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Date Sent: 2008-12-31
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Wednesday, December 31, 2008
 
Police Investigating Internet Posters -- Oregon Gov. pursues mileage tax with GPS Tracking

Judge Agrees With Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees -- Defiant Illinois Governor Names Pick for Obama Seat -- List of Troubled Banks -- Nobody frightens children like the TSA -- Christians called to abandon public education -- NASA Releases Columbia Report With Graphic Details Of Astronaut Deaths -- Who Controls the Money? - by Michael S. Rozeff -- Preamble to Social Mayhem - by Tim Case -- There's No Pain-Free Cure for Recession - by Peter Schiff -- An Interview with Guantánamo Whistleblower Stephen Abraham -- Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic -- MISH: Growing Unrest In Russia Amidst Economic Crisis -- Home prices plunge record 18 percent in October -- Israel attacking humanitarian relief ship? -- Peter Schiff Running For US Senate -- Transition and Hope - by Ron Paul AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club, Saturday, 7:30AM
 
OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL: Eligibility remains focus of Supremes' conferences News Link  •  Obama Administration
 OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL: Eligibility remains focus of Supremes' conferences
12/29/08  •  http://wnd.com/ 
A second conference has been posted on the docket for the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue of Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy the White House, this one scheduled a week after Congress is to review the Electoral College vote tabulation. The  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Thomas Costanzo
First Time Growers: Common Mistakes News Link  •  Drug War
 First Time Growers: Common Mistakes
12-29-2008  •  The Fresh Scent 
Growing is easy right? You buy some seeds, source a couple of pots, grab lights, dump in the soil and then instantly start to grow weed. Sounds pretty simple! Well, it is… until the first real roadblock makes itself known. Luckily, we are here to get  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
China Cracks Down on Churches at Christmas Opinion  •  Economy - Economics USA
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China Cracks Down on Churches at Christmas
12-29-2008
Greg J Dixon
   The following ominous words came from an American missionary friend in China on December 26 at 5:05 am. “Care must be taken in communications. We are sending out less at this time. For the reason, please go to the link provided below.”
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News Link  •  Events: America
 "The Day Ayn Rand Died" Lecture
12/29/2008  •  Phoenix Objectivists 
For their first meeting of 2009 being held on Thursday, January 8th, Phoenix Objectivists will be joined by author Jim Peron who will deliver his speech: "The Day Ayn Rand Died."  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Mike Renzulli
Judge Agrees With Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees News Link  •  Torture
 Judge Agrees With Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees
12-31-2008  •  NY Times 
A federal judge in Washington ruled the government was properly holding two Guantánamo detainees as enemy combatants, the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration in what are expected to be more than 200 similar cases.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Defiant Illinois Governor Names Pick for Obama Seat News Link  •  Corruption
 Defiant Illinois Governor Names Pick for Obama Seat
12-31-2008  •  NY Times 
Defying Senate leaders in Washington and a galaxy of political leaders here, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois announced Tuesday that he would fill the Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama, which he has been accused of trying to sell.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
List of Troubled Banks News Link  •  Economy - Economics USA
 List of Troubled Banks
12-30-2008  •  LewRockwell 
Ready to see where your bank stands? A few days ago, a friend of mine called me to ask if I had any idea how to figure out which banks would be the next to fail. Some extensive googling revealed that while lists of troubled banks obviously exist, non  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Gaza: Israel's previous attacks News Link  •  Palestine -- Israel
 Gaza: Israel's previous attacks
12-30-2008  •  The Guardian 
Air strikes in Gaza follow series of operations dating back to 2006, when Hamas won Palestinian elections.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Nobody frightens children like the TSA News Link  •  Police State
 Nobody frightens children like the TSA
12-30-2008  •  The Examiner 
If there is a special place in Hell for officious government employees, I'm sure there's a spot all warmed up for the Transportation Security Administration officer at Baltimore/Washington International Airport who scared my kid out of his wi  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Odessa TX Police Investigating Internet Posters News Link  •  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 Odessa TX Police Investigating Internet Posters
12-30-2008  •  Odessa American Online 
A police investigation on a fake marijuana grow house may lead to the Odessa American's website, Odessa Police Lt. Jesse Duarte and Chief Tim Burton suggested. [vote in the fascism poll!]  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Brock Lorber
Phoenix Leads U.S. Home Price Decline as Lenders Unload Houses News Link  •  Economy - Economics USA
 Phoenix Leads U.S. Home Price Decline as Lenders Unload Houses
12-30-08  •  Bloomberg.com 
The cost of a single-family home plunged 33 percent from a year earlier, according to an S&P/Case Shiller index. The decline was worse than Las Vegas, where prices fell 32 percent, and San Francisco, where they dropped 31 percent.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Madoffed: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick News Link  •  Corruption
 Madoffed: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
12-30-08  •  Jessescrossroadcafe.blogspot.com 
So Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, in a lapse of sound portfolio theory, entrusted a sizable share of their wealth to Bernie Madoff, and are now apparently regretting that decision.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Regulatory Fraud-by-Idiocy, Example #9463 News Link  •  Federal Reserve
 Regulatory Fraud-by-Idiocy, Example #9463
12-30-08  •  Market-Ticker.Denninger.net 
Loaning money out at a lower rate of return than it costs you to acquire - isn't that kind of like "we'll lose something on each sale, but make it up on volume?"  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
US, Japanese Researchers Mix Samples of 1918 Flu Pandemic to Recreate Deadly Code News Link  •  Science, Medicine and Technology
 US, Japanese Researchers Mix Samples of 1918 Flu Pandemic to Recreate Deadly Code
12-30-2008  •  http://www.legitgov.org 
Why? And, why is no one *asking* why? Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly " a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. They mixed samples of the 1918 influenza strain with mode  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jim Stachowiak
Obama Shares FDR's Arrogant Conceit News Link  •  Obama Administration
 Obama Shares FDR's Arrogant Conceit
12-30-2008  •  Free Republic 
"Painful crisis also provides us with an opportunity to transform our economy to improve the lives of ordinary people," Obama said. His designated chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is more direct: "You never want a serious crisis to go t  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Catherine Abbitt
Cynthia McKinney: Boat Attacked By Israeli Forces News Link  •  Palestine -- Israel
 Cynthia McKinney: Boat Attacked By Israeli Forces
"Our boat was rammed three times, twice in the front and one on the side," McKinney told CNN Tuesday morning. "Our mission was a peaceful mission. Our mission was thwarted by the aggressiveness of the Israeli military."  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Tom Westbrook
NASA Releases Columbia Report With Graphic Details Of Astronaut Deaths News Link  •  Space Travel and Exploration
 NASA Releases Columbia Report With Graphic Details Of Astronaut Deaths
12-30-2008  •  HuffingtonPost.com 
In a graphic 400-page report, NASA further studied the Feb. 1, 2003, shuttle tragedy to help them design their new shuttle replacement capsule more likely to survive an accident.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
News Link  •  Defending Archimedes
 "Call to Dunkirk" - Christians called to abandon public education (FROM 2008)
12-28-2008  •  WorldNetDaily via e-mail 
...some people are fed up with public school treatment of Christianity and have launched a campaign calling for a rescue of kids from government education programs - a "Call to Dunkirk."   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ed Vallejo
Ex-cop debuts first 'KopBusters' trailer News Link  •  Police State
 Ex-cop debuts first 'KopBusters' trailer
12-30-2008  •  RAW STORY exclusive, courtesy of Kopbusters.com 
VIDEO & 'KopBusters' creator scheduled to appear Tuesday, 3:45 p.m. EST, on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Ex-cop debuts first 'KopBusters' trailer News Link  •  Police State
 Ex-cop debuts first 'KopBusters' trailer
12-30-2008  •  RAW STORY exclusive, courtesy of Kopbusters.com 
VIDEO & 'KopBusters' creator scheduled to appear Tuesday, 3:45 p.m. EST, on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Preamble to Social Mayhem News Link  •  History
 Preamble to Social Mayhem
12-30-08  •  PrisonPlanet.com & LewRockwell.com 
The society that elected the president-in-waiting is dominated by blind nationalism, trendy savior-worship, an unending ignorance of history, economics and philosophy and devoid of a critical thought process, I fear history will say of this moment, “  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Clintons Selected To Drop Times Square Ball On NYE News Link  •  Obama Administration
 Clintons Selected To Drop Times Square Ball On NYE
12-30-2008  •  CBS - wcbstv.com 
NEW YORK (CBS) Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, will kiss 2008 goodbye on the world's biggest stage this New Year's Eve.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Clintons Selected To Drop Times Square Ball On NYE News Link  •  Obama Administration
 Clintons Selected To Drop Times Square Ball On NYE
12-30-2008  •  CBS - wcbstv.com 
NEW YORK (CBS) Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, will kiss 2008 goodbye on the world's biggest stage this New Year's Eve.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Who Controls the Money? News Link  •  Corruption
 Who Controls the Money?
12-30-2008  •  by Michael S. Rozeff for LewRockwell.com 
They (The Fed & Government) are intentionally deceiving the public about the necessity and benefits of these expenditures. A great deal of money is being transferred to persons who should be absorbing losses that they are responsible for.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Preamble to Social Mayhem News Link  •  Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
 Preamble to Social Mayhem
12-30-2008  •  by Tim Case for LewRockwell.com 
"The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire." ~ Robert A. Heinlein (1907"1988)  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
An Interview with Guantánamo Whistleblower Stephen Abraham News Link  •  Torture
 An Interview with Guantánamo Whistleblower Stephen Abraham
12-30-2008  •  by Andy Worthington for LewRockwell.com 
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic News Link  •  Science, Medicine and Technology
 Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic
12-30-08  •  Reuters.com/ 
Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic News Link  •  Science, Medicine and Technology
 Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic
12-30-08  •  Reuters.com/ 
Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
There's No Pain-Free Cure for Recession News Link  •  Economy - Economics USA
 There's No Pain-Free Cure for Recession
12-30-2008  •  Peter Schiff for the Wall Street Journal 
It would be irresponsible in the extreme for an individual to forestall a personal recession by taking out newer, bigger loans when the old loans can't be repaid. However, this is precisely what we are planning on a national level.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Ernest Hancock
Growing Unrest In Russia Amidst Economic Crisis News Link  •  Economy - International
 Growing Unrest In Russia Amidst Economic Crisis
12-30-08  •  Michael Shedlock / Mish 
Now that things are getting worse by the minute, Putin will likely attempt to shift the blame to -- you guessed it -- the US. America will be made a scapegoat for the global crisis, for manipulating oil markets and for anything else that goes wrong i  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Uh Oh..... Monetary Flat Spin News Link  •  Federal Reserve
 Uh Oh..... Monetary Flat Spin
12-30-08  •  Market-Ticker.denninger.net 
BTW, evidence that Bernanke's Monetary Flat Spin is already impacting the economy in ways that may do critical (if not fatal) damage was found this morning in the Case-Schiller numbers. Everyone, including Bernanke, was expecting the rate of hom  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Consumer Confidence Hits New Low on Jobs Woes News Link  •  Economy - Economics USA
 Consumer Confidence Hits New Low on Jobs Woes
12-30-08  •  CNBC.com/ 
Consumer confidence fell to a record low in December as the worst job market in 16 years hammered sentiment, the Conference Board said on Tuesday.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Dancing on a Precipice: The Tenuous Balance in Global Finance News Link  •  Federal Reserve
 Dancing on a Precipice: The Tenuous Balance in Global Finance
12-30-08  •  Jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/ 
The much touted notion that the US is the preferred destination for private wealth, thus sustaining an out of balance trade deficit through a financial services economy, is rubbish at best, and propaganda at worst. It is rooted in the Dick Cheney nos  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Home prices plunge record 18 percent in October: S&P/Case-Shiller index News Link  •  Economy - Economics USA
 Home prices plunge record 18 percent in October: S&P/Case-Shiller index
12-30-08  •  news.yahoo.com 
The composite index of 20 metropolitan areas fell 2.2 percent in October from September. The price drops, both on a year-over-year and month-over-month basis, came in worse than expectations based on a Reuters survey of economists.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jack Gregson
Son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be sentenced Jan. 9 News Link  •  Criminal Justice System
 Son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be sentenced Jan. 9
12-30-2008  •  AP 
U.S. prosecutors want a Miami judge to sentence the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 147 years in prison for torturing people when he was chief of a brutal paramilitary unit during his father's reign. [sets precedent -- T. Knapp  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski to pursue mileage tax with GPS Tracking News Link  •  Transportation
 Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski to pursue mileage tax with GPS Tracking
12/27/2008  •  gazettetimes.com 
A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it had demonstrated that a new way to pay for roads " via a mileage tax and satellite technology " could work. Now Gov. Ted Kulongoski says he’d like the legislature to take the next st  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Jim Kaiser
Illinois Jeweler Selling Senate Seats News Link  •  Humor
 Illinois Jeweler Selling Senate Seats
Dec. 29, 2008  •  consumerist.com 
A Chicago furniture store is running ads claiming that it "sells more seats than the Governor." Now a local jewelry store is literally selling Senate seats, as beautiful charms!  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Tyger Gilbert
Peter Schiff Running For US Senate News Link  •  Politics: Republican Campaigns
 Peter Schiff Running For US Senate
12-30-2008  •  Peter Schiff For US Senate 
In 2010, the Senate Chairman of the Banking Committee, author of the aggressive bailout plan, and the top recipient of political contributions from the insurance industry Chris Dodd will be giving up his senate seat. While Dodd was in office, he clai  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Israel attacking humanitarian relief ship? News Link  •  Palestine -- Israel
 Israel attacking humanitarian relief ship?
Laila El-Haddad 
Report of ship carrying human rights workers including Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney under fire, being rammed by IDF. Casualties unknown at this time.  Read Full Story
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Transition and Hope<br>by Ron Paul Feature Article  •  Economy - Economics USA
 Transition and Hope
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