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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, June 12, 2015

RSN: A Letter to Obama: You Still Have Time to Be a Climate Champion - But Not Much, Obama Lobbied Corporate Leaders to 'Say Positive Things' About TPP Trade Deal




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Paul Gottinger and Ken Klippenstein | Obama Lobbied Corporate Leaders to 'Say Positive Things' About TPP Trade Deal 
President Obama visited Nike's Beaverton, Oregon headquarters in May to drum up support for his Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (photo: Reuters) 
Paul Gottinger and Ken Klippenstein, Reader Supported News 
Excerpt: "The White House invited senior members of the Sony Corporation to make statements in favor of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, according to an internal Sony email published by Wikileaks." 
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Warren: Supporting Fast-Track Would Be 'Irresponsible' 
Kevin Cirilli, The Hill 
Cirilli writes: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said it's 'irresponsible' for Democrats to give President Obama fast-track trade authority." 
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Keeping Black People Away From White Swimming Pools Is an American Tradition 
Jenée Desmond-Harris, Vox 
Desmond-Harris writes: "There's a case to be made that the very existence of private pools like the one in McKinney was a response to the end of legal segregation of municipal pools in the late 1940s and early '50s. In other words: many white people preferred to build their own pools than enjoy this type of recreation side by side with their black neighbors." 
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The Koch Brothers and the Republican Party Go to War - With Each Other 
Jon Ward, Yahoo! News 
Ward writes: "The RNC is now openly arguing, however, that the Kochs' political operation is trying to control the Republican Party's master voter file, and to gain influence over - some even say control of - the GOP." 
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Leaked Trade Deal Terms Prompt Fears for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 
Gabrielle Chan, Guardian UK 
Chan writes: "The leak of new information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) shows the mega-trade deal could provide more ways for multinational corporations to influence Australia's control of its pharmaceutical regulations." 
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Study: Members of Congress 231% More Likely to Meet With You if You've Paid Them 
Aaron Sankin, The Daily Dot 
Sankin writes: "When congressional schedulers were told that meetings were with constituents, CREDO members were able to meet with members of Congress or their chiefs of staff a mere 2.4 percent of the time. When they were identified as past donors, those meetings occurred 12.5 percent of the time." 
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Bill McKibben | A Letter to Obama: You Still Have Time to Be a Climate Champion - But Not Much 
Bill McKibben, Grist 
McKibben writes: "I feel a little awkward writing a letter to you, perhaps because I helped organize the largest demonstrations outside your house during your residence there: It's odd to write someone when the closest you've ever come to them is being chained to the fence outside their home protesting the Keystone pipeline." 
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