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huffingtonpost.com - 22 days ago
Lawrence Lessig: Plain Sight Corruption: Senator Burr & Rape Victims
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Jamie Leigh Jones is an American who was gang raped by her co-workers while working for a defense contractor in Iraq. Her employer tried to cover up the rape and prevent her from filing charges in court – by forcing her to use a private arbitrator chosen by the company. They had the right ...

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The Hollywood Liberal — ... The Center For Public Integrity just released a blockbuster investigative report that details the intense corporate pressure to block an effective global treaty from being… Lawrence Lessig: Plain Sight Corruption: Senator Burr and Rape Victims Richard Burr is one of the senators who voted against the Franken Amendment. He and other members of Congress have got to wake up to the fact that most Americans don’t trust them. ...

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