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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



Thursday, August 30, 2018

Staggering Number of Americans Can't Meet Basic Needs While Trump Brags About the Economy





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Staggering Number of Americans Can't Meet Basic Needs While Trump Brags About the Economy 
A homeless encampment seen in Washington. (photo: Chris O'Meara/AP)
Libby Watson, Splinter News
Watson writes: "A new study by the Urban Institute published Tuesday found that 40 percent of Americans can't meet at least one basic need-food, healthcare, housing, or utilities - even as the economy approaches nearly full employment with only a 4.4 percent unemployment rate."
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Gov. Jerry Brown holds a copy of a bill to end bail he signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Sacramento, Calif. (photo: Getty)
Gov. Jerry Brown holds a copy of a bill to end bail he signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Sacramento, Calif. (photo: Getty)

California Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight
Vanessa Romo, NPR
Romo writes: "California will become the first state in the nation to abolish bail for suspects awaiting trial under a sweeping reform bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday."
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Melania Trump with Evangelical leaders at the White House. (photo: Getty)
Melania Trump with Evangelical leaders at the White House. (photo: Getty)

Trump Privately Suggests Evangelical Leaders Break Law on Electioneering
Elliot Hannon, Slate
Hannon writes: "The president instructed the religious leaders to use their pulpits to push members of the churches to vote Republican in November, which would be a violation of the Johnson Amendment prohibiting tax-exempt organizations, namely churches and charities, from campaigning, directly or indirectly, on behalf of a candidate."
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White House senior adviser Stephen Miller arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 24, 2018. (photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters)
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 24, 2018. (photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Inside Stephen Miller's Hostile Takeover of Immigration Policy
Nahal Toosi, Politico
Toosi writes: "The 33-year-old policy adviser has made unprecedented power grabs as he seeks to slash immigration to America."
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Ron DeSantis speaks alongside President Trump during a rally in Tampa, FL. (photo: Reuters)
Ron DeSantis speaks alongside President Trump during a rally in Tampa, FL. (photo: Reuters)

GOP Candidate Ron DeSantis Says Florida Voters Would 'Monkey This Up' if They Elect Gillum as Governor
John Wagner, The Washington Post
Wagner writes: "Rep. Ron DeSantis, the newly christened Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida, said Wednesday that voters would 'monkey this up' if they elect his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first African American governor."
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A protester attends a rally to repeal Obamacare. (photo: Nathan Chute/Reuters)
A protester attends a rally to repeal Obamacare. (photo: Nathan Chute/Reuters)

GOP Eyes Another Shot at ObamaCare Repeal After McCain's Death
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Bolton writes: "Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare."
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Cesar Benedict, a Garifuna activist and community radio host, looks out to sea in the village of Triunfo de la Cruz, Tela Bay, Honduras, May 5, 2018. (photo: Christopher Clark/Reuters)
Cesar Benedict, a Garifuna activist and community radio host, looks out to sea in the village of Triunfo de la Cruz, Tela Bay, Honduras, May 5, 2018. (photo: Christopher Clark/Reuters)

Honduran Minority Fights for a Threatened Way of Life
Reuters
Excerpt: "Six years ago, the Honduran settlement of Vallecito was all but abandoned. Now it is a thriving community for the Garifuna minority and the heartland of their fight against what they see as a concerted effort to drive them from their ancestral lands."
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