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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Castille pushed aside doubts on court deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/27/2010

E-mails show Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice rebuffed concerns by court's administrator on cost of proposed family court building.
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Labels: David C. Lawrence, family court, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Philadelphia Inquirer, Ronald D. Castille

Monsanto & Big Government: A Love Story | bytestyle.tv

How Monsanto uses its influence to exert near monopoly control over the nation's food supply.
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Labels: agribusiness, agriculture, bytestyle.tv, food sovereignty, genetically modified organisms, intellectual property, Monsanto, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Let McChrystal Bring the Troops Home | Future of Freedom Foundation

Before riding off in the sunset, Jacob G. Hornberger says Gen. Stanley McChrystal's final mission should be to fulfill the Commander-in-Chief's campaign pledge of "ending this war responsibly" and "bringing our troops home with honor.
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Labels: Afghanistan, Future of Freedom Foundation, Gen. Stanley McCrystal, Jacob Hornberger

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

New life for lawsuit on grants to businesses | Tonawanda News

N.Y. appellate court grants reprieve to "Mother of All Lawsuits" filed by TEA Party activist James Ostrowski in 2008 challenging constitutionality of corporate welfare.
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Labels: corporate welfare, economic development, internal improvements, James Ostrowski, lawsuit, Mother of All Lawsuits, Tonawanda News

Monday, June 28, 2010

A tale of two political obituaries | NewsBusters.org

Democrats and Double Standards at the NYT: 'Respected Voice' Robert Byrd vs. 'Foe of Integration' Strom Thurmond NewsBusters.org
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Rating a disaster | The Beacon

James Payne reveals his politico-media disaster-category system to keep you safe.
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Labels: Gulf oil spill, Independent Institute, James Payne, man-made disasters, natural disasters, The Beacon

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Clint Webb for Senate campaign ad

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Labels: 2010 election, Clint Webb for Senate, parody, The Whitest Kids You Know

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Sen. Joe Lieberman, Internet kill (switch) joy | Antiwar Radio

Scott Horton interviews security technologist Bruce Schneier about Lieberman's proposal to give the U.S. President the power to shut down the Internet during a time of "national emergency."
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Labels: Antiwar Radio, Bruce Schneier, civil liberties, Internet, national security, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, Scott Horton, Sen. Joe Lieberman

Friday, June 25, 2010

Mason woman says birth control pill led to gall bladder malfunction, suicide attempts | West Virginia Record

Megan Stewart alleges YAZ began taking a toll on her health in June 2008.
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Labels: Bayer Corporation, birth control pill, lawsuit, Megan Stewart, YAZ

End the Korean War | Antiwar.com

After 60 years, it's time to declare peace, and get out says Justin Raimondo
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Labels: Antiwar.com, Justin Raimondo, Korean War

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Refusing to Be Counted | LewRockwell.com

For Vijay Boyapati, America will move forward when the people turn their backs on the State.
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Labels: civil disobedience, LewRockwell.com, personal freedom, U.S. Census, Vijay Boyapati

Monday, June 21, 2010

Home Ownership in the U.S.: Rethinking Big Part of the American Dream | WSJ.com

If you haven't figured it out by now, home ownnership is not a great "investment" says David Wessel.
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Labels: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, David Wessel, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, housing, Wall Street Journal

Sunday, June 20, 2010

False Virtue: The Politics of Lying About History | LewRockwell.com

Thomas DiLorenzo channels Robert Penn Warren in demystifing the 150-year agitprop that has followed the Civil War.
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Labels: Civil War, history, LewRockwell.com, Thomas DiLorenzo

Monday, June 14, 2010

So, what exactly is a Freedom Outlaw? | Backwoods Home Magazine

Claire Wolfe explains how Robin Hood would have it so good if he were alive today.
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Labels: Backwoods Home Magazine, Claire Wolfe, independence, personal freedom

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Doug Casey on The Greater Depression and Realities of Investing in the 21st Century | The Daily Bell

Doug Casey explains why the coming worldwide economic collapse will be good for individual freedom.
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Labels: Doug Casey, economic freedom, economics, personal freedom, The Daily Bell

Saturday, June 12, 2010

FTCLDF Files Suit Against FDA over Raw Milk Ban

Food sovereignty watchdog challeges federal ban on mutual exchange between farmers and consumers of healthy commodity.
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Labels: Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Food and Drug Administration, food sovereignty, lawsuit, raw milk

Too Many Rules | Fox Business

John Stossel shares his experiences in dealing with the Leota Sangs of New York/New England.
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Labels: Fox Business, historic preservation, John Stossel, Leota Sang

Friday, June 11, 2010

Mo. farmer faces jail time for selling raw milk | Journal of Natural Foods and Healing

Bechard family livelihood at risk for bucking Big Ag.
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Labels: Bechard Family Farm, food sovereignty, Journal of Natural Food and Healing, Missouri, raw milk

Are Cameras the New Guns? | WendyMcElroy.com

Wendy McElroy details how the expression "Fight Crime. Shoot Back" takes on a whole new meaning.
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Labels: civil liberties, photography, Wendy McElroy, wendymcelroy.com

Thursday, June 10, 2010

FDA: People have "No Absolute Right to Consume ... Any Particular Food" | bytestyle.tv

Feds give revealing answer in response to lawsuit in Iowa challenging ban on raw milk.
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Labels: bytestyle.tv, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Food and Drug Administration, food sovereignty, lawsuit, raw milk

Federal appeals court guts Lautenberg Amendment | West Virginia Citizen's Defense League

Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit corrects overbroad language in anti-domestic violence law regarding firearms ownership.
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Labels: 2nd Amendment, 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, domestic violence, Lautenberg Amendment, West Virginia Citizen's Defense League

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

More Blank Checks to the Military Industrial Complex | The Daily Bell

Both open-ended overseas military commitments, and funding them on the sly only weakens America's national resolve says Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).
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Labels: federal budget, fiscal policy, military-industrial complex, national defense, Ron Paul, supplemental appropriation, The Daily Bell

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Awake, O Zion | The Center for a Stateless Society

In the 60 years since its establishment, the modern nation-state of Israel has reaped what it's founders sowed says Thomas Knapp.
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Labels: Center for a Stateless Society, Israel, Thomas Knapp, Zionism

Monday, June 7, 2010

Monsanto’s Deadly Gift for Earthquake-Stricken Haiti | Mercola.com

Despite continued misery, Haitian government and farmers take stand for food sovereignty, and strike a blow against corporatism and intellectual property.
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Labels: food sovereignty, genetically modified organisms, Haiti, intellectual property, Monsanto

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Real Public Service | Jewish World Review

Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Sowell says profit-seeking serves the public interest.
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Labels: capitalism, Jewish World Review, public service, Thomas Sowell

Saturday, June 5, 2010

World Collapse Explained in 3 Minutes

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Labels: bailout, economics, European economies, The Coming Depression

Despite Derby win, Mason funeral execs have not paid debt | The Charleston Gazette

Tuckers miss June 3 deadline to pay first installment in pre-need funeral settlement.
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Labels: consumer protection, Darrell McGraw, Foglesong-Tucker Funeral Home, pre-need funeral, The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia Attorney General's Office

Thursday, June 3, 2010

In a Truly Free Market, BP Would Be Toast | Center for a Stateless Society

Insurance companies take the kind of adversarial attitude toward the insured that liberals only wish government regulators took toward regulated industries, says Kevin Carson.
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Labels: British Petroleum, Center for a Stateless Society, economics, Gulf oil spill, Kevin Carson, liability

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

US Economic Recovery of Lies | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter finds distortions aplenty in reporting of American unemployment and "recovery."
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Labels: economics, recession, The Daily Bell, unemployment

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Emperor George W. Obama | LewRockwell.com

Feminist author Naomi Wolf breaks ranks with many of her progressive friends, and says civil liberties abuses under President Barack Obama are as bad, if not worse, than under George W. Bush.
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Labels: Barack Obama, civil liberties, George W. Bush, LewRockwell.com, Naomi Wolf, podcast
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