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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, December 25, 2014

RSN: The Fossil Fuel Industry Spent More Than $721 Million in the 2014 Midterm Elections




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Off-Duty, Black Cops in New York Feel Threat From Fellow Police
Two of the cops involved in the death of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by NYPD, had their guns and badges taken away, according to ABC 7 in New York. (photo: John Minchillo/AP)
Michelle Conlin, Reuters
Conlin reports: "From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life."
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Another Black 18-Year-Old Has Been Killed by Police 2 Miles From Ferguson
Zachary Davis Boren, Lamiat Sabin, Independent UK
Boren and Sabin report: "The death of another black teenager by police gunfire in the heart of Missouri has sparked fresh protests following months of unrest about alleged police racism."
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Carl Gibson and Binta Baxter | We Want Real Justice, Not Dead Cops
Carl Gibson and Binta Baxter, Reader Supported News
Excerpt: "The entire #BlackLivesMatter movement cannot be blamed for the murder of two NYPD officers, just like all gun owners couldn't be blamed for the 20 children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary."
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It Doesn't Matter Who Does the Lobbying: Trade Agreements Aren't the Place for Internet Regulation
Maira Sutton, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Sutton reports: "The language of the leaked treaty shows provisions that could impact privacy online, and net neutrality—with no public consultation or opportunities for open debate."
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Death Toll Among Qatar's World Cup Workers Revealed
Owen Gibson, Pete Pattisson, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Nepalese migrants building the infrastructure to host the 2022 World Cup have died at a rate of one every two days in 2014 – despite Qatar’s promises to improve their working conditions, the Guardian has learned."
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Spent More Than $721 Million in the 2014 Midterm Elections
Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin reports: "Taking into account direct contributions to individuals and groups, spending on television ads and lobbying, the energy industry spent more than $721 million during the 2014 election cycle."
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