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January 9, 2006

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A new documentary explores the role of the modern-day 'mercenaries' waging the war in Iraq for private companies like Blackwater.
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Contrary to popular belief, young people are more politically engaged than ever.
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January 7, 2006

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Evo Morales may have won at the polls, but Bolivia is still far from a victory.
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As our CEO-in-chief, President Bush needs to make an honest assessment of our national checkbook.
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Could a little intraparty rebellion revive the Democratic Party? AlterNet readers speak out.
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Russell Tice explains why he wants to tell Congress about what he saw on the job -- and what he thinks should happen to president Bush.
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January 6, 2006

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The man campaigning to be the country's next prime minister is smooth, media-savvy -- and dangerous.
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I predict that the 2007 Freshman Congressional class will be known as the Abramoff Babies.
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Why are folks so pessimistic about our boom-boom American economy? Because for most of us, it's painful to live in.
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Phil Donahue got bounced off the air for his anti-war opinions, and he's not ready to make peace just yet.
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'Six years ago, my first truly global experience came to my hometown. I was on the streets in 1999 when the WTO came to Seattle. In December, I traveled to Hong Kong to be part of a team of young people 'on the inside' of the WTO.'
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January 5, 2006

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Politicians donating Abramoff's dirty money to charity are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
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So Bush unnecessarily breaks a law, then denounces anyone who discusses it as helping 'the enemy.'
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11:00
Illegal eavesdropping and detentions of U.S. citizens may have grown from a secret program in the 1980s that planned to suspend the U.S. Constitution in the event of a national emergency.
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As my brother arrives safely home from Iraq, the circle of people who love him are released from the terrible limbo of waiting.
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January 4, 2006

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The tactics they use are the same as the ones used on Martin Luther King, Jr. and '60s radicals.
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The Orthodox Jewish community clashes over intelligent design.
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January 3, 2006

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Rather than accept cheap diesel from Venezuela, the city chose to raise commuting costs for low-income residents.
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One of the world's leading investment banks concedes there are real financial costs to ignoring the environment -- and they don't intend to get stuck paying them.
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December 31, 2005

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Reporter Nate Blakeslee's new book describes what can happen if you're arrested in Tulia, Texas -- and you're young and black.
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