Freedom-Lover News and Articles August 2012
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A Novel about “Guttiness” and Independence from Government |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-31 |
| In accounting, “book value” is the term used to describe the estimated value of an asset that has been held for a long time and has depreciated over the years. It seemed an ideal title for this new book review column, which will revisit favorite old w | |
The Power of Ideas on Liberty |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-31 |
| Imagine if you lived in a society in which the state controlled religion in the same way that it currently controls education. Imagine that this has been going on for more than a century.... | |
Republican Convention Celebrities |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-31 |
| We've got a Special Correspondent down in Tampa for the convention. "Kennedy" used to be an MTV VJ. Here is her guest post on my blog: As we were lumbering through the hot plastic tents, sweating like laboring elephants at the RNC in Tampa, we stumble | |
The Condensed Liberal Handbook of Racial Code Words - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-31 |
| Thumper the Rabbit’s parents always taught him, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” If the left’s self-appointed Omniscient Diviners of True Meaning have their way, conservatives in the public s | |
Did Romney Speech Lack Specifics? |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-31 |
 Did Romney win over swing voters? |
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Breaking Down Romney’s RNC Speech |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-31 |
 Did Romney win over swing voters? |
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Rubio's Speech to RNC: 'The American Miracle' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered a stirring address as he introduced Republicans to their party's nominee for President of the United States, Gov. Mitt Romney. Touching on his family's immigrant experience, and attacking President Barack Obama's | |
Kennedy’s View of the RNC |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-31 |
 Kennedy with an inside look at RNC |
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Romney Didn’t Make the Sale - by Larry Kudlow |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-31 |
| Did Mitt Romney make the economic sale at the Republican National Convention? Did he convince people who are living at the margin or unemployed and discouraged that he has the answers to the economy? Frankly, I don’t think so. I do not understand wh | |
What Is The Best Place To Live In America? Pros And Cons For All 50 States |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-31 |
| If you could live in any state in America, where would you go? During troubled times like these, what is the best place in the United States to live? A lot of people are asking these kinds of questions these days. Our economy is on the verge of coll | |
What Is The Best Place To Live In America? Pros And Cons For All 50 States |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-31 |
| If you could live in any state in America, where would you go? During troubled times like these, what is the best place in the United States to live? A lot of people are asking these kinds of questions these days. Our economy is on the verge of coll | |
'We Deserve Better': Romney Accepts Republican Nomination |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| Tonight, Mitt Romney needed to give the speech of his life. And he did. That isn’t to say that Romney suddenly morphed into Ronald Reagan. He wasn’t electrifying. But he brought what is best about Mitt Romney to the surface: seriousness | |
Romney Is More Likely To Entertain A Free Market Solution |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-31 |
| My hope is that Romney will have a better understanding of why it is happening (economic crisis) and more likely to entertain a free market solution. - in Fox BusinessPeter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the | |
Federal Court Rejects Texas Voter ID Law; State to File SCOTUS Appeal |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| A federal court in Washington, D.C. rejected Texas’ voter ID law on Thursday that would require voters to present photo IDs in order to vote in elections. A three-judge federal panel ruled that the voter ID law, which did not receive pre-clea | |
Dana Loesch Confronts Code Pink Radicals Who Attempted to Disrupt Romney Speech |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| Breitbart News editor Dana Loesch confronted Code Pink demonstrators who attempted to disrupt Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's speech accepting his party's nomination Thursday night. When two demonstrators stood up to the left of the stage | |
Buildup to Romney at RNC Emphasizes Charity, Diversity, and Achievement |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| The buildup to Mitt Romney's acceptance speech as his party's nominee for President at the Republican National Convention in Tampa emphasized themes of charity, diversity, and achievement in Mitt Romney's private and public life. Gov. Jeb Bush g | |
War on Women: Democrats Say Female RNC Speakers Just 'Shiny Packaging' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-31 |
| Earlier today I challenged free birth control activist Sandra Fluke to a genuine discussion on women's issues via Twitter, seeing that we're both here at the RNC. Unfortunately, it looks like she and her companion, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ar | |
August 31, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
| Friday, August 31, 2012 By: Mark Hanna After a volatile session, post Ben Bernanke s | |
New Jobs Don’t Pay Well |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-31 |
| “While a majority of jobs lost during the downturn were in the middle range of wages, a majority of those added during the recovery have been low paying, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project.” (New York Times) Bot | |
Individualism, Collectivism, and Other Murky Labels |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-31 |
| It behooves us to make sure our labels communicate clearly. Otherwise we will never bring the mass of people to the cause of liberty. | |
Peter Schiff on The Real Crash, Austrian economics and Ron Paul |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
| By: Thomas Mullen Source: Washington Times | |
World Food Prices Jumped 10% in July |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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'Too Close to State Financing Via the Money Press' |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Der Spiegel Link: | |
Don't Miss Peter Schiff on Fox Business! • 12:00pm |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: September 4, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm Guest: John Browne Network: F | |
Judgment Days Arrive for Euro Crisis |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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Italian Bonds Fall One Day Before Challenging Auction |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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Scranton Takes Out Loan to Make Payroll |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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Euro-Area Unemployment At Record, Inflation Quickens |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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Majority of New Jobs Pay Low Wages, Study Finds |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-31 |
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Live! After Romney Speaks (tonight at 11:30pm on FBN) |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-30 |
| Political conventions make me cringe--so much pomp and grandstanding...so little substance. But we watch--so you don't have to. Our new special Correspondent Kennedy is in Tampa, covering Republicans from a libertarian perspective. After Romney speaks, | |
Who Plans Best for Natural Disasters? |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-30 |
| The private sector can move supplies quickly to where they need to be because it can effectively use local and decentralized knowledge. | |
Obama Proposes Amendment to Restrict Political Speech in Reddit Appearance |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-30 |
| President Barack Obama called for restrictions to be put on political speech during a Wednesday “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session on the website Reddit, an Internet link-sharing community. Obama proposed a constitutional amendment to overt | |
In Many Countries Gasoline Is A Luxury |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-30 |
| One of the reasons that Americans are able to use so much gasoline is because it’s relatively cheap. A lot of Americans commute long distance to work. In a lot of other countries gas is a luxury and they maybe just take the car out for a drive on a | |
RNC Releases Excerpts Of Romney's Convention Speech - Update: Full Remarks Added |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-30 |
| Update - The Romney campaign released Romney's full remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have pla | |
War on Women: Democrat Assemblyman Accused of Fostering Sexually Hostile Workplace |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-30 |
| Brooklyn Democrat Assemblyman Vito J Lopez is accused of creating what female employees describe as a "sexually hostile" work environment. Five women who worked for Vito J. Lopez, the assemblyman at the center of a broadening sexual harassment | |
The Immorality of Small Government |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-30 |
| One of the favorite mantras of conservatives is "We favor small government."... | |
The Star of Last Night Was Ann Romney! - by Larry Kudlow |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-30 |
| In front of a spirited crowd that packed the Tampa Times Forum, Chris Christie gave a solid speech that echoed Mitt Romney’s programs, consisting of substantial budget cuts, tax cuts and entitlement reform. Christie pressed on the notion of what he | |
Consumers Picked Up Pace in July |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-30 |
| “Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in July after earning a little more. The increase in income and consumer spending could help boost subpar growth.” (Washington Times) So, Keynesians, lack of demand isn’t what’s holding t | |
A Message to The R|????????????|UTION |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-30 |
| by Michael Boldin & | |
August 30, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
| Thursday, August 30, 2012 By: Mark Hanna Despite a spate of relatively benign econom | |
Schiff On Fox Business News: Live From Tampa, FL |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-30 |
U.S. Gasoline a Bargain as Drivers Pay 63% Less Than Norway |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
| By: Moming Zhou Source: Business Week | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-30 |
There's A Direct Correlation Between The Size Of A Country's Government & Its Level Of Poverty |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-30 |
Court to Replace Second Judge in Zimmerman Trial |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-30 |
| George Zimmerman will get a new trial judge for second-degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin thanks to a 2-1 decision by a Florida appeals court. An appeals court stated that Zimmerman defense attorney Mark O'Mara's petition met th | |
Economy Muddles Along, Data Show |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-30 |
| “Government data released Wednesday suggested the economy continued to muddle along at a subdued pace, highlighting the pressure on Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, to come up with bolder policy prescriptions Friday when he deli | |
The Key To Escaping Poverty Is Productivity |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-30 |
| The reason that people are poor is because they lack access to productive employment. If a farmer happened to own a piece of land but never grew anything on it, he would starve. But if he were to work the farm and produce food he would be able to eat. And | |
'Real' Homeownership Rate at Nearly 50-Year Low |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Merkel, Monti Clash In Crisis Talks |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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The Biggest Reason Why California Is Bankrupt |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Argentina Inflation: Shoot the Messenger |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Inflation Adds to Spanish Woes with Jump to 2.7% |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Illinois Debt Cut By S&P After No Action On Pensions |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Student-Loan Debt Rises To $914B In 2nd Quarter |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Summer’s Over: Spain and Italy CDS Surge |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-30 |
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Bina West Miller: Pioneer |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-29 |
| Sabina (Bina) West Miller (1867–1954) is proof that one person can change the world. She saw a social injustice and corrected it through hard work, entrepreneurship, and good will. In the process she broke through one of the strongest cultural barriers | |
Risky Business - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-29 |
| Insurance is all about risk. Yet neither insurance companies nor their policy-holders can do anything about one of the biggest risks — namely, interference by politicians, to turn insurance into something other than a device to deal with risk. By passin | |
The Republican Establishment vs. Ron Paul |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-29 |
| Dana Milbank's column in the Washington Post yesterday, entitled "A Storm Inside the GOP Convention," detailed some rather shabby treatment of Ron Paul and his delegates by Mitt Romney and the Republican establishment.... | |
Paper Money: Every Time It Has Been Used, It Has Led Ultimately To Economic Disaster |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-29 |
| The general idea among most economists is that gold would be a step backward for our modern monetary system -- the equivalent of trading in an automobile for a horse and buggy. However, paper money is not new. It's been around for centuries, and has been | |
Iran: They’re Not Kidding - by Peter Bernard |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-29 |
| On November 4, 1979, 66 Americans at the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran were taken hostage by militant, Islamic “students” as part of the theocratic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini. Of this number, 52 were held for a total of 44 | |
The Road to Villa Nueva |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-29 |
| Madre Inés Ayau has a ready smile. When recalling her first day in charge of a large orphanage in the old district of Guatemala City, this leader of a tiny band of libertarian Russian Orthodox nuns laughs out loud. As she arrived for a formal handover ce | |
Obama Has Stolen $5.3 Trillion From Our Children In Order To Make Himself Look Good |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-29 |
| Barack Obama has destroyed the future of America in order to improve his chances of winning the next election. Under Obama, 5.3 trillion dollars has been ruthlessly stolen from our children and our grandchildren. That money has been used to pump up th | |
Obama Has Stolen $5.3 Trillion From Our Children In Order To Make Himself Look Good |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-29 |
| Barack Obama has destroyed the future of America in order to improve his chances of winning the next election. Under Obama, 5.3 trillion dollars has been ruthlessly stolen from our children and our grandchildren. That money has been used to pump up th | |
The War on Drugs: Because Prohibition Worked So Well... |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-29 |
| In my syndicated column this week, I discuss what happens when government tries to protect us from ourselves. Forty years ago, the United States locked up fewer than 200 of every 100,000 Americans. Then President Nixon declared war on drugs. Now we lock | |
Herbert Spencer |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-29 |
| “Who now reads Spencer?” As someone who does, I was seduced by the opening question of this recent book on the thought of Herbert Spencer. The book by Alberto Mingardi (of the Italian think tank Instituto Bruno Leoni) is volume 18 in the series “Maj | |
Obama’s Sneaky, Deadly, Costly Car Tax - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-29 |
| While all eyes were on the Republican National Convention in Tampa and Hurricane Isaac on the Gulf Coast, the White House was quietly jacking up the price of automobiles and putting future drivers at risk. Yes, the same cast of fable-tellers who falsely a | |
Is There Going To Be A Stock Market Crash In The Fall? |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-29 |
| Is the stock market going to crash by the end of this year? Are we on the verge of major financial chaos on a global scale? Well, this is the time of the year when investors start getting nervous. We all remember what happened during the fall of 1929, | |
Is There Going To Be A Stock Market Crash In The Fall? |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-29 |
| Is the stock market going to crash by the end of this year? Are we on the verge of major financial chaos on a global scale? Well, this is the time of the year when investors start getting nervous. We all remember what happened during the fall of 1929, | |
A Limiting Document? |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-29 |
| by Brion McClanahan | |
Legislation Doesn’t Really “Help” Us |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-29 |
Republicans Considering The Return To The Gold Standard |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-29 |
The Unnoticed Deficit That Makes Us $6 Trillion Poorer |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-29 |
| Politicians are busy these days trying to fix deficits, trying to close the gap between what government spends and what it takes in. It’s a difficult task, but it is assumed that in the long run some combination of spending cuts and tax increases will b | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-29 |
The European Tragedy |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-29 |
| People are closely watching the slow-motion train wreck that is the crisis of the eurozone—that is, the economic travails of Greece, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, and Italy (known collectively as the PIIGS). The problem with much of the discussion in the Un | |
Gold Standard And A Membership In The Flat Earth Society |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-29 |
Entitlement Reforms - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-28 |
| For those of us who like to believe that human beings are rational, trying to explain what happens in politics can be a real challenge. For example, that segment of the population that has the least to fear from a reform of Medicare or Social Security is | |
the Organic Review: Monsanto Now Reaching it’s Farmers using an iPad App |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-28 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Similar to the federal government, Biotech Company, Monsanto Corporation seems to be expanding and finding its way into more and more countries, counties and farms, and is now even reaching its farmers using iPad apps. F | |
Bob is a racist |
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| Freedom Lover Nation | 2012-08-28 |
| A funny, sarcastic video highlighting the absurdity of liberals’ double-standard about who is racist under what conditions and their overly-broad, wildcard definition of racism. | |
Disarmed at the Empire State Building |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-28 |
| Not surprisingly, in the wake of the recent shooting in front of the Empire State Building, the gun-control crowd has surfaced again. After Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed former co-worker Steven Ercolino, gun controllers trotted out their old familiar ma | |
17 Afghans Dead Sunday, 2 US Troops Killed Monday; US Fails President Karzai |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-28 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Gunfire and bloodshed left many confused in the Province of Helmand, Afghanistan this past Sunday. Afghan officials claim that a total of 17 bodies were recovered, 15 men and 2 women that had been beheaded, puzzling government off | |
Reason’s Brian Doherty on PBS Newshour |
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| Liberty Pulse | 2012-08-28 |
| Brian Doherty of Reason was interviewed by PBS Newshour during the ‘We are the Future Rally’ on Sunday in Tampa FL. | |
BookTV Interview at FreedomFest 2012 |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-28 |
| BookTV Interview at FreedomFest 2012, August 27th.Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse. | |
Risky Business |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-28 |
Federal Court Deems FDA Tobacco Warning Regulations Unconstitutional |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-28 |
| by Ali Papademetriou The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2009, and would have required nine written warning labels such as “Tobacco smoke causes harm to children | |
QE3 Was Never Off The Table |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-28 |
The Fed Readies QE3, Republicans Re-Consider The Gold Standard |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-27 |
| Video: The Fed readies QE3, Republicans re-consider the Gold StandardRelated: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Newmont Mining (NEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Goldcorp (GG)Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowne | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-27 |
| Ahhh whos paying attention to this site anyways....I am considering just ignoring this website for a while and re-evaluating what is truly important in life. It is too short to waste another second on things that don't mean something to anybody bu | |
Republicans Can't Duck Abortion Issue |
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| Star Parker | 2012-08-27 |
| Republican Party operatives, who wasted no time indicting their Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin for his interview faux pas on abortion, may bear more responsibility than Akin himself for the mess that has been... | |
Why Romney Is Raising the Birth Certificate Issue |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-27 |
| While the Obama camp and even some in the GOP ranks are upset with Mitt Romney for bringing up the issue of President Obama's birth certificate, the reason Romney did it might well be that it's the only issue on which he and Obama disagree.... | |
It Is Not Just Your Imagination – American Families ARE Getting Poorer |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-27 |
| Did you know that median household income in the United States is lower today than it was when the last recession supposedly ended? If we are in the middle of an "economic recovery", how can this possibly be happening? Stunning new statistics compil | |
It Is Not Just Your Imagination – American Families ARE Getting Poorer |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-27 |
| Did you know that median household income in the United States is lower today than it was when the last recession supposedly ended? If we are in the middle of an "economic recovery", how can this possibly be happening? Stunning new statistics compil | |
Outsourcing Is Bad? |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-27 |
| Economics makes clear that outsourcing is not the problem; the problem is scarcity. Outsourcing is (part of) the solution. | |
Paul Ryan: Pro-Growth Supply-Sider - by Larry Kudlow |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-27 |
| In the two weeks since Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate, the entire Republican Party has been rejuvenated. Gov. Romney himself has been re-energized. After losing ground in the polls this summer, he’s once again drawn even with the pr | |
the Organic Review: A Closer Look at Monsanto’s Bt Sweet Corn Sold at Walmart |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-27 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Recently, Walmart signed a contract with Monsanto and will be selling the world’s largest biotech company’s genetically modified sweet corn. The corn is engineered with Bacillus thurigienis, or Bt toxins. Such toxins are le | |
London Company Finds Obama’s Twitter Following 70% Fake, The Rise in Social Media? |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-27 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A company in London that handles social media management, StatusPeople, who also designed the web tool ‘Fake Follower Check’, may have revealed just how important social media is when it comes to politics. The founder of Statu | |
Federal Funded Tests Show TSA Shoe Scanner Failure |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-27 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano explained to listeners on September 6th of last year that airport passengers would one day be able to travel without the burden of taking their shoes off at Transportation Security | |
To Honor Neil Armstrong, Obama Posts a Photo of Himself |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-27 |
| The thing that most bothers me about Barack Obama is his unearned narcissism. His smugness and arrogance are beyond the ability of science to measure. I don't mind someone being a bit cocky or even arrogant, IF they have the accomplishments and achieveme | |
Back to School Season Jumpstarting with Monsanto-Funded Grants and Biotech Propaganda Coloring Books |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-27 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Not only is Monsanto involved with chemicals, farming, food production, biotechnology, and heavy politics, but now they’re highly involved in the public school system. Illinois school districts are competing to win gra | |
The RNC, Tropical Storm Isaac, and Mass Transit |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| This past week, articles came out in the Tampa Bay Times , WTSP and Salon.com regarding Tampa’s “transportation mess.” These journalists appear to agree that Tampa would be a really great city except for its lack of light ra | |
Taxpayer Group Asks Voters to Strip $16M from Public School Budget |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Parents and taxpayers in the Westerville City School District want to force school spending reform in a very interesting way. Their plan is to take away approximately $16 million from the district’s budget by repealing a p | |
Protected: NNComm #259: The Happy Couple |
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| Marc Rudov | 2012-08-26 |
| There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | |
Political D List: Charlie Crist Endorses Obama |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| There was a time that Charlie Crist was considered a rising star in the Republican party. He had won the governor's office in Florida in 2006, an otherwise lousy year for the GOP. He was fairly popular with the voters and there was growing talk of him as | |
Move to the Middle? I Think Not. |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-26 |
| What is amazing is that there are those who honestly believe and profess that the Founding Fathers were cut from the same cloth as the squirrel-hugging, gay-lovin’, politically-correct, welfare state, open borders, socialistic, constitution-ignoring, bi | |
Poll: Presidential, Senate Races Deadlocked in Ohio |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| According to today’s Columbus Dispatch, both the presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and the Senate race between incumbent Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and State Treasurer Josh Mandel are tight in Ohio. Actually, says the Dispatch, those | |
MO Poll: Akin, Not Romney Hurt by 'Legitimate Rape' Remarks |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| A new Missouri poll indicates Rep. Todd Akin’s rape remarks have not hurt Mitt Romney in Missouri, but the comments about “legitimate rape” and the controversy that ensued have damaged Akin, especially among women voters. The St. | |
RNC Protester Arrested Carrying Machete |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| Police arrested a Tallahassee man protesting at the Republican National Convention for carrying a machete into the Event Zone. According to authorities, Jason T. Wilson had a "full size" machete (pictured above) strapped to his leg at a Sunday protest. | |
Stupak, Pro-Life Dems to Challenge Abortion Industry at DNC |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| Former Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) and other pro-life Democrats plan to issue a formal challenge to the hold that Planned Parenthood and NARAL have on the Democratic Party when it meets for its convention in Charlotte on September 4th. Stupak, who be | |
Obama Email to Supporters: If I Lose, It's Your Fault |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| Today, President Obama sent out a campaign email essentially blaming his supporters if he loses. See, he’s supposedly being outspent. And because he’s supposedly being outspent, he’s losing. And he can’t spend more money unless his | |
Extra Innings: RNC Could Go to Friday |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-26 |
| This week's Republican National Convention may be extended into Friday in order to make up for time lost Monday due to Tropical Storm Isaac, National Journal reports. Chris Frates and Alex Roarty note: Republicans are leaving open the possibilit | |
The Fed readies QE3, Republicans re-consider the Gold Standard |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-25 |
| Video Type: Video Blog August 25, 2012 | |
More QE`s Than Rocky Movies |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-25 |
Dictatorial War-making |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-24 |
| Notice that all the talk about whether the U.S. government should attack Iran and Syria focuses on whether President Obama will order his army to attack these two countries or on whether he should do so. The process has become so natural and normal that i | |
the Organic Review: Monsanto Tries to Triple a Lawsuit Amount on Family Farming Business |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-24 |
| by Ali Papademetriou In the early 90’s, Monsanto Co. took Tupelo, Mississippi based business, Mitchell Scruggs Farm Supply to court and sued them 8.9 million dollars for profiting off of the biotech company’s genetically engineered seeds withou | |
Saving America, Romney Style - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-24 |
| The cover story in the September issue of Newsmax is titled “Saving America: Mitt and Ann Share Their Personal Journey.” It reminded me once again that so long as people look to politicians to solve their problems — or the nation’s problems — th | |
“Clean Energy” Is Obama-Speak for Crony Government - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-24 |
| Breaking news: The Fishwrap of Record has finally discovered that the Obama administration gives its Chicago corporate pals special access to power and regulatory favoritism. On Thursday, The Not-So-New York Times published an A1 story titled “Ties | |
Survey: Small Businesses Worried More About Economic Uncertainty, Regulations Under Obama |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-24 |
| Under Barack Obama, “Uncertainty Over Economic Conditions” and “Uncertainty Over Government Actions” are, respectively, the second and fourth most serious problems small business owners face, according to a quadrennial survey by th | |
NYT Video Illustrates War Crime Committed by Syrian Rebels |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-24 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A reporter for the New York Times spent five days with a Free Syrian Army group known as the Lions of Tawheed creating a video documentary. The fifty-two-soldier unit is led by a former accountant and is becoming more advanced eve | |
Sources: Akin in to Stay |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-24 |
| Sources say that GOP candidate Rep. Todd Akin will leave the Council for National Policy conference confident about his decision to stay in the Missouri Senate race. The conference hosts top conservatives annually, many of whom have encouraged Akin | |
Progressives’ Misrepresentation of Free-Market Economics Explained |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-24 |
| The economy is in a ditch; Government has proven itself impotent; Free-market folks have plausible explanations and remedies; Ergo: Uh oh! | |
SEIU Sends Second $100k Donation After IL House Speaker Scuttles Pension Reform |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-24 |
| The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) gave the Friends of Michael J. Madigan political committee $100,000 in contributions Thursday, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections’ website. Breitbart News initially reported a pre | |
Americans Look to Comedians for Serious News |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-24 |
 Where should Americans get there news? |
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Are You a Biased TV Viewer? |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-24 |
 Goldberg: We live in polarized media culture |
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Bastiat Misread |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-24 |
| When a fan of Bastiat’s sees the broken-window fallacy in government “stimulus” spending, she is on the firmest of ground. | |
Video: Gold Breaks Out |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-24 |
| Short Summary: Peter Schiff reacts to the breakout rally of gold and silver in the wake of Federal Reserve meeting notes suggesting more money-printing on the way.Related: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), IShares Silver ETF (SLV), Newmont Mining (NEM), Bar | |
USDA Gives $26 Million in Grant Money to Farmers in 47 States |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-24 |
| by Ali Papademetriou On August 16, Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack declared that the USDA is offering up to five million dollars in grant money to farmers and ranchers to establish adaptation to the drought. Adaptation includes genetic engineeri | |
Recipe for Chaos: What the Left and George Soros Plan for the RNC |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-24 |
| It’s going to be a powder-keg in Tampa at the RNC if George Soros has anything to say about it. Soros bankrolled the 69-page ACLU report titled Rights and Wrongs at the RNC after the 2004 Republican Convention in New York City which detailed th | |
August 24, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Friday, August 24, 2012 By: Mark Hanna U.S. stocks opened down Friday but yet anothe | |
Obama Mentor Preckwinkle: Reagan Deserves 'Special Place in Hell' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-24 |
| Toni Preckwinkle, an Obama ally and mentor and Cook County, Illinois Board President, said on Tuesday President Ronald Reagan deserved a “special place in hell” for “making drug use political.” "What? You didn't like | |
Stock Market Rises, Falls with Fed Signals |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-24 |
| “Nobody ever said reading the Federal Reserve was easy. On Wednesday, the Fed appeared to suggest it was closer to taking additional steps to help the U.S. economy. Stocks rallied as a result and finished the day well off their lows. But the prospec | |
Laissez Faire and the Tariff |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-24 |
| In his great book Master of the Senate, volume 3 of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Robert A. Caro describes the Progressive Era Senate Republican leaders as holding an “unshaken belief in laissez faire and the protective tariff.” Just before t | |
Plenty of Growth in Emerging Markets: Diageo CEO |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Oil near $100. Thanks a lot, Fed! |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNN Money Link: h | |
Don't Miss Peter Schiff on Fox Business! • 12:00pm |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: August 30, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm Guest:Peter Schiff Network: Fox | |
Don't Miss Peter Schiff on Fox Business! • 9:20am |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: August 27, 2012 - 9:20am - 10:00am Guest: Peter Schiff Network: Fo | |
Don't Miss Peter Schiff on CNBC! • 3:00pm |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: August 24, 2012 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm Guest: Peter Schiff Network: CNB | |
Government Wants More People on Food Stamps |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNN Money Link: h | |
Will Greece Quit or Will It Be Thrown Out of Euro? |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
S&P Reviewing Illinois Credit Rating |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-24 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Chicago Tribune Link: | |
Senator: Illegals to Receive over $7 Billion in Tax Credits |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-23 |
| A loophole in the US tax code, whose revision Harry Reid deliberately prevented, resulted in over $4 billion going to illegal immigrants in one year. That number is poised to top $7 billion this year, based on analysis from the office of Senator Jeff | |
Droughts, Famines, and Markets |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-23 |
| We can't control the weather, but we can unleash the market and further globalize food production to avoid famines when harvests go bad. | |
More Lies about Tax Lies |
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| Tax Lawyer's Blog | 2012-08-23 |
| “Facts are counter-revolutionary” - Eric Hoffer - Paul Campos of Salon is, predictably, calling Niall Ferguson a liar for accurately pointing out that the bottom 50% of Americans pay no federal income taxes: Of all the wrongheaded claims in Ni | |
Abortion and Rape - by Judge Andrew Napolitano |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-23 |
| The criticisms of the recent absurd comments by Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin, who at this writing is his party’s nominee to take on incumbent Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November in a contest he had been expected to win | |
Will Democrats Snub Catholic Cardinal Invited to RNC? |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-23 |
| Conservative HQ's Richard Viguerie notes the significance of the recent announcement that Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at next week's GOP convention: The archdiocese of New York is one of more than 40 Roman Catholic group | |
CBO Warns of New Recession |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-23 |
| “The U.S. economy will hurtle into a recession if Congress fails to avert a series of tax increases and budget cuts due in January, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday, warning that a fiscal impasse would have consequences even more dire | |
The Media Get It Wrong (airs tonight at 9PM on FBN) |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-23 |
| Gallup polls show that most people don't trust the media. Good. They shouldn't. Tonight, we'll look at today's media and what we do wrong. We (I include myself) sacrifice important news time for stories that are mostly shallow entertainment. Megy | |
McCaskill on Bill Clinton in '06: 'I Don't Want My Daughter Near Him' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-23 |
| Senator Claire McCaskill had some choice words to say about the 2012 DNC speaker Bill Clinton. "I think he's been a great leader but I don't want my daughter near him." McCaskill said this a few years ago while in a hotly contested senate ra | |
Rick Warren Cancels 2012 Civil Forum Due to Incivility |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-23 |
| Rick Warren has announced that he is cancelling the sequel to his civil forum which was scheduled to feature President Obama and Governor Romney in a televised interview format. Warren said the ongoing uncivil discourse of the campaign caused him to cance | |
Energy Firm Exploits Obama Connection |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-23 |
| “With energy an increasingly pivotal issue for the Obama White House, a review of Exelon [Corporation]’s relationship with the administration shows how familiarity has helped foster access at the upper reaches of government and how, in some cases, | |
Statist Fallacies on Federal Taxes, Spending, and Debt |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-23 |
| A piece in today's New York Times shows why, under the statist paradigm in which we live, it is so difficult for America to extricate itself from the federal government's over-spending and over-borrowing. ... | |
NYT: Obamanomics Hurts Baby Boomers, Youth, Blacks Most |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-23 |
| According to the New York Times, the years of the Obama presidency have been economically devastating for all age groups, but two groups have been hit the hardest: those Americans ages 55-64 who are nearing retirement and those young people ages 25-34 jus | |
Forsaken And Forgotten |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-23 |
| America is becoming a very cold place. If you don't have money, you don't really matter much in our society. The ads on television aren't for you - they are directed at people that actually have good jobs and that can afford to buy the nice little | |
Forsaken And Forgotten |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-23 |
| America is becoming a very cold place. If you don't have money, you don't really matter much in our society. The ads on television aren't for you - they are directed at people that actually have good jobs and that can afford to buy the nice little | |
Akin, Rape And Abortion: The Truth Behind The Controversy |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-23 |
Is Libertarianism Extreme? |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-22 |
| Statists oftentimes accuse libertarians of holding extreme views. One reason for that is that since we have all been born and raised in a society based on welfare and warfare, the libertarian philosophy, which stands in opposition to socialism, interventi | |
Who Is Paul Ryan? |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-22 |
| Was the Paul Ryan pick a good one? Libertarians are divided. Gary Johnson calls Ryan "anything but a libertarian," while Freedomworks President Matt Kibbe says "Paul Ryan is one of us... a great choice." In my syndicated column this week, I give my t | |
What About Money Causes Economic Crises? |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-22 |
| Rep. Ron Paul sponsored this Congressional lecture on "What About Money Causes Economic Crises?", the concluding lecture in a three part series on the basic principles of money for Congressional staff.As a continuing educational tool this lecture was fi | |
8 Economic Threats That We Were Not Even Talking About At The Beginning Of The Summer |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-22 |
| In the crazy times in which we live, it helps to expect the unexpected. Sometimes you can think that you have it all figured out and then this world can throw a real curveball at you. Very few people anticipated that we would see a massive outbreak of t | |
8 Economic Threats That We Were Not Even Talking About At The Beginning Of The Summer |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-22 |
| In the crazy times in which we live, it helps to expect the unexpected. Sometimes you can think that you have it all figured out and then this world can throw a real curveball at you. Very few people anticipated that we would see a massive outbreak of t | |
Medicare Front and Center in Congressional Campaigns |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-22 |
| “The addition of Rep. Paul D. Ryan to the GOP presidential ticket has upended the congressional campaigns as the battle for the House and Senate swiftly focused on one main issue: Medicare.” (Los Angeles Times) With its humongous unfunded liab | |
Journo-Tools for Obama - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-22 |
| Can we stop calling the hosts of the presidential debates “moderators”? They’re left-erators. It’s time for the old media godfathers to end the pretense that they’re fair and neutral observers of the American political scene. | |
A Powerful Movie - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-22 |
| Years, and sometimes decades, pass between my visits to movie theaters. But I drove 30 miles to see the movie “2016,” based on Dinesh D’Souza’s best-selling book, “The Roots of Obama’s Rage.” Where I live is so po | |
Will Nullification Lead to Conflict? |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-22 |
| by William Kennedy From: NorthC | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-22 |
Forgotten Men Audio: 8/18/2012 |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-22 |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-21 |
| --John Witherspoon-- "...if your cause is just, if your principles are pure, and if your conduct is prudent, you need not fear the multitude of opposing hosts. If your cause is just—you may look with confidence to the Lord and intreat him to pl | |
More Than Half Of All Americans Are At Least Partially Dependent On The Government |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-21 |
| A very large segment of the population has figured out that it can use voting as a tool to get more money and benefits from the government, and that is a very dangerous thing. Once upon a time, the free market was the one that distributed nearly all the | |
More Than Half Of All Americans Are At Least Partially Dependent On The Government |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-21 |
| A very large segment of the population has figured out that it can use voting as a tool to get more money and benefits from the government, and that is a very dangerous thing. Once upon a time, the free market was the one that distributed nearly all the | |
“Issues” or America? - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-21 |
| There are some very serious issues at stake in this year’s election — so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is the future of America as we have known it. The Ameri | |
The Obama Administration is Killing the Internet |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Bad policy after bad policy. Often illegally imposed. As a result, the Tech Sector – 1/6 of our nation’s economy, as big as health care – is hemorrhaging jobs. Tech Layoffs Hit 3-year High in First Half of 2012 And our Internet s | |
RNC Chair to Akin: ‘Step Aside’ |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| This evening on CNN’s “Out Front,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called for Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin (R-MO) to step aside. Here’s what Priebus said: But if it was me and I had an opportunit | |
Coping with Disappointment |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-21 |
| The inability or unwillingness of governments to adjust to changing conditions ultimately results in forcing people to do things against their will in the attempt to achieve the impossible. | |
Obamanomics: Almost 500,000 Federal Workers Make Over $100,000 |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| According to a brand new book already striking fear in the hearts of public sector union bosses, America’s government workers may be the only men and women in the country still blessing their lucky stars for President Obama. Mallory Factor’s S | |
Court Rules Alabama Public Schools Can't Check Citizenship of New Students |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama’s law requiring all of its public schools to check the citizenship status of new students was unconstitutional, in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
Undisciplined |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-21 |
| The Obama administration undermines classroom order in pursuit of phantom racism.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In March 2010, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announce | |
Bogus Justifications for the National-Security State |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-21 |
| Interventionists justify the existence of the vast military and intelligence establishment in America by telling us that there are 'radical Islamic elements' in the world.... | |
US Drones using Double Tap Tactics in Pakistan, Hypocrisy |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-21 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Operating unmanned aircrafts over Pakistan without any declaration has been a controversial topic ever since 2004. However, a tactic being used by United States drone operators has added more controversy to the drone conversation. | |
Jonesboro Police Claim Autopsy Shows Left-Handed Man Shot Right Temple Handcuffed |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-21 |
| by Jake Hartline Investigators have concluded their investigation, an autopsy ruled the death of 21-year-old Arkansas resident Chavis Carter as a suicide. Carter was handcuffed in the back of a police car in Jonesboro, Arkansas when he died. He had | |
Romney Supports Audit of Federal Reserve |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Mitt Romney said he believed the Federal Reserve should be audited when asked at a town hall event Tuesday in New Hampshire. "Very plain and simple, the answer is yes,” Romney said in New Hampshire. “The Federal Reserve should be accountable | |
the Organic Review: Activists Achieve Success at National Lemonade Freedom Day by Demonstrating Right to Self-Ownership |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-21 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other local governments have deployed investigations, raids and some arrests on innocent farmers and natural food and raw milk producers. In addition, government officials hav | |
McDonald's Fights Back Against Food Police First Lady |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Note to Michelle: don’t mess with the Golden Arches. Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last week, where she told Leno that after winning her medal, she “splurged on an Egg McMuffin at Mc | |
Indiana Schools Pressure Parents Not to Choose Private Schools |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-21 |
| “Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door to door in an unusual campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation’s larg | |
New Poll: Akin Leads McCaskill By 1, Down By 8 *UPDATE: Survey USA Added |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Public Policy Polling released a new poll on the Missouri Senate race post-"legitimate rape" debacle. Two things: I'm not forming an opinion, nor should anyone really, until we have more information on the sample used. I'm also torn as to whe | |
Akin Will Withdraw: What Happens Now? |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Yesterday, Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin went on a local public affairs show in St. Louis with, at most, 12 convalescent viewers and gave birth to the mother of all campaign gaffes in 2012. Responding to a question about rape exceptions to abortion, som | |
As Our Standard Of Living Declines... |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-21 |
We Could All Use Some R&R |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| America needs some R&R, but there will be no time to rest if we are going to fix the mistakes of the last three and a half years. Read more conservative political cartoons at TobyToons.com. | |
'Repeal Obamacare' Billboard Vandalized |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-21 |
| Vandals defaced a Sarasota County Republican Party anti-Obama billboard over the weekend in Venice, Florida, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Vandals this past weekend extensively damaged a Sarasota County Republican Party billboard | |
The Arrogance of the Political Class |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-21 |
The Debate Over Balancing The Federal Budget Has Been A Central Feature Of Every Presidential Campaign |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-20 |
| For much of the past few generations, the debate over balancing the federal budget has been a central feature of every presidential campaign. But over time, the goalposts have moved. As the amount of red ink has grown steadily larger, the suggested t | |
Jacob Rothschild, John Paulson And George Soros Are All Betting That Financial Disaster Is Coming |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-20 |
| Are you willing to bet against three of the wealthiest men in the entire world? Jacob Rothschild recently bet approximately 200 million dollars that the euro will go down. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson made somewhere around 20 billion do | |
Jacob Rothschild, John Paulson And George Soros Are All Betting That Financial Disaster Is Coming |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-20 |
| Are you willing to bet against three of the wealthiest men in the entire world? Jacob Rothschild recently bet approximately 200 million dollars that the euro will go down. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson made somewhere around 20 billion do | |
Protected: NNComm #258: Marrying Down |
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| Marc Rudov | 2012-08-20 |
| There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | |
The Government Horseshoer |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-20 |
| How many government workers does it take to fix a broken faucet? Answer: more than 200. First, you need dozens to fill out paperwork. Then, you need someone to change the horseshoes of the department's imaginary horses. Then -- Wait. Horseshoes? | |
FBI Agents Take Virginia Resident for Facebook Posts, Roommate says,“he goes before a judge at the hospital from what we have been told.” |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-20 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Chesterfield Police, the FBI and Secret Service agents have detained Brandon Raub of Richmond, Virginia who spent tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, known as a “respected” Marine and squad leader. On August 16th, at around seven i | |
Once Again, Afghan Dressed in Police Outfit Kills NATO Soldier |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-20 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Another NATO soldier has been killed in Southern Afghanistan this past Sunday, after a man disguised in police clothing opened fire, taking the death toll to ten in the past two weeks involving similar tactics, such as using the p | |
Jittery Nerves Send Oil Prices Skyward |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-20 |
| “World oil prices rose Monday, with New York crude reaching the highest level for three and a half months. . . .” (Reuters) Supply and demand. FEE Timely Classic “Rising Prices: The Market’s Way of Conserving Oil” by Jorge Amador | |
The Judge: Bernanke's Mindset Not Helping |
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| Fox Business: Napolitano | 2012-08-20 |
 Judge Napolitano on Ben Bernanke |
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Dog Food Served in Federal Prisons Lands $362,000 Settlement |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-20 |
| by Ali Papademetriou A disturbing investigation with a food company from 2006 is finding closure in federal prisons. Six years ago the Tyler, Texas based meat business, John Soules Foods, marketed a product labeled as beef trimmings to an independe | |
America Ready for Paul Ryan's Adult Conversation |
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| Star Parker | 2012-08-20 |
| There's a line of thinking on the political left that Mitt Romney served them up a great softball in picking Paul Ryan as his running mate. According to Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page, "Ryan brings to the... | |
Whipping the Fast Ox |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-20 |
| In his book, The Commanding Heights, Daniel Yergin discusses China’s long march toward free markets that began soon after Mao’s death. Discussion within the Communist Party included this assessment of progressive taxation: [I]t was argued that the w | |
Did Thoreau Have It Right? - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-20 |
| The story of Richard W. Sonnenfeldt, author of Witness to Nuremburg, is one that every person who is concerned about tyranny should read. Sonnenfeldt fled his German homeland for England at age fifteen when it became clear that Jews were increasingly at r | |
Not Better Off, Most Voters Say |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-20 |
| “In USA TODAY/Gallup survey nationwide and in the 12 top battleground states, most voters say the situation for them and their families hasn’t improved over the past four years, the first time that has happened since Ronald Reagan famously pos | |
Three Hour Hearing at Hospital Resulting in No Raub, Rutherford Institute to Comment |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-20 |
| by Ezra Van Auken After 26-year-old, Brandon Raub, was detained by federal agencies last Friday for “terroristic” Facebook posts, many Americans were struck with the reality of what can happen in an expanding police state. Being held in a menta | |
August 20, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Monday, August 20, 2012 By: Mark Hanna U.S. stocks were fractionally lower Monday as | |
A Frankenation in Iraq |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-20 |
| I wonder how many U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq, or have who lost arms or legs or mental stability from their invasion or occupation of the country, figured that the reason they were making such an enormous sacrifice was so that Iraq could ultimately get | |
James Madison: Consolidation |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-20 |
The Confidence Game |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-20 |
| by Scott Strzelczyk | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-20 |
Endless QE, Ryan Budget All Hope No Change, Has The Bond Bubble Burst? |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-20 |
Spain, Greece and ECB All Pose Threat to Euro Now |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Wall Street Journal Link: | |
A Message from the 1970s on State Spending |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: The Telegraph Link: | |
Bundesbank Steps Up ECB Bond Plan Criticism |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Business Week Link: | |
Tension Over Aid to Greece Could Unsettle Markets |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: New York Times Link: | |
Why Portugal Should Be Most Worried About ‘Grexit’ |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Moody's: More California Cities at Risk of Bankruptcy |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Associated Press Link: | |
Banks Use $1.77 Trillion To Double Treasury Purchases |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Bloomberg Link: h | |
Weak Euro Zone Casts Long Shadows |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-20 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Reuters Link: htt | |
Free Market Innovation Slashes CO2 Emissions |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-18 |
| If you worry about global warming, you'll be happy to hear that U.S. CO2 emissions are now at their lowest level in 20 years. What caused such a massive reduction? Not government, reports AP: "it happened as a result of market forces rather than dir | |
Military Suicide Rate Doubles in July, Researchers Claim Anti-Suicide Nasal Spray |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-18 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Just in the first seven months of 2012 there was an apparent one hundred and sixteen suicides in the military, and according to numbers, twenty-six military soldiers in the United States committed suicide in the month of July. A r | |
Video: The Estate Tax Needs To Die |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-18 |
| Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse. | |
The Death of an American Mule |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-18 |
Endless QE, Ryan budget all hope no change, has the bond bubble |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-18 |
| Video Type: Video Blog August 17, 2012 | |
Romney/Ryan Camp Reports Impressive Fundraising, Support Since Ryan VP Pick |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| Almost one week ago, Mitt Romney announced his choice of Congressman Paul Ryan to join him on the presidential ticket. The Romney/Ryan campaign is reporting great success among multiple platforms immediately following the Vice-presidential announcem | |
Court Gives OK to Biotech Company Patenting Human DNA |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-17 |
| by Ali Papademetriou On Thursday, the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. supported Salt Lake City based biotech company, Myriad Genetics Inc.’s ability to patent two human genes connected to breast and ovarian cance | |
Team Obama Coordinates Attacks on Palin to Deflect Biden Criticism |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| On a day in which the White House had to assure the mainstream media that Obama-Biden is in fact the ticket that will face Romney-Ryan in the fall, top Obama advisers coordinated efforts to mocking former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin instead of d | |
Forward... To The Politics of Personal Destruction |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| And this, from those that promised to change politics in D.C. Hope & Change has given way to Hate & Scare from this point 'Forward.' Cross-posted: TobyToons.com (Conservative Political Cartoons) | |
Conflict with Former VA Gov. Wilder Could Cost Obama Support Among Independents |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| President Barack Obama’s path to the White House becomes increasingly difficult -- if not nearly impossible -- if he does not win Virginia. Virginia is as important to the Obama campaign as Florida is to Mitt Romney’s. And Obama’s path | |
Administrator of TSA Speaks Out Against “Racial Profiling” Allegations |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-17 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A USAToday editorial by John S. Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, was posted yesterday. After TSA workers and government security critics exposed interesting information about training the agenc | |
Same ol’ same ol’? |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-17 |
| by Mike Maharrey &n | |
Obama Admin All-In for Affirmative Action in Univ. of Texas Supreme Court Case |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| This week, President Barack Obama made comments in which he advocated for an economy of shared prosperity, reminiscent of his comments during the 2008 campaign about “spreading the wealth around.” Paul Ryan, on the other hand, commented | |
House Construction Slows, But Optimism Grows |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-17 |
| “U.S. builders slowed their pace of housing construction slightly in July. But in a hopeful sign for future construction, applications for building permits rose to their highest level since August 2008.” (Christian Science Monitor) Why is ever | |
Where Free-Market Economists Go Wrong |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-17 |
| The freedom philosophy is a radical idea that looks ahead, rather than to some mythical golden era or Panglossian present. Every time we pass up an opportunity to make this point, we alienate potential allies. | |
Split Decision for Tea Party in Florida Primaries |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| In Florida, the Tea Party and the Republican establishment faced off in two marquee primary battles on Tuesday. Rep. John Mica, an ally of House Speaker John Boehner's and a 10-term Congressman who chairs the Transportation Committee, defeated fre | |
Protesters Occupy Obama Campaign Headquarters, Issue Demands |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| In what appears to have been a coordinated action Thursday evening, Occupy protesters in Portland, Oregon and Oakland, California staged protests and have occupied the offices of Obama campaign headquarters in both locations. A hostage negotiator is said | |
Video Shows Crowd at Biden 'Chains' Event Was Half African-American |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-17 |
| At an appearance in Danville, VA Tuesday, Vice President Biden made a comment about putting "y'all back in chains" that has divided Americans, among them the President's own supporters. Jesse Jackson has blamed the gaffe on the 24-hour news cycle he d | |
Video: Gold Lease Rate & Gold Prices |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-17 |
The Liberal Sisterhood of the Plundering Hacks - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-17 |
| Hey, remember when Nancy Pelosi and a gaggle of Democratic women vowed to eradicate Washington’s culture of corruption? Tee-hee. Instead of breaking up the Good Ol’ Boys Club, Capitol Hill’s leading liberal ladies have established their | |
The Solution to Poverty |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-17 |
| Ever since Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, liberals have maintained that the way to alleviate poverty is to have government wage war on poverty.... | |
Politicians' Top 10 Promises Gone Wrong (airs Saturday at 3PM and 1AM on FNC) |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-16 |
| Politicians make promises and brag about the results of their work of seen benefits, but they ignore the unintended consequences and unseen harm of their laws. Politicians promised that: 10. "Cash for clunkers" would save the auto industry. Instead, it | |
Industrial Cities Vs. College Towns |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-16 |
| Have you noticed that industrial cities are decrepit while college towns are wealthy? American business is being robbed to subsidize a massive education bubble.Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renown | |
Startling Evidence That Central Banks And Wall Street Insiders Are Rapidly Preparing For Something BIG |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-16 |
| If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing. Those that are "connected" have access to far better sources of information than the rest of us have, and if they hear that s | |
Startling Evidence That Central Banks And Wall Street Insiders Are Rapidly Preparing For Something BIG |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-16 |
| If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing. Those that are "connected" have access to far better sources of information than the rest of us have, and if they hear that s | |
Trend in Jobless Claims Has Some Feeling Optimistic |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-16 |
| “The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week although a trend reading fell close to a four-year low, pointing to healing in the still-struggling labor market.” (Reuters) We’ve heard this before, but | |
22 Stats That Show How The Emerging One World Economy Is Absolutely Killing American Workers |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-16 |
| For decades our politicians have promised us that the "free trade" agenda would bring us greater prosperity than ever before. They insisted that merging our economy into the emerging one world economy would cause millions upon millions of new jobs to | |
22 Stats That Show How The Emerging One World Economy Is Absolutely Killing American Workers |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-16 |
| For decades our politicians have promised us that the "free trade" agenda would bring us greater prosperity than ever before. They insisted that merging our economy into the emerging one world economy would cause millions upon millions of new jobs to | |
It’s Not a Black-and-White World |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-16 |
| The world is not just about good guys and bad guys, but about real people whose ideas are good and bad in various mixtures. | |
Immigrants, the Scapegoats |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-16 |
| Guess who the Greek government and Greek citizenry are blaming for their economic woes. Immigrants ? the people who also serve as a favorite scapegoat for many Americans who, like the Greeks, are lamenting the ever-mounting crisis of the welfare-state, i | |
Democrat Senator Proposed Ryan-esque Medicare Reform in 1999 |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-16 |
| Democrats' attempt to portray Paul Ryan as an extremist who would "end Medicare as we know it" hasn't been going very well, largely because the Medicare plan he proposed isn't really that extreme by historical standards. In fact, the shrill attempt t | |
Bain Capital Saved Spot Where President First Kissed Michelle |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-16 |
| Well, at least President Barack Obama should know where to send the Thank You card. This week, a new memorial was unveiled in Chicago recalling the first kiss by Barack Obama and his future bride Michelle. The 3,000-pound granite marker stands outside a | |
November’s Choices - by Judge Andrew Napolitano |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-16 |
| We are in terrible straits this presidential election. We have a choice between a president who has posed more of a danger to personal freedom than any in the past 150 years and a Republican team that wants to return to Bush-style big government. Presiden | |
Consumers Upped Spending Last Month |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-15 |
| “Retail sales rose in July for the first time in four months as demand increased for goods including cars and electronics, a sign that consumers could drive faster economic growth in the third quarter.” (New York Times) Consumption doesn’t b | |
All Quiet on Inflation Front |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-15 |
| “Consumer prices were flat in July for a second straight month and the year-over-year increase was the smallest since November 2010, giving the Federal Reserve room for further monetary easing to tackle stubbornly high unemployment.” (Reuters) | |
Government Spending Cuts Are Bad for the Economy? |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-15 |
| Are people doing the best they possibly can with their limited time, talents, and resources to serve the limitless wants of their fellow human beings? | |
Republican Ticket Brings Medicare Back to Forefront |
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| Fox Business: Napolitano | 2012-08-15 |
 The Judge on Medicare |
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The Other Side of Hitler |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-15 |
| Whenever the subject of Adolf Hitler arises, it usually begins and ends with the Holocaust and World War II. That's unfortunate because Hitler had another side, one that is similar to that of liberals and conservatives in America.... | |
Black Like Us: The Race Clownery of Obama-Biden - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-15 |
| Looks like Vice President Joe Biden has been taking extracurricular Democratic jive-talking lessons. The results of condescending liberals’ cynical racial pandering attempts are, as always, seismically cringe-inducing. At a campaign event in Danvill | |
Why I'm a Libertarian |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-15 |
| In my syndicated column this week, I touch on why I feel threatened by both political parties. I'm a libertarian in part because I see a false choice offered by the political left and right: government control of the economy -- or government control of | |
Greta, Me, and Perplexity - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-15 |
| In a recent Donald Trump appearance (by phone) on Greta the Grinch’s show, Trump was at his statist best. Among other things, he casually mentioned, when Greta brought up Harry Reid’s name, that “Harry’s a good friend of mine.” How lovely. I | |
DIPIETRO CHALLENGES MARIACHER TO AGREE TO DEBATE |
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| Political Class Dismissed | 2012-08-15 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 15, 2012 CONTACT: EARL JANN 716-440-7814 DIPIETRO CHALLENGES MARIACHER TO AGREE TO DEBATE Candidate dodges Tuesday Republican Primary Assembly debate (EAST AURORA, NY) – Conservative Republican candidate for New York State A | |
Paying More Money For Food |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-15 |
John Browne August 8, 2012 CNBC – Closing Bell |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Video Type: TV Interviews August 8, 2012 | |
'Why Is There No Liberal Ayn Rand? |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-15 |
Peter Schiff August 4, 2012 Fox News – Mancow |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Video Type: TV Interviews August 4, 2012 | |
Greece to Exit Euro Zone Next Month? |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
More Tax Preparers than Police & Firefighters - Combined |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Sentinel and Enterprise Link: | |
Too Big To Fail Has Become Permanent Bailout Program |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Forbes Link: http | |
Don't Miss John Browne on Fox Business! • 4pm |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: August 16, 2012 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm Guest: John Browne Network: Fox | |
U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Bloomberg Link: h | |
Euro Zone Output Expected to Shrink in 2nd Quarter |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Reuters Link: htt | |
Honeymoon Over, Outlook Worse for French President |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Yahoo! News Link: | |
Treasury: U.S. to Lose $25 Billion on Auto Bailout |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-15 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Detroit News Link: | |
Broke Weiner Slides Into $3.3M Manhattan Apartment |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| How much is Huma Abedin in bed with Hillary Clinton? Possibly $3.3 million worth. Abedin, Clinton’s longtime aide, and her husband Anthony Weiner have moved into a $3.3 million Manhattan apartment that just so happens to be owned by Jack | |
The Bridge Over the River Nile |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-14 |
| U.S. officials undoubtedly don't know what to do about Egyptian President Morsi's implicit challenge of Egypt's military dictatorship with his sacking of high military officials in Egypt. For decades, the U.S. government has funded Egypt's military di | |
Ahmadinejad Shows Sensitive Side, Leading up to Islamic Summit with Saudis |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-14 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Prior to the summit known as the “Islamic Cooperation” meeting in Saudi Arabia hosted by King Abdullah. Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was interviewed by Fars news agency where he described his views of the world and g | |
Union, CA Dems Kill Bill to Facilitate Firing Sex Offending Teachers |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| In a stunning example of truth stranger than fiction, Democrats in the California Assembly killed a bill that would have made it easier to fire teachers accused of serious sexual offenses against children. The bill SB 1530, had bipartisan support in the | |
The Race Card Cometh Again...And Again |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| Vice President Joe Biden’s intelligence has never been in question…to him, anyway. To everyone else, the opposite is true. The bipedal gaffe machine was at it again today when, in Virginia, he had a “‘Hello Cleveland’ whil | |
Georgia Chooses Jobs over LEED-Fueled Monopoly |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| In a move that should serve to put the federal government on notice, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has taken a positive step towards ensuring fairness between green building certification standards. Per a report from Peach State political blog: Georgia | |
Biden in 49% Black Danville, VA: 'They Gonna Put Y'all Back in Chains' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| This morning in Virginia, Vice President Joe Biden dropped some shocking and offensive language in ripping into Mitt Romney’s economic plans. Stooping to a new low, Biden said, “Romney wants to let the—he said in the first 100 days, he&r | |
Government to Aid Farmers with Food Purchases |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-14 |
| “President Obama turned up the pressure on Congress to pass a new farm bill during a campaign stop in Iowa on Monday as he announced a new aid package to help farmers and ranchers struggling through the worst drought to hit the country in more than | |
Partygoer Breaches JFK’s $100 Million Airport Security, Entering from Water |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-14 |
| by Jake Hartline The airport security at John F. Kennedy airport in New York was breached Friday night, the $100 million security system failed to notice the passing of a 31-year-old man who entered from the water around the airport. Daniel | |
Ryan Bounce: Romney Up Two in Gallup Poll |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| Today, Gallup's daily tracking poll showed Romney moving into a two-point lead over Obama, 47% to 45%. It was the first time since early June that Romney has led in the tracking poll. The race was tied all last week at 46%. A good portion of today's nu | |
Obama Admin Blesses GSA Decision Not to Arrest Occupy Protesters |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| Barack Obama found himself in hot water when he told a group of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors, “Families like yours, young people like the ones here today — including the ones who were just chanting at me — you’re the reason | |
Biden Dog-Whistles: GOP Will 'Put Y'all Back In Chains' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| Vice President Joe Biden went to Virginia on Monday and told a largely black audience that Republicans would "put y'all back in chains." He then forgot that he was in Virginia and yelled, "With you, and I mean this, we can win North Car | |
You Will Not Believe What Some People Are Willing To Do For A Paycheck These Days |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-14 |
| It is absolutely amazing what some people will do to make a living in this economy. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and we have not seen this kind of desperation for jobs in America since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What some peopl | |
You Will Not Believe What Some People Are Willing To Do For A Paycheck These Days |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-14 |
| It is absolutely amazing what some people will do to make a living in this economy. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and we have not seen this kind of desperation for jobs in America since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What some peopl | |
The Paul Ryan Choice - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-14 |
| Governor Mitt Romney’s choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate is one of those decisions that seem obvious — if not inevitable — in retrospect, even though it was by no means obvious to most of us beforehand. Anyone | |
TSA Probed for Profiling |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-14 |
| “The Department of Homeland Security is investigating complaints from airport security officers that the ‘chat-down’ program at Boston’s Logan airport has become a magnet for racial profiling. The Transportation Security Administration sai | |
FEE’s Take: Government Farm Relief |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-14 |
| The Obama administration is planning to buy $170 million in pork, lamb, chicken, and catfish in a bid to help farmers and ranchers during the drought. “Farmers, ranchers depend on a good crop season to pay the bills and put a roof over their heads. And | |
the Organic Review: FDA Approves New Flu Vaccine that Poses More of a Threat than a Cure |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-14 |
| by Ali Papademetriou On Monday, the Associated Press reported on the United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of this coming flu season’s new vaccine. Each year a new flu vaccine is created with the help of the FDA and other federa | |
Ryan Pick More Popular Than Biden's Selection |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| Democrats, the media and "anonymous" GOP sources have been scrambling to tell the public that Romney's selection of Paul Ryan was a disastrous move by the presidential candidate. I always find it precious when the media gets concerned about possible ne | |
Paul Ryan and the Catholic Vote |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-14 |
| At a time when it seems that secularization has its strongest foothold in the national culture, American Catholics may end up having a big say in the election this fall. Actually, with approximately 55.6 million of voting Catholics in the United States, | |
The Mississippi River Is Drying Up |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-14 |
| The worst drought in more than 50 years is having a devastating impact on the Mississippi River. The Mississippi has become very thin and very narrow, and if it keeps on dropping there is a very real possibility that all river traffic could get shut dow | |
The Mississippi River Is Drying Up |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-14 |
| The worst drought in more than 50 years is having a devastating impact on the Mississippi River. The Mississippi has become very thin and very narrow, and if it keeps on dropping there is a very real possibility that all river traffic could get shut dow | |
Maryland Expanding Drone Industry, Homeland Security State? |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-14 |
| by Ezra Van Auken At AAI Aircraft Systems in Hunt Valley, Maryland a group of workers build unmanned planes used to oversee land for US military, and not too far from the AAI building is John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel. | |
Paul Ryan — the New Power Behind the GOP Ticket - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-13 |
| I was planning on writing an article today titled “When Morals Collide with Pragmatism.” The crux of the article was going to address the question: Should a true libertarian or conservative obey his conscience by voting for a third-party candidate | |
Are The Government And The Big Banks Quietly Preparing For An Imminent Financial Collapse? |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-13 |
| Something really strange appears to be happening. All over the globe, governments and big banks are acting as if they are anticipating an imminent financial collapse. Unfortunately, we are not privy to the quiet conversations that are taking place in | |
Are The Government And The Big Banks Quietly Preparing For An Imminent Financial Collapse? |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-13 |
| Something really strange appears to be happening. All over the globe, governments and big banks are acting as if they are anticipating an imminent financial collapse. Unfortunately, we are not privy to the quiet conversations that are taking place in | |
Syrian Rebels Throw Postal Workers Off Roof, Regime Change to Regime Change? |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-13 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A video uploaded to the widely known media site YouTube this past Sunday shows Syrian rebels throwing bodies off a rooftop. According to reports, the roof was that of a post office in the northeastern town of Al-Bab, and victims | |
The Reagan in Romney - by Larry Kudlow |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-13 |
| While some of my conservative colleagues are criticizing the Romney campaign for one thing or another, I want to make a distinct point that is largely being overlooked: Mitt Romney is the most fiscally conservative Republican standard-bearer since Ronald | |
TSA Officials Claim, Trained to Racially Profile and Overly Search to Favor DC Policy |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-13 |
| by Ezra Van Auken Transportation Security Administration officials from the “behavior detection” program have revealed more incredibly bad information about the federal agency. After interviews and reports by the New York Times with many TSA wo | |
Banks Use Flawed Records in Collecting Debts |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-13 |
| “As they work through a glut of bad loans, companies like American Express, Citigroup and Discover Financial are going to court to recoup their money. But many of the lawsuits rely on erroneous documents, incomplete records and generic testimony fro | |
The Perfect Storm |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-13 |
| The perfect storm is the real fiscal cliff that we’re going to go over. The real fiscal cliff is when we can’t borrow any more money because our creditors wake up to the fact that we’re no good for the debt and interest rates start to rise.They (in | |
Oregon Suddenly Switches GMO Regulations in Organic-Conserved Areas |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-13 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Oregon Department of Agriculture announced on August 3rd, that a week later the state’s Willamette Valley would implement planting genetically modified canola. This may seem fairly normal considering 93 percent of United Stat | |
The Economy is Also About "Values" |
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| Star Parker | 2012-08-13 |
| Somehow we've come to accept, regarding government policy, that there are separate "economic" issues and "social" issues. The former being issues having to do with our pocketbook and the latter being issues touching... | |
Courage...the antidote to fear |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-13 |
| by Mark Kreslins &nb | |
the Organic Review: Clean up of Vietnamese Agent Orange Shows Monsanto’s Shady History |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-13 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Globally recognized biotech corporation Monsanto markets itself as a god in the agriculture world by displaying advertisements of how ‘beneficial’ they are to farmers and food production. Recently, people around the world a | |
Refortifying Egypt's Military Dictatorship |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-13 |
| Even while U.S. officials decry the brutal dictatorships in Syria and Iran, the U.S. government is fortifying the military dictatorship in Egypt. A recent attack in the Sinai Peninsula that killed six Egyptian soldiers is the latest excuse that U.S. offic | |
Pessimism about Congress Plagues Economists |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-13 |
| “Most economists surveyed by USA TODAY have little faith a divided Congress will adequately address looming tax increases and spending cuts, significantly hampering economic growth well into 2013.” (USA Today) Because of the political dynamic, | |
Capitalism, the Superior Societal System |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-13 |
| “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”- Adam Smith (1723-1790) Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneeringpolitical economist.Self interest | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-13 |
The Risk Is Not Properly Perceived |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-13 |
Why Not Centralize? |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-13 |
Machiavellian Style Politics |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-13 |
| by Scott Strzelczyk | |
Paul Ryan Has Already Been an Effective Obama Critic |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-12 |
| One of the things that a vice presidential candidate has to be able to do and do well is be an attack dog for the ticket. The best VP candidates have both the credibility and the capability to severely criticize the other team. Even before being picked as | |
The Breitbart Bio: Meet Paul Ryan |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-12 |
| In age in which 24-hour cable news, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and talk radio have made the news cycle both incessant and insatiable, Paul Ryan’s life -- and his family’s -- will never be the same now that Mitt Romney has chosen him to be his r | |
2008 Was Just An Overture |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-12 |
Ryan: 'Leaders Are Supposed to Fix Problems' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| A budget discussion this February between Paul Ryan and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner exemplifies the difference between the approach of the two parties heading into this election. Ryan confronts Geithner with a chart from his own budget which shows | |
Paul Ryan: A Great Choice for America's Women |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| Mitt Romney’s choice of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is a great choice for women in America. Ryan, who oversees the nation’s budget, is all too aware of the fact that, under President Obama, the nation is spending more than its resources. | |
Ryan Pick Shows Romney's Business Skills |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| Romney made his mark in the business world as a turnaround artist. He would invest in ailing companies and bring in a specialized team to turn the business around. The result, in most cases, was a stronger company with a thriving and profitable business. | |
Ryan, A Palin-esque Pick with a Plus |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| Romney is known for making tough, data-driven business decisions that both made him wealthy and created wealth for others. Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for his Vice Presidential slot reveals a capable decision-maker able to asse | |
What Began in Wisconsin Will End with Wisconsin |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| The rise of the tea party and the 2010 elections were about one thing: restraining the growth of the federal government. Voters, still reeling from TARP, saw the stimulus boondoggle, the auto bailouts, and a government take-over of health care and rose up | |
The Ticket: Romney Campaign Expects $3 Million Off Ryan Pick Today |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| A source inside the Romney campaign confirms the GOP nominee has raised over $1.5 million dollars since announcing Rep. Paul Ryan as the vice presidential selection five hours ago and they expect to double that number by the end of the day. A Romney advi | |
Ryan Candidacy Puts Debts, Deficits Front and Center |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| Liberals who are "giddy" at the prospects of Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan are in for a rude and sober awakening when they realize the strategic genius behind the decision. Team Romney's strategy? Lure the Obama | |
Grass Roots Must Unite Behind Paul Ryan |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-11 |
Wisconsin Grassroots to Paul Ryan: 'We've Got Your Back' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-11 |
| Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick shows a deliberate move to re-energize the campaign, appeal to younger voters, and those who want to fix the economy regardless of party. It also signals a huge shift not yet seen from th | |
FDA Approves “Big Pharma” Dog Pharmaceuticals |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-10 |
| by Ali Papademetriou On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their approval of three new medications for dogs. Among the three is a transdermal fentanyl solution, or in other words, a post-checkup painkiller, an antibiot | |
NYPD Installs $30 Million Monitoring System, Bloomberg “We are in the next century” |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-10 |
| by Ezra Van Auken New York Police officials revealed a brand new, high-tech system to the police force on Wednesday. The Domain Awareness System, designed by NYPD and Microsoft workers, carries data from cameras, license plate readers, crime report | |
11 Things That Can Happen When You Allow Your Country To Become Enslaved To The Bankers |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-10 |
| Why are Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and so many other countries experiencing depression-like conditions right now? It is because they have too much debt. Why do they have too much debt? It is because they allowed themselves to become enslaved to | |
11 Things That Can Happen When You Allow Your Country To Become Enslaved To The Bankers |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-10 |
| Why are Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and so many other countries experiencing depression-like conditions right now? It is because they have too much debt. Why do they have too much debt? It is because they allowed themselves to become enslaved to | |
Energy Independence: Fact vs. Fiction |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-10 |
 Does America need to be energy independent? |
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Electric Autos Can’t Compete With Gasoline |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-10 |
 Are fossil fuels headed toward extinction? |
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O’Reilly and Stossel Square Off on Oil |
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| Fox business: Stossel | 2012-08-10 |
 Who’s right about oil market? |
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Revisiting the DHS Smear of the Tea Party Movement - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-10 |
| In the wake of the horrific Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, left-wing barrel-scrapers are demanding that talk-radio giant Rush Limbaugh and other conservatives apologize for criticizing a 2009 Department of Homeland Security report that hyped an omino | |
Fewer File for Unemployment Benefits |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-10 |
| “The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, offering hope that some of last month’s improvement in job growth could be sustained and give the economy a lift.” (New York Times) And yet par | |
Market, State, and Autonomy |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-10 |
| If the alternative we face is between grappling with market forces and trusting a ruling elite, anyone concerned with autonomy and equality should choose the market. | |
Obamacare Taxes to Hit Not-So-Well-Off |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-10 |
| “Who gets thumped by higher taxes in President Barack Obama’s health care law? The wealthiest 2 percent of Americans will take the biggest hit, starting next year. And the pain will be shared by some who aren’t so well off—people swept | |
The "We're at War with the Muslims" Crowd |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-10 |
| Have you noticed that the 'we're at war with the Muslims' crowd has been noticeably silent in the wake of the murders at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin and the arson of the Islamic mosque in Missouri? Well, they're smart to keep their mouths shut. Hopef | |
August 10, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
| Friday, August 10, 2012 By: Mark Hanna U.S. stocks finished off a quiet week by once | |
Does Termination of Employment Really Cause Cancer? - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-10 |
| The latest story that the media and professional politicos are all abuzz about is the jaw-dropping Democratic ad accusing Mitt Romney of being responsible for the death of an employee who was terminated from his job at a company once controlled by Bain Ca | |
What is the Proper Role of Government |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-10 |
Amtrak Lost $800M on Cheeseburgers and Soda |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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With Rates Low, Banks Increase Mortgage Profit |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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ECB Prints Money for Greece to Buy Time |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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Euro Founder: Some Nations May be Forced to Leave |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Rise For First Time In Year |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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U.S. Postal Service Loses $5.2B, Warns of Low Cash |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
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Peter Schiff Opens Hard-Money Bank |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Economic Policy Journal Link: | |
Italy to Opt for Shorter-Term Debt as Redemptions Loom |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Gold Bulls Strengthen On Outlook For More Stimulus |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-10 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Bloomberg Link: h | |
Protected: NNComm #257: Eliminating Fathers |
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| Marc Rudov | 2012-08-09 |
| There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities Make Big Bucks for Banks |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-09 |
| “Banks make their money from taking the mortgages and bundling them into bonds that they then sell to investors, like pensions and mutual funds. ” (New York Times) But if the government is guaranteeing the mortgages, haven’t we been down thi | |
Remembering Heroes of Darker Days |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-09 |
| It is understandable how many, particularly younger, classical liberals could think this is the worst of times. It is not. | |
Three Malignant Overlays |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-09 |
| In 1890, Americans lived in a society without income taxation, the IRS, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public (i.e., government) schooling, farm subsidies, foreign aid to dictatorships, minimum-wage laws, price controls, paper money, the Federal Res | |
UN Warns Against Food Export Limits |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-09 |
| “The world could face a food crisis of the kind seen in 2007/08 if countries restrict exports on concerns about a drought-fuelled grain price rally, the U.N.’s food agency warned on Thursday, after reporting a surge in global food prices in Ju | |
Gazillions - by Judge Andrew Napolitano |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-09 |
| Gazillions. That’s the number of times the federal government has spied on Americans since 9/11 through the use of drones, legal search warrants, illegal search warrants, federal agent-written search warrants and just plain government spying. This i | |
Gas Myths (airs Saturday at 3PM on FNC) |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-09 |
| The summer driving season is well underway. People believe myths about oil and gasoline. We're running out of oil! America should be energy independent! Our oil comes from evil dictators! Electric cars and ethanol are so much better for the environment | |
The Sobering Reality Of What Life Is Like In Reno, Nevada |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-09 |
| What do you do when the city where you live is dying? All over the United States formerly great cities are crumbling, but some are definitely in worse shape than others. One reader recently wrote to me about what she sees happening all around her in R | |
The Sobering Reality Of What Life Is Like In Reno, Nevada |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-09 |
| What do you do when the city where you live is dying? All over the United States formerly great cities are crumbling, but some are definitely in worse shape than others. One reader recently wrote to me about what she sees happening all around her in R | |
IRS Ignored Fraud |
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| Tax Lawyer's Blog | 2012-08-09 |
| Would a private sector company ever do this? Richard Rubin of Bloomberg.com reports that the Internal Revenue Service’s approach to issuing tax identification numbers to non-U.S. residents let fraud go undetected, according to a report by the agency’ | |
Interest Rates Cannot Stay Low Forever |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-09 |
| Those who believe that artificially low interest rates are needed now, fail to see the price that will be paid down the road. By keeping rates too low, the Fed continues to lead an overly indebted economy deeper into the financial abyss. However, its ab | |
Dear Congress: Get out of the Way! |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-09 |
| by Michael Boldin & | |
Letter: Benjamin Franklin to Lord Howe - 1776 |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-09 |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-09 |
| --John Adams-- "The American Revolution was not a common event... But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of th | |
The Apocalyptic Vision of "The Road" |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-09 |
The Glory Days Are Over For The Bond Market |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-09 |
Obama Plays Politics with 'Historic' Drought |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Last week, Senate Democrats played politics with the drought by not agreeing to the short-term drought relief measures passed by the House. Now, President Barack Obama is playing politics with the drought as well. As Reuters notes, Obama on Tuesday &ldqu | |
Gold Medal Central Planning |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-08 |
| The Olympics are one of the most popular sporting events in the world. So how is it possible that tons of seats are empty for even popular events? Some tickets went to athletes' family members or VIPs. For most everyone else, the British Governme | |
Meet the Real Workers Obama Screwed Over - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-08 |
| Chutzpah overload in full effect: President Obama’s sleazy super-PAC, run by his former White House spokesman Bill Burton, just released an ad accusing GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney of causing the cancer death of a steelworker’s wife. | |
14 Questions People Ask About How To Prepare For The Collapse Of The Economy |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-08 |
| How in the world is someone supposed to actually prepare for an economic collapse? What should you do with your money? How can you make sure that your family is going to be okay? How can you prepare if your resources are extremely limited? These a | |
14 Questions People Ask About How To Prepare For The Collapse Of The Economy |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-08 |
| How in the world is someone supposed to actually prepare for an economic collapse? What should you do with your money? How can you make sure that your family is going to be okay? How can you prepare if your resources are extremely limited? These a | |
Mayor Bloomberg: Online Ammo is Bad, Money From Online Ammo is Good |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Yesterday, I had a post that looked at the fact that Mayor Bloomberg has recently spent a lot of time going after online ammunition sales. However, I also pointed out that his own NYPD has a record of selling used brass (spent bullet casings) to ammunitio | |
Big Mentor: The Troika—Obama, Axelrod, Jarrett |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| This is the second in a series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, Cold War historian and professor of political science, who has just released a major book, The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor, b | |
Obama Signs Law Requiring Administration To Release Sequester Details |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Congress passed The Sequestration Transparency Act in July, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on Tuesday. According to The Hill, the law requires the White House budget office to reveal how the automatic budget cuts required of them will b | |
The Knee-Jerk Response to Violence That We SHOULD Have |
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| Undoctrination.org | 2012-08-08 |
| Written by Eric Moquin In the wake of yet another senseless killing that has interesting timing, we need to start thinking bigger picture. We need to, as Constitution loving Americans, think of what might be happening right under our noses. It may | |
Stossel - s2012 | e127 - Thu, Jul 26, 2012 |
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| John Stossel at Hulu.com | 2012-08-08 |
| Stossel's 'What You Think You Know...'Added: Wed Aug 08 06:00:04 UTC 2012Air date: Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 41:15 | |
Standard Chartered Probe By New York State Department Of Financial Services Irks Other Regulators |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-08 |
| “The U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve were blindsided and angered by New York’s banking regulator’s decision to launch an explosive attack on Standard Chartered Plc over $250 billion in alleged money laundering transactions tied | |
House Changes Mind About 'Staycation' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Last week, the House voted itself a "staycation” by voting against adjournment, which meant there would be five weeks worth of pro-forma sessions -- where Congress “technically” stays in session by gaveling in and gaveling out but is es | |
Tag Team: Reid, White House Work Together To Attack Romney on Taxes |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the White House are working together to ensure the media continues to focus on Mitt Romney’s taxes and not Obama’s economy. Even mainstream media organizations like Reuters is making the connection | |
Mexico Memorial to Drug War Victims Inspires Debate |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-08 |
| “The erection of memorials is often controversial. Citizens, survivors and families of the dead argued passionately over the design, scope and placement of the memorials marking the Vietnam War and the Sept. 11 attacks. But in those cases, the commemora | |
NY Regulators Threaten U.K.'s Standard Chartered Bank for Transactions with Iran |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| In another impressive display of federal oversight, New York’s top banking regulator threatened to strip U.K. bank Standard Chartered PLC of its license to do business in the state, alleging that the bank illegally handled at least $250 billio | |
All in The Family: More Obama Campaign Hypocrisy- Marco Rubio |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| Earlier this week, the Committee for Justice (CFJ), released a video in conjunction with Breitbart News, kicking off an effort to hold President Barack Obama to account for his hypocrisy on political campaigning. The CFJ video chronicled Obama's troublin | |
Harlem Then and Now - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-08 |
| Books about the history of Harlem have long fascinated me — my favorite being “When Harlem Was in Vogue” by David Levering Lewis. However, a more recent book, titled simply “Harlem” by Jonathan Gill, presents a more comprehensive | |
The Fifth Amendment Protects Everyone, Not Just Citizens |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-08 |
| When defenders of civil liberties condemn President Obama's assassination program, some of them place a greater emphasis on the constitutional right of American citizens to be protected from assassination as compared to foreigners. However, as much as th | |
Tea Partiers Ted Cruz, Scott Walker Added to GOP Convention Lineup |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| On FOX News' "On The Record," Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus announced five new speakers to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Headlining the additions are two Tea Party stalwarts -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa | |
Military Myths |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-08 |
| In my syndicated column this week, I say that Romney misleads about military "cuts": Obama has "exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify," Romney said. He meant that unless Congress intervenes, Pentagon spending will be cut by more than | |
Poll: NEA Members Not Enthusiastic about Obama Campaign |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-08 |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thus far, President Obama’s re-election strategy has been based on attacking Mitt Romney, rather than citing his own record in office. Now it appears the National Education Association may have to employ the same strategy t | |
A New Constitutional Amendment - Abolish the States! |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-08 |
| by Mark Kreslins | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-08 |
The U.S. Economy Is Stagnating At Best And Actively Deteriorating At Worst |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-08 |
Using The Same logic… |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-08 |
German Factory Orders Fall Twice As Much As Forecast |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-08 |
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Recession Generation Opts To Rent Not Buy Houses & Cars |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-08 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Bloomberg Link: h | |
Investors Seek Out Safer Shores |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-08 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: New York Times Link: | |
Indigestion for ‘les Riches’ in a Plan for Higher Taxes |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-08 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: New York Times Link: | |
President Offers to Help Spanish Economy |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-07 |
| “President Barack Obama on Monday pledged U.S. support for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s efforts to get Spain’s economy back on track while acknowledging that the country faced “difficult challenges” amid the euro zo | |
Whatever Happened to the Division of Labor? |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-07 |
| For Adam Smith the division of labor plays a crucial role in the material progress of society, yet it seems to do little of the theoretical heavy lifting in modern treatments of economic development. | |
Sports Versus Politics - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-07 |
| It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics. What has puzzled me is why this is so, when what happens in politics has far more serious effe | |
More Gun Control Nonsense after Wisconsin |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-07 |
| Let's review the arguments of the gun-control crowd in the wake of the shooting at the Sikh church in Milwaukee.... | |
Campaign Shaping Up as Debate Over Job Creation |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-07 |
| “The debate about job creation is becoming one of the central themes of this year’s election campaign.” (Christian Science Monitor) Neither candidate gets it. FEE Timely Classic “Why Government Can’t Create Jobs” by Mark Ah | |
August 7, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2012 By: Mark Hanna With a dearth of new economic or policy news, | |
THWARTING DESPOTISM |
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| Tom's Opinions and Information | 2012-08-07 |
SNB’s Franc Defense Swells Reserves To 71% Of GDP |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
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Fed Official Calls for Bond Buying |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
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Don't Miss Peter Schiff on CNBC Europe! • 11am |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
| Content Type: Event Event Date: August 10, 2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm Guest: Peter Schiff Netwo | |
11 Graphs That Allegedly Prove the West Is Doomed |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: The Atlantic Link: | |
Italy Recession Deepens, Compounding Monti's Problems |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-07 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Black Pastors Oppose President, Democrats on Same Sex Marriage |
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| Star Parker | 2012-08-06 |
| Support for same sex marriage is now in the Democratic Party preliminary platform. Once approved by the full platform committee and voted on at the convention, same sex marriage will have the formal support of the... | |
Regulatory Czar Leaves White House |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-06 |
| “White House official Cass Sunstein–known as ‘the regulatory czar,’ one of the most powerful little-known people in Washington–is leaving the administration.” (USA Today) One of the founders of “libertarian paternalism.” FE | |
Some Truisms About Taxes, Fairness and Income Inequality |
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| Tax Lawyer's Blog | 2012-08-06 |
| The Wall Street Journal in an article titled The Numbers Beside a Hot Button Issue states four truths about income tax rates and who is and who is not paying their fair share: The top 5%, top 1% and top 0.1% of Americans have been getting a bigger slice | |
The Labor Theory of Value - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-06 |
| Even the walking dead have by now heard Barack Obama’s classic collectivist slip, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” But it’s important to point out what lies at the heart of such an idiotic | |
Garbage in, Garbage Out |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-06 |
| by Mike Maharrey &n | |
Newest Social Security Beneficiaries to Get Short-Changed |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-06 |
| “People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It’s a historic shift that will only get worse for future | |
Submissiveness and Conformity in America's Business Leaders |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-06 |
| Russian billionaire Aleksandr Lebedev is selling all his Russian assets and moving his money elsewhere. The reason? According to the New York Times, Lebedev, who has supported the opposition to President Putin's increasingly authoritarian rule, stated th | |
Fear of Government Moves Discourages Investment |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-06 |
| “A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in tax increases and budget cuts in January, undermining economic growth in the comin | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-06 |
| --John Williams-- (no image available) "...let us examine whether it [the Constitution] be calculated to preserve the invaluable blessings of liberty, and secure the inestimable rights of mankind. If it be so, let us adopt it. But if it be | |
Dead Crops, Extreme Drought And Endless Wildfires Are Now The New Normal In America |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-06 |
| As you read this, the United States is experiencing the worst drought it has seen since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. As you read this, nearly half of all corn crops in the United States are in "poor" or "very poor" condition. As you read this, | |
Dead Crops, Extreme Drought And Endless Wildfires Are Now The New Normal In America |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-06 |
| As you read this, the United States is experiencing the worst drought it has seen since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. As you read this, nearly half of all corn crops in the United States are in "poor" or "very poor" condition. As you read this, | |
James Madison and the Constitution's “Convention For Proposing Amendments” |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-06 |
Medicine Doesn't Taste Good Sometimes |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-06 |
What is a Representative |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-06 |
Back Down, Alderman Moreno: Even Kiss-in Protesters Are against You |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Friday night, across the country (sort of), gay marriage activists turned out in less than impressive numbers to stage a “kiss-in” protest against the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A. The controversy--out of Chicago, of course--was sparked | |
Palin Campaigns with Missouri Senate Candidate Sarah Steelman |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| When Sarah Palin campaigned in Texas the Friday before Ted Cruz’s victory last Tuesday, her appearance swung the polls by 17 points in one night. Professionals said they had never seen anyone -- a politician, celebrity, or athlete -- have that much | |
Solyndra Bailout Based on Defining What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Bill Clinton's parsing of the word is during a deposition on the Lewinsky scandal arguably became the low point in his presidency. A report on the Solyndra debacle issued Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce committee reveals a similar parsing of th | |
Democrats Versus Military Voters: Not the First Time |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Last Thursday, Breitbart News' Mike Flynn broke the news that the Obama campaign was suing in the swing state of Ohio to block a law that extends early voting for members of the military for an additional three days. A fierce battle erupted, with De | |
Book Review: Taxpayers Don't Stand a Chance |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Are you interested in learning how Ohio tumbled near the bottom of the economic heap under largely Republican leadership over the past two decades, or looking for the inside line on Romney's chances in the vital state? Matt Mayer offers data-rich conserv | |
Net Neutrality VS. Online Thievery |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Confusion abounds about where the government should and should not be involved with the Internet. It really isn’t that complicated. Apply old principles to these new problems, and the government’s proper Web role becomes readily apparent | |
Big Labor's Expense for Election Foot Soldiers |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| I have repeatedly attempted to expose the fact that Big Labor’s Gasping Dinosaurs are desperate and are utilizing much more than political donations to assure election of politicians who will assist in saving them from extinction. I have shown this | |
As Congress Acts, Obama Silent on EU Carbon Tax Scheme |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| The European Union is ambitious, at least when it comes to taxing. In a new tax on carbon emissions set to take effect on January 1, the EU will tax U.S. airlines for carbon emissions while flying over the United States, so long as that flight departs fro | |
The Hysteria In Mexico Caused By Fast & Furious |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-05 |
| Deroy Murdock is right. America needs to remember how Operation Fast & Furious has affected Mexico. Operation Fast & Furious was a scheme the Department of Justice used to sell state of the art assault weapons to straw purchasers who would give | |
Fox Business Video Interview |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-04 |
| Latest Fox Business video interview.Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse. | |
Democrats and Republicans Play Insane Game of Whose the Bigger Warmonger |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-04 |
| By Andrea Dantzer For the past two weeks, both the Republican and Democrats have been locked in a ferocious battle to see Who is the Bigger Warmonger when it comes to playing up to Israel and, once again, turning Iran into the scary monster of the | |
The Employment Rate In The United States Is Lower Than It Was During The Last Recession |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-04 |
| Did you know that a smaller percentage of Americans are working today than when the last recession supposedly ended? But you won't hear about this on the mainstream news. Instead, the mainstream media obsesses over the highly politicized and highly m | |
The Employment Rate In The United States Is Lower Than It Was During The Last Recession |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-04 |
| Did you know that a smaller percentage of Americans are working today than when the last recession supposedly ended? But you won't hear about this on the mainstream news. Instead, the mainstream media obsesses over the highly politicized and highly m | |
Gov. Bobby Jindal Makes The Obama/Occupy Wall Street Connection |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-04 |
| Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal delivered a blistering attack on President Obama, saying that he believed the President showed the same thinking as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Jindal delivered the remarks to a receptive crowd at RedState Gathering 20 | |
Jobs Added, but Unemployment Rises to 8.3 Percent |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-03 |
| “The American economy continued its long slog upward from the depths of the Great Recession, adding 163,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, the Labor Department said on Friday. That compares to a revised 64,000 jobs in June. For context, the economy n | |
Hypocrisy Central |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-03 |
| One of the things about liberals that really fascinates me is their hypocrisy, especially when it comes to one of their favorite attacks on libertarians for opposing the welfare state. Whenever libertarians call for the abolition of the moral and economic | |
Spain And Italy Are Toast Unless Germany Allows The ECB To Print Trillions Of Euros |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-03 |
| The financial chess game in Europe is still being played out, but in the end it is going to boil down to one very fundamental decision. Is Germany going to allow the ECB to print up trillions of euros and use those euros to buy up the sovereign debt of | |
Spain And Italy Are Toast Unless Germany Allows The ECB To Print Trillions Of Euros |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-03 |
| The financial chess game in Europe is still being played out, but in the end it is going to boil down to one very fundamental decision. Is Germany going to allow the ECB to print up trillions of euros and use those euros to buy up the sovereign debt of | |
The Real Victims of Minimum Wage Laws |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-03 |
| by Andrea Dantzer In a repressed or depressed economy, people often clamor for the federal government to increase minimum wage laws as a way to combat poverty and help struggling individuals. However a noble plight this may be, it is actually count | |
Horse Hockey: The Left’s Rafalca Derangement Syndrome - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-03 |
| Rafalca is the name of Ann Romney’s show horse, which competed in Olympic dressage this week. Rafalca Derangement Syndrome is the name of a debilitating partisan disease that is raging among snotty “progressives” posing as populists. On | |
Our Federal Government |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-03 |
| by Abel Parker Upshur &nb | |
Tax Difference Shapes Tobacco Buying |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-03 |
| Fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes, but a growing number are turning to cigarettelike cigars that can sell for as little as seven cents apiece or to making cigarettes from inexpensive loose tobacco labeled for pipe use, the Centers for Disease Control | |
August 3, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Friday, August 3, 2012 By: Mark Hanna U.S. stocks rallied sharply Friday as sovereig | |
The Jobs Report Bad News - by Larry Kudlow |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-03 |
| Stocks loved today’s jobs report, rising well over 200 points at this writing. But equities may be suffering from a certain irrational exuberance. Yes, nonfarm payrolls rose by 163,000 in July. That’s better than the prior two months and proba | |
Gold Settles 1% Lower |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| By: Tatyana Shumsky Source: Wall Street Journal | |
Gold Settles 1% Lower |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| By: Tatyana Shumsky Source: Wall Street Journal | |
Sow, and the State Shall Reap |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-03 |
| For hundreds of years Ethiopian kings had absolute power over the kingdom’s property. A king could give it to anyone he chose and reclaim it at his pleasure. Further, property was inherited by the king rather than by the (nominal) owner’s family. M | |
Quote of the Day. |
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| Founders Revolution | 2012-08-03 |
Kids, Stop Being Entrepreneurs, Love the Government |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-03 |
| by Andrea Dantzer This country has long punished success and rewarded failure, and it is a message it is continuing to send to the youth of this country. First, two little girls, due to lacking the $180 business vendor license, had their lem | |
Regulation Red Herring |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-03 |
| Order grows from market forces. But where do impersonal market forces come from? These are the result of human action. | |
The Counter Flow Into Gold Will Be Tremendous |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-03 |
'Real' Unemployment Rate Shows Far More Jobless |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Spain Budget Drive Threatened by Rampant Tax Fraud |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Euro Financial Crisis Has Ripple Effect on US Business |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
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What Do Jobless Do When Benefit Checks Run Out? |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
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Gold to Rally Above $1,900 by End 2012: HSBC |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
Unemployment Rate Above 8% for 41st Consecutive Month |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: CNBC Link: http:/ | |
California Says Tax Revenue ‘at Risk’ From Facebook Drop |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-03 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Business Week Link: | |
Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| See more cartoons at TobyToons.com. | |
The Chick-Fil-A Controversy |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-02 |
| The Chick-Fil-A controversy provides a good example of how differently statists and libertarians view the concept of freedom. By the term 'statists' I'm referring, of course, to both conservatives and liberals.... | |
House Passes Bill to Maintain Tax Rates for All |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-02 |
| “House Republicans voted to keep tax rates at their current level through next year, using one of their last votes before recessing for most of August to approve politically symbolic legislation that President Obama has vowed to veto.” (Los An | |
Conservatives to Kick Off 'Anti-Poverty Initiative' |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| Ronald Reagan famously quipped that liberals waged a war on poverty and poverty won. One major reason for this is because liberals double and triple down on policies that empower bureaucrats and the establishment elite while creating a vicious cycle of go | |
Protected: NNComm #256: P&G Hates Fathers |
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| Marc Rudov | 2012-08-02 |
| There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | |
Congressional Reports Show White House Involved with Pharma Companies, Privately |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-02 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A congressional report on Wednesday showed that Barack Obama’s aides used individual e-mail accounts to communicate with pharmaceutical companies, scheduling private meetings outside the White House to halt disclosure rules. | |
$1.7 Million Against GMO Labeling While Monsanto’s Suing Accused Patent Thief, DuPont |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-02 |
| by Ali Papademetriou As of August 1st, Monsanto and 5 other large biotech, pesticide and seed industries known as the “Big Six” have put 1.71 million dollars towards stopping genetically modified food labeling. In just four months, California w | |
House Votes To Extend Bush Tax Cuts For All |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| On Wednesday, the House voted to extend the Bush tax cuts across all income levels. The House rejected a bill sponsored by Democrats that would deny the tax cuts to incomes above $250,000. Nineteen Democrats joined all but one lone Republican to exten | |
DC Lobbyist Talks Syrian Support Group |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-02 |
| by Ezra Van Auken and Andrea Dantzer Since the NATO Summit in Chicago, Obama’s administration has continued funding the uprising in Syria and has remained open to any talks. Last month, the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control gra | |
Mainstream Reporter Tells The Truth About Audit The Fed And The Creation Of The Federal Reserve |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-02 |
| When someone in the mainstream media goes out on a limb to tell the truth, then the rest of us should go out of our way to applaud that effort. Reporter Ben Swann of Fox 19 in Cincinnati is one of the few local television reporters in the United States | |
Mainstream Reporter Tells The Truth About Audit The Fed And The Creation Of The Federal Reserve |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-02 |
| When someone in the mainstream media goes out on a limb to tell the truth, then the rest of us should go out of our way to applaud that effort. Reporter Ben Swann of Fox 19 in Cincinnati is one of the few local television reporters in the United States | |
Romney To Hold 24 'Strengthening The Middle Class" Events in 13 Swing States |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| Mitt Romney’s campaign will hold 24 “Strengthening The Middle Class” events today and Friday in 13 swing states, which include Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wis | |
Economics Is Not Materialist |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-02 |
| We don’t prioritize the material over the nonmaterial. Value is in whatever people think will satisfy their wants. | |
GOLDEN STATE STEW: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER - by Peter Bernard |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-02 |
| Golden State Stew is a combination of promising ingredients – a dish that is irresistible to politicians, bureaucrats, and true believers in Big Government. What’s the recipe? You begin with a place of great natural beauty and seemingly unlimited oppo | |
The Big Sort: Rise in Residential Segregation by Income |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| A new report by the Pew Research Center found that residential segregation by income has increased during the last 30 years. The study found that 28 percent of lower-income households were located in mostly impoverished areas in 2010, up from 23 percent | |
Romney To Embark On Swing State Bus Tour--With VP Nominee?--After Olympics |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| As the Olympics conclude next week, Mitt Romney will embark on a bus tour of the most important swing states on August 10 in what may be the beginning of his campaign’s sprint to the November finish line. The Associated Press (AP) report | |
We Don’t Know What Romney’s Tax Plan is Yet, but it Will Benefit the Rich and Burden the Poor |
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| Tax Lawyer's Blog | 2012-08-02 |
| Can we at least wait until we get the details on Romney’s plan before we start hyper-analyzing it? The New York Times is reacting with glee that the Tax Policy Center has concluded that Mitt Romney’s tax plan will give tax breaks to wealthy i | |
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 365k |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose less than expected last week, but the data continues to be influenced by distortions from seasonal auto shutdowns. | |
House GOP Won't Extend Pork-Laden Farm Bill |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| Last week, conservatives urged caution when House Republicans considered the farm bill, and on Tuesday the Associated Press reported House Republican leaders decided to table the measure that would extend the 2008 farm bill for another year. Because | |
Rasmussen: 47% of Voters Say Obama's Views Extreme |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| Maybe its a consequence of Obama's "you didn't built that" controversy. Or simply a realization that after the ObamaCare take-over, failed stimulus and the blatant stoking of class resentment, Obama envisions an America that is vastly different than a | |
Gold: Surprises To The Upside |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-02 |
| Gold will continue testing the $1600 barrier until it surprises to the upside. - in The WSJRelated: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (ETF)Peter Schiff`s comments on the economy, stock markets, politics and gold. Schiff is the renowned writer of the bestseller Crash Pr | |
August 1, 2012 |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
| Wednesday, August 1, 2012 By: Mark Hanna U.S. stocks staged a late day selloff after | |
Social Media: A Lot Of These Companies Are Going To Make A Quick Buck And Flame Out |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-02 |
NO, THEY CAN'T! Airs Tonight at 9pm ET on FBN |
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| John Stossel 's Take | 2012-08-02 |
| NO, THEY CAN'T! Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed (also the title of my new book) airs again this tonight on Fox Business. Politicians say "Yes, we can!" and claim they solve our problems. When the mortgage market crashed, the President | |
Fed Holds Steady, But Signals Intention to Boost Economy |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-02 |
| “The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to try to boost growth if hiring remains weak. The Fed took no new action after a two-day policy meeting. But it appeared to signal in a statement rel | |
Senator Introduces D.C. Abortion Ban Amendment to Cybersecurity Bill |
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| Big Government | 2012-08-02 |
| The Hill reports that Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) filed an amendment to a cybersecurity bill that would outlaw abortions in D.C. after the fetus reaches 20 weeks, which research suggests is the time when the fetus can feel pain. The amendment was identica | |
ECB Drawing Up Plans for Bond Purchases: Draghi |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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Assured Guaranty Faces $100 Million Loss From Stockton |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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Now Over One Million Millionaires in China |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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Wary Fed Is Poised to Act |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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Bank of Korea Buys 16 Tons of Gold in July |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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3rd Californian City Files for Bankruptcy |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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Peter Schiff at the 6th Annual Defending the American Dream Summit |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
| Content Type: Event Event Location: Washington, D.C. Event Date: | |
Jobless Claims Increase |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
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S&P Downgrades Cyprus Deeper into Junk |
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| Euro Pacific Capital | 2012-08-02 |
| Content Type: Newswire Source: Yahoo! Finance Link: | |
Stossel - s2012 | e126 - Thu, Jul 19, 2012 |
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| John Stossel at Hulu.com | 2012-08-01 |
| Stossel examines the criminal justice system in America, and asks whether things like the drug war and mandatory minimums are helpful or harmful.Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Aug 01 10:52:17 UTC 2012Air date: Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 41:12 | |
Pakistan Spy Chief Arrives in DC to Discuss Drones with Head of CIA |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-01 |
| by Ezra Van Auken As United States forces continue to guide bombs into Pakistan’s countryside aimed to kill insurgents, Pakistan’s Intelligence Director landed in Washington DC early Wednesday morning. Eager to meet with head of the CIA, David | |
Bill Clinton Enters the Enemy’s Tent - by Robert Ringer |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-01 |
| Political junkies are all atwitter over the announcement that Bill Clinton will renominate Commie Obammie at the Democratic National Convention in September. And why not? It makes for great theater — if that’s what you want to call the Clinton-Oba | |
US Government Wastes Millions in Afghanistan |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-01 |
| by Ezra Van Auken A report released Monday by the Inspector General for Afghanistan, John Sopko, acknowledged that millions of dollars from the US has been wasted in Afghanistan due to horrible planning and programs that didn’t achieve their obje | |
Divided House Republicans Press for Farm Drought Relief |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-01 |
| “With Republicans badly split over farm subsidies and cutting food stamps, House GOP leaders Tuesday decided to drop plans to extend the current farm program for one year and instead will press for immediate help for drought-stricken livestock produ | |
Senator Rand Paul Attempts to Have Independent Journalist Arrested and Stripped of Press Pass |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-01 |
| by Ezra Van Auken and Andrea Dantzer According to an interview conducted by WeAreChange.org’s Luke Rudkowski and journalist Abby Martin of MediaRoots.org, the Senator of Kentucky, Rand Paul got overly angered a month ago after the two journal | |
Midwest Drought Has Agriculture Execs Calling for Ethanol Curbs |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-01 |
| “Alarm grew over the unrelenting Midwest drought on Tuesday, as one of the top corporate leaders in agriculture warned that the government must act quickly to reduce the amount of corn going to ethanol to prevent a sharp spike in food prices.” | |
Big Lies in Politics - by Thomas Sowell |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-01 |
| It was either Adolf Hitler or his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, who said that the people will believe any lie, if it is big enough and told often enough, loud enough. Although the Nazis were defeated in World War II, this part of their philosophy | |
Socialism for Texas Farmers |
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| Jacob Hornberger's Blog | 2012-08-01 |
| Texas farmers are suffering severe drought conditions. Thus, it should come as no surprise that Congress has decided to help them out with U.S. taxpayer dollars to the tune of around $600 million. It should also come as no surprise that Republicans are as | |
the Organic Review: Ireland Pushing Introduction of GMO Potatoes |
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| Spread Liberty | 2012-08-01 |
| by Ali Papademetriou Production of genetically modified foods is continuing to expand in the United States. More and more Americans are serving GM foods on their tables as biotechnology companies are profiting from their cheap way of producing larg | |
Just Open Up Your Eyes And Look – 65 Signs That The Economic Collapse Is Already Happening |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-01 |
| Do you want to know when the "economic collapse" is going to happen? Just open up your eyes and take a look. The "economic collapse" is already happening all around us. So many people talk about the coming economic collapse as if it is some mass | |
Just Open Up Your Eyes And Look – 65 Signs That The Economic Collapse Is Already Happening |
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| The Economic Collapse | 2012-08-01 |
| Do you want to know when the "economic collapse" is going to happen? Just open up your eyes and take a look. The "economic collapse" is already happening all around us. So many people talk about the coming economic collapse as if it is some mass | |
Fed Announcement on New Moves Expected |
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| The Freeman | 2012-08-01 |
| “The Federal Reserve appears to be moving toward announcing some new step to try to energize the troubled U.S. economy. The question is whether it will do so after its policy meeting this week. Probably not, many economists say.” (Associated P | |
If You Thought 2008 Was Bad...You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet! |
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| Peter Schiff Blog | 2012-08-01 |
The Feds’ War on … Buckyballs! - by Michelle Malkin |
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| RobertRinger.com | 2012-08-01 |
| It’s come to this: In the name of protecting parents from their own lack of responsibility and common sense, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is waging all-out war on an innovative consumer product company in New York. The vengeful, destr | |