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By Catherine Austin Fitts The Church of England has now announced that they are pulling their endowment investments from companies that do not “play ball”

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By Joann Muller, Zack O’Malley Greenburg and Christopher Helman On an overcast Tuesday morning in dusty North Platte, Nebr., Tony Orr stands at the center

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From: Catherine Austin Fitts Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 10:57 PM To:”Mayor@SyrGov.net” Subject: Letter to Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner Dear Mayor Miner: I am writing to request

***CAF Note: Now you know why I leave my cell phone in the car when I get home!*** By PRWeb Cell-Phone-Detective.com has announced the launch

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By Laura Litvan and Kathleen Hunter Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he opposes legislation to speed approval of trade deals, rejecting a top goal

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By The Transnational Institute The Transnational Institute is proud to launch its third annual ‘State of Power’ report as the World Economic Forum meets in

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By Katie Peek The U.S. is still the only country that’s sent people to the moon, but more nations are steadily joining us in space.

By The Economist About 540m years ago something amazing happened on planet Earth: life forms began to multiply, leading to what is known as the

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(Rough Translation, original article can be found here) By Eva Golinger 3-1-14 – . During 2013, Venezuela experienced one of the most difficult times in

By World Economic Forum First launched in 2005 by the World Economic Forum, the Global Risks report is widely recognized as one of the world’s

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By Zack Miller With all the negativity and skepticism swirling around the SEC’s recent proposition to liberalize the laws of equity crowdfunding, it’s time for

By Robert S. Dotson, M.D. Avoid contact with the existing health care system as far as possible. Yes, emergencies arise that require the help of

**CAF Note: This is about privatizing the police state. Fascism 3.0** By Ellen Nakashima President Obama met Thursday with senior lawmakers on opposing sides of

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By Tyler Durden Some may have forgotten, or not be aware, that the Federal Reserve system has its own police force. Well, it does: “The

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