Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:09:47 -0400 (EDT) " AlterNet Headlines " <alternet WEEKEND EDITION: AlterNet's Best of the Week | Saving Darfur Top Stories from AlterNet for April 29-30, 2006 http://www.alternet.org/ ______________________________ ** New This Weekend: AMERICANS RALLY TO SAVE DARFUR The Progress Report This Sunday, thousands of people will take to the streets in dozens of rallies nationwide to speak out against the ongoing genocide in Darfur, and to urge the White House to take dramatic and long-overdue action. http://www.alternet.org/story/35611/ ______________________________ For a change of pace this weekend, why not revisit some of your favorite AlterNet stories? Below, check out the ten most trafficked AlterNet articles of the week: IMPEACHING BUSH, STATE BY STATE Evan Derkacz, AlterNet Taking advantage of 'Jefferson's Revenge,' state legislatures have brought impeachment much closer to reality. http://www.alternet.org/story/35467/ ASEXUALS UNITE Traci Hukill, AlterNet A small but growing movement believes that asexuality is an orientation as valid as straight or gay. http://www.alternet.org/sex/35138/ LEARNING TO LOVE AMERICA Nina Burleigh, AlterNet I cringed as my young son recited the Pledge of Allegiance. But who was I to question his innocent trust in America? http://www.alternet.org/story/35248/ REMOVING AMERICA'S BLINDERS Howard Zinn, The Progressive If Americans were more aware of how often our leaders have lied in order to wage war, would anyone have believed this president's justifications for attacking Iraq? http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/34984/ A WAKE-UP CALL FOR PRESIDENT BUSH John Brown, Tomdispatch.com In this open letter, a former American diplomat asks, " Mr. President: have you ever woken in the middle of the night, realizing what you've done to Iraq? " http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/35386/ BUSH'S IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown The Bush administration has pushed hard for limitless powers to spy on, imprison and torture American citizens in the name of 'security.' Is this really what America stands for? http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/35040/ ISRAEL LOBBY NUTJOBS ON THE LOOSE Molly Ivins, AlterNet The abuse heaped on two academics by America's Israel lobby only proves that we need an honest debate on the topic. http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/35439/ BUSH'S '16 WORDS' WERE FALSE Jason Leopold, AlterNet A newly declassified State Department memo provides the first hard evidence that the Bush administration manipulated and ignored intelligence in their thirst for war. http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/35133/ 'NOTHING PREPARED ME FOR BUSH' Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet Robert Scheer has reported on every administration since Richard Nixon. But as he says in this interview, he never expected the lies and cynicism of Bush II. http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/35568/ TIPPING IN AMERICA Talia Berman, WireTap They are young, transient and a dime a dozen -- a look at the ways 2 million food servers survive and don't survive in the restaurant industry. http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/34988/ ______________________ *** Freshly Mixed *** Rachel Neumann on Brad and Angelina, 'the most beautiful family in the world:' http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/35565/ Joshua Holland examines of the 9/11 conspiracy theories and finds that there's more to it than meets the eye: http://alternet.org/blogs/themix/35594 This week's most popular AND most discussed PEEK post: Malkin can't take what she dishes. http://alternet.org/blogs/peek/35367/ The Latest in PEEK: 'Built like a woman. Thinks like a man.' Meet talk radio's newest big mouth: http://alternet.org/blogs/peek/35617/ ______________________ Donate: Visit https://www.alternet.org/donate/ to support AlterNet and independent journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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