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Rare Earth Elements (REEs), Gold, Copper Explorer Liberty Star to Conduct New Geochemical Studies at Hay Mountain …

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TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (Liberty Star or the Company) (LBSR: OTCQB) is pleased to announce that new geochemical field work will be conducted on a portion of its Hay Mountain claim block, part of the larger Tombstone Super Project (TSP). Also, preliminary archaeology surveys of the new sample locations are nearing completion.

As the worldwide demand for rare earth elements exploration heats up, the Hay Mountain rare earth anomaly covering at least 7 to 9 square miles gains importance. Until the Liberty Star discovery Arizona had no important REE occurrences (Rethinking Rare Earth Element Potential in Arizona, Lee Allison 11/15/2012). We have samples of one heavy rare earth (yttrium) plus three light rare earths (see below) and are now planning to define the potential of this area by running assays for the 13 REEs that havent been run yet as well as taking additional samples for better definition of the anomalies.

Rock, soil and vegetation samples will be collected on recently acquired claims (NR 143) and in between existing samples to identify and refine additional targets for porphyry copper and associated minerals including gold, silver, moly, zinc and a number of rare earth elements. According to Arizona State Land Department regulations an additional archeology study will be required before work can begin. The field work for this study is within a few days' completion. Only two very small archaeological sites which are insignificant have been located to date.

As samples from this new geochemical study reach our certified assay lab, ALS Geochemistry in Vancouver, they will undergo analysis for all 17 rare earth elements. Previous assay work on TSP samples included review for only four rare earth elements (scandium, yttrium, lanthanum and cerium), which were present in soil samples (NR 122) and vegetation samples (NR 123). Also, Liberty Star will request that assay work for additional REEs be completed on samples submitted to the ALS facility in 2012 (NR 127).

States Liberty Star's CEO and Chief Geologist Jim Briscoe: This round of geochemical studies is part of our methodical approach to exploration we must undertake so that a ZTEM survey can be flown over the larger Tombstone Super Project area this spring. It is important that we have these geochemical studies plotted to better understand where to map targets at Hay Mountain. While time-consuming, these studies can make for a highly efficient drilling program.

James A. Briscoe James A. Briscoe, Professional Geologist, AZ CA CEO/Chief Geologist Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include our exploration plans, that field work for the archeology study will be completed soon, that sampling will be started shortly; and that analysis would determine whether REE exists. Factors which may delay or prevent these forward-looking statements from being realized include: the failure of our exploration program to identify targets; we may not be able to raise sufficient funds to complete our intended exploration, keep our properties or carry on operations; and an inability to continue exploration due to weather, logistical problems, labor or equipment problems or hazards even if funds are available. Despite encouraging data there may be no commercially exploitable mineralization on our properties. Readers should refer to the risk disclosures in the Companys recent 10-K and the Companys other periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Court rules against Liberty Tax Service

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Liberty Tax Service promised its customers speedy tax refunds while failing to disclose that they were actually taking out high-interest bank loans on their behalf subject to finance charges and debt collections, a state appeals court has ruled in upholding a $1.3 million judgment against the tax preparation firm.

Evidence supported a San Francisco judge's findings that Liberty misrepresented its refund anticipation loans and violated California laws against false advertising and unfair business practices, the First District Court of Appeal said in a 3-0 ruling last week.

The judge ordered $135,000 in reimbursements and $1.17 million in civil penalties against Liberty, a Virginia firm that has more than 2,000 outlets and franchises nationwide, including nearly 200 in California.

The reimbursements are for payments Liberty improperly authorized the banks to collect for their customers' past debts, the court said. The suit was filed by the state attorney general's office in 2007.

Refund anticipation loans are short-term bank loans secured by tax refunds expected by the borrowers, mostly low- or moderate-income taxpayers. The customer usually gets a check within days, while the bank later collects the actual refund from the account of the customer, who is responsible for any remaining balance, plus fees and substantial interest.

After a non-jury trial, Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow ruled in 2009 that Liberty's fee on the checks it issued, typically $24 to $30.95, was an undisclosed finance charge.

Karnow also said the tax preparation company misrepresented the loans as tax refunds, failed to inform customers that the banks would collect Liberty's debts, and falsely advertised that most of the payments would be available the next day.

In a ruling Thursday, the appeals court agreed with Karnow that Liberty's fee was an undisclosed finance charge, rejecting the company's argument that it was only covering the banks' cost of setting up accounts to handle tax refunds.

The court also upheld the judge's orders requiring Liberty to tell customers that it was offering loans, not refunds, disclose the name of the bank and all fees, and discipline employees and franchise-holders who failed to comply.

Robert Stumpf, a lawyer for the company, said it is considering an appeal to the state Supreme Court. He said that Liberty has already paid the civil penalty and that most of the issues "centered on actions that took place a number of years ago and have limited bearing on the company's current operations."

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Liberty Coal Energy Announces Misleading Internet Promotion

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CARSON CITY, NV--(Marketwire - Jan 23, 2013) - Liberty Coal Energy ( OTCQB : LBTG ) (the "Company" "Liberty Coal" or "Liberty.")

Liberty Coal Energy Corp regrets to announce that the Company has become aware that certain third parties unknown to the Company have been spreading misleading, false and erroneous information over the internet, via email and possibly other mediums over the last several days, all of which are unauthorized and are being made without the knowledge or permission of the Company. The emails are believed to originate partially from Europe and eastern Europe. The notices generally suggest that the Company is the subject of an unannounced, negotiated buyout by an unknown entity, which are entirely untrue.

Liberty Coal's Board and Officers have no knowledge of any contacts, concepts or negotiations for a buyout or business combination for the Company or the assets of the Company, and encourages shareholders and all persons to strictly ignore all such statements unless they come directly from the Company in an authorized press release.

Edwin Morrow President Liberty Coal Energy Corp.

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Sirius XM board changes under Liberty

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Liberty Media Corp. has added its picks to the board of Sirius XM Radio Inc. after gaining majority control of the satellite radio company.

Sirius board members Leon Black, Lawrence Gilbert and Jack Shaw resigned from the board Friday, according to a regulatory document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

They will be replaced by Liberty picks: Mark Carleton, a senior vice president at Liberty; Robin Pringle, a vice president of corporate development at Liberty; and Charles Tanabe, Liberty's retired general counsel. James Meyer, current CEO of Sirius, also joins the board following the resignation of former Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin.

Liberty, run by cable magnate John Malone, saved Sirius from near-bankruptcy in 2009. Since then, it had slowly amassed more shares in the company. It bought enough shares last week to finally secure a more than 50 percent stake in the company.

The Englewood, Colo., company has long said it would replace some Sirius board members if and when it was able to take over the company.

Shares of Sirius fell 1 cent to $3.15 by early afternoon. Liberty Media's shares fell 18 cents to $110.37.

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Liberty Center and Westin hotel up for sale

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A Greenwich, Conn.-based global investment firm appears to be a front-runner to acquire the Liberty Center office complex and accompanying Westin Convention Center hotel in Downtown.

Starwood Capital Group, with $22 billion in assets under management, has made inquiries about buying the property, which was recently being marketed for sale by Cleveland developer Forest City Enterprises.

Earlier this month, Starwood announced it had acquired 2000 Park Lane, a seven-story North Fayette office building, as part of a $260.5 million deal with Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II for nine properties in the United States.

With that transaction under its belt, it's not surprising that Starwood would be in the market for other properties in the Pittsburgh region, some local real estate experts said.

"Generally, a company doesn't come in to buy one property. It likes to have more than one," said Gerry McLaughlin, executive managing director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, an international commercial real estate firm with an office in Pittsburgh.

A deal on Liberty Center isn't done yet. While there has been talk that Starwood has a deal to buy the 27-story office complex and the 618-room Westin, the property is not under agreement, said Jeffrey Ackerman, incoming managing director of the Pittsburgh office of real estate firm CBRE, which is marketing the building.

He had no comment when asked whether Starwood had expressed interest in the real estate. Likewise, Tom Johnson, a spokesman for Starwood, had no comment. Forest City spokesman Jeff Linton said interest in the property has been "fairly brisk" but he would not identify those making inquiries.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., a company created by Starwood Capital, currently manages the Westin and the Sheraton Station Square, which also is owned by Forest City. Starwood also is affiliated with the Four Points by Sheraton near Pittsburgh International Airport.

Barry Sternlicht, chairman, CEO and founder of Starwood Capital, also served as chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, another company he founded, from 1995 to 2005. Starwood Capital sold its investment in Starwood Hotels in 2000.

Peter Sukernek, vice president and general manager of Howard Hanna Commercial Real Estate Services, said Liberty Center and the Westin would be a "natural fit" for Starwood Capital.

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Liberty County grand jurors upset probe was halted early

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Disbanded a month before their term was scheduled to end last year, members of a Liberty County grand jury investigating that county's officials want to know why they were taken off the case, according to the foreman.

"We have heard person after person describe unacceptable practices and questionable activities that reek of fraud, collusion, selective investigation and prosecution, and abuse of office personnel and resources by county officials and employees," James Smith wrote in a letter to several judges in December. "We demand an explanation of what is going on here."

The grand jury that Smith presided over began hearing cases in July and was scheduled to run until Dec. 31. On Nov. 27, Beaumont judge Larry Gist signed an order dismissing the panel after reviewing a sealed motion filed by special prosecutor Larry Eastepp.

Because of grand jury secrecy, Smith would not discuss what evidence the body heard or which witnesses were called, but he confirmed he had written letters obtained by the Houston Chronicle and that other grand jurors agree with him.

He began writing the letters to the state district judge who originally empaneled the grand jury, to other judges and the head administrative judge and has yet to get an answer.

"We haven't done anything wrong," Smith said about his service as foreman or his requests to know why the term was cut short. "That sealed motion, that's what has people really scratching their heads."

Controversy not new

In the letters, Smith said the grand jury was "repeatedly forced to look beyond the ineffectiveness of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office" and said the actions of several county officials and employees appear to be criminal.

He wrote that the grand jurors convened regularly and "voluntarily met on additional occasions to examine multiple alleged wrongdoings perpetrated in Liberty County that were frustratingly noted by federal investigators and the media."

What the grand jurors heard remains a secret, but Liberty County officials have been no stranger to controversy. Last year, prosecutors dropped charges against former Liberty County Judge Phil Fitzgerald, who was accused of misuse of Hurricane Ike government cleanup funds after a federal judge rejected a plea deal in which Fitzgerald previously had admitted making a false claim for federal funds.

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Liberty North band joins inaugural parade

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Hello, Pennsylvania Avenue.

Theres only one marching band in Missouri scheduled to perform at the inaugural parade in Washington Moday.

Thats the Screamin Eagles Marching Band from Liberty North High School.

The band will join 47 others from across the country playing in the inaugural parade before President Barack Obama as well as an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 spectators in and around the National Mall.

To be selected, the band had to survive a long culling process.

The Joint Task Force - National Capital Region, which is coordinating the inaugural parade, also was in charge of selecting the units ,such as bands and drill teams, that wanted to be included.

Applicants had to submit video and audio files to a task force website. Representatives ultimately reviewed about 3,000 applications before presenting about 300 of them to a separate committee for final selection.

The video submitted by Liberty North High School band director Shane Fuller showed the band playing The Liberty Bell March, by John Philip Sousa.

I think part of the reason we were selected is that we had the patriotic style that they were looking for, said Fuller.

Plus, its The Liberty Bell March by a band from Liberty.

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Liberty Media buys more shares of Sirius XM, gets majority control of satellite broadcaster

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Liberty Media Corp., which has been trying to take over Sirius XM Radio Inc. for some time, has now bought enough shares in the satellite radio company to give it majority control.

The Englewood, Colo., company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange filing Thursday that it bought 50 million common shares in the company. It now holds about 2 billion common shares and 1.29 billion convertible shares, according to the filing. Those combined give Liberty a more than 50 per cent stake in Sirius.

Sirius, based in New York, provides radio programming in vehicles, online and through mobile applications to nearly 24 million subscribers.

Liberty, run by cable magnate John Malone, saved Sirius from near-bankruptcy in 2009 by agreeing to lend it up to $530 million in exchange for preferred stock that amounted to a 40 per cent stake. Since then, it had slowly amassed more shares in the company. Meanwhile, Sirius has recovered from its tailspin and added more subscription customers, adding 2 million net subscribers during 2012.

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the transfer of Sirius broadcast licenses to Liberty. The FCC was looking into Liberty's proposed takeover of Sirius, and Liberty said in October that if the commission approves, it would buy up enough shares to give it majority control.

A representative for Sirius did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Sirius shares gained 2 cents to $3.17 in midday trading Friday. Its shares have climbed roughly 60 per cent since July.

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Liberty Global Won’t Boost Telenet Bid, Will Buy Shares Tendered

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Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) said it wont reopen its 2 billion-euro ($2.6 billion) bid for Belgiums Telenet Group Holding NV (TNET) and will accept the shares already tendered at the offer price of 35 euros apiece.

Telenet fell as much as 6.4 percent to 34.41 euros. The stock, which rose 21 percent last year, traded at 35.46 euros, or 3.6 percent lower, at 10:57 a.m. local time.

Liberty Global, the international cable provider controlled by billionaire John Malone, made the announcement in a notice in De Tijd and LEcho newspapers today. Shareholders with 8.4 percent of outstanding shares accepted the tender, which expired on Jan. 11, bringing Libertys stake in the Belgian cable operator to 58.4 percent, the company said Jan. 14.

We want to stress that Liberty Global can anytime increase its offer, Emmanuel Carlier, an analyst at ING Groep NV in Brussels who recommends investors buy the stock, said today in a note. The longer it takes however, the higher the chance that Liberty Global will not raise its bid but try to gain control via a share buyback.

Telenet, which has 2.1 million cable-TV subscribers, said on Jan. 9 that revenue increased 8.2 percent to about 1.49 billion euros in 2012. The company will publish full results on Feb. 27.

The limited amount of shareholders tendering at 35 euros comes as no surprise given Telenets growth potential, James Ratcliffe, an analyst at Barclays Plc, said in a note to clients earlier this week.

Belgium is Liberty Globals second-biggest market, after Germany. Liberty acquired German cable providers Kabel Baden- Wuerttemberg and Unitymedia in the past three years.

Liberty Global, based in Englewood, Colorado, distributes TV, Internet and phone services to 19.6 million customers, making it the second-largest cable company in the world, behind Comcast Corp. It has 18.4 million European subscribers.

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Clapham in Brussels at aclapham@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jerrold Colten at jcolten@bloomberg.net

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Liberty Media takes majority hold of Sirius XM

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Liberty Media Corp., which has been trying to take over Sirius XM Radio Inc. for some time, has now bought enough shares in the satellite radio company to give it majority control.

The Englewood, Colo., company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange filing Thursday that it bought 50 million common shares in the company. It now holds about 2 billion common shares and 1.29 billion convertible shares, according to the filing. Those combined give Liberty a more than 50 percent stake in Sirius.

Sirius, based in New York, provides radio programming in vehicles, online and through mobile applications to nearly 24 million subscribers.

Liberty, run by cable magnate John Malone, saved Sirius from near-bankruptcy in 2009 by agreeing to lend it up to $530 million in exchange for preferred stock that amounted to a 40 percent stake. Since then, it had slowly amassed more shares in the company. Meanwhile, Sirius has recovered from its tailspin and added more subscription customers, adding 2 million net subscribers during 2012.

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the transfer of Sirius broadcast licenses to Liberty. The FCC was looking into Liberty's proposed takeover of Sirius, and Liberty said in October that if the commission approves, it would buy up enough shares to give it majority control.

A representative for Sirius did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Sirius shares gained 2 cents to $3.17 in midday trading Friday. Its shares have climbed roughly 60 percent since July.

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Frozen 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Unearthed – Video

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Frozen 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Unearthed
We found a 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar with a Fisher F75! Problem is, that it was in very frozen ground and damaged it. Not too bad WITH ONLY A COUPLE NICS, but we learned a lesson on this coin. DO NOT USE A SHARP KNIFE OR TROWEL TO REMOVE DIRT!! DON #39;T USE THUMBS TO CLEAN DIRT EITHER! IT WILL SCRATCH! The coin is still in very good condition.

By: Kevin Morton

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