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Sarah Palin lampoons D.C. at Faith and Freedom Coalition conference

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Before an adoring crowd of religious conservatives, Sarah Palin mocked recent scandals swirling around the Obama administration, performing her own version of a Saturday Night Live parody.

They have this skit where they do this fake newscast, and they read this completely absurd news report and finish it with an incredulous Really? Palin told the audience Saturday afternoon at the JW Marriott in downtown Washington. As in, our government spied on every single one of your phone calls but it couldnt find two pot-smoking, deadbeat Bostonians with a hotline to Terrorist Central in Chechnya.

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"Now more than ever it just seems so Orwellian around here," said 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin at the 2013 Faith and Freedom Conference, telling the audience that the Obama administration is not being truthful with Americans about recent controversies, "but finally around here those scandals are being revealed."

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‘Freedom Beach Fiesta’ is back from June 28 to 30

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Posted on June 16, 2013, Sunday

KUCHING: In less than two weeks, Freedom Beach Fiesta one of the biggest beach parties with the tagline Unity through Diversity will be back in conjunction with the renowned Rainforest World Music Festival 2013 (RWMF).

The three-day fiesta will be held from 10am to 3pm daily from June 28 till 30 at Damai Central leisure complex.

According to Damai Bay Management Sdn Bhd marketing executive Clara Liew, the management chose freedom as its central theme in line with its new approach of creating a platform to enable collaboration between individuals, groups and companies from different backgrounds.

Performers can perform as freely as they want during the three-day event. Thus, this is a good platform for them to show their talent to the public, said Liew at a press conference yesterday to announce the event.

The event is mainly held to showcase local fortes, acts and talents at the time when Kuching is packed with tourists from all around the world.

Highlights during the event include Sarawaks second Traditional Tribal Tattoo Expo from Monkey Tattoo Studio and other international tattoo artists, Freedom Cloud, Freedom Music Stage presenting 15 live performances by Kenyalang Music Band from Kenyalang Art House, Cermin, Wild Horse, Heroine and Shes Nuklear from Apple Seed, Ashraff Hardy and Sonar Instinct, Sullivan, Love Comes, Polar, Kenwyn Music House Students from Kenwyn Music School, Black Velvet, Holiday Madness and Triggaz Figgaz and guests disc jockeys, native acts from Belaga and six percussionists from Kuala Lumpur.

Demonstrations and workshops by Skimboarding clinics, Yoyo from 28 Spin, Kuching parkour, breakdance from Soul Dance Studio and Skateboarding from Spoil Devils will be part of the highlights.

Freedom Cloud is the official music playlist for the fiesta. They will be playing the participants own music and display their Cds, merchandise or apparels at the Freedom Cloud stage, said Liew.

The guests deejays performing include Kiyoshi from Hitz.Fm and Afick Wazai from Era.Fm Kuching (Friday), Kuching born singer Arabryd (Saturday) and Loops Dj Zam and Bass Friends The Pharmacists (Sunday).

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‘Freedom Beach Fiesta’ is back from June 28 to 30

Peter King Calls For Arrest Of Glenn Greenwald Freedom Of Press ‘Cherished,’ But ‘No Right Is – Video

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Freedom Drop Series Finale to Traverse City, 8-5

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June 13, 2013 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom A late rally for the Freedom fell short in the series finale against the Traverse City Beach Bums by a score of 8-5 Thursday night at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium.

The Beach Bums wasted no time jumping on top, scoring a pair of runs in the first on a two-run single by first baseman Chase Burch off of Freedom starter Jason Wilson (L, 1-3).

Florence would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the first on a solo home run by left fielder David Harris. The blast was Harris's league-leading sixth of the year and pulled the Freedom to within a run at 2-1.

From there, Traverse City took off. The Beach Bums extended the lead to 4-1 in the third on a two-run homer by Zach Kometani.

They would add another run in the fifth and two more in the sixth on a two-run triple by Kometani staking starter Jacob Clem (W, 3-3) to a 7-1 lead. Kometani would end the game a single shy of the cycle, driving in five runs.

The Freedom would begin to rally back in the seventh, scoring on an RBI double by Pablo Bermudez that cut the lead to 7-2.

However, Traverse City would answer right back with another run in the top of the eighth to make it 8-2.

The Freedom continued to claw their way back in the bottom of the eighth, cutting the lead to 8-5 after Jeremy Hamilton singled home two runs.

The Freedom would get no closer as Matt Miller (S, 3) would get J.C. Figueroa to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and give the Beach Bums a series win.

The Freedom's six game home stand continues tomorrow, when the Freedom host the Frontier Greys in game one of a three game set. First pitch is at 6:35 with the UCMC Stadium gates opening one hour earlier at 5:35. Tickets are available at the UCMC Stadium box office or by calling (859) 594-HITS. The game can also be heard on 1320-AM WCVG and online at gospel1320.com. Steve Jarnicki and Jake Meyer will have all the play-by-play action beginning with the pregame show at 6:20.

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Overheard at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s ‘Road to Majority Conference’

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Here at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to the Majority Conference," you know the audience agrees with a point a speaker is making if there are shouts of "amen." They're here, as the Coalition's chairman Ralph Reed says, not to learn how "to preach to the choir," but rather make the message spread. They're here to fight against the idea that the message of a shrinking faith-based coalition and acceptance of secular ideas such as gay marriage are both inevitable.

Even though there are common refrains of "we are not the fringe" not all the speakers are on the same page. Take Michele Bachmann. In her speech, she took pains to mention how giving undocumented immigrants amnesty will hurt our poorest and tax the system. Jeb Bush said just about the opposite, citing how fertility rates in the country have dropped, and that immigrants can be an engine of growth.

Here's a running thread of some ideas and positions taken at the conference. We'll keep updating as they come in:

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. at the Conservative Political Action Conference, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

On immigration:

This would be one thing the average illegal alien that comes into the United States, the average age is 34 years old, the average education level is about 10th grade. That's not to demean on the person coming in to the United States for a lack of education. But it isn't prudent to think that if you are 34 years of age with a 10th grade education or less, it's tough to believe that that person will be paying more in taxes than they will be receiving in benefits.

The people who will suffer the most, if we move forward, in my mind, with what is a very foolish action the people who will hurt the most are Hispanics and African Americans who already suffer very high levels of unemployment.

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Freedom Hold off Greys to Win Opener, 4-3

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June 14, 2013 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom The Florence Freedom held off a late rally by the Frontier Greys to take game one of a three-game series at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium by a final score of 4-3.

Byron Wiley got the Freedom off and rolling in the second inning with a solo home run off of Greys' knuckleballer Joe Zeller (L, 3-3) to put the Freedom on top 1-0 after two innings.

The Freedom would add a run in the fourth as Zeller's knuckleballer would get away from his catcher and allow David Harris to score on the wild pitch, pushing the lead to 2-0.

Florence would double the lead to four in the fifth inning. Harris would drive in a run with a single and two batters later, Jacob Tanis would bring Harris around to score with a double and extend the lead to 4-0.

That was all the run support Freedom starter Michael Oros would need. Oros (W, 2-0) would allow just one unearned run over six innings, striking out five while allowing just four hits.

The Greys would attempt to rally back, scoring once in the sixth and twice more in the seventh on a two-run double by pinch-hitter Mike Gallick to cut the Freedom lead to 4-3.

But the Freedom bullpen would hold. Brandon Mathes pitched a scoreless eighth and Jorge Marban (S, 5) came on in the ninth and retired the side in order to notch his fifth save of the season. Marban received some help from his shortstop Junior Arrojo who made a sliding over the shoulder catch in shallow centerfield to end the game.

The Freedom and Greys will be back in action tomorrow night for game two of this three game set. First pitch at UCMC Stadium is at 6:05 with gates opening one hour earlier at 5:05. Tickets are available at the UCMC Stadium ticket office or by phone at (859) 594-HITS. The game can also be heard on 1320-AM WCVG and online at gospel1320.com. Steve Jarnicki will have all the play-by-play action beginning with the pregame show at 5:50.

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Freedom Specialty Insurance Company® Introduces the Freedom Lease Protection Plansm Policy

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Freedom Specialty Insurance Company continues to identify new product opportunities that offer a competitive advantage for its brokers clients with the release of the Freedom Lease Protection Plansm policy. The plan is designed to indemnify multifamily property owners and managers (POMs) against collection losses from tenant defaults. POMs can use the coverage as a means to eliminate traditional security deposit collection, administration and liability. This allows for an increase in tenant demand and occupancy, leading to the ultimate benefit to POMs of the potential for significant improvement in net operating income versus losses incurred in a security deposit program.

The Freedom Lease Protection Plansm is another example of how Freedom Specialty is expanding in the specialty liability market, said John Lopes, vice president of Programs at Freedom Specialty. It is an opportunity for us to provide an innovative solution to the multifamily housing markets collection loss problem and provide a tool that POMs can use to improve their businesses performance.

Freedom Specialty has partnered with Lease Data Solutions (LDS), an information services company serving the real estate, insurance and finance industries, to conduct data analysis services. LDSs proprietary technology and algorithms evaluate POMs asset use, management practices and operations management. Lopes noted that policyholders receive the regular portfolio performance analysis and technical support from LDS. We believe this strategic partnership will strengthen our underwriting platform and give our policyholders an added benefit that will add significant value to their portfolio management.

The plan is designed to cover losses incurred by POMs when tenants default on their obligations under a qualified lease. Covered losses include:

The policy extends the following benefits to POMs:

Tenants will benefit from the plan because it:

About Freedom Specialty

Freedom Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Scottsdale Insurance Company, represents a wealth of experience in specialty liability insurance, and provides specialized expertise, dynamic problem-solving, and decisive responsiveness to the needs of their clients. Backed by Nationwide Insurance and an A.M. Best Rating of A+ (Superior), FSC XV, the companys financial strength and stability allows it to serve as a vanguard in specialty liability lines. Visit freedomspecialtyins.com to learn more, or call John Lopes at 212-329-6925.

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