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May 21, 2013

WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to earlier Obama administration statements. But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said staffers didn’t tell President Obama the bombshell was coming and that the West [...]

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Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech?

May 21, 2013

Ashley Nicole Richards, who filmed herself torturing and killing kittens, puppies, cats and dogs, was the first person brought up on revised federal crush-video charges — which backfired magnificently. Update: Federal prosecutors have dropped the remaining two obscenity charges and have filed a notice to appeal the five counts under the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act [...]

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Deputies Watch Woman Die In Court, Refused To Give Her Asthma Medicine

May 21, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CN) – A woman died on a courthouse floor because Alabama sheriff’s deputies refused to give her her medicine – after arresting her for an old traffic ticket, the woman’s daughter claims in court. Ayunna Johnae London sued St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles, jail administrators Austin Nash and Terry Marcrum, Southern Healthcare [...]

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6 Brave Govt. Whistleblowers Charged Under the Espionage Act by Obama’s Administration

May 21, 2013

The Obama administration has been carrying out an unprecedented crackdown on whistleblowers, particularly on those who have divulged information that relates to national security. The Espionage Act, enacted during the first World War to punish Americans who aided the enemy, had only been used three times in its history to try government officials accused of leaking classified information [...]

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NH Labor Supports Parking Enforcers, Says FSP Having “Significant Impact on the State”

May 21, 2013

From FreeKeene.com: Yet another stellar compliment from the supporters of the state! In a recent opinion piece at NH Labor News, author Matt Murray says this about the Free State Project: The FSP has caused a significant impact on the state. While the FSP has not reached their 20,000 person goal, they already have a significant [...]

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7 Things About The Mainstream Media That They Do Not Want You To Know

May 21, 2013

Have you ever wondered who controls the mainstream media? In America today, we are more “connected” than ever. The average American watches 153 hours of television a month, and we also spend countless hours watching movies, playing video games, listening to music, reading books and surfing the Internet. If someone could control the production of [...]

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AP: Sources Aren’t Talking To Us Out Of Fear The US Government Will Spy On Them

May 21, 2013

The Obama administration’s decision to seize phone records from the Associated Press was “unconstitutional” and sends a message that “if you talk to the press, we are going to go after you”, the news agency’s boss Gary Pruitt said Sunday. AP revealed last week that the Justice Department had obtained two months’ worth of phone [...]

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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Urges ‘Jury Nullification’ In Medical Pot Dispensary Case

May 21, 2013

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has injected himself into a federal criminal case against the operator of a medical marijuana dispensary, intensifying his standoff with federal prosecutors on cannabis enforcement issues. Filner’s urging jurors who’ll be chosen for the trial to reject federal law in favor of state statutes under a centuries-old legal concept known [...]

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The IRS’s Job Is To Violate Our Liberties

May 21, 2013

“What do you expect when you target the President?” This is what an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton. Recent revelations that IRS agents gave “special scrutiny” to organizations opposed to the current administration’s policies [...]

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Adam Kokesh Charged With Felony Assault On An Officer, Held Without Bail

May 20, 2013

Eye witness reports are saying that Adam Kokesh is being charged with a felony assault on an officer during his arrest and is being held without bail because the state believes he may be abusing drugs. Arrest Documents – Click to view Doc 1 Doc 2 Doc 3 Footage of Adam Kokesh being arrested: FOR [...]

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