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The following articles by various authors are of significant interest. They cover many important topics including current events, historical documentation, commentaries, subjects in law, natural rights, and more. Take the time to educate yourself and form your own opinions. You will find it to be time well spent.

Syria says 40 police dead in ambush in tense north!

BEIRUT, Lebanon - June 6, 2011 - Armed groups ambushed Syrian security forces in a tense northern city, killing 40 policemen and security forces in a region where the army has carried out deadly operations against anti-government protesters for days, Syrian state television said Monday.

Syria's military has been attacking the town of Jisr al-Shughour as part of a nationwide crackdown

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Stupid police shoot concrete alligator!

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - June 2, 2011 - Police swarmed a home in Independence, Missouri Sunday, their guns drawn ready for a big fight against a very large animal.

However, that animal - an alligator - turned out to be a concrete lawn ornament.

Homeowner Rick Sheridan told a Kansas City Fox television station that he was working in his garage when he heard gun shots. He we

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Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards indicted!

WASHINGTON - June 3, 2011 - Former Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards was indicted Friday on felony charges linked to his alleged use of campaign money to cover up an extramarital affair.

Edwards faces a six-count indictment "for allegedly participating in a scheme to violate federal campaign finance laws," the Justice Department said in a statement.

The charges,

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Firm claims bin Laden kiled with pork bullet!

LONDON, England - June 2, 2011 - Was Osama bin Laden shot with a bullet soaked in pork fat, denying him a place in paradise?

Yes, if one rather shady website that peddles gun oil containing liquefied pig fat is to be believed.

The makers of Silver Bullet Gun Oil claim it contains 13% USDA liquefied pig fat, thus making the product “a highly effective counter-Islamic terr

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RFID chips may be coming to your food!

LONDON, England - June 1, 2011 - Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags have found their way into a wide variety of applications. These pellets, which are often roughly the same size as a grain of rice, can help us to be reunited with our lost pets, keep towels inside the hotel, and keep big box stores shipping the right boxes to the right places at the right times.

Someday you may even find

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Pre-crime detector field tested!

WASHINGTON - May 31, 2011 - Planning a sojourn in the northeastern United States? You could soon be taking part in a novel security program that can supposedly “sense” whether you are planning to commit a crime.

Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security program designed to spot people who are intending to commit a terrorist act, has in t

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Tax dollars fund Jello wrestling and shrimp on treadmills!

WASHINGTON - May 31, 2011 – In a new report issued Thursday, the Senate's top watchdog on government waste said taxpayer money has gone to fund such programs as Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole, testing shrimp's exercise ability on a treadmill, and a laundry-folding robot, all funded by the National Science Foundation.

Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said he identified more than $3