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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



Friday, June 6, 2014

RSN: A Modern-Day Debtors' Prison?, A Twenty-First Century Water War Erupts in Texas, et al



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India State Minister on Rape: 'Sometimes It's Right, Sometimes It's Wrong'
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Reuters
Excerpt: "A state minister from Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has described rape as a "social crime", saying "sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong", in the latest controversial remarks by an Indian politician about rape."
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Why Was the FBI Investigating Michael Hastings' Reporting on Bergdahl?
Alice Speri, VICE News
Speri writes: "With the exception of some initial chatter, Hastings' piece, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of Bergdahl's unit and its leadership, hardly had the impact of some of his other investigations."
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Walmart Workers Strike in 7 Cities
Patrick M. Sheridan, CNN Money
Sheridan reports: "Union organizers said employees were set to walk picket lines through out the day in Tampa, Miami, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and San Francisco."
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Confronting Campus Rape
Nina Burleigh, Rolling Stone
Burleigh writes: "In the past few years, the issue of campus rape has exploded, with dozens of schools, including Harvard Law, under investigation. Activists are protesting on campus and in Washington."
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A Modern-Day Debtors' Prison?
Daniel Ross, Yes! Magazine
Ross writes: "Critics have been calling this a violation of a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruling making it illegal to jail the indigent simply because they're too poor to pay their court fines."
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Four Ways Edward Snowden Changed the World - And Why the Fight's Not Over
Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "Along with the changes Snowden sparked, vital questions remain about how and if the National Security Agency and its global spy apparatus will truly be reformed."
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A Twenty-First Century Water War Erupts in Texas
James William Gibson, Earth Island Journal
Gibson reports: "A convergence of extended drought, supply-side water policy, and relentless economic and population growth has led to bitter fights over how water is to be used."
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