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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:

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

RSN: White People, It's the Bigots Where You Live That Need You the Most, We Can Confront Torture Advocate Michael Pompeo





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John Kiriakou | We Can Confront Torture Advocate Michael Pompeo 
Representative Mike Pompeo, a hawkish Republican from Kansas, rose to prominence during the investigation into the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. (photo: Drew Angerer/NYT) 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "There are some things we can do. We can write our members of Congress and demand that they hold the CIA and its new director to both the letter and the spirit of the law. Torture is illegal. That isn't going to change." 
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Donald Trump Met Tulsi Gabbard to Discuss Foreign Policy 
Alex Daugherty, McClatchy DC 
Daugherty writes: "Tulsi Gabbard is willing to go out on a limb. The Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii was one of the first Democrats to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and now she is one of the first Democrats to meet with President-elect Donald Trump." 
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Not in Our Town: Can American Cities Stop Trump From Deporting Millions? 
Henry Grabar, Slate 
Grabar writes: "In the 100-day action plan his transition team released, Trump has promised to block all federal funding for such places, which, depending on how you define sanctuary cities, may number as many as 400. That pledge sets Trump up for a showdown with local officials, including police chiefs and sheriffs, who say aggressive immigration enforcement isn't compatible with good policing. And it places cities at the frontlines of the resistance against the incoming administration's policies." 
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Jeff Sessions: Trump's Attorney General Pick Accused of Racial Slur in 1981 
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK 
Swaine writes: "Sessions offered a false explanation when later questioned by Senators about the alleged incident involving Democratic county commissioner Douglas Wicks." 
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Exonerated Arizona Man Shows Utah Lawmakers the Human Face of Death Row Mistakes 
Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune 
Gehrke writes: "Ray Krone is the 100th death row inmate freed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 and Utah executed Gary Gillmore." 
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White People, It's the Bigots Where You Live That Need You the Most 
Zenobia Jeffries, Yes! Magazine 
Jeffries writes: "In Ferguson, Missouri, the Truth Telling Project works with the community to address police violence, and supports other communities, some White, with their approach to truth-telling and unlearning racism." 
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Rwandan Catholic Church Admits Role in Genocide, Apologizes 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Embarrassed for its leading role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which saw more than 800,000 people massacred, the Catholic Church in that country issued a statement apologizing on Sunday." 
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Canada Set to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power by 2030 
Ethan Lou, Reuters 
Lou writes: "Canada announced on Monday it will accelerate its plan to virtually eliminate traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030, a stance contrasting sharply with that of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to revive the sector." 
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