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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



Saturday, June 14, 2014

RSN: Thanks to Obamacare, Minnesota's Uninsurance Rate Has Dropped 40 Percent, The Three Biggest Right-Wing Lies About Poverty, et al



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Robert Reich | The Three Biggest Right-Wing Lies About Poverty
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. (photo: RADiUS-TWC)
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "Rather than confront poverty by extending jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed, endorsing a higher minimum wage, or supporting jobs programs, conservative Republicans are taking a different tack."
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Iran Sends Troops Into Iraq to Aid Fight Against ISIS Militants
Martin Chulov, Guardian UK
Chulov writes: "Iran has sent 2,000 advance troops to Iraq in the past 48 hours to help tackle a jihadist insurgency, a senior Iraqi official has told the Guardian."
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Pro-Russian Rebels Shoot Down Large Ukrainian Transport Plane, Killing Dozens
Carol Morello, The Washington Post
Morello writes: "In the biggest single loss of life since Ukraine started battling pro-Russian separatists, rebels shot down a military transport plane early Saturday morning as it was landing in Luhansk, killing all 49 people aboard."
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Tea Party-Backed Lawmaker Makes Bid for No. 2 House Post
Susan Cornwell and David Lawder, Reuters
Excerpt: "An outspoken Tea Party-backed Republican lawmaker on Friday opened his campaign for the No. 2 leadership post in the House of Representatives against a top deputy of Speaker John Boehner in a bid to boost conservatives' influence in the party."
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Thanks to Obamacare, Minnesota's Uninsurance Rate Has Dropped 40 Percent
Tara Culp-Ressler, ThinkProgress
Culp-Ressler writes: "The number of uninsured people in Minnesota has plunged to the lowest level in state history, following Obamacare's six month open enrollment period that allowed people to sign up for new health plans, according to a new analysis from University of Minnesota researchers."
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Obama Administration Takes First Step Toward Selling Offshore Gas and Oil Leases
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch
Baker writes: "If President Barack Obama's historic carbon emissions rules made you forget about his 'all of the above' energy policy, well, it shouldn't have. While the president recognized that coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the country's emissions, he didn't denounce oil and gas."
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