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Amazon TV Order Majorly Misfires In D.C.

By Tom Wyrick on August 10, 2012 in Culture, Internet, Odds And Ends, Politics

When Northeastern Washington D.C. resident Seth Horvitz placed his order on Amazon for a new flat panel television, the transaction misfired in a big way. Instead of finding his new TV waiting for him on his doorstep on Wednesday, Horvitz found a long, oddly shaped box that contained a Sig Sauer SIG716 semi-automatic assault rifle! […]

Amazon Wins Sales Tax Scuffle In Colorado

By Tom Wyrick on April 4, 2012 in Culture, Internet

U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn has tossed out a 2010 Colorado law meant to pressure online retailers to collect sales tax. In his ruling, Blackburn claims the law and regulations required to carry it out “impose an undue burden on interstate commerce” and are unconstitutional. The law was part of a package of Democratic-backed legislation […]

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