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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, August 14, 2015

RSN: Shell Is Just One Little Step Away From Drilling in the Arctic, CIA Torture Tactics Reemerge in New York Prison, Ferguson Protester Faces Four Years' Jail Over Charges of Kicking SUV




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Andy Borowitz | Sanders Shamelessly Pandering to Voters Who Want to Hear Truth 
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Getty) 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is gaining legions of new admirers by shamelessly pandering to voters who want to hear the truth, critics of the Vermont senator say." 
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The United Nations Has a Rape Problem 
Beenish Ahmed, ThinkProgress 
Ahmed writes: "Sexual violence and exploitations have not been isolated to any one region of the world. Reports of abuse at the hands of peacekeepers have emerged from Bosnia, Haiti, and the East Timor, among other countries." 
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Connecticut's Top Court Overturns Death Penalty in State 
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press 
"Three years after Connecticut abolished the death penalty for any future crimes, the state's highest court on Thursday spared the lives of all 11 men who were already on death row when the law took effect, saying it would be unconstitutional to execute them." 
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Julian Assange: Three Cases Dropped but Inquiry Into Rape Allegation Continues 
David Crouch, Guardian UK 
Crouch writes: "Swedish prosecutors have dropped their investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Julian Assange after the deadline for bringing charges expired, but said they would continue to pursue an interview with the WikiLeaks founder over an outstanding rape allegation." 
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Ferguson Protester Faces Four Years' Jail Over Charges of Kicking SUV 
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK 
Swaine writes: "A protest leader in Ferguson, Missouri, could face up to four years in prison after being charged with a felony for allegedly kicking a vehicle as it ploughed through a line of peaceful demonstrators who were blocking a highway." 
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CIA Torture Tactics Reemerge in New York Prison 
Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept 
McLaughlin writes: "Over 60 inmates at New York's Clinton Correctional Facility have complained of abuse by prison guards in the wake of the June escape of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt." 
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Shell Is Just One Little Step Away From Drilling in the Arctic 
Katie Herzog, Grist 
Herzog writes: "Shell's Arctic drilling is a big deal. In addition to concerns about oil spills, a study from researchers at University College London contends that all oil in the Arctic needs to stay in the ground if we are to keep global temperatures below a 2 degree C increase." 
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