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Romney addresses Faith and Freedom Coalition via video from bus tour

Posted: June 17, 2012 at 5:12 am

Appearing via video at the Faith and Freedom Coalitions annual meeting Saturday morning, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) delivered a speech that hinged on social issues but also focused in on what remains the top issue in the presidential election the economy.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R). (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

If people want a president that will give the middle class of America a fair shot, theyll vote for me, and I hope you do, Romney, dressed in a suit and standing in front of his campaign bus in Pennsylvania, told the several hundred social conservatives gathered in Washington for the summit.

In his prepared remarks, Romney spoke of anchors, which he said include family and the Constitution.

The national health-care law, he argued attacks freedoms. Raising taxes attacks freedoms. And the Obama administrations decision on contraceptive coverage attacks our first freedom religious freedom, he said.

All these things impinge upon our freedoms. ... I think America is stronger when were lashed firmly to the anchors that keep us steady, he said.

At times, he struck a note that bore similarities to the message former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) delivered on the campaign trail.

He told the crowd that his message to young people is to get married before they have children, because the opportunity for a mom and a dad to help guide the life of a child gives them such an enormous advantage.

And he noted a 2009 Brookings study that Santorum has been fond of citing. The study, Romney said, shows that if Americans graduate from high school, work and get married before having children, their chance of becoming impoverished is dramatically reduced.

Romney fielded three pre-selected questions from the audience. In response to the first Do you agree with President Obama that the private sector is doing fine? Romney dinged Obama for the remark, which he argued is the latest evidence that the president is out of touch on the economy.

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Liberty County All-Stars shine

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The 3rd Annual Houston Area High School All-Star Game, held at the University of Houston Lady Cougar Softball Complex on June 13, had a healthy dose of Liberty County.

At the helm of the East Squad was Liberty Head Softball Coach Karen Slack, and right beside her were assistant Liberty softball coach Jessika Tate and Daytons head man Daryl Bell.

Liberty County All-Stars Shelby Vandeventer (Liberty), Taylor Kaderli (Liberty) and Eden Favela (Dayton) played an integral part in the victory. Favela (3) and Kaderli (2) drove in five runs en route to the Easts 13-1 win over the South.

The East jumped out in front 3-0 in the first. Kaderli helped set up the first run with a sacrifice bunt while Vandeventer drew a walk, keeping the inning alive.

In the Easts five-run fifth, Kaderli delivered a ringing two-out, two-run double to left field. Favelas bloop two-run single into right field in the sixth gave her a team high three RBIs in the game. Favela also drew a hit-by-pitch in the fifth that scored a run.

Shelby Vandeventer

Softball: Three time All-District 2010, 2011, 2012

Academic Honors: National Honor Society, National Technology Honor Society, Graduate with honors

College: Texas State University

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Libya: Law Restricting Speech Ruled Unconstitutional

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Tripoli The Libyan Supreme Court's decision on June 14, 2012, that declared unconstitutional a law that criminalized a variety of political speech is a landmark decision. The court ruled that Law 37/2012 was an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.

"Today, the Supreme Court of Libya has shown what freedom means," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "By declaring this law unconstitutional, it has affirmed free speech for the Libyan people, even for critical and controversial views."

This is the first judicial review of a law issued by the National Transitional Council (NTC), which has been governing Libya since Muammar Gaddafi's fall in 2011. A group of Libyan lawyers challenged the law under the interim constitutional covenant, as well as international law. The presiding Judge, Kamal Edhan, declared the law unconstitutional, but added that the decision did not affect other pre-existing restrictions on speech, such as insulting Islam.

Law 37, which the NTC passed on May 2, criminalized a variety of types of political speech, including speech that "glorifies the tyrant [Muammar Gaddafi]," did "damage [to] the February 17 Revolution," or insulted Libya's institutions. Human Rights Watch had criticized the law as a violation of freedom of expression and called on the NTC to revoke it.

Human Rights Watch urged the NTC and any incoming new government to abolish all laws in Libya that restrict free expression in violation of international law.

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Liberty Gold Corp. Acquires Interest In McCord Creek Gold Project In Prime Alaskan Region

Posted: June 16, 2012 at 5:15 am

PHOENIX, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Liberty Gold Corp. (OTCBB: LBGO; "Liberty Gold" and/or "the Company") is pleased to announce it has acquired a 60% interest* in the ~2,218-acre McCord Creek Property gold project in central Alaska's Tolovana Mining District. Liberty Gold will be the project's operator.

The McCord Creek project is comprised of 14 State mining claims located 70 miles northwest of Fairbanks in the Tintina Gold Belt, which has produced nearly 30 million ounces (Moz) of gold to date[1] and has experienced accelerated gold exploration, development, and mining activity over the years.[2]

The McCord Creek property is also located within the eastern extension of the Livengood gold district, and immediately adjoins the eastern side of International Tower Hill Mines' (ITH) Livengood Property. The Money Knob deposit on ITH's Livengood Property represents a resource estimate of 20.6 Moz gold (16.5 Moz Measured & Indicated; 4.1 Moz Inferred),[3] making it one of the largest gold deposits discovered in 20 years.[2] To the southeast of the McCord Creek property is Kinross Gold's Fort Knox mine, which produces over $1 million of gold equivalent per day.[4] Also to the southeast is the Pogo mine, which produced 324,722 troy ounces of gold in 2011.[5]

According to a 2012 technical report by David Adams, B.S., M.S., CPG, Liberty Gold's McCord Creek property exhibits 5 gold-in-soil anomalous zones with the maximum soil value exceeding 100 ppb gold. The 2 largest anomalies lie within the same sedimentary and volcanic package of rocks that contain ITH's Money Knob deposit.[2] All anomalous zones warrant additional exploration to pursue a deposit of similar nature to the Money Knob deposit.

As such, the Company is currently developing an exploration plan to evaluate the prospect's mineral potential. A phased exploration approach involving at least 2 field seasons will be necessary to accomplish an evaluation of the prospect. The target for the McCord Creek property is a dispersed gold system similar to ITH's Money Knob deposit, and possibly a nickel-platinum disseminated deposit. A minimum target size for gold would be 3 to 5 Moz contained in a bulk tonnage grading in the order of 1 gram per tonne (gpt). The potential net present value (NPV) for geological exploration targets of this magnitude is in the order of $1B to $3B.[2]

To the immediate east of Liberty Gold's McCord Creek property, ITH has announced plans calling for drilling 3,000 meters in 10 core holes focused on making new gold deposit discoveries on their Livengood property, with results expected throughout the summer and fall of 2012.[3] ITH's planned initial exploration drill holes lie within ~1 to 2 miles of Liberty Gold's McCord Creek property.

Lynn Harrison, Liberty Gold's President and CEO, commented: "The McCord Creek Property acquisition has enabled us to effectively establish a presence in this proven region of Alaska. Now we can proceed to build on our knowledge of the property's full mineral potential through further exploration and development activities."

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To learn more about the McCord Creek Property, and to read more about the Company and its latest news, visit Liberty Gold's website at http://www.libertygoldcorp.com.

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Charles scores 20 as Sun shut down Liberty

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) The New York Liberty caught the Connecticut Sun at the wrong time.

Tina Charles scored 20 points and the Sun had a record-setting first half en route to a 97-55 victory over the Liberty on Friday night, handing New York its worst loss in franchise history.

Mistie Mims and Renee Montgomery scored 13 points each, Asjha Jones had 10 points and eight rebounds and Kara Lawson also scored 10 points for the Sun (7-2).

All 11 players scored for Connecticut, which led 61-27 at halftime to set the league record for the largest lead at the break - besting Seattle's 33-point margin (60-27) at the half against Tulsa on Aug. 7, 2010.

It was also the Sun's biggest margin of victory, topping their 81-47 win over Washington on Aug. 26, 2005.

Connecticut was coming off an 87-81 loss to Los Angeles on Wednesday night in a game the Sun led with a little over a minute left.

''If you look at our record and see our two losses, we think we could've been undefeated,'' Connecticut's Kalana Greene said. ''It kind of ticks us off. ... The beauty of this part of the season is you play games almost every day. . You have a short-term memory and you get to kind of let off your energy and frustration on the next team.''

With team owner James Dolan sitting courtside, New York (3-7) eclipsed its 37-point defeat to Seattle on July 22, 2006.

''I don't want to take anything away from the Sun,'' Liberty coach John Whisenant said. ''They played well, but to lose like this, we had to play pretty bad. It was just a combination (of things). I've never lost a game like that in my coaching life.''

Essence Carson scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half for New York and was the team's only scorer in double figures. Liberty leading scorer Cappie Pondexter finished with seven points, all in the second half.

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Liberty Global to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Global, Inc. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time at The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center, 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The meeting will be webcast live at http://www.lgi.com. We intend to archive the webcast under the investor relations section of our website for approximately 30 days. In addition, the meeting will be available via teleconference:

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Please dial in to the teleconference 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Following the meeting, a question and answer session will take place. Liberty Global may make observations concerning its historical operating performance and outlook. While the teleconference and webcast will both broadcast the question and answer session, participants can only ask questions via teleconference as the webcast will be listen-only.

About Liberty Global, Inc.

Liberty Global is the leading international cable operator offering advanced video, voice and broadband internet services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information. As of March 31, 2012, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art networks serving 20 million customers across 13 countries principally located in Europe and Chile. Liberty Globals operations also include significant programming businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe.

For more information, please visit http://www.lgi.com.

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Is the NRA right that Obama is 'coming for our guns'?

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Here's something you won't hear from the National Rifle Association: The Second Amendment is fading as a wedge issue in American politics, gun owners are winning, and President Barack Obama is doing little to alter the scales.

Nearly one in two Americans now have a gun in their home and just 26 percent favor an all-out ban on handguns, down from 60 percent in 1959, according to a recent Gallup survey. The number of Americans who support tighter gun laws is at an all-time low.

And Obama?

Gun talk has been almost anathema at the White House. Obama signed a bill in 2009 that allows people to carry loaded guns into most national parks; in 2011, he largely avoided a discussion to the anger of many activists about strengthening gun laws following the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

We couldn't find a word about gun policies on Obama's re-election website.

Yet, that's not what the NRA is focused on as it campaigns against Obama in 2012.

In a new campaign mailer the contents of which we expect to be repeated in emails and at dinner tables the gun rights group is casting Obama as a gun control crusader who is "coming for our guns."

PolitiFact decided to put some of the NRA's latest claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

The gun rights group says Obama supported former Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's proposal "to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."

That's False.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell on 1st Amendment, campaign finance,

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15-06-2012 09:05 Says Obama administration wants to radically change the nature of free speech in the US, and warns that they will attempt to intimidate and harass critics into silence

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Wyoming lawsuit challenges FEC regulations

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CHEYENNE Attorneys for three Wyoming residents who formed a grassroots organization called Free Speech filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging Federal Election Commission rules. Attorneys for Free Speech and the Wyoming Liberty Group claim the FEC rules, which may require grassroots groups like Free Speech to register as political action committees, are vague and overly broad. The lawsuit, filed in the court of federal District Judge Scott Skavdahl in Casper, seeks an injunction against the FEC to bar it from enforcing the rules and a declaratory judgment that the commissions definition of express advocacy is unconstitutional. Free Speech members want to spend about $2,000 on advertising to express their opinions on Wyoming issues, not to advocate for candidates, said Stephen Klein, attorney for the Wyoming Liberty Group. The problem is the three Wyoming residents and the FEC dont know whether Free Speech must register as a political action committee, Klein and Free Speech attorney Jack Speight said Thursday. The organization in February sought an advisory opinion from the FEC to be sure its program would be consistent with the law. Ultimately, the FEC provided three contradictory draft advisory opinions, the lawsuit said. If the group does not register as a political action committee and then runs ads, it could be deemed in violation of the rules and subject to civil and criminal penalties. The three board members of Free Speech listed in the lawsuit are Max Douglas Watford Jr. and Robert T. Brinkmann, both of Cheyenne and Charles Curley of Thermopolis. Their Free Speech group formed in February as an unincorporated, nonprofit association under Wyoming law and registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 527 group. Free Speech is interested in gun, environmental, and farming and ranching issues, Speight said. The groups by-laws require that it operate independently of political candidates, committees and political parties, the lawsuit said. Two separate federal circuit courts have ruled against the FEC in similar lawsuits while a third upheld the FEC. This is the first time the FEC rules have been challenged in a court in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. This law is so vague nobody can follow it, so vague the government can arbitrarily enforce it, Klein said. There needs to be a bright line between regulating candidate advocacy and regulating issue advocacy.

CHEYENNE Attorneys for three Wyoming residents who formed a grassroots organization called Free Speech filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging Federal Election Commission rules.

Attorneys for Free Speech and the Wyoming Liberty Group claim the FEC rules, which may require grassroots groups like Free Speech to register as political action committees, are vague and overly broad.

The lawsuit, filed in the court of federal District Judge Scott Skavdahl in Casper, seeks an injunction against the FEC to bar it from enforcing the rules and a declaratory judgment that the commissions definition of express advocacy is unconstitutional.

Free Speech members want to spend about $2,000 on advertising to express their opinions on Wyoming issues, not to advocate for candidates, said Stephen Klein, attorney for the Wyoming Liberty Group.

The problem is the three Wyoming residents and the FEC dont know whether Free Speech must register as a political action committee, Klein and Free Speech attorney Jack Speight said Thursday.

The organization in February sought an advisory opinion from the FEC to be sure its program would be consistent with the law.

Ultimately, the FEC provided three contradictory draft advisory opinions, the lawsuit said.

If the group does not register as a political action committee and then runs ads, it could be deemed in violation of the rules and subject to civil and criminal penalties.

The three board members of Free Speech listed in the lawsuit are Max Douglas Watford Jr. and Robert T. Brinkmann, both of Cheyenne and Charles Curley of Thermopolis.

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Freedom Continue to Win, Beat Washington in Series Opener

Posted: June 15, 2012 at 7:21 am

June 14, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom FLORENCE, KY - The Florence Freedom stretched their win streak to five games as they began a three game series with the Washington Wild Things with an 8-4 victory.

RHP Sean Gregory made his 5th start of the season and earned his second win of the year, as he went seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. His counterpart, Washington's RHP Casey Barnes, was handed his second loss of the year by giving up seven runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings.

Unlike what the Freedom have seen the past few ballgames, the opposition took an early lead as the Wild Things scored four times off Gregory in the first two innings, including three runs off four hits in the 1st. The Freedom did not score or record a hit until the 3rd, when SS Junior Arrojo was hit by his 6th pitch of the year, and later scored on a 3B Chris Curley single.

Florence cut their deficit down to one in the 4th inning when C Jim Jacquot scored on a double by RF Peter Fatse, who also came around to score on a LF Ryan Skellie groundout. It was not until the 6th inning, however, that Florence took the lead with a two-run homer by Skellie, his first long ball as a professional. Malloy also launched a two-run shot later in the inning to make the score 7-4.

After a rough start, Gregory settled down nicely and allowed just one hit after the 2nd inning, including sitting Washington down in order in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th innings. In the bottom of the 7th, the Freedom added to their lead as Curley hit his 7th homer of the year off RHP Alan Gatz, a solo home run to left center field.

RHP Brandon Mathes came in for relief and pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th, while allowing one hit with three strikeouts. With the victory, the Freedom are now 12-4 at the Home of the Florence Freedom.

Florence looks to increase their winning streak to six games tomorrow at 7:05, as RHP Alec Lewis (2-2) will go head-to-head with Washington's RHP Gary Lee (1-2) at the Home of the Florence Freedom.

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