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Obama: DNA registry is 'right thing'

http://www.politico.com

President Barack Obama’s embrace of a national database to store the DNA of people arrested but not necessarily convicted of a crime is heartening to backers of the policy but disappointing to criminal-justice reformers, who view it as an invasion of privacy.

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Flipping Off Cops Is Legal, Not Advised

http://www.wired.com

Flipping the bird, or sticking out the middle finger, is perhaps the oldest insulting gesture on earth. The move dates back to ancient Greece and was adopted by the Romans as digitus impudicus — the impudent finger.

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Austrailian Teen arrested for playing 'offensive' rap music from car.

http://www.news.com.au

A TEEN has been arrested for listening to what police deem offensive rap music. The Warrnambool Magistrates' Court heard he was listening to lyrics such as "shut your f------ mouth bitch, f------ motherf-----".

The court was told the arresting officers found the music offensive and derogatory to females.
Mr Wilkie allegedly told officers: "You're a joke, go do some real police work.

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"Naked" Snow Woman Prompts Police Action

http://carnalnation.com

A snow woman described as “nude” is getting the cold shoulder from Rahway, New Jersey residents. The family who carved Venus de Milo in last week's snow outside their home on Colonia Boulevard has been asked to cover up her “nude” form.

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H.R. 2314: Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization / secession

http://www.govtrack.us

Seems Native Hawaiians are trying secession from US.. "To express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity."

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56% Say Government's a Threat to Citizens' Rights

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.

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CNN: House Passes Anti-American Media Bill, H.R. 2278

http://revolutionnews.us

Ron Paul is one of only three reps who voted against this bill... and the media completely ignored it!

This bill targets any media that is against American foreign policy.

This bill is almost a carbon copy of a bill passed by Congress in 2008, H.Res.1069, which condemned the use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence and Antisemitism.

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Internal checkpoint, attempted robbery caught on tape.

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Pirates operating an internal checkpoint try to steal a camera.

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The government has your baby's DNA

http://www.cnn.com

It's simple, the pediatrician answered: Newborn babies in the United States are routinely screened for a panel of genetic diseases. Since the testing is mandated by the government, it's often done without the parents' consent, according to Brad Therrell, director of the National Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center.

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Man's secret castle ordered destroyed

http://news.yahoo.com

LONDON – A man's home is his castle — but not if British authorities say it has to be destroyed.

That's the situation faced by Robert Fidler, a farmer who lost a High Court bid Wednesday to protect the once-secret castle he built 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of London and kept hidden from planning authorities.

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Pregnant woman imprisoned because she might hurt her unborn baby

http://apnews.myway.com

Samantha Burton wanted to leave the hospital.
Her doctor strongly disagreed, enough to go to court to keep her
there.

She smoked cigarettes during the first six months of her pregnancy and
was admitted on a false alarm of premature labor. Her doctor argued
she was risking a miscarriage if she didn't quit smoking immediately
and stay on bed rest in the hospital, and a judge agreed.

Imprisoned because one smokes. What's next?

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Denis Goddard and the NH Liberty alliance! Seat belt law, Fija Bill

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We interview Denis Goddard about the fight to keep a seat belt law out of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is the only state that does not have a seat bill law. We also discuss How the NH Liberty Alliance works inside the state.

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Mark Dice asks people on the street to repeal the first amendment.

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Americans sign petition to repeal the First Amendment

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Australia Bans Small Breasts In Porn

http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com

The supposedly free country of Australia bans porn with small-breasted women in it out of fear that pedophiles would watch it.

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It was only a matter of time: The dictionary has been banned!

http://www.care2.com

The entire Menifee Union School District has banned all copies of the 10th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary because the dictionary includes a definition of the term "oral sex." An unknown source reported a faint smell of failure permeating the area. "It smelled a bit like burning paper and ink," said the unnamed source.

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Uncle Sam Plans To Steal Your 401k

http://riffenberg.wordpress.com

Uncle Sam Wants To Steal Your 401K
According to Business Week, the US govt. wants your 401K. It seems the govt. doesn’t have enough of YOUR money. They want more. The U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments may begin next week asking Americans how the U.S. govt. should take control of 401k’s.

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I almost get thrown out at C4L event for filming a uninvited crasher!

http://www.youtube.com

I filmed an uninvited crasher being thrown out by Campaign for Liberty security. Instead of worrying about the crasher, the secuirty then comes after me and demands that I shut off my camera. They then come over and grab my camera and point it away to keep me filming what is going on. Am I overreacting to being censored? Watch this footage and you decide.

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Should a Nine-Year-Old Boy Be Circumcised Against His Wishes?

http://www.rd.com

A divorced father converts to Judaism and wants his son circumcised. The mother says no way. Now what?

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China company buys land surrounding house. Now what?

http://www.picsroll.com

This is what happens when you don't want to sell your land to a company that bought everything around your house.

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Update On Pirate Radio Kid

http://www.ottawasun.com

An Ottawa teen’s pirate MIX FM 91.9 radio station went off the air — again — Friday after police and government officials raided his father’s hotel.

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