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AlterNet Newsletter - 8 Feb 2012

Friday, 10 February 2012, 1:21 pm
Press Release: Alternet

February 8th, 2012

How a Few Über-Wealthy Donors Helped Buy Republicans a Presidential Field They Hate

By Joshua Holland | AlterNet

Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum Bites Mitt "Dog on Roof" Romney, Taking Chunk Out of Electability Narrative

By Adele M. Stan | AlterNet

Shocker! Komen Staff Knew Defunding Planned Parenthood Was a Bad Idea

By Kaili Joy Gray | Daily Kos

For Wall Street Masters of the Universe, The Party's Over

By Digby | Hullabaloo

Is Romney Facing the Prospect of Epic Collapse and Failure?

By BooMan | Booman Tribune

Dear Wall Street Journal: Your Editorial on Payday Lenders Is Wrong. On Every Point.

By Uriah King | AlterNet

Michelle Obama and a Spandex-Clad Jimmy Fallon Compete in Feats of Strength (With a Cameo from Bo!)

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Guess Who is Financially Invested in Birth Control Companies? Mitt Romney

By Igor Volsky | Think Progress

Look Forward to Trump in Charge of Foreign Policy in Romney Administration?

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Dozens Dead as Syria Regime Pounds Homs: Activists

By Agence France-Presse

Which IT Companies Are the Greenest, Asks Greenpeace? Google, Yes, Apple, No.

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Colorado Court Says No Medical Pot for People on Probation

By Kristen Gwynne | AlterNet

New Condom Regulations for Porn In LA: Addressing the Right Problem?

By Marianne Møllmann | RH Reality Check
_ Progressive Wire

State Department Preparing To Cut Iraq Embassy Staff By Half

By Asawin Suebsaeng | Mother Jones Online

Roland Martin Insists He's Not Coaching Bullies on #Teamwhipdatass

By Jorge Rivas | ColorLines

Obama Administration Defends Contraception Rule Amid Mounting Criticism

By The Huffington Post News Editors | Huffington Post

Gallup Names the Four Most Conservative States

By Nadra Kareem Nittle | The Loop 21

Why The Payroll Tax Cut Is In Jeopardy

By Brian Beutler and Sahil Kapur | TPMDC

_ Best Of The Week

1. I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cure
By Emily Michele | ButterBeliever.com

2. 6 Things You Need To Know About the Komen Foundation/Planned Parenthood Controversy (Updated: Komen Reverses Decision)
By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

3. Why We Got Ayn Rand Instead of FDR: Thomas Frank on How Tea Party 'Populism' Derailed a New New Deal
By Thomas Frank | Picador Press

4. How 'Anonymous' Went From Mischief Makers to a Force That Terrifies Corporations and Governments
By Nathan Schneider | Waging Nonviolence

5. Koch Brothers Convene Super-Secret Billionaires' Meeting for 2012 Elections
By Lee Fang | Republic Report

6. The 7 Most Irritating Superbowl Halftime Performers of All Time
By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd | AlterNet

7. Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? How to Fight Back Against Komen "Race for the Cure" Foundation's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers
By Amanda Marcotte | AlterNet

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Palestinian Information Center: Palestinian Prisoners Win Battle Of Empty Stomachs

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AHRC: Hun Sen Is Not Blind To What Goes On Around Him
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Pacific Education: Call For Sustainability In Pacific Education Sector

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Binoy Kampmark: Twenty Years On: Official Negligence, Rodney King, The Riots

Even after twenty years, the Los Angeles riots that were precipitated as a reaction to the Rodney King trial divide rather than affirm positions. So much in the pursuit of life’s answers lies in exposing errors rather than unearthing truths. The King ... More>>

United Nations:Global Jobs Crisis Expected To Continue For Some Time

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Boycott Israel Network: Co-Operative Group Move To End Illegal Settlement Links

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International Committee Of The Red Cross: Pakistan: Kidnapped ICRC Delegate Murdered

(Image:International Red Cross Red Crescent, Wikipedia)

Islamabad/Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of its staff member Khalil Rasjed Dale. The ICRC has now received confirmation that Khalil, a 60-year-old health-programme ... More>>

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