FOLEY, GAYS AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT: IS THIS THE NAIL IN THE GOP COFFIN?
By Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
It's become clear that the Republican leadership protected a
predator. Will it cost them the conservative Christian votes
they so desperately need?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42470/

PUTTING PARTY BEFORE PREDATORS: WHY DIDN'T GOP LEADERS STOP FOLEY?
By Cenk Uygur, HuffingtonPost.com
In a scandal that will likely take down the entire House
Republican leadership, everyone is wondering why Rep. Mark
Foley, Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's
Caucus was allowed to carry on his predatory behavior
with a teenage boy a year after his relationship was
revealed to party leaders.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42410/

THIS IS WHAT WATERBOARDING LOOKS LIKE
By David Corn, DavidCorn.com
As Congress debates torture and detention for suspected
terrorists, you can see what waterboarding is all about.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42344/

SAYONARA TO CHECKS AND BALANCES?
By Aziz Huq, HuffingtonPost.com
You -- citizen or non-citizen, resident of Topeka or
Timbuktu -- can become an "unlawful enemy combatant."
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42345/

FRANK RICH REVIEWS THE BUSH FOLLIES
By Terrence McNally, AlterNet
The New York Times op-ed writer explains how the
White House propaganda machine replaced reality with
"truthiness" to lead us into Iraq.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42315/

THE RIGHT WING SETS ITS SIGHTS ON MOVEON
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
MoveOn.org's moneymaking prowess is scaring both the GOP and
Vichy Democrats alike, and it's become a favorite target for
the Right.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42413/

REPUBLICAN TORTURE LAWS WILL LIVE IN HISTORY
By Larisa Alexandrovna, AlterNet
The recent terror detainee laws passed by the Republican
Congress will define the Bush era for centuries to come.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42414/

IS THE AMERICAN DREAM A DELUSION?
By Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet
I want to tell my working-class students that the American
Dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. But maybe I
shouldn't question their belief that hard work will bring
success.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42313/

GAS PRICES AREN'T CHEAP, THEY'RE VOLATILE
By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com
Because global oil supplies are never likely to be truly
abundant again, it would only take one major storm or one
major crisis in the Middle East to push crude prices back
up near or over $80 a barrel.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42274/

AMERICA'S DECLINE GIVES BUSH PUTIN-ENVY
By Mark Ames, The eXile
Nothing could make America's decline as a global power more
embarrassing for the national psyche than the fact that
Russia is on the rise -- and USA's patriotic press going
bezerk in the process.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42134/

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AlterNet Video:

HASTERT ADMITS FOLEY VICTIM'S PARENTS SAID 'STOP IT.' [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
And how exactly does that not set off alarms?
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/42631/

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AlterNet Blogs:

FOX SAYS HASTERT IS DOOM FOR GOP
Post by Evan Derkacz
Fox news highlights a poll suggesting that Hastert's
presence could be a real bummer for the GOP come November.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42634/

RIGHT WING BLOGS EXPOSE FORMER PAGE
Post by Lindsay Beyerstein
Pajamas Media, Instapundit facilitate outing of Foley victim
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/42624/

BUSH/GAS CONSPIRACY?
Post by Evan Derkacz
The October un-Surprise...
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42626/

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