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Date Sent: 2013-04-11
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
Bin Laden raid member can be witness in Manning court-martial
More Republican Lies -- Cops Nab the Wrong Suspect AGAIN -- Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With Aid From C.I.A.
-- Rick Santorum outraged kids need parental permission to hear his
speech -- California moves towards revoking Boy Scouts tax exempt status
over gay ban -- San Diego Police Attack and Arrest Man Video Recording
Them -- Iraq inspects 3rd Iranian plane to Syria this week -- Air Force general defends overturning sexual-assault conviction -- Postal Service bows to pressure, won’t end Saturday delivery --
Nearly 70 Years Later, a New Round of Auschwitz Prosecutions --
Michelle Obama calls for strengthened gun laws to stop bloodshed --
Stocks hit record highs after Federal Reserve meeting -- Paolo Soleri, Utopian Architect, Is Dead -- This Full-Size Helicopter Is Actually A Drone -- Switzerland's Offer to North Korea -- John Stossel goes after Glenn Beck for claiming to be libertarian -- Student: Texas Professor Forced Class To Create Anti-gun Material -- ... bitcoin crash will be exploited by globalists to outlaw decentralized crypto currencies -- Ron Paul: Hey, Teachers, Leave Those Kids Alone -- Helmut Kohl: I acted like a dictator to bring in the euro -- Federal Reserve Money Printing vs Bitcoin Price Chart -- Colorado sheriffs planning lawsuit to block new gun laws
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Bin Laden raid member can be witness in Manning court-martial
04-10-2013
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Washington Post
A military judge ruled a member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound would testify at the court-martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, part of the prosecution’s attempt to link the al-Qaeda leader to material leaked by the soldier.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
More Republican Lies
04-10-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
House Speaker John Boehner said yesterday "his party would never agree to any tax increases, even in exchange for the entitlement reform they've been calling on the president to embrace." Of course the Republicans will.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Cops Nab the Wrong Suspect AGAIN
04-10-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
But by Tuesday, the story had changed. “…Joseph Stravinskas, 27, was shooting at cans behind a house about half an hour before the presidential motorcade came by.”
No matter. They arrested poor Joseph and charged him “with breach of peace in the
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News Link • Syria
Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With Aid From C.I.A.
04-10-2013
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New York Times
With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, acc
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News Link • Government
Rick Santorum outraged kids need parental permission to hear his speech
04-10-2013
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Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.com
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) is not too pleased that children will have to get parental permission to attend his speech at a Michigan high school this month.
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California moves towards revoking Boy Scouts tax exempt status over gay ban
04-10-2013
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Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.com
California has moved one step closer to revoking the tax exemption for the Boy Scouts because of their prohibition against gay members.
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News Link • Military
Chuck Hagel: North Korea ‘skating very close to a dangerous line’
04-10-2013
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The RawStory.com
North Korea is “skating very close to a dangerous line” with its heated rhetoric and provocative actions, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters Wednesday.
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Scientists pinpoint what pain looks like in the brain
04-10-2013
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The RawStory.com
Scientists said Wednesday they have figured out how to recognize pain in brain scans, possibly paving the way for future tests that could accurately gauge its severity.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
San Diego Police Attack and Arrest Man Video Recording Them
04-10-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
San Diego police slapped a cell phone camera out of a man’s hands Saturday, claiming it could be a weapon, before pouncing on him and handcuffing him, lacerating his chin in the process.
Adam Pringle ended up jailed overnight on charges of obstruc
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News Link • Obama Administration
Senate Endorses Sally Jewell for Interior Chief
04-10-2013
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AP
Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans.
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq inspects 3rd Iranian plane to Syria this week
04-10-2013
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AP
An Iraqi official says the country has forced an Iranian plane headed to Syria to land in Baghdad so authorities could search it for arms. It's the third inspection in as many days.
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News Link • Military
Air Force general defends overturning sexual-assault conviction
04-10-2013
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Washington Post
The Air Force general who overturned a sexual-assault conviction for a star fighter pilot vigorously defended his decision in a lengthy letter, saying that accusations that he did not take sex crimes seriously were “complete and utter nonsense.”
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News Link • Government
Postal Service bows to pressure, won’t end Saturday delivery
04-10-2013
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Washington Post
The U.S. Postal Service backed away Wednesday from its plan to end Saturday mail delivery in August, bowing to bipartisan congressional opposition that the postmaster general said two months ago he had the authority to bypass.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Nearly 70 Years Later, a New Round of Auschwitz Prosecutions
04-10-2013
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New York Times
They worked as guards at the Holocaust’s most notorious death camp, and nearly seven decades later they may finally be brought to account before a court of law.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Michelle Obama calls for strengthened gun laws to stop bloodshed
04-10-2013
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The RawStory.com
First Lady Michelle Obama returned to her murder-plagued hometown Wednesday to make an emotional plea for strengthening US gun laws, saying she too could have been a victim of brutal street violence while growing up.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies aged 87
04-10-2013
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The RawStory.com
British scientist Robert Edwards, who was awarded a Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), died on Wednesday aged 87, his university announced.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Stocks hit record highs after Federal Reserve meeting
04-10-2013
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The RawStory.com
S stocks powered to new record highs Wednesday after Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggested the Fed’s easy-money policies would remain in place for a while longer.
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News Link • Military
U.S. Navy To Guard Old Ship With A Freaking Laser
04-10-2013
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Kelsey D. Atherton via PopSci.com
The best defense is a good offense, unless you have lasers, in which case the best defense is lasers.
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News Link • Military
4 Things You Need To Know About The Future Of Defense Technology
04-10-2013
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Kelsey D. Atherton via PopSci.com
Trends spotted at the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Exposition
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Scientology Exposed
04-10-2013
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eSkeptic
Author Jim Lippard reviews three books: 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief', 'The Church of Fear: Inside The Weird World of Scientology', and 'Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape'.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Switzerland's Offer to North Korea
04-10-2013
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http://www.slate.com
The country, where Kim Jong-un was reportedly educated as a child under a pseudonym, helps to monitor the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Switzerland has a long résumé of international moderation efforts
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
How To Skin A Deer The Right Way
04-10-2013
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worldordernews.com
This video will show you how skin your kill, whether it's an antelope, elk or deer the easiest way possible.
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Adam Rodriguez
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News Link • Gun Rights
Student: Texas Professor Forced Class To Create Anti-gun Material
04-10-2013
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http://www.infowars.com, Steve Watson
Official complaint filed over use of students for personal political campaign
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News Link • Bitcoin
... bitcoin crash will be exploited by globalists to outlaw decentralized crypto currencies
04-10-2013
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http://www.naturalnews.com, by Mike Adams
How the looming bitcoin crash will be exploited by globalists to outlaw decentralized crypto currencies
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: Hey, Teachers, Leave Those Kids Alone
04-10-2013
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http://personalliberty.com, by Sam Rolley
The former Congressman’s latest audience, however, will not be legislators on Capitol Hill or crowds of voters; rather, Paul is taking small government ideology to the segment of the American population that many a politician has termed “our future.”
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News Link • History
Helmut Kohl: I acted like a dictator to bring in the euro
04-10-2013
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http://www.telegraph.co, By Jeevan Vasagar
Helmut Kohl, Germany's former chancellor, has admitted that he acted like a "dictator" to bring in the single currency to the country, otherwise he "would have lost" had he held a referendum.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Federal Reserve Money Printing vs Bitcoin Price Chart
04-10-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, goldNET
Notice how closely correlated bitcoin and asset accumulation by the Federal Reserve are?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
Best Stuff You’ll Need When SHTF
04-10-2013
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beforeitsnews.com
I've updated my ways, and thinking on what to prepare, what to have before the big one hits, here's my list:
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Adam Rodriguez
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News Link • Gun Rights
Colorado sheriffs planning lawsuit to block new gun laws
04-10-2013
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http://www.denverpost.com, By Tom McGhee
More than half of Colorado sheriffs have agreed to launch a legal challenge to the state's recently passed gun restrictions.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Cynthia Mckinney delivers an Inspirational Message (video)
04-10-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, fullofliberty
It was refeshing to hear Cynthia Mckinney's message of peace and unique perspective on current events at Atlanta Music Liberty Fest.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Communism Survivor Blasts Salem Gun Grabbers: "You Don't Know What Freedom Is!"
04-09-2013
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Daily Paul.com
"You don't know what freedom is because you never lost it!" With a pointed finger Manuel Martinez called out Anti-Gun Committee Leader Floyd Prozansky during heated testimony on Friday. You can bet Prozansky got the message. To quote Mr. Martinez:
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News Link • Gun Rights
Video: Firearms Company Relocating From Connecticut To North Texas
04-09-2013
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Daily Paul.com
A firearms company that makes AR-15 style rifles for the iconic brand Colt, will open a plant in Breckenridge in Stephens County. Oregon company Bold Ideas confirmed the development Friday.
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News Link • Israel
Kerry: US Won’t Hesitate to Attack Iran
04-09-2013
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Netanyahu Dismisses Kerry Comments, Insists Israel Will Not Rely on Anyone
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News Link • Death
Anne Smedinghoff, U.S. Diplomat Killed in Afghanistan 'Loved the Work She Was Doing'
04-09-2013
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http://abcnews.go.com, By LUIS MARTINEZ
The friends and family of Anne Smedinghoff are mourning the 25-year-old Foreign Service Officer killed in a car bomb blast in southern Afghanistan whom they describe as vivacious and loving.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Multiple injuries reported in stabbing at Houston college
04-09-2013
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Reuters
At least 14 people were injured during a mass stabbing at a local community college in the northwest Houston area Tuesday morning, according to the local rescue officials.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghan women in Kabul prison over 'moral' crimes
04-09-2013
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AP
Finished with her he settled in front of a TV set, the gun on a table by his side. Choosing her moment, Mariam picked up the gun shot her assailant in the head and turned the gun on herself.
"Three days later I woke up in the hospital," she said,
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News Link • Government
Pension fund deficits jump in March - industry data
04-09-2013
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Reuters
Despite millions of pounds spent by British companies to meet spiralling retirement costs, the total deficit of final salary-linked company pension schemes has increased by 35 billion pounds over one month, a report said on Tuesday,
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News Link • World News
North Korea warns foreigners to leave South amid new threats of war
04-09-2013
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Reuters
North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into "thermonuclear war".
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News Link • Syria
Syrian opposition group accuses rebel unit of torture
04-09-2013
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Reuters
A British-based group with a network of activists across Syria, felt compelled to single out the Badr Martyrs' Battalion, a unit of the Free Men of Syria Brigade, after collecting large numbers of witness accounts of frequent detentions and torture.
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News Link • Self-Defense
Auburn Man Facing Charges After Killing Bear In His Backyard
04-09-2013
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http://boston.cbslocal.com,
A 76-year-old Auburn man is facing charges after killing a bear in his backyard.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight
04-09-2013
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Wired.com
A legal fight over the government’s use of a secret surveillance tool has provided new insight into how the controversial tool works and the extent to which Verizon Wireless aided federal agents in using it to track a suspect.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
French politicians rush to reveal their assets
04-09-2013
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French politicians of all political stripes began disclosing their assets publicly in the wake of a tax-evasion scandal that has rocked the government of President Hollande and reinforced widely held perceptions in France that leaders are corrupt.
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News Link • World News
Mali Locals Eat President Hollande's Camel
04-09-2013
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A camel presented to French president François Hollande as a gift in Mali has been eaten by locals. In a major diplomatic breach, the family charged with looking after the creature for Hollande have instead slaughtered it for a stew.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Police Confiscate Man’s Guns Over Son’s Water Pistol Threat
04-09-2013
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InfoWars
In the latest example of anti-gun hysteria, police in New York State confiscated a man’s firearms and revoked his pistol license after his son threatened to use a water pistol against bullies who had taunted his friends at school.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Digital currency Bitcoin surges through $200 mark
04-09-2013
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The Global and Mail
Bitcoin, the digital currency that has become a global phenomenon, reached an all-time high today, topping $200 (U.S.).
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Ron Paul Endorses Animated Feature Film (Silver Circle Movie)
04-09-2013
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Yahoo News
An animated feature film opening in Los Angeles on Friday is relying on an unusual source to bring folks to the theater: former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.
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News Link • Healthcare Industry
Doctors driven to bankruptcy
04-08-2013
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CNN
As many doctors struggle to keep their practices financially sound, some are buckling under money woes and being pushed into bankruptcy. It's a trend that's accelerated in recent years with potentially serious consequences for doctors and patients.
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News Link • Constitution
The "genealogy" of the Constitution
07/12/2012
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KrisAnne Hall
In this 78-minute presentation, Hall mentions 5 historical documents dating from 1100 AD out of which the Constitution grows. According to her, in Federalist Paper 84, Hamilton says that these documents are incorporated in the constitution. As Hall
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News Link • Government
WikiLeaks launches searchable U.S. historical archive
04-08-2013
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The RawStory.com
WikiLeaks on Monday launched a searchable archive containing 1.7 million US State Department documents from 1973-76 that had been officially declassified but were not easily accessible to the public.
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News Link • Military
Obama moves towards sending military weapons to Somalia
04-08-2013
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The RawStory.com
President Barack Obama took the first step Monday toward providing US military assistance to Somali forces battling Islamist militants, after the easing of a UN arms embargo last month.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Another Exclusive Party at W.H."at Taxpayer Expense
04-09-2013
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The Weekly Standard
On Barack and Michelle Obama's schedule for today, this event is listed: 7:30 p.m. THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a concert celebrating Memphis Soul music as part of their “In Performance at the White House” series; THE PRESIDENT delivers rema
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