Top Stories from AlterNet for September 23, 2004
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HOUSE CALLS
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
Braving bad weather and a long bus ride, volunteers fan out
through a swing state's suburbs, knocking on thousands of
doors to talk to voters -- and getting a surprise
visit from Howard Dean.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/19952/
Plus, Sandip Roy explores his swing state envy:
http://www.alternet.org/election04/19970/

THE DISEASE OF RIGHT-WING FRAMING
Robert Cole, AlterNet
The media continually reiterates right-wing language when
framing the debate over healthcare. The loser is not just
John Kerry but also the American voter.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19969/

RATHER RIDICULOUS
John Nichols, The Nation
In their search for a "scoop," CBS played right into the
hands of the Bush spin machine. The result: the American
public may never know the plain undisputed facts about
their president.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19961/

DECODING THE NATIONAL POLLS
Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation
In this edition of Public Opinion Watch: The misleading
numbers of the Gallup and New York times polls are
explained. Also, persuadable voters have still not been
persuaded.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/19971/

THE PEOPLE'S PROSECUTOR
Jennifer Gonnerman, Village Voice
If Democrat David Soares prevails in November, he will be
the first district attorney in New York State to get
elected with a campaign platform advocating drug law
reform.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/19959/
More DrugReporter: http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/

DARFUR: THIS WOLF IS REAL
Salih Booker, Foreign Policy in Focus
The country that cried wolf about Iraq's WMDs has lost the
moral authority it needs to rally its global neighbors to
real action against genocide in Darfur.
http://www.alternet.org/story/19968/

DESIGNING WOMEN
Sandy Kobrin, Women's eNews
The fastest-growing segment of the entertainment industry,
video gaming, is dominated by men. Can Lara Croft save us?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19967/

INDIA'S MEGA-DAMS: TEMPLES OR BURIAL GROUNDS?
Robert Jensen, AlterNet
India is intent on building large dams even as other nations
decommission them. In the Narmada Valley, these dams are
responsible for flooding vast areas and displacing hundreds
of thousands of peasants and tribal people.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/19954/
More EnviroHealth: http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/



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