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Trucker Tom Podcast #1189 — Control Freaks Feed On Moral Decay

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Police: Cop Pulled Gun On Haunted House Character

Something really scary for Obama’s Democrats

Congressman arney Frank: “We Are Trying On Every Front To Increase The Role Of Government”

America Moving from Kingdom of Cash to Socialism Slowly but Surely

Tax refugees staging escape from New York

CNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks

Chicago to Pay for Informing on Tax Cheats

SEC and Homeland Security need Web backup, GAO says

New movie “Starsuckers” takes aim at celebrity journalism

Mainstream News Organizations Falling Prey To Hoaxes

Dallas County constables’ ticketing collects funds, critics

Dallas police ticketed 39 drivers in 3 years for not speaking English

Environmentalist Idiot Alarmists Claim Dogs “Damage” Earth Equivalent To Four-wheel-drive Vehicles

Britons Weary of Surveillance in Minor Cases

Japanese firms to develop small nuclear reactors

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Rural communities get $25M
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Feds remain committed to June 2021 ELD rollout
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Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun dies at 93
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U.S. drops drug charges against trucker
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Canadian fleets top Plaid for Dad fundraising
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Canadian among Highway Angels
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Toronto automates speed enforcement
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Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash
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OOIDA offering course for owner-operators
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PMTC endorses early contact tracing
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Truck collisions surge in Ontario
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N.B. travel registration service opens
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