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BAD MEDICINE?

Scott Thill, AlterNet

Cannabis is proven to be a fairly harmless drug -- so

why is the right still waging a massive war against weed?

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/23806/

 

EVERY MOTHER'S SON

William Rivers Pitt, TruthOut.org

Why Cindy Sheehan won't leave Crawford until she gets some

answers from George W. Bush -- the man who sent her son

needlessly to die in Iraq.

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/23951/

 

END LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS

Steven Hill, Pacific News Service

Vicious battles over Supreme Court nominees could be avoided

with term limits and mandatory retirement ages. Why should

senators representing a minority of U.S. voters confirm a

justice for life?

http://www.alternet.org/rights/23958/

 

WHY HE WENT TO WAR

Kimi Eisele, AlterNet

A teenager's adult mentor recalls trying to convince her

young friend not to enlist in the army.

http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/23953/

 

WIKI-MANIA

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet

The latest 'Big Bang' in information-sharing is free, and

its flagship already gets more traffic than the New York

Times and USA Today combined: Meet the 'wiki.'

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/23952/

 

IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM JARMUSCH

Dave Shulman, LA Weekly

The iconic director of 'Broken Flowers' discusses

Bill Murray, the Hollywood machine, and the annoying

expectations of interviewers.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/23959/

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