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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



Wednesday, April 22, 2015

RSN: Lobbying Firm Behind Jeb Bush Super PAC Accused of Illegal Kickback Scheme, US Military Spending Still up 45% Over Pre-9/11 Levels




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Andy Borowitz | Kochs Defend Purchase of Scott Walker
Scott Walker. (photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "'There was absolutely no bidding war for Walker,' an industry analyst said. 'Even Sheldon Adelson had no interest in acquiring him.'"
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The Violent Legacy of Chicago's Police
The New York Times | Editorial
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: "Rahm Emanuel inherited a Police Department with a history of serious misconduct when he became mayor of Chicago four years ago. Mr. Emanuel tried to break with the past by co-sponsoring a proposal to provide reparations to scores of people who were systematically tortured by the CPD."
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US Military Spending Still up 45% Over Pre-9/11 Levels
Dan Froomkin, The Intercept
Froomkin writes: "Despite a decline in military spending since 2010, U.S. defense expenditures are still 45 percent higher than they were before the 9/11 terror attacks. This level of military spending puts the country on a permanent war footing."
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Lobbying Firm Behind Jeb Bush Super PAC Accused of Illegal Kickback Scheme
Lee Fang, The Intercept
Fang writes: " Clark Hill, a legal and lobbying firm that manages many of the largest Super PACs in the country, including the Jeb Bush group known as Right to Rise, is accused of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme with one of its clients, according to a recently filed lawsuit."
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The Supreme Court's Unconscionable Slow-Walk Towards Gay Rights
Ian Millhisher, ThinkProgress
Millhisher writes: "If Kennedy and four of his colleagues ultimately recognize that laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation should always have been treated with skepticism by the courts, then he will do nothing more than acknowledge something that's been implicit in the Court's precedents for at least thirty years."
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A Century on, 103-Year-Old Armenian Recalls Rescue From Mass Killings
Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Reuters
Excerpt: "Tens of thousands will mark the anniversary of the World War One killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians this week. The events are overshadowed by renewed debate over whether the killings constitute genocide, as argued by Armenia, many Western scholars and some Western governments."
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Illegal Trade in Endangered Wildlife Thriving on eBay Despite Controls
Ted Williams, Guardian UK
Williams writes: "eBAY is failing to combat online illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife parts. eBAY only deletes pages advertising illegal items when they're brought to their attention. So far, this method has been ineffective."
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