global economy that's improving at a snails pace are the metrics that are most responsible for anemic growth in the U.S
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News Link • Currencies
YEN SURGES: G7 Finance Ministers Make Shock Announcement
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Earlier today, the G7 made a fairly mild comment about how there should be market-based exchange rates.
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News Link • Economy - International
Uruguay Is Basically A Giant Offshore Bank Account
02-12-2013
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Business Insider
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Charming” is, I believe, the word most often used to describe Uruguay. People tend to make a lot of parallels to the United States in the 1950s" a much slower pace of life, less government intrusion, and family focused.
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