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Quote of the Day: "The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority." -- Will Durant

Instead of asking, "Would you like paper or plastic?" the checkout clerk may soon ask, "Do you need our form W-9?"

A W-9 is the IRS's "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification." Because of the new healthcare law . . .

If you spend as little as $55 at the local Office Shack each month, you'll exceed $600 for the year. That means you'll need to file a 1099 with the IRS for Office Shack. You'll also need to get a W-9 from Office Shack so that you can have their tax id number handy when the time comes to fill out the 1099.

It used to be that businesses only had to file 1099s for unincorporated, independent contractors (with some exceptions). But now a 1099 will be required every time a business spends more than $600 with any entity. Multiply this requirement across the entire economy and it amounts to a tsunami of hundreds of millions of additional tax form filings.

This is what happens when we let politicians pass un-read bills containing thousands of pages!

Not surprisingly, a revolt is building against this requirement, but it will be a lot easier to repeal this 1099 requirement now, before the election, when the politicians are paying more attention to public opinion, than it will be after the election. So take action now!

Please send Congress a letter asking them to repeal the 099 Tsunami. We have a NEW CAMPAIGN for this purpose.

This one is simple. There's no need to write personal comments unless you have something extra to say. The hardwired message we provide reads . . .

There's a coming 1099 tsunami. Stealth language in the 2,400-page health legislation requires millions of businesses to issue hundreds of millions of additional IRS Form 1099s every year. It's a cumbersome and expensive, anti-business measure, during a time of unemployment. Please repeal this provision now!

You can send your letter to Congress using DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System.

Please send your letter today. There are only a few weeks left before the Election. Now is the time to get this terrible provision repealed.

And be sure to tell your friends. Here is a handy link to share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and other sites: http://bit.ly/9Bvx28

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Proverbs 12:13 (KJV)

IN THE NEWS

OBAMA NATION

Obama to join the ranks of Dr. Seuss
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'Birther in chief' invited to dinner by Harry Reid
http://bit.ly/cudeOa

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

CNN Poll: Only quarter of public trusts government
http://bit.ly/bUmLOq

Congress set to turn up heat on China over yuan
http://bit.ly/9II0ft

Paladino Rout of Lazio Jolts New York G.O.P.
http://nyti.ms/d5jVBW

Taking America back from Washington
http://bit.ly/bZW3Xy

Koran burner fired
http://bit.ly/aNqgCA

'Slum' suit vs. landlord Rauf
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POLICE STATE NEWS

Bill proposes civilian oversight on police
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Have we entered a computer police state yet?
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TSA Screener Cited “Torture” In Scanner Case
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FBI Forwards Letters to Political Prisoners to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
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Police Continue to Harass Citizens Who Record Them
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Sheriff powers bill draws debate
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Gassed, Tasered...The Unluckiest Pc Ever?
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV Tells Military Widow "Tough Luck!"
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VA DMV has another computer glitch
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Another DMV employee accused of embezzling thousands from agency
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ECONOMIC NEWS

Rock Hill to cut off water despite residents’ pleas
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Shocking CNBC Headline: “Home Price Double Dip Begins”
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Let’s Raise Taxes, Greenspan Tells CFR
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County Sues Farmer, Cites Too Many Crops
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Oregon State Offices Closed on Friday September 17th Due to Budget Cuts
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Bank of America warns of new fees after financial reforms
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HEALTH NEWS

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Corn syrup producers to change name to 'corn sugar' as awareness over health concerns grow
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MORAL DECLINE

Police: Dad locks baby in pickup while he drinks in Central Florida bar
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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Chinese Google hackers back?
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Adobe sounds alarm on Flash zero-day attacks
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Microsoft exchange opens the door for hackers
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'Free' searches attract hackers, warns McAfee
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Trojan Monitors Your Porn Surfing Habits, Threatens to Blackmail You
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Obama Administration Moves to Block the Sale of M1s to Law-abiding Americans
-- State Department intimates that these historic relics may be melted down

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
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http://gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm

Monday, September 13, 2010

Apparently, things are going so well in the Middle East that the State Department now feels it can turn its attention to banning the lawful possession of firearms by American citizens.

In a little-noticed decision in March, the Obama administration reversed an earlier decision and moved to block the importation of 857,470 lawful M1 semi-automatics which were being sold by South Korea in an effort to raise money for its military. According to Hillary Clinton's State Department, this action was taken because the M1's "could potentially be exploited... for illicit purposes."

Even worse, a spokesman for the State Department left the impression that the valuable historic relics could even be melted down, as Clinton's husband did during his administration. Suffice it to say that this is just another reiteration of the same anti-gun political theatre. And the cheers coming from anti-gunners like Dennis Henigan of the Brady Campaign are ample proof of that.

Possession of these guns by Americans is lawful. They are antiques of historical interest, particularly for those who, unlike Clinton and her husband, served this country honorably in America's foreign wars. And anyone wishing to acquire one would have to go through an Instant Check.

If any American, going into the November elections, had any doubt that Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leaders hate guns and have contempt for the Second Amendment, this is proof. Reps. John Boozman and Paul Broun are submitting a letter to State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton -- demanding that this unlawful decision be reversed.

And we are working with several legislators to offer an amendment on the next available legislative vehicle which would prohibit the administration from blocking the importation -- or even the destruction -- of these firearms. Please see the ACTION item and pre-written letter below.

Have you recently renewed your GOA membership?

If you haven't renewed your membership lately, then there's a lot of information that you could be missing. In our newsletters, GOA takes on recent UN efforts to impose global gun control and has provided its members with postcards to inundate their Senators in opposition to any arms control treaties that would infringe upon our gun rights.

In fact, current members should be expecting another update on UN gun control efforts that will be arriving in their mailboxes soon. We can't fight all our battles through email and that's why we need you to be a member of Gun Owners of America.

You can go to http://gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and join Gun Owners of America for the cost of a box of ammunition. Get your friends and family to sign up as well. You'll be glad you did!

ACTION: Write your Representative and urge him or her to cosign the Boozman/Broun letter which demands that the unlawful decision against the M1s be reversed. You can go to the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Representative the pre-written e-mail message below.

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Representative:

Please stand up for the Second Amendment in opposition to the Obama administration's anti-gun efforts to block the importation of -- or even destroy -- over 850,000 legal, historic M1 semi-automatic firearms.

Reps. John Boozman and Paul Broun are submitting a letter to State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton protesting this unlawful action.

I urge you in the strongest terms to cosign that letter with them. You can contact either Boozman's or Broun's office to get a copy of the letter and to indicate your desire to add your name to this effort.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

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VERSE OF THE DAY
Ephesians 3:19
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. - (KJV)

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Obama's electoral coalition is crumbling
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Nullification Rally Sets Stage for Opposition To Obamacare
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OBAMA CARE

Healthcare Reform Wont Slow Medical Costs Until Doctors Get Paid Differently
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Bill Gates: Death Panel Advocate
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

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Nine years after 9/11, 900 responders are dead
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Thousands gather for Tea Party rallies as organisers promise surge in conservative voters
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US Backs 1BILL Loan to Mexico for Drilling
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Vulnerable Democrats duck public events
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Seeing Red over Afghanistan: Bring all our troops home now
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CT Candidates Not Speaking (Yet?) on Hartford City Council's Intro of Muslim Prayer
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U.S. forces board pirate-captured vessel, seize control
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?

Man ignites Koran near Ground Zero
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POLICE STATE NEWS

Sheriffs Want Access to Medical Records of Prescription Drug Users
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Do local police harass W&M students?
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NSA/Pentagon Want to Suppress Lt. Col Anthony Shaffer’s Book “Operation Dark Heart”
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An infuriating search at Philadelphia International Airport
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Big Sis Iris Scanners: The Prison Without Bars
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Encroaching Police State on the Border
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Russia: Policing The Police
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Targeted assassinations abroad could lead to a police state at home
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Lawsuits launched over state repression at Toronto G20 summit
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US Soldiers 'Killed Afghan Civilians for Sport and Collected Fingers as Trophies'
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Healthcare workers to be fired if they refuse flu shots, medical group demands
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North Carolina cops push for access to drug prescription records
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

Former DMV Employee and Associates Sent to Jail for Selling Phony Driver's Licenses
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The incremental recipe for national identity
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REDUX: Craigslist, RFID, FLA on Real ID, ICAO
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Michigan's license plate tab goof makes some drivers target for police
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Mom Sues School Over Dumping Of Personal Records
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DMV Doesn't Tell Me I Owe Money, Charges $80 In Late Fees
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3 get jail for fake driver's license racket
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Ohio to Crystal Bowersox: Sorry for Snooping!
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Fake ID use is a problem
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DMV Employees Leaving, Tired of Furloughs
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Virginia Cracks Down on Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
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ECONOMIC NEWS

Economic Docs Find Remedy Amid Bubble Rubble
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Record gains for US poverty with elections looming
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There is no soft option when confronting our economic reality
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Retailers – Reality Check Time
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Six in 10 live pay to pay check to pay check in Canada
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15 Shocking Poverty Statistics As The American Middle Class Continues To Be Slowly Wiped Out
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Doomsday warnings of US apocalypse gain ground
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Obama says economic progress 'painfully slow'
http://bit.ly/aokfCl

Should You Buy a House Now?
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30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage: An Endangered Species?
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The Middle Class in America Is Radically Shrinking
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HEALTH NEWS

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states
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More Evidence That Vaccines Don't Cause Autism - That's Good Enough For Me - Not!
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'Terrified' New Yorkers protest gas drilling
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China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry
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My Dogs Won't Drink the Rainwater
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HIV Tests a Farce? False HIV Positives Produced by Western Blot Tests
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Egg inspectors failed to raise alarms; government sucks, market microbial food safety at retail
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Gates Foundation Pushing GE Soy Industry in Southern Africa
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20 Signs That The Health Care Industry Has Become All About Making As Much Money As Possible
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FDA censorship of nutritional science threatens health of all Americans
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CRIME NEWS

Woman obsessed with computer game left children to eat cold baked beans
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Eastern Kentucky rampage kills 6, began as argument over eggs
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Bus hijacked in Kansas City
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anti-US hacker claims credit for Here you have worm
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Spam e-mail virus ripping through computers
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Hacked! How We Got Attacked by Malware Fiends and Survived
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eBay, Western Union Top List Of Brands Most Used By Hackers
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Facebook hackers fake Patty Sheehan: Facebook hackers cause problems that could be criminal
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Facebook Patents New Social CAPTCHA System
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Hotel operator warns of data breach
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RBS WorldPay Hacker Gets Suspended Sentence for $9 Million Heist
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Cybercriminals Creating Nearly 60,000 Fake Websites to Trick and Infect Users Each Week
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Cyber-Warfare: U.S. Military Hackers and Spies Prepare to Knock the World Offline
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Hackers exploit new PDF zero-day bug, warns Adobe
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IMMIGRATION NEWS

US court allows habeas challenge to deportation
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Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law
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QURAN BURNING

Burning Koran Bad, Burning Bible Fine
http://bit.ly/aXH6fH

Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam
http://yhoo.it/bdNNyR

Islamic charity co-founder convicted on tax charge
http://bit.ly/cnf03y

Donald Trump and Ground Zero Mosque
http://bit.ly/cQMvxd

No deal to move New York Muslim center
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Quran-burn pastor insists he was promised mosque will move
http://politi.co/dD0EF0

Thousands of Afghans protest Koran burning plans
http://bit.ly/aY4wee

Obama: Terry Jones 9/11 Koran burning will be 'al Qaeda recruitment bonanza'
http://bit.ly/cMLUif

Indonesian president says Koran-burning plan threatens world peace
http://bit.ly/cffL4d

Robert Gates Urged Terry Jones to Call Off Koran Burning
http://bit.ly/cdUgi9

Interpol warns Koran-burning may trigger attacks
http://bit.ly/bY8gpi

Pakistanis burn US flag in Koran-burning protests
http://bit.ly/diTlX4

Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam
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Protests Against Koran Burning Turn Violent in Afghanistan
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Could the media have ignored Terry Jones and his Koran-burning plan?
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Rackspace Takes Koran-Burning Church Site Offline
http://bit.ly/c7q2DT

Imam Asked Florida Pastor Who Wanted to Burn Koran `What Would Jesus Do?'
http://bit.ly/b8aZzl

11 countries speaking out against Koran burning in Florida
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McCain, McConnell plead against Koran burning
http://bit.ly/d25xPr

India calls for media black-out of planned Koran burning
http://bit.ly/a1eNmj

Iraqi PM says U.S. should halt Koran burning
http://bit.ly/d8hizy

Quran Burning: "Ugly" But Free Speech Says ACLU
http://bit.ly/cPspbt

Quran Burning in Florida: Angelina Jolie Speaks Out
http://bit.ly/cr6zVA

MORAL DECLINE

Police: Woman swings baby carrier with infant in it at officers
http://bit.ly/beWI3i

Priest sex abuse linked to 13 suicides in Belgium
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Woman held after 2 shot dead at Pa. cookie plant
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We are told over and again that Islam is a "religion of peace" yet the US State Department issued worldwide travel alert to Americans traveling "and cautions that 'the potential for further protests and demonstrations, which may turn violent, remains high.'"

I personally think the idea was a moronic and ungodly thing to even talk about doing. Regardless of the fact that it may have resulted in what Pastor Jones wanted and that was to prevent the mosque from being build on ground zero.

If he wanted to take a stand against a religious ideology he was adamantly opposed to, he should have used the book that he wanted to burn to educate people why he had issues with it.

Better yet, he should use the Holy Bible to show why he believed that following the teachings of Christ was the correct path to take.

However, I keep reading that Islam is a "religion of peace", yet so many are dieing for refusing to follow its ideologies and for decimating what it deems to be its holy words.

In the United States we have a fundamental right to worship any god we want or none at all. While I choose to serve the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, others can choose to serve whomever they want. After all, God will ultimately judge us all in the end.

If the Muslims want to build a mosque in NYC near ground zero, it is their right to do so, though most Americans and many Muslims agree that it is in bad taste.

Likewise, if some misguided pastor in Florida wants to burn Korans, than that is his first Amendment right to do so. But the very act of him doing such a thing is diametrically opposite of the message of Love that Gods word teaches.

Stand Up, Speak Up, Live Free

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Obama, Corporate Media Ignore Widespread Health Problems On Gulf Coast
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

State Supreme Court to weigh governor's power to order worker furloughs
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GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending
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Dirty Little Secrets Of WWII
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The Milgram Experiment
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Inspector general wants hearing with fair judge
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Fla. minister: Sept. 11 Quran burn still planned
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POLICE STATE NEWS

Big Brother in Iowa? School District Monitors Kids' Lunch Choices
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Police "Thug In Uniform" Gets Six Months After Cell Assault On Woman
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Neighbors turning in neighbors
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Obama Protester Gets Thrown in Jail by UT Police, Have We Become a Police State?
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Do fees still apply if driver acquitted of DUI?
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Furore over officer who dragged woman into police cell - Home News, U
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Man Sets House On Fire, Dies In It, After Losing Home To Homeowners’ Association
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

DMV responds after employee charged with embezzling $300k
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Woman's car is sold, she blames DMV mistake
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ECONOMIC NEWS

As Americans Celebrate Labor Day 2010, U.S. Factories Are Closing In Droves
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Roubini's Latest Prediction: More Than 400 Banks Will Fail Even Without Double-Dip Recession
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In struggling housing market, buyers and sellers are out of sync
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Sellers Cut Prices on 50% of Homes
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PUBLIC EDUCATION

Parent-led, home-based education is now bordering on mainstream in the U.S.
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Judge cites homeschoolers for violating U.N. mandate
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MORAL DECLINE

Pentagon declined to investigate hundreds of purchases of child pornography
http://yhoo.it/b5mKtn

Police track down teenage girl filmed throwing live puppies into a river
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Israeli nabbed in 'largest human trafficking case in U.S. history'
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HEALTH NEWS

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Non-stick cookware chemical PFOA linked to high cholesterol in children
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Hallucinogen appears safe, may improve mood among patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety
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FDA may permit sales of genetically modified salmon in US
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Americans drowning in prescription drugs
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Diabetes drug Avandia still being prescribed despite heart risk fears
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Why not brushing your teeth can kill you
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Pet product company recalls nearly 75,000 bags of dog treats
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Car hacking goes wireless as modern vehicles open to hacker attacks
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HMRC tax problems quickly tapped by cash hungry hackers
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Hackers create 57 000 fake web addresses weekly
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Hackers Exploit Twitter XSS Flaw
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Facebook hackers stealing identities for cash
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Network Security Breaches Occur Thanks to Cheap Investments
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Britain's phone-hacking scandal: Secrets of the voicemail hackers
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Cyber Warfare: US Military Hackers and Internet Spies
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U.K. Defends Handling Of Phone Hacking Scandal
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Hackers raise cyber security fears in Philippines
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Hacker steals $87,000 from Putnam school account
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Lord Mandelson and Lord Prescott 'targeted by phone hackers'
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Cloud computing is easy hacker target | Analysis
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Is Your Smartphone Safe From Hackers?
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1 Timothy 6

1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. (The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.)

If only men who proclaim to be ministers of the the Gospel would follow this advice, our world would be a much better place. Though I could imagine that men of God who served in this manner would be hated by the majority of the world because they would not want to repent of their sins and move away from their depravity.

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California Cops Taser Senior Citizen in His Own Home
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China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

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Ex-DMV worker called corrupt
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MORE OIL SPILLS

Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil
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Ex-GM CEO Henderson to head Sunoco spin-off
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ECONOMIC NEWS

Will Nothing Stimulate This Dead Horse Of An Economy?
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Why Lessons From The First Great Depression Mean The Next 4 Months Will Be Very Painful For Stockholders
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Senators, Missouri officials in China to lure freight hub to St. Louis
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NC newspaper completes sale to Alabama company
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Donations flowing to Tent City Davidson Park
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Cleanup of Reno's tent city marks changes in rules enforcement
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City council mulling its legal options regarding tent cities
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Palmer hears plan for homeless shelter
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Homeless Shelter Closes
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Toledo homeless shelter taken down
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2ND AMMENDMENT

Obama Administration Reverses Course, Forbids Sale of 850,000 Antique Rifles
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North Carolina governor suspends gun rights
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HEALTH NEWS

Metal in formula milk has up to 40 times more aluminium than breast milk
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Facebook adds hacker tracker tool
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Twitter crackdown on hackers posting links to viruses with launch of URL shortening service
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Feds Trying to Crack Jason Deli's Virus
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Hackers leak 'Survivor' finalists' names
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Computer outage is another outrage
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Cell phone spying: James Bond cool or cyberstalking tool?
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MORAL DECLINE

Dead Hostage-Taker Had Strange History
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Woman Arrested After Daughter Was Found Malnourished And Tied To A Bed
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CELEBRITY NEWS

Lindsay Hits Baby in Stroller With Car
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by Mark Nestmann
Sovereign Society

If someone could secretly stand behind you and monitor everything you’ve done on your PC, what would they discover about you that you would prefer to keep private? Thanks to new technologies that secretly track everywhere you go on the Internet, that’s an appropriate comparison of the threat you face unless you take advance precautions.

Perhaps you’ve never visited a Web site you wouldn’t want your spouse, your children, your neighbors, or the FBI to know about. Perhaps you really do have “nothing to hide.” But if you do, you’ll want to understand the threat to your privacy – and what you can do to protect yourself.

The centerpiece of this threat is a tracking technology that records what Web sites you visit, what links you click on, and what types of search engine questions you ask. If you’ve entered personal information into applications that use these technologies, that data is stored as well. All of it is written to hidden directories on your hard disk. And there it stays – permanently – unless you know how to delete it.

Usually what’s recorded is innocuous. You might not mind that your hard disk has a record of the movies you’ve rented, the fact that you’re interested in photography, or that you want to take pilot lessons. And you might not object to the fact that the companies that create these hidden directories sell the information. For instance, a company selling photographic supplies would surely be interested in presenting an advertisement for its services to someone with a proven interest in photography.

However, perhaps your interests are a bit more controversial. Or even if they’re not, perhaps someone with access to your PC has less conventional preferences than you. In that event, the data in the hidden directories could possibly come back to haunt you, should your PC ever be compromised – or searched by law enforcement.

Say, for instance, that you – or someone with access to your PC – watch a controversial video on the Internet. Guess what? The Web site serving up the video to your browser most likely plants a tracking beacon on your hard drive, where it stays – potentially, forever. Erasing “cookies” in your browser will NOT delete these beacons!

The largest offender in this regard is probably a program called Adobe Flash Player (AFP). Many Web sites use AFP to deliver audio and visual content. But AFP also creates a hidden directory on your hard disk to track the Web sites you visit, especially those with interactive or multimedia features. Companies that plant the beacons use them to personalize your browsing experience, and also sell the data they contain to direct marketing companies.

Since you can’t delete these files from your browser, the most practical way to deal with them is to install a browser add-on program to manage and delete them. One such program is “Better Privacy,” an add-on for Firefox. You can download it here. I’ve configured Better Privacy to delete all AFP beacons when I shut down my browser.

I also suggest that you configure AFP to minimize tracking altogether. You can adjust its settings using a virtual control panel.

I’ve adjusted the settings on my PC to always deny access to my PC’s camera or microphone, never storing any content, and deleting all records of Web sites I’ve visited that use AFP. Those settings, together with the Better Privacy add-on, seem to have rid my PC of “beacons” – at least those from AFP. These settings limit functionality on some Web sites, but so long as you configure AFP to allow programs to ask you for permission to store content, you can control which ones have access to your PC. When you exit your browser, Better Privacy deletes them.

Incidentally, none of AFP’s tracking software violates any U.S. law; at least none of which I’m aware. And don’t look to the government for help – law enforcement agencies surely find beacons on your PC a highly informative tool to track your Web browsing behavior.

With big business and big government collaborating to invade your online privacy, you have only one resource to depend upon – yourself. So if you don’t want permanent records of your online life residing on your hard drive, don’t call your Congressman for help. You alone must take responsibility for protecting your online privacy.

September 2, 2010

Mark Nestmann is a journalist with more than 20 years of investigative experience and is a charter member of The Sovereign Society’s Council of Experts. He has authored over a dozen books and many additional reports on wealth preservation, privacy and offshore investing. Mark serves as president of his own international consulting firm, The Nestmann Group, Ltd. The Nestmann Group provides international wealth preservation services for high-net worth individuals. Mark is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association (member of subcommittee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers, Committee on Taxation) and member of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2005, he was awarded a Masters of Laws (LL.M) degree in international tax law at the Vienna (Austria) University of Economics and Business Administration.

Copyright © 2010 Mark Nestmann

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Obamas Missing Trade Stimulus
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OBAMA CARE

Pawlenty signs executive order to decline 'Obamacare'
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Dems do not want to talk about ObamaCare
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People V.US Files Comprehensive Suit on ObamaCare
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NEW Movie Coming Out - I Want Your Money
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5,800 dead in Ohio still on voter rolls
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she'll repay scholarship funds by week's end
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Winthrop’s marshal doesn’t buy girl’s story, issues littering ticket
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PUBLIC EDUCATION

Big incentive for school attendance: Cash
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POLICE STATE NEWS

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Police exempt as laws target distracted drivers
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ECONOMIC NEWS

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Cash-Poor Governments Ditching Public Hospitals
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Young entrepreneur gets some recognition and some help for college
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REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS

MI Secretary of State explains RFID technology used in enhanced drivers license
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Reports of DMV computer outages around California are exaggerated, official says
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No timetable set for return of VA DMV licensing service
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DMV: Still experiencing computer problems
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Downed circuit compounds computer problems at DMV
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Wyoming IDs receive makeover
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Welcome Back to School; Here's Your Student REAL ID Card
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Immigrant license surge argues for two-tier system
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Computer problem halts licenses at Virginia DMV centers
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Boston Tea Party National Committee opposes National ID
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Woman says mother's eyes taken in DMV mishap
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MASS SHOOTINGS IN NEWS

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Environmental Militant Takes Hostages at Discovery Channel Headquarters
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TERRORISM USA

Suspicious luggage sparks questioning
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HEALTH NEWS

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India Rejects H1N1 Shots After Vaccines Kill Children
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hackers based in Russia Blamed in Jason's Deli Case
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Quantum Hackers Use Lasers to Crack Powerful Encryption Without Leaving a Trace
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Invisible Bracelet Launches Nationwide Emergency Medical Notification Text Messaging Service
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Cars: The next hacking frontier?
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Threats Permeate Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Pentagon breached by foreign hacker
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Hackers Steal Army Secrets From South Korea
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