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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



Sunday, July 17, 2016

RSN: Virginia: Punished for Being Poor, The Police Are Right About One Thing: Sentencing Reform




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John Kiriakou | The Police Are Right About One Thing: Sentencing Reform 
Senator Harry Reid. (photo: Getty Images) 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "The United States already has 25 percent of the world's prison population. The country desperately needs sentencing reform. The system cries out for it." 
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Turkey Says 6,000 Detained Over Coup Attempt as US Relations Fray 
Patrick Kingsley, Guardian UK 
Kingsley reports: "Turkey says it has detained 6,000 people following Friday's coup attempt, as Washington rejected claims that it was somehow involved in the failed putsch." 
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Clinton Will Push Constitutional Amendment to 'Overturn Citizens United' 
David Weigel, The Washington Post 
Weigel writes: "Hillary Clinton will call for a constitutional amendment to 'overturn Citizens United' in her first 30 days as president and plans to make that announcement today to progressive activists at the annual Netroots Nation conference." 
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Dallas PD's Uncertain Example on Race and Policing 
Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor 
Bruinius writes: "Cherelle Blazer is not a fan of Dallas Police Chief David Brown or his now-celebrated community policing programs. Like other Dallas residents, she's still stunned and grieved by the shooting that left five police officers dead last week - one of the deadliest incidents in United States policing history. And this week has brought a swirl of difficult emotions, both for her and her husband, Changa Higgins, who have been actively protesting the Dallas Police Department the past few years." 
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Punished for Being Poor 
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate 
Lithwick writes: "In Virginia, more than 900,00 people have lost their driver's licenses because they couldn't pay the court fees associated with having them restored. That means that indigent people who may have been pulled over for the most minor of infractions can lose their license unless they pay stiff penalties." 
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Pakistan Social Media Star Baloch Killed 'by Brother' in Suspected 'Honor Killing' 
Shazia Bhatti, Agence France-Presse 
Bhatti writes: "A Pakistani social media celebrity whose selfies polarised the deeply conservative Muslim country has been murdered by her brother in a suspected honour killing, officials said Saturday, prompting shock and revulsion." 
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Wildfires Rage Across Southwest, Forcing Home Evacuations 
Curtis Skinner, Reuters 
Skinner writes: "Several destructive wildfires were raging across the Southwestern United States on Saturday, after consuming dozens of homes and forcing evacuations." 
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