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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Thursday, January 23, 2014

RSN: I Have Seen the Future of the GOP and it Is George W. Bush



FOCUS: Jonathan Chait | I Have Seen the Future of the GOP and it Is George W. Bush
George W. Bush's foreign policy was 'finding asses to kick.' (photo: AP)
Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Chait writes: "Pundits hopefully posited that the twin shocks of the economic crisis and the 2008 election might prod the GOP back to reality...It got worse. Much worse."
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Charles Pierce | There Is No Common Ground on Abortion
Members of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and more than 20 other organizations hold a rally in support of preventive healthcare and family planning services, including abortion. (photo: Reuters)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "The customary trope was to argue that we should come to a consensus that abortion is bad, but that expanded access to birth control was something we can all agree on and then go to breakfast. Yeah, not so much."
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David Remnick | On and Off the Road With Barack Obama
David Remnick, The New Yorker
Remnick writes: "I was along for the ride, sitting in a guest cabin with a couple of aides and a staffer who was tasked with keeping watch over a dark suit bag with a tag reading 'The President.'"
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John Nichols | Four Years After 'Citizens United': Real Movement
John Nichols, The Nation
Nichols writes: "This is a coalition...boldly demanding that the US Constitution be amended - a reform sufficient to prevent the High Court from transforming American democracy into a dollarocracy."
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Robert Parry | Human Rights Watch's Syria Dilemma
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "Human Rights Watch, which has pushed for a U.S. military intervention in Syria, continues to blame the Assad government for the Aug. 21 Sarin attack even though the group's high-profile map supposedly proving the case has been debunked."
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Snowden to Ask for Russian Police Protection After US Death Threats
Vladimir Radyuhin, The Hindu
Radyuhin reports: "Whistleblower Edward Snowden will ask Russian authorities for extra protection over threats to his life from American military and intelligence officers."
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Afghanistan Cracks Down on Commercials That Favour US Troops
Hamid Shalizi, Reuters
Shalizi reports: "The Afghan government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014."
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Japanese Officials Respond Quickly to Caroline Kennedy on Dolphin Slaughter
Justin McCurry, The Christian Science Monitor
McCurry reports: "Fishermen in Japan have begun slaughtering dozens of bottlenose dolphins, ignoring protesters' calls to spare the animals and a rare public show of concern by the US government."
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