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  • Scranton Toyota dealer blames politics (contributions by Trial Lawyers, UAW)

    03/05/2010 12:47:27 PM PST · by Born Conservative · 42 replies · 787+ views
    The Times-Tribune (Scranton PA) ^ | 3/5/10 | DAVID FALCHEK
    As the Toyota Scion of Scranton dealership continues to replace gas pedals on Toyotas recalled for unintended acceleration, managing partner Greg Gagorik depicted the automaker as a victim of a political hit. At a media event on Thursday at the dealership's new Scranton showroom and service center, Mr. Gagorik handed out lists of contributions by trial lawyers and the United Auto Workers union to congressmen who grilled Toyota executives last month over acceleration problems blamed for dozens of deaths. Mr. Gagorik attended those hearings, where the U.S. government's majority stake in General Motors hung heavy in the hall. "One day,...