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Car Service Cartels Use Regulation to Crush Competitors

HuffingtonPost.com | J. L. Greene | Posted 12.07.2011

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- In June 2010 the Nashville Metropolitan City Council passed legislation raising the city's minimum fee for limo and sedan rentals, ...

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jaclyn Friedman

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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The Rapist In The Freezer

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Dimond

A majority of the 400,000 untested, backlogged rape kits are orphaned tests. They've remained on ice, depriving detectives of the most important clue.

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