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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



Tuesday, December 23, 2014

RSN: Wyoming Republican Fights Ban on Controversial Climate Science Standards, Groups Warn of Dangers With Funding of Universities by Koch Brothers, NY GOP Congressman Michael Grimm




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How to Fix Poverty: Write Every Family a Basic Income Check
Belva Weiner waits to take away a cart of food from the Care and Share Food Bank to distribute the food to her church's food pantry in Colorado. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Betsy Isaacson, Newsweek
Isaacson writes: "In the United States - as in all of the world's wealthier nations - ending poverty is not a matter of resources. Many economists, including Timothy Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin (and former director of the Institute for Research on Poverty) have argued that every developed nation has the financial wherewithal to eradicate poverty."
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US Court Strikes Down North Carolina Ultrasound Abortion Law
Colleen Jenkins, Reuters
Jenkins writes: "A North Carolina law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the fetus performed and described to them is unconstitutional because it forces doctors to voice the state's message discouraging the procedure, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday."
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GOP Congressman Michael Grimm to Plead Guilty to Felony Tax Evasion
David McCabe, The Hill
McCabe writes: "Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) will plead guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion on Dec. 23, according to multiple reports. The charge is in connection with larger fraud allegations over the management of a restaurant he owned before taking office."
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Groups Warn of Dangers With Funding of Universities by Koch Brothers
Frank Morris, National Public Radio
Morris writes: "In addition to famously subsidizing political campaigns, the Koch brothers also pour millions a year into think tanks and universities. Some warn that the funding can come with conditions that threaten academic freedom."
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North Korea's Internet Under Apparent Cyber Attack Days After Obama Promised Response to Sony Hack
Max Fisher, Vox
Fisher writes: "Internet connectivity between North Korea and the outside world, though never robust to begin with, is currently suffering one of its worst outages in recent memory, suggesting that the country may be enduring a mass cyber attack a few days after President Obama warned the US would launch a 'proportional response' to North Korea's hack against Sony."
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Wyoming Republican Fights Ban on Controversial Climate Science Standards
Clare Foran, National Journal
Foran writes: "A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is taking a stand in favor of teaching climate science in the classroom. Republican state Rep. John Patton will introduce legislation early this week to overturn a statewide ban on a set of K-12 science-education standards that teach the scientific consensus on global warming."
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