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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



Friday, May 15, 2015

RSN: The Lottery Could Be the Most Regressive Form of Taxation in the US, Amtrak Disaster: Weeks Before Derailment, Lawmakers Moved to Delay Rail Safety Rule, The FBI Takes an Interest in the Keystone XL Pipeline





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Charles Pierce | The FBI Takes an Interest in the Keystone XL Pipeline
FBI Surveillance vehicle. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "The FBI office in Houston joined in ratfking the opposition to the pipeline. Gordon Liddy must be weeping for joy."
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David Sirota | Amtrak Disaster: Weeks Before Derailment, Lawmakers Moved to Delay Rail Safety Rule
David Sirota and Andrew Perez, International Business Times
Excerpt: "On Wednesday afternoon, a National Transportation Safety Board official said that had the PTC technology been installed on the track, the accident in Philadelphia 'would not have occurred.'"
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House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban With Exciting New Hassles for Rape Victims
Amanda Marcotte, Slate
Marcotte writes: "Republicans made sure that rape victims still have to undergo unnecessary hassles to get an abortion."
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The Lottery Could Be the Most Regressive Form of Taxation in the US
Matt O'Brien, The Washington Post
O'Brien writes: "What if I told you there was a $70 billion tax that the poor pay the most. You'd probably say that isn't very fair. But that's exactly what the lottery is: an almost 12-figure tax on the desperation of the least fortunate."
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The MOVE Bombing 30 Years Later: Remembering the Philly PD's War on Black Activists
Gene Demby, NPR
Demby writes: "The MOVE bombing was a cataclysm for my hometown, a part of the collective memories of Philadelphians of a certain age. I grew up in South Philly, about a 20-minute drive from ground zero, but I was just 4 when it happened, too young to remember the actual day."
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Gazans Scavenge for Food, Recyclables
Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor
Abou Jalal writes: "The Israeli authorities created the list of contraband items following Hamas' takeover in Gaza in June 2007; the list includes a variety of goods and raw materials that are banned from entering Gaza under security pretexts. The most recently added items on the list are iron pipes of all sizes and skewers."
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How the TPP Trade Deal Could Increase Risk of Dying of Breast Cancer
Karuna Jaggar, EcoWatch
Jaggar writes: "As the executive director of Breast Cancer Action, I am acutely aware of how the highly contested Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens the health and well-being of women."
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