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Date Sent: 2008-01-31
Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
Edwards & Giuiani drop out, Rudy endorses McCain -- S&P May Cut $534 Billion of Subprime Debt
Debate of the four horsemen? -- Air your security gripes on TSA blog -- US in a Race For Provocative Sanctions on Iran -- MISH: Fed Fears Deflationary Debt Collapse -- "Trust Us" Government by Glenn Greenwald --Unstimulating piffle by Walter E. Williams -- Gilbert cop's stop violated policies -- Spy Satellite Could Hit US -- Fed drops interest rate below rate of inflation -- AZ 'Homeland Security' Checkpoint: Day 4 -- UBS Writedown of $14 Billion Related to Subprime
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News Link • Eugenics
Romney accuses McCain of 'dirty tricks' in Reagan Library debate
1-30-2008
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AP
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas also participated in the debate televised by CNN, but largely watched as the two front-runners trade barbs. Huckabee protested, "this isn't a two-man race."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Ron Paul @ CNN/Politico/L.A.Times Debate 1-30-08
1-30-2008
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Youtube
And then there were four. Just the good stuff with all the BS cut out.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
Air your security gripes on TSA blog
1-30-2008
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AP
Frustrated by long airport-security lines? Wondering why your grandma always gets frisked? The federal government wants to read your gripes at the "Evolution of Security" blog the Transportation Security Administration introduced.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
US in a Race For Provocative Sanctions on Iran
1-31-08
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Asia Times.com
Will this mean the US's warships patrolling the Persian Gulf or Indian Ocean will be next inspecting Iran's cargo ships looking for banned nuclear material? And what happens if the Iranians resist?
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
S&P Lowers or May Cut $534 Billion of Subprime Debt
1-30-08
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Bloomberg.com
Standard & Poor's said it cut or may reduce ratings of $534 billion of subprime-mortgage securities and collateralized debt obligations, as home loan defaults rise.
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Umps angry over background checks
1-30-2008
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AP
Umpires are livid that Major League Baseball has sent investigators to their hometowns, asking neighbors questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan, beating wives, marijuana use and extravagant parties." [corporate-gov'
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Eugenics
Hillary Clinton Announces Edwards' Exit; The Price is Right?
01-30-08
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Ginn
Last week, after the Dem debate, John Edwards and Hillary Clinton held a meeting where just the two of them were present. There was speculation on what they discussed. This morning, it was Clinton who made the announcement of Edwards dropping from th
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Randy Ricochet
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed Fears Deflationary Debt Collapse
1-30-08
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Michael Shedlock / Mish
Cutting interest rates from 4.25 to 3.0 in less than two weeks tells the real story. This is what Fed actions say: "We are scared to death about a deflationary debt collapse".
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News Link • Eugenics
Revolution Takes Over ASU Campus!!!
01-30-2008
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ASU Students For Ron Paul
Members of the Students for Ron Paul at the Arizona State University Tempe Campus march across campus to commemorate the Patriot, Ron Paul!
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Travis Sarver
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News Link • Police State
"Trust Us" Government
by Glenn Greenwald
1-30-2008
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Salon
The Senate will now vote on various amendments pending on the Cheney/Rockefeller bill and will then vote in favor of that bill in some form, granting amnesty to lawbreaking telecoms and new warrantless eavesdropping powers to the President.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Unstimulating piffle
by Walter E. Williams
1-30-2008
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Washington Times
Some Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls are preaching economic doom and gloom, disappearing middle class, and failing health care industry. What's their solution? The short answer is give them more control over our lives.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Gilbert cop's stop violated policies
1-30-2008
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MSNBC
A Gilbert cop accused of racial profiling and misconduct violated multiple department policies... let him know how you feel: chad.wright@ci.gilbert.az.us
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Military
AF General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US
1-30-2008
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AP
[FEAR] The military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite's fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S. Northern Command,
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed cuts key rate by half a point, signals for more
1-30-2008
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Market Watch
The Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates by half a percentage point and signaled that the door remains open for more cuts. This could be a total collapse of the financial system. Could go down more.
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Queue Jackson
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Fed drops interest rate below rate of inflation
1-30-2008
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AP
The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate for the second time in just over a week, reducing the federal funds rate by a half point. It signaled that further rate cuts were possible. The Fed action pushed the funds rate to 3%.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Humor
Google Maps: The Movie
1-30-2008
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Youtube (h/t Mark Y.)
Two young men take a turn down the wrong street view.
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News Link • Eugenics
Edwards to quit presidential race same day as Rudy
1-30-2008
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AP
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters' sympathies.
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News Link • Housing
What Median Home Prices Would Look Like If the Bubble Never Happened
1-28-08
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HomeGuide123.com
From the mid-1970s to 2001, the historical ratio of median housing value vs. median household income was consistently between 2.6 and 3.0.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
UBS Writedown of $14 Billion Related to Subprime
1-30-08
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Bloomberg.com
UBS AG, Europe's largest bank by assets, reported a record loss after about $14 billion of writedowns on assets infected by subprime mortgages in the U.S.
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