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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



Saturday, September 26, 2015

RSN: OECD: Leading Countries Spend $200 Billion a Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels, Fiorina Citing Fictitious Abortion Video Digs Herself in Deeper, Study Links US Political Polarization to TV News Deregulation, Ignorance Vs. Reason in the War on Education




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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Ignorance Vs. Reason in the War on Education 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images) 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME 
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "There seems to be a growing belief among college students, and some fearful parents, that being exposed to anything that challenges the comfort zone of beliefs might infringe on their rights. Teachers are free to explain facts, like how the intestinal tract works, but not to offer ideas that might be unpopular, provocative or disturbing." 
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Meet Kevin McCarthy: The Frontrunner to Replace Speaker John Boehner 
Jay Newton-Small, TIME 
Newton-Small writes: "House Speaker John Boehner's abrupt departure announced Friday and effective October 30 has left the door open for Kevin McCarthy to ascend to the House's top spot." 
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Fiorina Citing Fictitious Abortion Video Digs Herself in Deeper 
Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Yahoo News 
Uffalussy writes: "Many journalists called attention to the fact that the video Fiorina described during her debate performance does not exist. In response, Fiorina's super-PAC has now manufactured its own version of the alleged tape and posted it on their YouTube channel." 
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Study Links US Political Polarization to TV News Deregulation 
Darin Watkins, Washington State University News 
Watkins writes: "Increasing American political polarization is linked to television news deregulation following the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, according to a Washington State University study." 
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New York City Owes Homeless Aid Organization $2.5 Million in Unpaid Funds 
Sam Thielman, Guardian UK 
Thielman writes: "The City of New York owes a homeless aid organization $2.5m in two separate contracts." 
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US-Trained 'Moderate Rebels' Gave Trucks, Weapons to al-Qaeda 
Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post 
DeYoung writes: "American-trained Syrian fighters gave at least a quarter of their U.S.-provided equipment to al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria early this week, the U.S. Central Command said late Friday." 
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OECD: Leading Countries Spend $200 Billion a Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels 
Larry Elliott, Guardian UK 
Elliott writes: "Rich western countries and the world's leading developing nations are spending up to $200bn a year subsidising fossil fuels, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development." 
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