http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/RSS/News-Feed.xml Freedom's Phoenix Headline News for Thursday, July 24, 2008. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:12:32 GMT Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:12:32 GMT Copyright 2008, FreedomsPhoenix.com Editor@FreedomsPhoenix.com (Managing Editor) WebGuy@FreedomsPhoenix.com (Webmaster) Proprietary Internal Program http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036118 A proposal that would place at least a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a broad swath of neighborhoods, mostly in South Los Angeles, won unanimous support from a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:51:57 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036119 These are Chinese gymnasts using what is referred to as a 'Russian Bar'. You'll have trouble believing it's possible. Be sure to watch the ending! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:40:48 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036116 "The Mother of All Bailouts" Ron Paul talks about the bailout out of the housing industry and how it really just destroys the dollar and adds enormously to the debt. Also, ALL credit card transactions must now be reported to the IRS. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:14 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036114 The United States faced increasing inflationary pressures in recent weeks amid slowing economic growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, as it described conditions in some areas as "grim," "morose" or "bleak." Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:04:03 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036113 "He yelled at me to get the belt off. 'I told you to get the belt off.' So I took the belt off. He ran his hands down over and pulled the pants down, they went down around my ankle," Perry said. Perry was standing in his underwear i Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:58:35 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036112 [Another government corporation in need of a taxpayer bailout.] Continued deterioration in the credit markets has investors shying away from purchasing all but the safest type of debt. As loans have increasingly defaulted over the past year—beginning Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:48:09 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036110 [Insuring wider price fluctuations and shortages pressuring prices up.] Congress may outlaw elements of oil futures trading that lawmakers found distorted demand and contributed to the 69 percent surge in prices in the past year. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:36:06 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036108 Follow WTOP's (Washington D.C.) Mark Segraves as he attempts to register for a gun license and buy a firearm. [silly, silly grade-school antics] Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:43 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036107 Osama bin Laden's driver knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the Sept. 11 attacks, a prosecutor said. "If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane it would've hit the dome," Prosecutor Stone, a Navy officer, said in Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:46:21 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036106 [Just in time for the elections...shazaam!] Finally, there's some good news about gas prices. They've dropped nationwide by about a nickel, and as CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports, analysts are predicting even bigger drops through the rest o Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:22:34 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036104 Rescue legislation sailed through the House aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:36:57 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036103 TEL AVIV, July 23 (Reuters) - Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by year-end that could help fend off any preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities, senior Israeli defence sources said on Wednesday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:07:47 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036100 Last increase came a year ago. The NYT recently announced a 4.5% increase in home delivery prices for the paper that takes effect this month, the second bump in a year. The increases helped overall circulation revenue rise 2.5 percent in the latest q Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:04:29 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=036099 DEADLINE LIVE - with Jack Blood, airs on GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK www.gcnlive.com and can be heard on AM & FMs all over the USA, and on Global Satellite. Two Revolutionaries get busy on the air and bare all Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:52:22 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036093 NEW YORK (AP) - New York Times Co. says its second-quarter earnings fell 82 percent from the year-ago quarter boosted by a one-time gain. Meanwhile, print advertising revenue continued to shrink. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:51:57 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036092 Yes, just like former maverick John McCain, who has refashioned himself as a mindless rubber stamp for the most inane policies of the miserably failed Bush administration. Both candidates are embracing, the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:50:29 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036091 (Does the Swiss Franc 10 year Gold chart compared to the US$ 10 year chart show some interesting information on the decline of the US$ in comparison... this was the closest I could get. All Currencies listed,... but the Swiss Franc ???) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:38:33 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036087 Mr. Bush had voiced objections to a $3.9 billion provision that would give grants for local governments to purchase and refurbish foreclosed properties — a provision that the White House regards as a bailout. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:33:05 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036086 Of the $6.84 Trillion in bank deposits, the total cash on hand at banks is a mere $273.7 Billion. Where is the rest of the loot? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:28:38 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036084 By Szandor Blestman - As anyone who has been paying attention to the Ron Paul r3VOLution knows, the movement was never really about getting Ron Paul elected president – although that certainly should have happened considering the other (cough) candid Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:19:07 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036081 All over the country, neighborhoods are being marked-to-market overnight due to shadow inventory being dumped that was never shown as part of the listed housing stock in the first place. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:04:03 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036080 Gabriel Razzano claims he was targeted in the raid for his "unpopular" political beliefs. He's filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against the Nassau PD and McCarthy, charging they joined forces to strip him of his guns unconstitutionall Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:32:49 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036079 As a result of these steps, the president now has much more power than ever before in U.S. history, certainly more than our Constitution allows him, according to most Constitutional scholars such as Jonathan Turley, Glenn Greenwald, Bruce Fein, and J Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:35 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036075 Is it any wonder that Citigroup is desperate to dump $500 billion in assets? The saving grace for Citigroup is that it has assets to dump. The big question is ho much those assets will fetch. I believe it will be far less that Citigroup thinks. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:14:56 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036077 George Green on the Economy (President Bush has agreed to the audit,... after he is out of office - Note: the Federal Reserve is immune from a US Gov't Audit) - The Bank of International Settlements is "THE BANK" that conspiracy advocat Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:07:33 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Editorial-Page.htm?InfoNo=036074 I want to begin this column with one of my all-time favorite quotes. It comes from the great German reformer Martin Luther. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:49:29 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036073 Among all Americans, 21% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 72% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 17% approve and 77% disapprove. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:21:00 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=036072 The Bush administration's latest police state tactic. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:33 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036071 If towns & cities aren't liable for dangerous streets and police aren't liable for failing to protect you and tax payers don't have standing in court to challenge the way taxes are used, why should tax payers be liable to pay taxes... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:32:16 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Find-Freedom.htm?At=036068 The question is, how long [until it sobers up], and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:03:22 GMT http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=036067 Arizona may be the only state in the nation where mothers no longer tell their children that some day they can grow up and be President of the United States. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:32:26 GMT