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NEW CONTENT MOVED TO MIDDLEBORO REVIEW 2

Toyota

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



Tuesday, April 22, 2014

RSN: And Now the Koch Brothers Will Attempt to Crush the Solar Industry [ALEC, Americans for Prosperity & Grover Norquist climb aboard], et al

Solar Energy: If the Koch Brothers and Grover Norquist are against it, it must be a good thing...right?

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THE STIGMA AGAINST VOLUNTARY SUPPORT: There is an apparent perception that if we are not compelled to pay for something, it’s worth nothing. If every person on our list paying more than $75. a month to their cable company gave RSN $10. a month we could stop running fundraisers altogether. Why does voluntary equate to worthless? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News




Charles Pierce | Elizabeth Warren Is the Teacher
Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Boston Globe)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "You cannot understand how she became a senator—hell, you can't even understand how she became a public person—unless you understand the fact that, first and foremost, she is a teacher."
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Paul Krugman | Sweden Turns Japanese
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Three years ago Sweden was widely regarded as a role model in how to deal with a global crisis. The nation’s exports were hit hard by slumping world trade but snapped back; its well-regulated banks rode out the financial storm; its strong social insurance programs supported consumer demand; and unlike much of Europe, it still had its own currency."
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Tom Engelhardt | Too Big to Jail?
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "There is but one crime for which anyone in America's national security state can be held accountable in a court of law, and that's leaking information that might put those in it in a bad light or simply let the American public know something more about what its government is really doing."
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Study: Fuels Made From Corn No Better Than Gas
Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
Cappiello reports: "Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change."
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And Now the Koch Brothers Will Attempt to Crush the Solar Industry
Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times
Halper writes: "Solar, once almost universally regarded as a virtuous, if perhaps over-hyped, energy alternative, has now grown big enough to have enemies."
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NY Court: US Must Release Targeted Killings Memo
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Neumeister reports: "The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas."
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Pat Tillman, the Boston Marathon and the Tale of Two Anniversaries
Dave Zirin, The Nation
Zirin writes: "April 22 marks ten years since the death of NFL player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman. Expect the media to take cursory notice and expect a press release from the NFL, but don't expect much else."
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