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Date Sent: 2008-01-30
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
MISH: Bank Reserves Go Negative -- History Channel: Anthrax Attacks are an Inside Job
Half of gold in central banks gone? -- 'Straight talk' from Senator McCain: More wars to come ("my friends") -- Gold and platinum climb to fresh records -- Wesley Snipes' Trial Offers Perfect Script for IRS to Discourage Anti-Tax Activists -- F.B.I. Opens Subprime Inquiry -- Giuliani to Quit Republican Presidential Race & Endorse McCain -- Florida 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary Results -- Bond Insurer Downgrades Could Come Tomorrow -- Blitz: Fiscal and Monetary Leadership Bankrupt -- Harris Calls For Resignations In New Hampshire Recount Fiasco -- Ron Paul: Campaign Efforts in Maine, NH, Louisiana and Super Tuesday -- Who is Whispering in Romney's Ear? -- Wall Street Journal plans move to Fox News building -- McCain's Secret Plan to Capture Bin Laden -- MISH: The Business of Walking Away -- A Chinese Naval Base in Iran? -- Only One Presidential Candidate Has Committed to a War Lies Investigation -- Countrywide: One Third of Subprime Loans Delinquent -- House Prices Fall 8.4% -- Dugger: The Road to Tyranny -- Bush State of Union Spend-fest same old same old
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Brace Yourselves - by - Jacob G. Hornberger
1-30-08
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LewRockwell.com
So what’s the way out of this welfare-warfare economic vise? As a practical matter, there is no way out because neither welfare-state spending nor warfare-state spending is going to be slashed.
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News Link • Military
Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill and Claims Right to Violate It
1-29-2008
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John M. Donnelly, CQ Today
President Bush signed the fiscal 2008 Defense authorization bill into law Monday, but not before stating that he reserves the right to disregard several sections on contract fraud probes, whistle blower protection, and congressional oversight.
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Torture
AG Michael Mukasey on Waterboarding
1-29-2008
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AP / Lara Jakes Jordan
Pre-Confirmation: "I can't tell you whether waterboarding is torture. Post-Confirmation: "I won't tell you whether waterboarding is torture.
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Precious Metals
Half of gold in central banks gone?
01-29-2008
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WorldNetDaily.com
U.S. central banks may have less than half the gold they claim to possess in their vaults, charges a watchdog group in an ad scheduled for publication in the Wall Street Journal this week.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Eugenics
'Straight talk' from Senator McCain: More wars to come ("my friends")
01-29-2008
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RawStory.com
John McCain (R-AZ) pledges expansion of access to health care for soldiers injured physically and psychologically not only in the current war, but in wars he says are sure to follow. (more war, More War, MORE WAR!!!!)
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Precious Metals
Gold and platinum climb to fresh records
01-29-2008
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RawStory.com
Still, when adjusted for inflation, gold remains well below its all-time highs in 1980. An ounce of gold at $940 then would be worth about $2,400 today.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Wesley Snipes' Trial Offers Perfect Script for IRS to Discourage Anti-Tax Activists
01-29-2008
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RawStory.com
At a time when millions of Americans are buckling down to prepare their taxes, Snipes is being cast as a villainous example of the dangers of joining with Internet-fueled activists who claim the IRS has no authority to collect taxes.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
F.B.I. Opens Subprime Inquiry
01-29-2008
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New York Times
The agency declined to identify the companies under investigation but said the inquiry, which began last spring, involves companies across the financial industry, including mortgage lenders, loan brokers and Wall Street banks that packaged home loans
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Eugenics
Official: Giuliani exits race, endorses McCain
01-30-2008
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AP
Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Eugenics
Florida 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary Results
1-29-2008
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Florida Secretary of State Elections
Online real-time results: Looks like John McCain is in first with Rudy Giliani a distant third. Rudy is toast.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
CNBC: Bond Insurer Downgrades Could Come Tomorrow
1-29-08
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CalculatedRisk.blogspot.com
Wall Street bond rating agencies are poised to downgrade two big bond insurers, Ambac Financial Group and MBIA...the downgrades could come as early as Wednesday.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Bank Reserves Go Negative
1-29-08
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Michael Shedlock / Mish
I have been watching a chart of Borrowed Bank Reserves for several weeks. The action is unprecedented.
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News Link • Propaganda
Fox News is in for a very rough 2008
01-29-2008
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MediaMatters.com
Bottom line is that Fox News is in for a very rough 2008. And the umbrella reason for that is quite simple: Eight years ago the all-news cable channel went all-in on the presidency of George Bush and became a broadcast partner with the White House.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Military
Retired Green Beret Gets Court Martial After Shooting Intruder
1-19-2008
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Blue Star Chronicles
When the intruder threatened him with a knife, Taylor, 80, warned him, then brought his .22 caliber pistol to bear and shot him right between the eyes.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Voting: Vote Fraud
Harris Calls For Resignations In New Hampshire Recount Fiasco
01-29-2008
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Paul Joseph Watson
Vote fraud expert convinced chain of custody is corrupt, says "criminal enterprise" is at work
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Eugenics
Romney Sways a Voter On-Air
1-29-2008
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YouTube / ozlo
Mitt Romney demonstrates the power of a political candidate to sway voter sentiment before your very...ears.
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul: Campaign Efforts in Maine, NH, Louisiana and Super Tuesday
01-29-2007
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mondoreb
Ron Paul campaigned in Maine yesterday. Meanwhile, a recount in New Hampshire and efforts to ensure accurate delegate counts in Louisiana continue.
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • Eugenics
Zombie Reagan, or Your Candidate?
1-29-2008
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236.com
23/6 Video asks GOP supporters the burning question, "Would you vote for Reagan or the candidate you are waving a sign for?"
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Conspiracies
History Channel Admits Anthrax Attacks are an Inside Job
01-29-2008
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The History Channel via YouTube
From the History Channel's show Conspiracies: Anthrax Attacks explaining how the weaponized strain could only come from the United States BioDefense Program.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Eugenics
Who is Whispering in Romney's Ear
1-29-2008
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Google Cache
So far, MSNBC has been unable to track down the infamous "not raise taxes" whisper from the Florida GOP debate. A RedState blogger notes that Romney has worn an earpiece in the past. [the post has been taken down, but Google knows all]
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Media: Print
Wall Street Journal plans move to Fox News building
1-29-08
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Rawstory.com
A person familiar with the matter confirmed Monday that Dow Jones plans to move, verifying reports in The New York Observer and The New York Times
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News Link • Eugenics
McCain's Secret Plan to Capture Bin Laden
1-29-2008
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Wall Street Journal / Alex Frangos
McCain' says he has a secret plan to capture the Al Quaeda leader. The Wall Street Journal wonders why he doesn't present his plan in the Oval Office immediately. [I wonder if he will when he's not elected President]
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Brock Lorber
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Business of Walking Away
1-29-08
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Michael Shedlock / Mish
If banks can make "business decisions" to ignore risks, to lend money with no down payment, and fire people at at the first sign of trouble without any remorse, why shouldn't consumers be able to do the same?
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Foreclosures plague San Bernardino County, Calif.
1-29-08
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USA Today.com
"Foreclosures have been growing at a rapid pace for all of 2007, and we anticipate almost an avalanche in 2008," says Rich Cosner, president of Prudential California Realty.
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News Link • Iran
A Chinese Naval Base in Iran?
1-29-08
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Asia Times.com
With China heavily dependent on energy imports from Iran and other Persian Gulf states, the trend is definitely toward China's naval complement of its flurry of energy deals in order to secure its precious oil and (liquefied) gas cargo ships.
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News Link • Eugenics
Only One Presidential Candidate Has Committed to a War Lies Investigation
1-28-08
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AfterDowningStreet.com
During 2005 and 2006 the Democrats in the minority pretended they wanted to investigate the Iraq war lies. During 2007 they didn't touch the topic. There are no indications that they will do so in 2008.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Countrywide: One Third of Subprime Loans Delinquent
1-29-08
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CalculatedRisk.blogspot.com
Countrywide said borrowers were delinquent on 33.64 percent of subprime loans.
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News Link • Housing
S&P Case-Shiller: House Prices Fall 8.4%
1-29-08
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CalculatedRisk.blogspot.com
This article provides the price change in most metro markets in the US over the past year. The metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona saw a YOY change of -12.9 percent.
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Opinion • Bill of Rights
Ctrl - Alt - Delete
The Road to Tyranny
01-29-2008
Mike Dugger
The War Industry is driving the U.S. down the road to tyranny. Will we be able to change course in time? Only the internet and its information revolution can prevent our plunging into the abyss.
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul interview with Robert Mak
1-28-2008
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RawStory TV
Robert Mak is joined by Congressman and Presidential hopeful Dr. Ron Paul to discuss how his presidential campaign is going. The following video is from KING 5’s Up Front with Robert Mak, broadcast on January 27, 2008
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bush Administration
Bush State of Union Spend-fest same old same old
1-28-2008
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AP
[I will try to get something better than this AP crap tomorrow.] President Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged the nation to persevere against gnawing fears of recession and stay patient with the long, grinding war in Iraq.
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Powell Gammill
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