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Date Sent: 2014-06-07
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Saturday, June 7, 2014 |
LAPD Moves Closer To Testing Aerial Drones For 'Tactical Events'
Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Charles J. Hynes Accused of Misuse of Funds -- Cops Cite Fake Trend To Justify Treating Teens Like 'NATO Protesters' -- Dozens of Gang Suspects Held in Raids in Manhattan -- A Drug War "Victory" in Oregon -- Heavily armed sovereign citizen wounds deputy in doomed GA courthouse takeover plot --
Attorneys argue for, against death for ex-soldier -- California
residents support soda tax to fight obesity, health study shows -- Leaked Images Reveal Children Warehoused in Crowded U.S. Cells, Border Patrol Overwhelmed -- Vodafone: governments use secret cables to tap phones -- Canadian city locked down during search for man accused of killing 3 cops -- New Medical Law Mandates "Private" Conversation With Child Before
Every Doctor Visit -- One Ton Gold Shipment Into Hong Kong
Revealed To Contain Just Worthless Metal -- Here's Putin's
Latest Savvy Chess Move On Ukraine -- Arizona's pursuit of Tesla --
School Asks Eighth Graders How Far They Would Go Sexually --
Economist: U.S. Banks Preparing to Charge Customers For Deposits --
Sheriff Calls Homeland Security on Journalist for Requesting
Public Records -- NASA announces technology experiments to
fly on SpaceShipTwo -- The Platinum Supply Shock -- Whatever Became
Of Morality? -- Homeschooling, War, and Banking -- DNA
Sequencing Diagnoses Boy's Mysterious Bacterial Disease -- Obama and
Putin filmed having 'informal conversation' -- NSA: Inside the
FIVE-EYED VAMPIRE SQUID of the INTERNET -- Hillary Clinton and
the Weaponization of the State Department -- Kiev Escalates:
Air Strikes on Ukraine's Rebel Cities -- Arizona
governor candidates split on key issues -- Judge Orders NSA To
Stop Destroying Evidence — For The Third Time -- 37.2%:
Percentage Not in Labor Force Remains at 36-Year High -- Ron
Paul and Charles Goyette – The Weekly Podcast - The Strange
Case of Bowe Bergdahl -- Nigerian School Girls Found! with Ivan
Eland -- Bribery in America
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Charles J. Hynes Accused of Misuse of Funds
06-06-2014
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New York Times
A NYC Dept of Investigation implicated Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn district attorney, in the improper use of money seized from drug dealers and other criminal defendants to pay a political consultant more than $200,000
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops Cite Fake Trend To Justify Treating Teens Like 'NATO Protesters'
06-06-2014
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Reason Magazine
The Chicago Police Department announced it's using anti-riot-style policing to stop a supposed criminal trend dubbed "wilding." Police warned gravely that "kids [are] coming up and causing mayhem downtown" and
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News Link • Police State
Dozens of Gang Suspects Held in Raids in Manhattan
06-06-2014
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New York Times
Police officers in body armor swooped into 2 Manhattan housing projects at dawn in simultaneous raids aimed at scores of suspected gang members indicted on charges of planning and carrying out tit-for-tat gun battles
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
A Drug War "Victory" in Oregon
06-06-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
Reduced to its essence, the defendants' supposed crime was to provide a substance legally recognized as medicine to people who needed it " most of whom were senior citizens with chronic pain or similar condition " through free exchanges at a rate the
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News Link • Day of Reckoning
Heavily armed sovereign citizen wounds deputy in doomed GA courthouse takeover plot
06-06-2014
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Rawstory
Authorities shot and killed a sovereign citizen Friday morning outside a Georgia courthouse after he brought weapons and explosives in an attempt to take over the building.
Investigators said Dennis Marx arrived at the Forsyth County Administratio
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Death Penalty
Attorneys argue for, against death for ex-soldier
06-06-2014
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AP
A federal prosecutor asked for the "ultimate punishment" for a former soldier convicted for the 2005 beating death of his 5-year-old daughter.
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News Link • Food
California residents support soda tax to fight obesity, health study shows
06-06-2014
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Reuters
Fighting obesity by taxing sugary drinks and restricting junk food advertisements aimed at children has support from a wide majority of residents surveyed in a Southern California public health study released on Thursday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Immigration
Leaked Images Reveal Children Warehoused in Crowded U.S. Cells, Border Patrol Overwhelmed
06-06-2014
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Breitbart
Breitbart Texas obtained internal federal government photos depicting the conditions of foreign children warehoused by authorities on U.S. soil on Wednesday night.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • How to Help
Risks to Baby's Brain Development From Wireless Radiation
06-06-2014
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NewsWise
National Awareness Campaign Urges Pregnant Women To Take Simple Steps to Reduce Baby's Exposure
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
Vodafone: governments use secret cables to tap phones
06-06-2014
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The Telegraph
Government agencies are able to listen to phone conversations live and even track the location of citizens without warrants using secret cables connected directly to network equipment, admits Vodafone today
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Canadian city locked down during search for man accused of killing three cops
06-06-2014
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Rawstory
A city in Canada's easternmost New Brunswick province remained on lockdown Thursday as police hunted for a man believed to have shot dead three officers and wounded two others in a brazen attack.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
The Baby Safe Project
06-06-2014
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Baby Safe Project
The BabySafe Project, a new public awareness initiative designed to inform women about the links between pregnancy and wireless radiation.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Agriculture
Is it possible, tomatoes? " Veggie List: 6/7/14 " CSA Raffle
06-06-2014
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Tonopah Rob
Upon inspecting the tomato plants yesterday, I was shocked see a few large ripe tomatoes. I didn't think I would see tomatoes for a few more weeks. It's possible, I said possible I could have a few tomatoes on the tables this Saturday at the farm st
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Donna Hancock
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, June 8, 2014 Edition
06-06-2014
John Semmens
President Calls Return of Bergdahl a "Mission of Mercy"
President Obama continued to insist that Sgt Bergdahl's health was a major factor in his decision to negotiate the exchange with the Taliban.
"On the videos I saw he looked sick," the Pres
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Rediscover Health at THE THYROID SUMMIT!
FREE online from June 2-9, 2014
06-06-2014
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http://thethyroidsummit.com
With over 30 presentations about common medical problems tied to thyroid disease, you'll learn why the thyroid gland is the master gland in your body--every cell depends on thyroid hormone to function optimally
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Parental Rights
New Medical Law Mandates "Private" Conversation With Child Before Every Doctor Visit
06-06-2014
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Daily Paul.com
When Michigan mother Christine Duffy brought her 17-year-old daughter into her physician's office for a minor foot injury, she was told that a new medical access law required a nurse to have a "private" conversation with her child, ....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
One Ton Gold Shipment Into Hong Kong Revealed To Contain Just Worthless Metal
06-06-2014
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zerohedge.com
Two years ago, stories of fake tungsten-filled gold coins and bars began to spread;
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Here's Putin's Latest Savvy Chess Move On Ukraine
06-06-2014
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businessinsider.com
Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a meeting Friday that Russia would send an envoy to Ukraine in to resolve points of conflict between the two nations.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
The iWatch Is Coming In October
06-06-2014
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Business Insider
Apple will unveil and release its highly anticipated smartwatch, which many presume to be called iWatch, in October, according to a report from Re/code.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
DARPA's Z-Man program turns humans into gecko-like climbers
06-06-2014
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dvice.com
Geckos can do so much more than save you money on your car insurance.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
School Asks Eighth Graders How Far They Would Go Sexually
06-06-2014
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Prison Planet
Parents of a middle school student in San Marcos, Cali., were upset over questions posed to their daughter during an apparent sex-ed lesson.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Wild Horse Pass Resort will host Super Bowl team
06-06-2014
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http://www.azcentral.com
The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa once again will play a role in bringing Super Bowl activities to the southeast Valley by hosting one of the teams participating in the 2015 Super Bowl on Feb. 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Homeland Security
Sheriff Calls Homeland Security on Journalist for Requesting Public Records
06-06-2014
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Prison Planet
DHS leveraged as tool of intimidation
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
NASA announces technology experiments to fly on SpaceShipTwo
06-06-2014
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gizmag.com
Science and space tourism shook hands this week with NASA announcing 12 technology experiments that will fly on the SpaceShipTwo spaceplane under a charter agreement with Virgin Galactic.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Fractal nanostructures used to build new supermaterials
06-06-2014
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gizmag.com
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are developing a disruptive manufacturing process that combines nanoscale effects and ad-hoc architectural design to build new supermaterials from the ground up.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
When You're Feeling Powerless: Preparing for Power Outages
06-06-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
It was the second time my power went out in one day. The first time was at two in the morning when a nearby fuse or transformer blew causing a power outage.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Pot-infused Coffee Makes Debut in Washington State
06-06-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Marijuana customers in Washington state will soon be able the purchase marijuana-infused coffee called "Legal" that promises to give customers a caffeinated high if all goes to plan and Legal hits stores next month.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Precious Metals
The Platinum Supply Shock
06-06-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Even investors who typically eschew precious metals have been hard-pressed to ignore the platinum industry this year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Obama and Putin filmed having 'informal conversation'
06-06-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk
moments after President publicly ignored Russian leader at D-Day memorial
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Internet
NSA: Inside the FIVE-EYED VAMPIRE SQUID of the INTERNET
06-06-2014
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theregister.co.uk
You may want to move to Iceland at this point
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Contractors, Government & Military
Hillary Clinton and the Weaponization of the State Department
06-06-2014
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antiwar.com
On May 23, 2012, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went to the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) trade show in Tampa, Florida to share her vision of "smart power" and to explain the State Department's crucial role in extendi
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Kiev Escalates: Air Strikes on Ukraine's Rebel Cities
06-06-2014
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antiwar.com
US-supported forces are committing war crimes " against their own people
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
LAPD Moves Closer To Testing Aerial Drones For 'Tactical Events'
06-06-2014
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losangeles.cbslocal.com
Police may soon begin using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during manhunts, standoffs and other "tactical events", LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Arizona governor candidates split on key issues
06-06-2014
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AZCentral.com
With less than two months until early voting begins for the Aug. 26 primary election, Arizona's gubernatorial candidates are working to distinguish themselves.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judge Orders NSA To Stop Destroying Evidence " For The Third Time
06-06-2014
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dailycaller.com
A federal judge has ordered the government to stop destroying National Security Agency surveillance records that could be used to challenge the legality of its spying programs in court.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
37.2%: Percentage Not in Labor Force Remains at 36-Year High
06-06-2014
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cnsnews.com
The percentage of American civilians 16 or older who do not have a job and are not actively seeking one remained at a 36-year high in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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News Link • Art
Phoenix Comicon June 5-8, 2014 Phoenix Convention Center
06-06-2014
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Phoenix Comicon 2014
Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Danny Glover, Michael Rooker, Bruce Campbell, Carey Elwes, John Rhys-Davies, John Ratzenberger, Adam West, Richard Dean Anderson, John Barrowman, Michael Rooker, Stephen Amell, Julie Newmar, Catherine Bach, Kelly LeBrock, an
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News Link • Economy - International
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette " The Weekly Podcast - The Strange Case of Bowe Bergdahl
06-06-2014
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MoneyAndMarkets.Com
After five years of captivity in Afghanistan, has Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl been released only to spend the rest of his life in an American prison? Ron Paul wonders what it would be like if we had non-interventionist foreign policy. We haven't had a C
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News Link • Science
The Oldest Habitable Planet Has Been Discovered
06-05-2014
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Next News Network
Two planets, Kapteyn B and C, and been discovered orbiting a star just 13 light years from Earth. One of these may be able to harbor alien life.
Kapteyn B is a planet over five times the size of Earth, and orbits its home star once every 48 days.
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News Link • Imperialism
Nigerian School Girls Found! with Ivan Eland
06-05-2014
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Next News Network
Over 200 schoolgirls, kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram, were finally found after weeks of searching.
Western powers criticized the government of Nigeria for not acting quickly enough to find the girls. Significant publicity about the se
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News Link • Politics
16-Year-Old Grills Pelosi Over NSA
06-05-2014
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Next News Network
A 16-year-old student, Andrew Demeter, grilled house minority leader Nancy Pelosi over her support of spying programs conducted by the NSA.
The teenager won a documentary contest sponsored by C-Span. This provided him with the opportunity to meet
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Opinion • Corruption
Bribery in America
06-06-2014
Paul Rosenberg
I know something about bribery. When I was a teenager, my dad was in the construction business in Chicago. So, as soon as I got my driver's license (at 16), I was sent out delivering bribes. That's just the way things were done, and my dad let me
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
06-06-14 -- Allison Bricker - Jennifer Jones (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Allison Bricker (Station Manager, Daily Paul Radio) provides an update on the pursuit of freedom - Jennifer Jones (owner of “A Fur Salon” and “The Desert Freedom Press”) activist in Quartzsite, AZ talks about her run for Arizona House of Representati
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News Link • Obamacare
Obamacare: watch out, here comes "predictive modeling"
06-05-2014
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Jon Rappoport's Blog
Predictive modeling is the new thing in American medicine, and everyone is climbing onboard. The idea is to combine diverse sets of data, to diagnose a patient"and also predict what illnesses will strike designated sectors of the population by identi
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News Link • Foreign Policy
Honor Matters
06-04-2014
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Vic Rosenthal at Abu Yehuda Weblog
Honor is a difficult concept, particularly for modern-day progressives. It is archaic, elusive, unquantifiable, profoundly personal, stubborn, indifferent to public opinion, beyond the grasp of economic incentives, social norms and government coercio
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News Link • Voting: Vote Fraud
McDaniel rep, others locked in courthouse
06-05-2014
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An official investigation has been opened into 3 people who were found locked in a Courthouse hours after it was closed by election officials Tuesday after returns had been counted in the Republican primary for US Senate.
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News Link • Surveillance
There's A Huge New Snowden Leak " And No One Knows Where It Came From
06-04-2014
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A story containing explosive "above top secret" information about Britain's surveillance programs, including details of a "clandestine British base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East."
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Is The Fed's Gold Ponzi Scheme About To Pop?
06-04-2014
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by Wendy McElroy
The memo exposed a conspiracy between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve "to provide the Bundesbank [German central bank] with what both knew was 'bad delivery' gold...amounting to 172 bars." The 'bad delivery' consisted of returning gold to
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Witnesses: Minneapolis police used Taser on pregnant woman
06-04-2014
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Two women watched a Minneapolis police officer us a Taser on a pregnant woman before she fell to her stomach near the light rail platform on Nicollet Mall, and they have video of the confrontation.
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Judge orders Florida sovereign citizen to send his daughter to school or go to jail
06-04-2014
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Rawstory
The judge ordered Rosa to send his daughter to school and she cannot be homeschooled. "I do not take this matter lightly," Tatti said. "You have deprived your child of the one thing that our government has been fairly good at doing,
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News Link • Afghanistan
Official: 1,800 US troops for Afghan counterterror
06-04-2014
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AP
The US military said 1,800 of the nearly 10,000 US troops the US plans to leave in Afghanistan at the end of the year would be conducting counterterror operations, providing that specific breakout for the first time.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
CA cop fatally shoots 18-year-old special needs girl after family calls for medical help
06-04-2014
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Rawstory
Tiny Serrano said his family called 911 hoping that paramedics would come to provide medical assistance because his sister had special needs, and she had not been taking her medication were shocked when deputies showed up
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judge allows feds to steal cash seized at MN airport because it smelled like weed
06-04-2014
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Rawstory
A federal judge allowed the government to keep cash that Homeland Security agents seized because it smelled like marijuana. US District Court Judge Michael Davis issued a default ruling May 28 because the original owner
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops' Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU
06-04-2014
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Wired
The ACLU had an appointment to review documents pertaining to a case investigated by a Sarasota police detective. But marshals swooped in at the last minute to grab the records, claiming they belong to the US Marshals Service
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