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Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to
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t r u t h o u t | 03.08
Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Pre-empt Local=
Control
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29485-since-the-city-of-denton-banned-fracki=
ng-texas-gop-moves-to-pre-empt-local-control=20
Candice Bernd, Truthout: Texas lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at gut=
ting municipalities' regulatory authority as a reaction to the city of Dent=
on's ban on fracking. But citizens are fighting what has become a larger Re=
publican strategy of pre-emption of local power across the nation.
William Rivers Pitt | How to Die of Dumb
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29508-how-to-die-of-dumb=20
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "People talk about 'Destroying the planet,' =
which is a hoot. The planet isn't going anywhere. Even the environment may =
recover in one form or another. The equation we are busily erasing from the=
blackboard - for profit while encased in a suffocating bag of ignorance - =
is ourselves."
Aging US Population Requires Major Changes in Social Policy
http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/29049-aging-us-population-re=
quires-major-changes-in-social-policy=20
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: As the US population ages, a new generation of =
well-trained, well-paid caregivers will be necessary to preserve the dignit=
y of people aged 65 and older and allow them to avoid institutional care an=
d remain in their homes.
Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29473-beyond-reform-essays-call-for-a=
-sweeping-reassessment-of-incarceration=20
David Gilbert, Truthout: The journal Socialism and Democracy's collection o=
f essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond various justice system refor=
m proposals - valuable as they are - to a much broader struggle for change.
Guant=C3=A1namo Diary: A Tale of Captivity, Rendition and Torture
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29465-guantanamo-diary-a-tale-of-captivit=
y-rendition-and-torture=20
L. Michael Hager, Truthout: In Mohamedou Ould Slahi's recently published Gu=
ant=C3=A1namo Diary, we learn what it's like to be imprisoned and tortured =
without charge. The tortures and humiliation he experienced are good reason=
s for closing Guant=C3=A1namo and holding accountable those who authorized =
or carried out the abuse.
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez Should Withdraw From Leadership if He Faces=
Charges
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29515-new-jersey-sen-robert-menendez-shou=
ld-withdraw-from-leadership-if-he-faces-charges=20
Robert Naiman, Truthout: The Justice Department is preparing to file corrup=
tion charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez following a two-year i=
nvestigation into allegations he accepted gifts and lavish vacations in exc=
hange for political favors. He should not remain in power while he remains =
under a cloud of suspicion.
DOJ Report Concludes Ferguson Is Unconstitutional, Racist and Profit-Driven
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29511-http-www-care2-com-causes-doj-report-c=
oncludes-ferguson-policing-is-unconstitutional-racist-and-profit-driven-htm=
l=20
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: The Department of Justice found that the Ferguson =
Police Department was poorly trained and racially-biased. The DOJ also foun=
d Ferguson's policing unconstitutional and profit-driven.
Everyone Benefits From More Women in Power
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29517-http-www-ipsnews-net-2015-03-every=
one-benefits-from-more-women-in-power=20
Marianela Jarroud, Inter Press Service: Women's participation in decision m=
aking is highly beneficial and their role in designing and applying public =
policies has a positive impact on people's lives, women leaders and experts=
from around the world stressed at a high-level meeting in the capital of C=
hile earlier this month.
IMF: Weaker Unions =3D Higher CEO Pay
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29510-imf-weaker-unions-higher-ceo-pay=20
Sarah Anderson, Inequality.org: Researchers at the International Monetary F=
und are detailing just how much societies suffer - and top executives grab =
- when trade unions have no strong presence.=20
What Europe's Hopeful Left Can Learn From Latin America
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29514-http-theconversation-com-what-euro=
pes-hopeful-left-can-learn-from-latin-america-37422=20
Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, The Conversation: After years of austerity and econ=
omic turmoil, mass movements based on hope are finally taking root in Europ=
e - and not just on the streets. As it goes in Europe today, so it went in =
Latin America in the 1990s.
Yes, Black America Fears the Police - Here's Why
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29513-http-www-propublica-org-article=
-yes-black-america-fears-the-police-heres-why=20
Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica: For those of you who may not be Black, it =
may come as a surprise that a substantial portion of your fellow citizens i=
n the United States have little expectation of being treated fairly by the =
law or receiving justice. Black America is a different country than the one=
in which you have grown up.
The Important Things Standardized Tests Don't Measure
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29516-http-www-washingtonpost-com-blogs-a=
nswer-sheet-wp-2015-03-01-the-important-things-standardized-tests-dont-meas=
ure=20
Marion Brady, The Washington Post: Standardized tests aren't just a monumen=
tal waste of money and time, but are destroying the institution and the pro=
fession of education in myriad unsuspected ways.
This week in Speakout: Matt Mulberry examines how the arrest of one nonviol=
ent leader in the Maldives challenges the international community; Lee Camp=
urges people to pressure the governor of Texas to have death row prisoner =
Rodney Reed take a simple DNA test to prove his innocence; Survival Interna=
tional staff highlight a legal analysis which finds tribal peoples are pers=
ecuted unjustly for "wildlife crime"; John Geyman reflects on Obamacare rea=
ching the age of five and its progress and shortfalls; Will Kramer shows ho=
w "right-to-work" laws will kill workers; Ramzy Baroud suggests the Arab in=
tellectual is resting, but not dead; Kelly Hayes takes you inside We Charge=
Genocide and the Chicago Light Brigade's first weekend-long training insta=
llment of The Radical Education Project; Winslow Myers says we need fewer e=
mpty suits - pawns in the dangerous game of arms sales and endless war - an=
d more servant-leaders; Shepherd Bliss critiques industrial wineries in Nap=
a and Sonoma; Jay Riestenberg argues Pfizer should stop funding ALEC; and m=
ore.
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout
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Read the Article at RT
http://rt.com/news/238769-palestine-detainees-torture-israel/
Madison, Wisconsin, Police Chief Says Officer Shooting of Unarmed Man Has S=
imilarities to Ferguson
Read the Article at The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/07/madison-police-chief-matt-kenn=
y-tony-robinson-ferguson?CMP=3Dema_565
Obama Gives Another "Greatest Speech Ever," This Time in Selma
Read the Article at Naked Capitalism
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ever-time-selma.html=20
Tens of Thousands Attend Anti-Netanyahu Rally in Tel Aviv
Read the Article at the Associated Press
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tanyahu-rally-tel-aviv-29466324
Documents Shine Light on Shadowy New Zealand Surveillance Base
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-nsa-gcsb/=20
Florida Environmental Officials Ban the Term "Climate Change"
Read the Article at the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
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Miami Charter School Hailed by Jeb Bush Ended in Ruin
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/education/charter-school-hailed-by-jeb-bu=
sh-ended-in-ruin.html=20
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ime in Selma</strong></p>
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e City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Pre-empt Local Control=
</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Candice Bernd, Truthout:</strong> Texas lawmakers have i=
ntroduced bills aimed at gutting municipalities' regulatory authority as a =
reaction to the city of Denton's ban on fracking. But citizens are fighting=
what has become a larger Republican strategy of pre-emption of local power=
across the nation.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DctL1KsUbP%2F08AN4QWcxJA1qRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>William =
Rivers Pitt | How to Die of Dumb</strong></a></p>
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lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> "People talk abo=
ut 'Destroying the planet,' which is a hoot. The planet isn't going anywher=
e. Even the environment may recover in one form or another. The equation we=
are busily erasing from the blackboard - for profit while encased in a suf=
focating bag of ignorance - is ourselves."</p>
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1.1"><strong>Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout:</strong> As the US populatio=
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ssary to preserve the dignity of people aged 65 and older and allow them to=
avoid institutional care and remain in their homes.</p>
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olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
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he Review</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
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ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DvwWkcTV3yjTFxs%2BEFNeXv1qRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Beyond R=
eform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration</strong></a=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>David Gilbert, Truthout:</strong> The journal Socialism =
and Democracy's collection of essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond =
various justice system reform proposals - valuable as they are - to a much =
broader struggle for change.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DwMaRqbJ9mjbtH1ejlNHfWVqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read t=
he Review</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DneX2zdduQEOy%2Bfq%2BVERLRjeUlRwLAn8x"><strong><em>Gu=
antánamo Diary:</em> A Tale of Captivity, Rendition and Torture</str=
ong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>L. Michael Hager, Truthout:</strong> In Mohamedou Ould S=
lahi's recently published <em>Guantánamo Diary</em>, we learn what i=
t's like to be imprisoned and tortured without charge. The tortures and hum=
iliation he experienced are good reasons for closing Guantánamo and =
holding accountable those who authorized or carried out the abuse.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D68ShRigf%2F5k7fYIBHTmtHzeUlRwLAn8x"><strong>Read=
the Review</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DXD5E3YtX7hS%2FrkzYbtJdZFqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>New Jers=
ey Sen. Robert Menendez Should Withdraw From Leadership if He Faces Charges=
</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> The Justice Department=
is preparing to file corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Men=
endez following a two-year investigation into allegations he accepted gifts=
and lavish vacations in exchange for political favors. He should not remai=
n in power while he remains under a cloud of suspicion.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dlm7goXXdMaEAmFXuR3CwRVqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DEcN54Nk%2BErgBPp0ONMsvbVqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>DOJ Repo=
rt Concludes Ferguson Is Unconstitutional, Racist and Profit-Driven</strong=
></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Crystal Shepeard, Care2:</strong> The Department of Just=
ice found that the Ferguson Police Department was poorly trained and racial=
ly-biased. The DOJ also found Ferguson's policing unconstitutional and prof=
it-driven.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dd5ZcKeBE2jRw6s104P845VqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DUMNTbkArcs96HJJWDxxOd1qRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Everyone B=
enefits From More Women in Power</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Marianela Jarroud, Inter Press Service:</strong> Women's=
participation in decision making is highly beneficial and their role in de=
signing and applying public policies has a positive impact on people's live=
s, women leaders and experts from around the world stressed at a high-level=
meeting in the capital of Chile earlier this month.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D7n8jqWwsgcxsMuH1UezHqlqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DlBXgSA0Z4b%2FB2nHaiKjnXFqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>IMF: Wea=
ker Unions =3D Higher CEO Pay</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Sarah Anderson, Inequality.org:</strong> Researchers at =
the International Monetary Fund are detailing just how much societies suffe=
r - and top executives grab - when trade unions have no strong presence.</p=
>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DA32nsnR9GV8eR0kd6YGIoFqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3Dn0pKtE4vOrClpqzcSHmOzFqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>What Europ=
e's Hopeful Left Can Learn From Latin America</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, The Conversation:</strong> After=
years of austerity and economic turmoil, mass movements based on hope are =
finally taking root in Europe - and not just on the streets. As it goes in =
Europe today, so it went in Latin America in the 1990s.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DntneMQY%2B1XFvHjI%2FRSmAWlqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Re=
ad the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D%2FLnQEJcnrqhNc9QpQ1joxTeUlRwLAn8x"><strong>Yes, Bla=
ck America Fears the Police - Here's Why</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica:</strong> For those of y=
ou who may not be Black, it may come as a surprise that a substantial porti=
on of your fellow citizens in the United States have little expectation of =
being treated fairly by the law or receiving justice. Black America is a di=
fferent country than the one in which you have grown up.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DOO3qMLgRX5cMElXBUzteEDeUlRwLAn8x"><strong>Read t=
he Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color=
: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DnIL2PuYsuY7BZaJLQRsyxFqRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>The Import=
ant Things Standardized Tests Don't Measure</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><strong>Marion Brady, The Washington Post:</strong> Standardized=
tests aren't just a monumental waste of money and time, but are destroying=
the institution and the profession of education in myriad unsuspected ways=
.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;c=
olor: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.c=
om/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DGnIRiW4mA%2BqUOga0r48la1qRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>Read=
the Article</strong></a> </p>
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: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href=3D"http://org2.salsalabs.com/d=
ia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3D6B%2Bww7FJ%2FcVKyV8Y9nX%2Bp1qRZ5QVIUE1"><strong>This=
week in Speakout:</strong></a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;co=
lor: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:=
1.1"><b>Matt Mulberry</b> examines how the arrest of one nonviolent leader=
in the Maldives challenges the international community; <b>Lee Camp</b> ur=
ges people to pressure the governor of Texas to have death row prisoner Rod=
ney Reed take a simple DNA test to prove his innocence; <b>Survival Interna=
tional</b> staff highlight a legal analysis which finds tribal peoples are =
persecuted unjustly for "wildlife crime"; <b>John Geyman</b> reflects on Ob=
amacare reaching the age of five and its progress and shortfalls; <b>Will K=
ramer</b> shows how "right-to-work" laws will kill workers; <b>Ramzy Baroud=
</b> suggests the Arab intellectual is resting, but not dead; <b>Kelly Haye=
s</b> takes you inside We Charge Genocide and the Chicago Light Brigade's f=
irst weekend-long training installment of The Radical Education Project; <b=
>Winslow Myers</b> says we need fewer empty suits - pawns in the dangerous =
game of arms sales and endless war - and more servant-leaders; <b>Shepherd =
Bliss</b> critiques industrial wineries in Napa and Sonoma; <b>Jay Riestenb=
erg</b> argues Pfizer should stop funding ALEC; and more.</p>
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