Taco Bell initiates ad strategy to slap down ground beef court action

The lawsuit in opposition to restaurant chain Taco Bell has prompted the company to strike back with an ad campaign. The lawsuit goes to false advertising. Taco Bell is alleged to not have very much actual beef in its ground beef blend. Taco Bell isn’t really about to take it lying down. The business has taken out a full-page ad in main newspapers lambasting the claims. The fast food chain possibly did not have to obtain a payday loan to do this either. Article resource – Taco Bell launches ad campaign striking back at beef lawsuit by MoneyBlogNewz.

Taco Bell responds with ‘Thank you for suing us’

A lawsuit was recently filed in federal court, claiming Taco Bell fraudulently advertised food that the Mexican-cuisine-inspired fast food chain as ground beef. "Thank you for suing us" was a headline within the newspaper recently, said CNN. This is what Taco Bell did in response to the suit. The ad directly references the controversy, and states that if the company only used beef, it would taste uninteresting and thus wouldn’t “make for great-tasting tacos.”. Taco Bell states that in reality, about 88 percent is beef while 12 percent are "secret ingredients" in the mixture. Within the beef, 3 percent as water while taste is improved with caramelized sugar, yeast and oats.

Lawsuit the taco the town

The Taco Bell beef mixture legal action was submitted in California. The law practice Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, and Portis & Miles filed it. Only 35 percent beef was found by testing the firm did with the mixture. That means the U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of "beef" was not being met. The testing methods and facility have not been disclosed, according to MSN.

Holy Molé

False advertising typically is under the regulation of the Federal Trade Commission. There is oat product in most ground beef though. When it is sold at fast food chains or in the grocery stores, this is typically the case. Parent business of Taco Bell, Yum Brands Inc., has been quiet on the matter, though Taco Bell executive Greg Creed called the accusations “ludicrous” and is reportedly looking into pursuing a countersuit.

Articles cited

CNN

money.cnn.com/2011/01/28/news/companies/taco_bell_beef/index.htm

MSN

money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20110128&id=12832684

Eater.com

eater.com/archives/2011/01/28/taco-bell-ad-thanks-firm-for-law-suit.php

Loughner pleads not guilty

Loughner, the 22-year-old accused Tucson shooter, had his arraignment hearing in federal courtroom in Phoenix, accounts The Arizona Republic. Clad in an orange jump suit and shackled by the wrists to belly chains, Loughner’s displays of weird conduct in court seemed to suggest that a not guilty by reason of insanity plea was forthcoming, yet such was not the case. Defense attorney Clarke asked United States District Judge Larry Burns to enter a plea of merely "not guilty" for her client.

Loughner's plea punctuated by smirks, frivolity

There were several responses to how Loughner acted in the courtroom during the hearing. He went between scrunching his face and laughing. Clarke has not talked yet about Loughner's ability to stand trial.

Two counts of attempted murder of Pam Simon and Ron Barber who are both federal employees as well as one count of attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who’s a member of Congress are the things Loughner is being charged with. In addition, Assistant United States Lawyer Wallace Kleindienst told Judge Burns that further charges against Loughner are anticipated in 30 days to address the murders of U.S. District Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman.

During Monday's arraignment hearing, the charges were waived by lawyers.

Seeing Loughner again March nine in court

There could be a status conference in courtroom in either Tucson or Phoenix that Jared Loughner can have to go to. There is really only one reason for it. The dates for Loughner's trial could be set.

The death penalty is a possible verdict that could fall upon Loughner because of the murder of federal employees. Civilians Phyllis Schneck, Dorwin Stoddard, Dorothy Morris and Christina Taylor Green were also murdered. Bias has been the reason why AZ federal judges have all taken themselves off the case. The Tucson shooting case can be done by another judge. Judge Burns traveled from San Diego to Phoenix into order to preside over the Loughner case.

Information from

The Arizona Republic

azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/24/20110124giffords-shooting-loughner-pleads-not-guilty.html

Los Angeles Times

latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jared-loughner-hearing-20110125,0,7260693.story

What FOX News thought of a potential Loughner insanity plea

youtube.com/watch?v=-nYYe5Ckqic

Do more online at dmv.ca.gov

There are few things in life as monotonous and frustrating as waiting in line at the DMV. Yet probably the most unlikely of heroes – dmv.ca.gov – has stepped forward with a sanity-preserving service, reports the Modesto Bee. Driving records are now available online. This may keep you from having to take out a payday loan for gas money to drive across town for you driving records.

Lines aren't needed when at dmv.ca.gov

You can refuse getting in line by simply going to dmv.ca.gov if you want to see driving records online. It is very easy and less time consuming to get access that is secure of a driver's record according to a news release from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s easy to create an account at dmv.ca.gov, and once users are in the system with username and password, they can purchase copies of records via a secure debit transaction. There are many other services available as well. These include address changes, choosing a personal license plate, renewing your driver's license, registering your vehicle and even signing up for a driving test and written test.

The Modesto Bee spoke with California DMV Director George Valverde who said that dmv.ca.gov is a place where many want online driving records. You may want to go to www.dmv.ca.govfor more information on the new online services. You may also want to call 800-777-0133 for information.

California DMV news roundup

There is a serious budget crisis in the State of California right now. That's why parking enforcement has been so strong. However, Sacramento parking enforcement has crossed the line into ridiculousness, reports the Sacramento Bee. Until 2 a.m. in the morning, there are parking enforcement patrolling the streets around the capital. This is something that is done late into the night regularly.

Stress comes with DMV backlog

New services at dmv.ca.gov appear to have come just in time, as worker furloughs and a DMV backlog has made the performance of basic tasks more time-intensive than ever. Reports are that new California drivers may have to wait as long as a month before receiving a new license. But that’s still an improvement, as the wait was twice as long recently.

Information from

Modesto Bee

modbee.com/2011/01/02/1495045/dmv-offering-drivers-their-records.html

Sacramento Bee

sacbee.com/2011/01/10/3311646/back-seat-driver-sacramento-enforces.html

DMV.ca.gov also makes totally boss videos!

youtube.com/watch?v=xkf_NfEwZls

Rumors that John Edwards is engaged are flying

John Edwards, according to the National Enquirer, is engaged to his girlfriend and mistress. Sources that are “close to” both Hunter and Edwards are being cited as saying this both is and isn’t really true. Earlier, the National Enquirer was the first to report that John Edwards had a mistress – and a daughter – with her. Let’s just hope that personal loans are not being used to keep people from talking to the press.

Possibility of a fake for John Edwards engagement?

Supposedly, Edwards proposed to Rielle Hunter less than a month after his wife’s death, reports the National Enquirer. The couple will supposedly be living in a beach home. About $350 million was bought for the occasion. The report cites “sources close to the couple.” Apparently MSNBC knows "sources close to the couple" as well. They say there is no engagement. whether or not John Edwards is really engaged is something only the couple knows right now.

Edwards and the National Enquirer

Tabloids are always taking celebrities and making the worse of them. There is an interesting story between Edwards and the National Enquirer though. When John Edwards was having an affair, the National Enquirer reported it first. While it was initially denied, Edwards did eventually admit the affair. Edwards also denied then admit that he had a daughter with Hunter after the National Enquirer first reported this.

Affair of John Edwards

The estranged wife of John Edwards was Elizabeth Edwards. Less than a month ago she dies from cancer. Her will was unsealed very recently. She left John Edwards entirely out of her will, instead bequeathing her estate and possessions to their three children. It had been months since John and Elizabeth separated. There aren't always tabloid reports that are correct though. It was denied over and over that the couple was buying a house together.

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MSNBC

today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40962757/ns/today-today_people/

Anchor babies targeted by state legislative group

New “model legislation” continues to be proposed by an immigration activist group. The group is State Legislators for Legal Immigration. This bill would rewrite law so a child born of illegal immigrants on United States soil would not be a citizen. These so-called “anchor babies” are the newest target of the immigration debate. This can result in a vast amount of immigrants applying for paydayloans to get their citizenship.

Who are anchor babies?

Anyone who is born within the United States to an illegal immigrant parent is called an "anchor baby". The kids are United States citizens. They have parents that aren't though. Section 1 of the 14th Amendment states:

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

United States Citizenship is given “to all persons born within the United States not subject to any foreign power.” This is as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

There is State Legislators for Legal Immigration too

State Legislators for Legal Immigration is a coalition that was at first started by Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl D. Metcalf. Its mission statement says that the group works toward ” eliminating all economic attractions and incentives (including, but not limited to: public benefits, welfare, education and employment opportunities) for illegal aliens, as well as securing our borders against unlawful invasion.” Arizona's immigration reform was supported by the group that has also given states trying to reform immigration support from legal scholars.

The model legislation that anchor babies can be in

There is "model legislation" that the SLLI released lately. This would make it so that any child born in the United States with parents aren’t citizens might not have citizenship. The SLLI says the policy of citizenship-by-birth encourages illegal immigration and makes it easier to circumvent immigration procedures. No state legislature has yet to make an effort to pass the model legislation, though lawmakers from 40 states have signed on to the SLLI. Whichever state passes it first may have a hard time probably considering it is going to be very controversial legislation.

Articles cited

State Legislators For Legal Immigration

statelegislatorsforlegalimmigration.com/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=10195

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_Clause