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Date Sent: 2013-05-26
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
Police Investigating Death in Custody -- UK police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case
The rise of the fourth branch of government - by Jonathan Turley -- MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO "Live" Tucson Az May 25th 2013 -- More Strange Terrorism Parallels -- UPDATE: Sacramento Police Investigating Death in Custody -- The Penny Scam -- The
Real Meaning of President Obama’s National Security Speeches -- Cloned Human Embryo Study Comes Under Fire -- Marc Faber: Central Banks Should Be
Manipulating Gold Higher, Not Lower -- Will Google (And The
US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On Sight? -- Roger
Stone: LBJ Had Kennedy Killed -- Internet Forces Global
Warming into Retreat? -- Destination Moon: Private Spaceflight Companies
Eye Lunar Bases -- Ben Swann Reality Check: Connection Between
IRS Management Lois Lerner & Cindy Thomas -- Trip to Space
With Leonardo DiCaprio Sells at Auction for $1.5 million -- Monsanto
gets Owned by 11 year old boy -- Nomad Capitalist Radio: May 25,
2013 -- Officer Collier Shooting: “Rosebud” Moment of the Boston
Bombing? -- Two Border Villages Reunite For One Day -- Code
Pink's Medea Benjamin Interrupts Obama's Speech With Poignant
Questions -- The Secret Prepper, by
M.D.L. -- What Detroit crisis?
Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii -- The Government
Theft of Retirement Accounts Has Begun -- Kansas lawmaker
opposes ‘encouraging the behavior of purchasing food’ with lower
food taxes -- 3D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014 --
JHU researchers account for magnetic field misbehavior in solar
flares -- Obama: Defending the Indefensible -- Media Responses to
Obama's Speech -- Border Patrol Agents with Personal Agendas.... -- Video of Steven Anderson's 2010 Checkpoint Trial Now Available -- Checkpoint USA Interviewed By ABC News -- Adam Kokesh
Released - No Conditions
AZ: Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment -
36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver
Free Adam Kokesh Legal Fund - Shield Mutual - George Donnelly
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
UPDATE: Sacramento Police Investigating Death in Custody
05-25-2013
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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com
A man taken into custody by the Sacramento Police Department has died, according to the police department.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • False Flag Operations
British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case
05-25-2013
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Reuters
British police were waiting and arrested a man under anti-terrorism laws at BBC headquarters after the interviewee said security services tried to recruit one of the two men arrested after a soldier was hacked to death in a London street.
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News Link • Government
The rise of the fourth branch of government - by Jonathan Turley
05-25-2013
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Washington Post
There were times this past week when it seemed like the 19th-century Know-Nothing Party had returned to Washington. President Obama insisted he knew nothing about major decisions in the State Dept, or the Justice Dept, or the IRS.
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News Link • Activism
MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO "Live" Tucson Az May 25th 2013
05-25-2013
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Reporter Chris Haskell
MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO "Live" Tucson Az May 25th 2013
This March was about GMO food (Genetically Modified Organisms) which are very bad for our health and are basically poison, yet huge companies like Monsanto don't even want us to mandatorily la
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Chris Haskell
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
More Strange Terrorism Parallels
05-25-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
Ibragim Todashev was killed by FBI agents last week after, according to them, he suddenly flipped out and attacked agents during an extended round of questioning -- just as he was about to sign a confession to an earlier murder.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
The Penny Scam
05-25-2013
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arclein
A person calling himself "John O'Connell," purportedly representing "Investor Associates, LLC," contacted the blogger via LinkedIn. O'Connell offered "four-figure" compensation to write a positive article about the company -- and when our blo
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News Link • Agriculture
Expanding Agriculture in Amazon is ‘No-win’ scenario
05-25-2013
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arclein
uld bring decreasing yields as climate feedbacks from deforestation reduce rainfall, according to scientists from the US and Brazil. Ultimately, clearing land to grow crops or pasture could become self-defeating.
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robert klein
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News Link • Foreign Policy
The Real Meaning of President Obama’s National Security Speeches
05-25-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
This past Thursday and Friday, President Obama delivered two speeches designed to outline his new thinking on national security and counter-terrorism. While much was made in the media of the president’s statements at the National Defense University a
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
NASA Inspects Ion Engine Prototype For Asteroid-Hauling Rocket
05-25-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By Francie Diep
A look at possible propulsion for NASA's plan to bring an asteroid home for study.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Marc Faber: Central Banks Should Be Manipulating Gold Higher, Not Lower
05-25-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Jim Puplava: Joining me on the program today is Dr. Marc Faber who heads up the Gloom, Boom, and Doom report.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
Will Google (And The US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On Sight?
05-25-2013
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http://www.popsci.com,By Dan Nosowitz
"Okay, Glass. Who's that?"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Books
Roger Stone: LBJ Had Kennedy Killed
05-25-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Legendary Republican operative Roger Stone claims in his new book that Lyndon Johnson arranged John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and that Richard Nixon and Johnson had a documented relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer, Jack Ruby, ......
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Climate Change
Internet Forces Global Warming into Retreat?
05-25-2013
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The Daily Bell
Principia-Scientific.org is a site aimed at restoring legitimate scientific principles to the world.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Currencies
The Biggest Loser Wins
05-25-2013
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The Daily Bell
While the world's economies jockey one another for the lead in the currency devaluation derby, it's worth considering the value of the prize they are seeking.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Destination Moon: Private Spaceflight Companies Eye Lunar Bases
05-25-2013
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http://www.space.com, by Mike Wall
Human exploration of deep space is looking more and more like a tag-team affair, with NASA jetting off to asteroids and Mars while the private sector sets up shop on the moon.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Ben Swann Reality Check: Connection Between IRS Management Lois Lerner & Cindy Thomas
05-25-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Reality Check Connection Between IRS management Lois Lerner & Cindy Thomas
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Trip to Space With Leonardo DiCaprio Sells at Auction for $1.5 million
05-25-2013
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http://www.space.com, by Clara Moskowitz
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio plans to fly to space on Virgin Galactic's new commercial spaceliner, along with the winning bidder in a charity auction at the Cannes film festival, according to news reports.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Monsanto gets Owned by 11 year old boy
05-25-2013
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Daily Paul.com
This is old but I never saw it! This kid is awesome.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Internet
Nomad Capitalist Radio: May 25, 2013
05-25-2013
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http://nomadcapitalist.com, By Andrew Henderson
" Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg makes his on-air debut to discuss the liberty topics of the day.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Officer Collier Shooting: “Rosebud” Moment of the Boston Bombing?
05-25-2013
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Daily Paul.com
One paragraph of this outstanding article. I highly encourage everyone to read the whole thing though:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Mexican United States Relations
Two Border Villages Reunite For One Day
05-25-2013
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http://www.fronterasdesk.org, Lorne Matalon
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIO GRANDE " In the rural border areas of Texas, seven so-called ‘informal crossings’ were shut down following Sept. 11.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Code Pink's Medea Benjamin Interrupts Obama's Speech With Poignant Questions;
05-25-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Quite an illustration. One person in the crowd shows the ability to think critically, and respond appropriately to a sociopath at a podium.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Housing
Earthbag Timelapse
05-25-2013
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http://www.youtube.com, Casey Waters
Watch us build an Earthbag House in Fairbanks, AK!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Concrete Canvas Shelters '09
05-25-2013
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http://www.youtube.com, concretecanvaspg
Concrete Canvas Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
05-25-2013
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Reuters
The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Activism
March Against Monsanto Tempe Arizona - Livestream
05-25-2013
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Livestream.Com
Sat May 25, 2013 8:00am EDT " Sat May 25, 2013 4:00pm EDT
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • TAXES: State
Kansas lawmaker opposes ‘encouraging the behavior of purchasing food’ with lower food taxes
05-25-2013
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Rawstory
A Republican state lawmaker in Kansas says that he opposes cutting the taxes on groceries because it would be a form of “social engineering” that encourages people to buy food over other items.
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News Link • 3D Printing
3D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014
05-25-2013
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space.com
A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Propaganda
Why Disinformation Works " Paul Craig Roberts
05-25-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Have you ever wondered how the government’s misinformation gains traction?
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A person can see this everywhere. I could write volumes illustrating how agenda-driven writers across the spectrum will support the most improbable government stories de
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Feature Article • Immigration
Checkpoint USA Interviewed By ABC News
Terry Bressi
For those who want a little more definitive feedback regarding the legality of refusing to answer questions at internal CBP/BP checkpoints while being seized & investigated by Federal agents absent suspicion, I've embedded a video of an interview wit
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, May 26, 2013 Edition
05-24-2013
John Semmens
Pelosi Absolves President in Spate of Scandals
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) sought to absolve President Obama from any blame in the burgeoning plume of scandals surrounding his Administration by forcefully asserting that “he doesn'
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin and nonprofit organizations panel from Bitcoin2013
05-24-2013
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Vimeo
Video from the panel discussion on Bitcoin and Nonprofit Organizations! Featuring: Stephanie Murphy as the moderator, Angela Keaton, Director of Operations at Antiwar.com, Carla Gericke, President of the Free State Project, and Teresa Warmke, Treasur
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Immigration
DHS to be granted total dictatorial power in immigration bill, all laws nullified, voters silenced
05-24-2013
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naturalnews.com
There has been a lot of rhetoric on both sides of the issue regarding the current "immigration reform bill" that the Senate has taken up, but one thing you likely haven't heard about at all is the scope and breadth of power the massive 850-page-plus
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
City Changes Parking Signs Then Issues Tickets To Cars That Had Been Parked Legally
05-24-2013
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libertycrier.com
Finding a parking spot in many major cities can be a pain in the butt, as you not only navigate the streets but have to be mindful of “No Parking,” “No Standing,” and any other number of signs that regulate where, and for how long, you can.......
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News Link • Police State
Cops Being Trained That Cell Phones Could Be Guns
05-24-2013
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http://www.infowars.com, Paul Joseph Watson
New tactic attempts to limit YouTube clips of police brutality
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Robert Lee
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Opinion • Food
The Case for Monsanto and GMO's
05-24-2013
Mike Renzulli
Genetically modified foods are a result of technological accomplishments. Since environmentalists oppose technology like this to the point of religious fervor grounded their hatred of human beings, they resort to smear and intimidation campaigns.
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News Link • Food
Food Freedom on Trial in Wisconsin
05-24-2013
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wisconsinrepublic.org
We have previously outlined the efforts of “The Dairy State” to end natural milk production and use a mafia like system to destroy small family farmers and food independence. This issue is coming to a head this week.
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News Link • Propaganda
Senate (Including Rand Paul) Votes Unanimously Towards War With Iran
05-24-2013
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http://97.65.137.56, MarcMadness
Today the US Senate voted unanimously in favor of a Lindsey Graham resolution, S.Res.65, which "[s]trongly support(s) the full implementation of United States and international sanctions on Iran and urg[es] the President to continue to strengthen enf
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Robert Lee
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
No Taxes? There's an App For That!
05-23-2013
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Dollar Vigilante
There has been an angry uproar because Apple has hardly paid any extortion fees in the last 4 years on its billions in profits. Why this warrants an angry uproar and not a giant cheer for them for not supporting criminal governments is beyond us.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Confiscated Cell Phone Footage of Beating Death Released; Footage from 2nd Phone Deleted
05-23-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Maria Melendez had given the dispatcher her phone number, which the deputies used to call her at 2 a.m., asking if she had uploaded the video to the internet yet. When she said no, they told her, “that’s good,” and “don’t you dare do it,”
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News Link • Gun Rights
Trayvon Martin texts, photos: Might they change Zimmerman trial?
05-23-2013
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Christian Science Monitor
Trayvon Martin texts, photos " all unflattering " were posted online by George Zimmerman's defense team. They may be ruled inadmissible in court. But they are already making the rounds in the court of public opinion, ahead of the trial.
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News Link • Drones
Warrantless Drone Surveillance Banned in Tennessee
05-23-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
At this stage in the ‘drone game,’ the feds are working hard behind the scenes to get states to operate the drones for them.
In fact, the primary engine behind the expansion of drone surveillance being carried out by states and local communities i
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Energy
Cold fusion reactor independently verified, has 10,000 times the energy density of gas
05-23-2013
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http://www.extremetech.com
If Rossi and Focardi’s cold fusion technology turns out to be real " if the E-Cat really has 10,000 times the energy density and 1,000 times the power density of gasoline " then the world will change, very, very quickly. Stay tuned
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
GOLDMAN: 'The Bond Sell-Off: It’s For Real'
05-23-2013
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Business Insider
U.S. Treasury yields bottomed out in July 2012 after three decades of a steady grind lower.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
America Is Turning Into ‘Blade Runner With Food Stamps’
05-23-2013
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Business Insider
Walter Russell Mead outlines two possible futures for middle-class Americans:
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