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Republicans Have Killed The Passenger's Bill Of Rights. Long Live The Passenger's Bill Of Rights!

Get ready to spend nine hours on the tarmac without food or water. Senate Republicans yesterday shoved the Passenger's Bill of Rights into the chamber's overhead bin, killing off hope that the bill will pass before the elections. Even worse, the shot-down bill had transformed into a gleaming marvel of consumer protection. More »

1:15 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Carey
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Latest by n/a: Clearly, he has recovered his purse and taken a friggin' hike, as I suggested. I know I'm taking that chance that he'll hit me with it by pointing that out, but c'est la vie. Oh, Bladefist? That's *French.* Just another reason for more »

A group of Congressmen used Simpsons characters without permission in a weird press release that involves Mr. Burns, Mayor Joe Quimby, some anti-MoveOn swipes and a little incest humor. Fox has said they did not authorize the usage and that the characters "may not be used in this manner," but TechDirt wonders whether the network will sue? (We're thinking no.) [TechDirt]

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The Intentional Comedy, Uncanny Editorial, of NYT Photography

As part of the growing awareness of The Consumerist that there are these things called cars and people put pricey gas in them, we were pleased as a plum in a pie to spy this choice pic in the New York Times this morning. More »

9:41 AM on Fri May 5 2006
By popkin
31 views, 1 comment

gas

Democrats to Exploit Oil Anger in Upcoming Elections

    "Democrats running for Congress are moving quickly to use the most recent surge in oil and gasoline prices to bash Republicans over energy policy, and more broadly, the direction of the country.
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9:33 AM on Fri Apr 21 2006
By popkin
32 views, 5 comments