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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



Wednesday, December 31, 2014

RSN: When FISA Court Rejects Requests, the FBI Issues a National Security Letter Instead, John Boehner Stands by Congressman Who Addressed White Supremacists, New Level: Monsanto Tries Patenting Natural Tomatoes, 11 of the Worst Policy Ideas of 2014





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Bernie Sanders for President? Why Not Try a Real Socialist for a Change
Sen. Sanders speaks out against cuts to Social Security outside the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2013. (photo: Bernie Sanders)
Mark Jacobson, The New Yorker
Jacobson writes: "There were a few changes in that same speech Bernie ­Sanders freely admits he's been giving for the past four decades, give or take a j'accuse or two."
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11 of the Worst Policy Ideas of 2014
Wonkblog Staff, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "If we had to sum up 2014 in four words, they would be: "bold new policy ideas." We needed them, and we didn't get them."
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School Basketballers OK'd to Wear 'I Can't Breathe' Shirts
Al Jazeera America
"A California school district on Monday reversed a basketball tournament's ban on T-shirts reading "I can't breathe" and said it would allow high school players to wear the shirts during warm-ups as long as they do not cause problems, lawyers said."
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When FISA Court Rejects Requests, the FBI Issues a National Security Letter Instead
Mike Masnick, Tech Dirt
Masnick reports: "In other words, the FBI had a neat way to get around a rare FISA Court rejection: just issue an NSL and ignore the First Amendment concerns."
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John Boehner Stands by Congressman Who Addressed White Supremacists
Jonathan Martin, Jackie Calmes, The New York Times
Excerpt: "House Republican leaders, poised for a celebratory takeover of Congress next week, instead found themselves scrambling Tuesday to defuse a racially charged controversy over one lawmaker's speech a decade ago to a white supremacist group."
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New Level: Monsanto Tries Patenting Natural Tomatoes
Christina Sarich, NaturalSociety
Sarich reports: "Many individuals are aware that biotech has developed a seed monopoly largely by patenting genetically modified organisms, but not everyone realizes that Monsanto tried to patent a tomato that had no biotech traits."
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