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Toyota

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, September 1, 2015

RSN: Coal Dethroned, The Government's Hypocrisy on Hacked Information, Some Latino Workers Still Haven't Been Paid a Decade After Cleaning Up After Hurricane Katrina




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John Kiriakou | The Government's Hypocrisy on Hacked Information
John Kiriakou in the documentary Silenced. (photo: AFI Docs)
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News
Kiriakou writes: "If the government is going to be consistent, it can do two things, in my view. It can either drop all of these witch-hunt investigations into federal employees with Ashley Madison accounts right now, or it can release from prison immediately a federal inmate named Barrett Brown."
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Video Shows Suspect in San Antonio Shooting Had Hands Raised When Shot
Ashley Southall and Manny Fernandez, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The fatal shooting of a Texas man by sheriff's deputies in San Antonio last week was captured on video that appears to show he had his hands up when the officers fired."
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Despite SCOTUS Rejection of Request, Kentucky Clerk Cites 'God's Authority' to Deny Marriage Licenses
Claire Galofaro, Associated Press
Galofaro writes: "A county clerk in Kentucky has again refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, invoking her religious beliefs and 'God's authority' - this time in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against her."
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Dear White People, Laughing Is Not a Crime
Victoria Bond, Al Jazeera America
Bond writes: "The wine train incident highlights how black women in the United States are perceived, treated and policed."
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Pope to Allow All Priests to Forgive Abortion During Holy Year
Isla Binnie, Reuters
Binnie writes: "Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's upcoming Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions, in the Argentine pontiff's latest move towards a more open and inclusive church."
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Some Latino Workers Still Haven't Been Paid a Decade After Cleaning Up After Hurricane Katrina
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, ThinkProgress
Lee writes: "Latino workers, some of whom are undocumented, went to New Orleans in the days and weeks following the disaster to help with reconstruction efforts and debris and mold removal. But even a decade later, many remain underpaid or unpaid."
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Laura Gottesdiener | Coal Dethroned
Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch
Gottesdiener writes: "In the first half of this year, at least six domestic coal companies filed for bankruptcy. In February, West Virginia's Covington Coal fell, followed by Xinergy and Grass Creek Coal in April, Patriot and Birmingham Coal & Coke in May, and A&M Coal in June."
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