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NEWS

IAEA: Latest Iran talks a failure
Source: Guardian [UK]

"The UN nuclear agency has declared its latest inspection visit to Iran a failure, with the regime blocking access to a key site suspected of hosting covert nuclear weapon research and no agreement reached on how to resolve other unanswered questions. The statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency was issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/yCvJ0I

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Obama regime ups tempo of saber-rattling vs. Syria
Source: CNN

"U.S. officials called Tuesday for international action to stop the violence orchestrated by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and left open the possibility of 'additional measures' if the bloodshed continues. 'We believe that we are in a situation where we -- the international community needs to act in order to allow for the transition from Assad to a more democratic future for Syria to take place before the situation becomes too chaotic,' White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters." (02/21/12)


http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/syria-unrest/

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Iraq: Violence drops sharply as al Qaeda moves fight to Syria
Source: Christian Science Monitor

"The departure of Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters from Iraq to join the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria has had one benefit, Iraqi officials say: Violence has dropped in this country, in some areas by as much as 50 percent in just a few months. Iraqi officials declined to provide precise figures for the drop-off or to estimate how many Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters have left the country for Syria. But the impact of the departure, they said, has been especially apparent in Ninewah province ..." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/zup2vB

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Quran burning angers Afghans; US vows probe
Source: CBS News

"More than 2,000 angry Afghans protested outside an American air base on Tuesday after they learned that copies of the Quran (Koran), the Muslim holy book, were burned in a pile of garbage at a sprawling U.S. military base north of Kabul. ... The burning of the Quran and other religious books was unintentional, said U.S. Gen. John Allen, the top commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/wdZYXc

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Pakistan: Regime to seek Musharraf’s arrest
Source: Washington Post

"akistan will ask Interpol to arrest ex-President Pervez Musharraf for his failure to prevent the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the interior minister said Tuesday. Rehman Malik said the government was seeking Musharraf's arrest because he allegedly failed to provide adequate security for Bhutto, who was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack in 2007." (02/21/12)


http://wapo.st/yM57hc

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CA: Anti-family groups seek full appellate court review of pro-marriage ruling
Source: Los Angeles Times

'Backers of California's ban on same-sex marriage urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to reconsider and reject a Feb. 7 ruling against Proposition 8, arguing that California voters did not express disapproval of gay people but simply wanted to preserve marriage [by outlawing it for couples they don't like]. ... ProtectMarriage [sic] asked the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant a so-called en banc review: reconsideration by a panel that would include Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and 10 other judges chosen randomly." (02/21/12)


http://lat.ms/A1o9QE

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NZ: MegaUpload abductee temporarily released on ransom
Source: Washington Post

"Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have [stolen] any funds he could have used to flee the country. ... U.S. authorities claim Megaupload cost movie makers and songwriters some half a billion dollars in lost [rakeoffs from state-sponsored "intellectual property" rackets]. They are trying to extradite Dotcom, 38, and three of his colleagues on racketeering charges." (02/21/12)


http://wapo.st/z456aB

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Murdoch tweets support for Scotland independence
Source: The Raw Story

"Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday appeared to throw his weight behind Scotland's independence bid, a move welcomed by Scottish First Minister and pro-independence campaigner Alex Salmond. The News Corporation chief, who is in London for the launch of The Sun on Sunday weekly newspaper, used micro-blogging site Twitter to urge: 'Let Scotland go and compete. Everyone would win.' On Sunday, the Australian-born mogul tweeted that Salmond was 'clearly most brilliant politician in UK' who was 'loved by Scots.'" (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7wms58m

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TN: Amendment planned to “Don’t Say Gay”
Source: The Tennessean

"Action on the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill was delayed Tuesday as its sponsors worked on an amendment meant to make it easier for teachers and guidance counselors to answer questions posed by students about sexuality. The House Education Committee put off discussion of a measure meant to curb discussions about homosexuality in elementary and middle school for a week so new language can be added specifically protecting some talks between students and their teachers, school nurses and guidance counselors." [editor's note: I can hardly wait to see how they try to tweak this travesty of litigation - SAT] (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7xgntxh

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Obama regime to unveil corporate tax reform plan
Source: Fox News

"The Obama administration plans to unveil a long-awaited corporate tax reform plan on Wednesday, senior administration officials told Fox News. Officials said the announcement, which will be held at the Treasury Department, will fill in details of the tax reform outline Obama gave during his State of the Union address." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7smx4jc

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IN: Lawmaker opposes Girl Scout honor
Source: Arizona Republic

"An Indiana lawmaker won't support a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts because he believes it is a 'radicalized organization' that supports abortion and promotes homosexuality. Rep. Bob Morris of Fort Wayne has sent a letter to fellow Indiana House Republicans explaining why he opposes the nonbinding resolution." [editor's note: The level of dumbass among politicos continues to rise, as their confusion of power with wisdom prevails - SAT] (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7bgmh4f

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Ron Paul: Hemp is a good product
Source: The Raw Story

"Texas Rep. Ron Paul praised the industrial crop hemp during a campaign stop in North Dakota on Monday. 'There is no reason, in a free society, that farmers shouldn't be allowed to raise hemp,' Paul said, according to the Associated Press. 'Hemp is a good product.' Hemp, a crop related to marijuana, is grown in Canada and other countries to make textiles and numerous other goods. But in the United States the cultivation of hemp is prohibited by federal law, even though it has little to no psychoactive effects." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7mo55o5

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FL: Man pistol whips assailants in Walmart attack
Source: WHPTV News

"Two young men shoved a 42-year-old customer to the floor as he reached for a pack of razors near the pharmacy, Orlando police Lt. John Holysz said. Alarmed customers at the store on Semoran Boulevard near Lake Margaret Drive began shrieking, he said. Meanwhile, the younger men punched the older one, Holysz said. But they picked the wrong guy. The older man had a gun in a holster and used it to pistol whip one of his assailants, police said. The younger men ran away, and police are looking for them." (02/14/12)


http://bit.ly/zVMvw8

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Russia: Moscow police abduct 20 at anti-Putin rally
Source: Fox News

"Police in Moscow have detained around 20 people protesting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government. The protesters, shouting 'down with the police state' and 'Russia without Putin,' stood arm-in-arm outside the Central Election Commission to demand a free vote." (02/21/12)


http://fxn.ws/yNqoTR

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NSA reportedly concerned about Anonymous power grid attack
Source: PC Magazine

"The National Security Agency (NSA) is apparently concerned that Anonymous will try to take down the nation's electrical grid via a cyberattack, according to a new report. ... Anonymous, however, insisted that it has no plans to disrupt the electrical grid. 'Ridiculous! Why should Anonymous shut off power grid? Makes no sense! They just want to make you feel afraid,' according to a post on the AnonOps blog." (02/21/12)


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400493,00.asp

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Longest Palestinian Arab hunger strike ends in deal
Source: Reuters

"A Palestinian held without trial by Israel agreed Tuesday to end his 66-day hunger strike after Israeli authorities promised to release him in April in a deal that avoided judicial review of the detention policy. Khader Adnan, a 33-year-old member of the militant group Islamic Jihad, had been refusing food since mid-December and doctors had voiced fears about his deteriorating health." (02/21/12)


http://reut.rs/wxkb6J

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Yemen: Violence mars poll to replace Saleh
Source: BBC News [UK]

"Violence in southern Yemen has marred an election to replace veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh. At least eight soldiers were killed at southern polling stations, in violence many had expected after separatists called for a voter boycott. Half of Aden's polling stations closed early as a result but voting in the capital Sanaa was calm and orderly." (02/21/12)


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17108117

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Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since 2008
Source: MSNBC

"The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the worst of the Great Recession months ahead. The milestone came about two hours into the trading day. The stock market got the final push from strong corporate earnings reports and a Greek bailout deal intended to prevent the next financial crisis." (02/21/12)


http://on.msnbc.com/xdL10J

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SCOTUS to take new look at affirmative action
Source: USA Today

"The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas." (02/21/12)


http://usat.ly/xmoYXb

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Egypt: Prosecution makes final pitch in Mubarak trial
Source: CNN

"Prosecutors in the trial of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak offered their closing remarks on Monday, demanding the former president be held responsible for the deaths of protesters during the clashes that led to his ouster last year, state media reported. The ailing Mubarak is on trial on charges of corruption and ordering the deaths of hundred of protesters. He has denied the charges." (02/21/12)


http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/africa/egypt-mubarak-trial

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COMMENTARY

Anarchy not apathy
Source: Center for a Stateless Society
by David D'Amato

"With the din of another presidential election overwhelming all other would-be news, it's not easy to be among the uninterested. It isn't just that you're barraged with details of an election whose outcome doesn't matter to you -- it's that the outcome actually doesn't matter." (02/20/12)


http://c4ss.org/content/9745

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A libertarian rehabilitation of Hobbes
Source: Bleeding Heart Libertarians
by Kevin Vallier

"Hobbes believes that all people are naturally free and equal. That is, no one was born with natural authority over others. Political authority can only come from agreement. Yes, Hobbes has a notion of tacit consent and yes, Hobbes believed in a limited set of natural laws that prescribe some natural duties. But he nonetheless recognized that in a great many circumstances, for John to have a duty to obey Reba, John must have agreed to that duty." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/z5GtXv

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When to be meek? How about never?
Source: Living Freedom
by Claire Wolfe

"If you want to spend your life and career in the conventional middle of things, a whole lot of 'please, may I' and 'yes, sir' might go farther than confronting the boss and Making Demands. But who the heck wants to spend life in the conventional middle of things?" (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/x47Kfv

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The silly panic over a minority white nation
Source: Reason
by Ronald Bailey

"Claims that whites will be a minority by 2050 are historically outworn." (02/21/12)


http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/21/white-majority-minority-2050

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Martial Law on Monday
Source: The Libertarian Enterprise
by Michael Bradshaw

"After the revolution against England, and a few years of wrangling among the several states (of which there were 13), a gang of statists that today would be called 'fascists' (for their desire to have a strong government coupled with old-line businesses -- to rob the populace and prevent competition), hijacked a convention of delegates from the state governments, sent to Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation that bound the states together in a loose union. They redirected the convention to propose the scrapping of the Confederation in favor of a new and different 'super-state' to be called 'The United States of America' and proposed a constitution to authorize it to exist and give it form." (02/20/12)


http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle658-20120219-03.html

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Fakegate: Fooled again
Source: WendyMcElroy.com
by Brad

"In case you hadn't heard, the person who obtained documents from the Heartland Institute by pretext has confessed: Dr. Peter Gleick. And I have to hand it to him: for the second time in two weeks he has bamboozled the New York Times ..." (02/21/12)


http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?item.4522.14

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You can’t get there from here
Source: CounterPunch
by Jeff Halper

"Even as I write this, the bulldozers have been busy throughout that one indivisible country known by the bifurcated term Israel/Palestine. Palestinian homes, community centers, livestock pens and other 'structures' (as the Israel authorities dispassionately call them) have been demolished in the Old City, Silwan and various parts of 'Area C' in the West Bank, as well among the Bedouin -- Israeli citizens -- in the Negev/Nakab. This is merely mopping up, herding the last of the Arabs into their prison cells where, forever, they will cease to be heard or heard from, a non-issue in Israel and, eventually, in the wider world distracted from bigger, more pressing matters." (02/21/12)_


http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/02/21/you-cant-get-there-from-here/

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GOP gets into the weeds on social issues
Source: Orange County Register
by Ron Hart

"Rick Santorum is on a roll. ... But don't start fitting [him] for his inaugural sweater vest just yet. Gaining steam on economic issues ... Republicans do what they always do: They lose momentum by not being able to overcome their basic instinct to inject their own religion into the policy debate, sending us libertarians and moderates back to 'undecided.'" [editor's note: Actually, the term is "totally disgusted" and most of us have never left that camp WRT Scrotorum - SAT] (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/87su8rg

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When it comes to grub, think global
Source: Spiked
by Rob Lyons

"Let me state my position baldly: there is no problem to which local food -- or at least buying your food within some predetermined distance of home -- is a good solution. Despite the claims of some campaigners, local food won't save the planet, it won't make us healthier, it won't restore traditional communities and it doesn't offer greater food security." (02/21/12)


http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/12136/

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Religious liberty and credibility
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
by Brian Cahill

"The recent compromise by the Obama administration on its proposed mandate of contraception was an appropriate response to legitimate and widespread Catholic concerns about religious liberty. Most Catholic organizations affected by the mandate found the compromise acceptable. The major holdout is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Even though the bishops have no credibility with their teachings on contraception, they were supported by the majority of Catholics in their initial response to the mandate. Now the conference is hanging out there all by itself with little Catholic support." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/788se7k

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Keystone XL would raise gas prices
Source: The Nation
by George Zornick

"A basic Republican attack on President Obama is shaping up for the 2012 election: that the national debt, the unemployment level and gas prices are all way too high. Two of these three issues find a home in the Keystone XL pipeline--the boilerplate Republican argument is that the White House not only killed a project that could provide jobs in construction and maintenance, but also exacerbated higher gas prices by denying the markets more oil. ... Unfortunately, there's an all-too-typical problem with the Republican line on Keystone: it's completely unsupported by the facts." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/78gcenc

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We, the People, must say, “No, you can’t do that!”
Source: Our Future Blog
by Dave Johnson

"In Will We Choose A Chinese Future, David Sirota asks the core question: 'Do we accept an economic competition that asks us to emulate China?' THIS is the choice that the 'job creators' are demanding that we make when they say we need to be more 'business friendly.' THIS is what they are asking us to do to ourselves when they say that less government, less regulation, lower taxes, anti-union 'right-to-work' laws, and the rest of the corporate-conservative litany is what will restore the economy and 'create jobs.' We, the People, have to say, 'No, you can't do that.'" (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7sbzfzr

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Federal judge rules lactation is not related to pregnancy
Source: Verdict
by Joanna Grossman

"'The law,' the judge wrote, 'does not punish lactation discrimination.' Lactation discrimination is not pregnancy discrimination, according to the judge, because it is not 'pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition' under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act." [editor's note: Looks like a misleading headline. The judge didn't rule that lactation is unrelated to pregnancy, he ruled that it is not a "medical condition" related to pregnancy - TLK] (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/A5JfGV

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Argentina's pulp fiction: Grupo Clarin & freedom of the press
Source: In These Times
by Julie Turkewitz

"In June 2002, hundreds of Argentines swept through this city in protest, calling for the government's help in the wake of an economic crisis that had devastated the nation. In a fit of violence, police officers fatally shot two young men. The following day, Clarin, the nation's largest newspaper, ran the following headline: 'The crisis causes two new deaths.' The tone of the headline -- implicitly abdicating the police and government of any responsibility -- symbolizes what Clarin has done for decades: let corrupt, bloody governments off the hook for their crimes." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7f5ahy5

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Pat Buchanan no First Amendment martyr
Source: The American Prospect
by Paul Waldman

"Last week, MSNBC announced that it was dropping Pat Buchanan from its stable of 'contributors,' a position which consists of being paid to come on the air and give one's opinions, something the network has no shortage of people to do for free. The network didn't hide the fact that it had finally decided that Buchanan's views (which we'll get to in a moment) were just too extreme and distasteful for them, so they decided to disassociate themselves from him. Buchanan responded with a post titled 'Blacklisted, But Not Beaten,' in which he rails against those who done him in." (02/20/12)


http://tinyurl.com/72yvcsb

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A bill of good things to have
Source: Liberty For All
by Barry Fagin

"Mr. President: What a pleasure to see your byline on The Gazette's opinion pages. Of course, you must have had your people write that column on your 'Housing Bill of Rights.' But you're a busy man; that's completely excusable. What is less excusable is the idea that what a dozen previous administrations of both parties have screwed up, your administration can somehow fix." (02/21/12)


http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=7308

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Private property vs. “your stuff”
Source: Strike the Root
by Paul Bonneau

"Despite all the statist fuss around the concept of property, and all the fancy theories, I think it is pretty simple. If you can keep people from taking it from you, it is your property." (02/21/12)


http://www.strike-the-root.com/private-property-vs-your-stuff

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Mankiw vs. Rothbard on tax reform
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Robert P. Murphy

"In a recent New York Times piece, bestselling textbook author, Harvard professor, and Mitt Romney advisor Greg Mankiw offered four principles of tax reform that are almost universally endorsed by professional economists, even extremely free-market ones. In the present article, I'll critique Mankiw's views from a Rothbardian perspective." (02/21/12)


http://mises.org/daily/5915/Mankiw-vs-Rothbard-on-Tax-Reform

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Obama chooses partisan politics over conscience, pragmatism
Source: Heartland Institute
by Benjamin Domenech

"President Barack Obama's decision to force religious organizations to violate their faith in order to continue serving their employees, students, and fellow citizens marks a break with the nation's founding principles of religious freedom and an unwise elevation of politics over pragmatism." (02/12)


http://tinyurl.com/8xebx9z

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Collectivism as apartism
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Sandy Ikeda

"Friedrich Hayek in The Road to Serfdom argues that while socialism in theory may be internationalist, in practice it is highly, sometimes violently, nationalist. As the activities of government under socialism grow, he said, it becomes harder to make policy decisions democratically." (02/21/12)


http://tinyurl.com/7gkbqrh

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Global warming — the great delusion
Source: Competitive Enterprise Institute
by Matt Patterson

"In 1841 a Scottish journalist named Charles Mackay published a study of mass hysteria titled 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.' Mackay analyzed a wide variety of popular pathologies in his entertaining tome, including financial panics, medical quackery, alchemy, and witch crazes. He wanted to know why so many people choose to believe so much that is false and potentially deadly." (02/17/12)


http://cei.org/op-eds-articles/global-warming-great-delusion

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Is Obama’s America God’s country?
Source: The American Conservative
by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Santorum is undeniably taking an immense gamble here. First, he is wagering that by emphasizing his moral, social and cultural conservatism, he can trump Mitt Romney's Bain Capital job-creator card. Second, he is wagering that Obama, with his latest attempt to impose secular values on Catholic institutions, can be portrayed as possessed of an 'overt hostility to faith in America.' Third, he is wagering that he has the rhetorical and political skills to make this case to the nation through the prism of a hostile media." (02/20/12)


http://bit.ly/yvH1Jj

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Should we force women to bear disabled children?
Source: The Liberty Papers
by Brad Warbiany

"Now, I'm in a weird position to discuss this, because I'm a bit of a pro-life libertarian, but at the same time I'm very libertarian about being pro-life. I think when it comes to my wife and I, I'm very strongly pro-life. But that said, I'm not sure I'm strong enough in the belief in being pro-life that I'd throw a woman or a doctor in a cage for aborting a pregnancy." (02/20/12)


http://bit.ly/yGfuO4

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The USA and Europe: A graphical status report
Source: Cato Institute
by Steve H. Hanke

"In the wake of an extreme economic event, such as the Panic of 2008, everyone wants to know where we are going. To get a handle on that, we must first understand where we have been. The ability to interpret and understand economic data in terms of patterns, relationships, connections and structures that are likely to prevail in the future is critical if we are to make sound economic decisions today." (for publication 03/12)


http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=14115

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Rick Santorum: Mr. Biblical for president
Source: Authority!
by Timothy J Taylor

"To me his message is crystal clear: If elected President of the United States, Rick Santorum would lead this nation on the theology of the Holy Bible. Rick Santorum is an unabashed Christian theocrat. He's Mr. Biblical. As president, he'll impose his own religious values on us." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/wStRwg

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No good deed goes unpunished: The high cost of solar
Source: Independent Institute
by Mary Theroux

"Residents of Hawaii were dismayed to see this recent front-page headline: 'Hawaii Solar Savings Spark Higher Electric Bills.' Since so many consumers have sought electrical savings from installing solar panels, the state-monopoly electric utility is losing revenue and now needs to make it up in higher rates." (02/20/12)


http://bit.ly/wOUjlc

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Faked scandal against warming skeptics backfires badly
Source: Classically Liberal
by CLS

"In the middle of the month a set of documents made the rounds of the media claiming to expose 'climate change deniers' at the Heartland Institute. Most of the set of documents were rather innocuous memos for the Heartland Board, and really of no significance. But attached was a 'strategy' memo that supposedly outlines plans by Heartland to prevent the teaching of 'science' in government schools." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/yFKwuq

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The efficacy of motility
Source: Zero Gov
by Jesse Mathewson

"Many statists will make the observation that we will go away if we are not happy with the rules, laws or strictures of the nation or country we currently reside in. This opinion often precedes a case involving passion without reason. My purpose with this article is to give a reasoned argument against the statist's argument that we should just leave if we are unhappy here." (02/20/12)


http://zerogov.com/?p=2597

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Touring tyranny in Bahrain
Source: Antiwar.com
by Brian Terrell

"That we had come as tourists was true. We had intentionally neglected to mention, though, that we had been invited to Bahrain along with a few other international activists to monitor the government's response to demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of Bahrain's 'Arab Spring' pro-democracy uprising on Feb. 14." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/yF8Ivk

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Does the “Axis of Error” want to arm al Qaeda?
Source: Downsize DC
by Jim Babka

"The same old gang, Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham, is calling for U.S. intervention in yet another civil war. The last time they did this, Obama was dropping bombs on Libya within weeks. We must tell the rest of Congress to stop these violent, extremist Senators. That's why DownsizeDC.org has launched a new campaign to Stop Policing the World." (02/20/12)


http://bit.ly/AtrUKZ

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Five biggest misconceptions about unschooling
Source: LewRockwell.com
by Bohemian Travelers

"Since we decided to homeschool and eventually unschool our boys, I get asked a lot of questions. It's understandable, as the lifestyle we have chosen definitely goes against the grain of societal norms. Even I had a lot of trepidation and found myself asking some of the very same questions." (02/21/12)


http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/misconceptions-about-unschooling.html

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The third-party payment problem
Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tom Clougherty

"[T]aking out insurance (or paying taxes) so that some third-party pays when a big-ticket, catastrophic health expense comes your way is perfectly rational. But paying someone else to take responsibility for your predictable, routine, run-of-the-mill health costs is crazy. It introduces huge dead-weight administrative costs and seriously distorted incentives, and is one of the key drivers of out-of-control healthcare inflation." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/xH27MS

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Romney’s troubled Michigan homecoming
Source: Reason
by Shikha Dalmia

"Michigan was supposed to be the state where Mitt Romney cakewalked his way to the Republican nomination. After all, he was born and brought up here by a father who served as a three-term governor. Instead, Romney is stumbling -- badly. But whether he recovers -- or falls into a political abyss, never to be heard from again -- might depend on his ability to do something that so far has completely eluded him: offer a vision." (02/21/12)


http://bit.ly/yWJy6I

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A mandate is a mandate is a mandate
Source: QandO
by Bruce McQuain

"Many people want to make this contraception controversy about religious freedom. I understand the argument, but in reality it is about basic freedom. Free people don't do government mandates." (02/21/12)


http://www.qando.net/?p=12470

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Segregation
Source: EconLog
by Arnold Kling

"My children experienced much more racial integration than I did while growing up. Yet I believe that they were much more segregated in other respects. And the kids in the tonier suburbs of DC are way more segregated than my kids were." (02/20/12)


http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2012/02/segregation_1.html

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AUDIO & VIDEO

Free Talk Live, 02/20/12
Source: Free Talk Live

"Another FBI-Created 'Terrorist' :: What terrorism? :: NYC Cops Looking For Parking Violations, Not Terrorism :: Secession Outreach :: Soldiers Asking for Money at Gun Show :: League of the South :: Secession :: 10 Reasons the US is No Longer Free :: First Amendment :: Military Members March in DC for Ron Paul :: NDAA :: Government Secrets." [MP3] (02/20/12)


http://traffic.libsyn.com/ftl/FTL2012-02-20.mp3

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Anarchast, episode 20
Source: Anarchast

"In this weeks episode we talk to Foster and Kimberly Gamble of Thrive the Movie." [Flash video] (02/20/12)


http://bit.ly/yW3YpA

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Thomas E. Woods on Antiwar Radio
Source: Antiwar.com

"Thomas E. Woods, author of Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse, discusses the Ron Paul revolution and why there are very few popular American uprisings specifically against foreign policy and empire ..." [Flash audio or MP3] (02/18/12)


http://antiwar.com/radio/2012/02/18/thomas-e-woods-9/

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Banksters vs. the people
Source: The Lew Rockwell Show

"Lew Rockwell talks with Lauren Lyster and Demetri Kofinas at RT's Capital Account about the economic problems the big banks and politicians create." [Flash audio or MP3] (02/17/12)


http://bit.ly/zM2QVp

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Freedomain Radio #2088
Source: Freedomain Radio

"Stefan Molyneux rings down the house in Texas with a speech about how to align yourself with the goals of all virtuous people!" [MP3] (02/04/12)


http://bit.ly/z6TbAC

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