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    Tuesday
    Jul242018

    Trumpism hits the law of contract 

    • DateTuesday, July 24, 2018

    Blustering letters from the other side ... Ramped-up outrage ... No more yelling "snap" ... Sacrosanct clause in contract written by PR people ... Irrelevant aspirations ... Dorothy rapped on the knuckles 

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