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10 Reasons for Democrats to Think Positive Despite the McCain Sleazathon By Don Hazen, AlterNet McCain's campaign is throwing in everything but the kitchen sink, but Obama is still in a fabulously good position to get elected. Read more »   The 10 Dirtiest Election Tricks the Republicans Have Tried So Far AlterNet From intimidating minority voters to whipping up racism and hatred at political rallies, the GOP has pulled out all the stops. Read more »   Arson, Suicide, and Murder Mark the Economic Crisis, and We're Not Hearing About it By Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com Violent reactions are bubbling up across the country to new economic realities. Read more »   How a Victim of the Housing Crisis Was Saved from the Brink of Eviction By Linda Milazzo, AlterNet Code Pink, American News Project, and community organizers worked together to save a woman's home from the auction block. Read more »   Palin's Plunge: Voters Sour on McCain's VP Pick By Thomas Edsall, Huffington Post The more voters learn about Sarah Palin, the more wary they become. Her favorability numbers are dropping like a rock. Read more »   Can We Blame the Stock Market Crash on Too Much Testosterone? Harvard Researchers Say Yes By Shannon Rupp, The Tyee Men who trade on an appearance of strength are actually the guys who, in evolutionary terms, have outlived their usefulness. Read more »   Millions of Homeowners Are in Desperation Mode -- Help Them, or This Crisis Gets a Lot Worse By Joseph Nocera, The New York Times With almost 1 in 6 homeowners dealing with a troubled mortgage, we need a rescue plan fast or else face a huge social problem. Read more »   Sacred Intentions: Inside the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Studies By Michael M. Hughes, Baltimore City Paper "Working with these drugs was like the third rail. You don't touch that without damaging your career." Read more »   The Real Story Behind the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal By Subrata Ghoshroy, AlterNet The recently passed nuclear pact was not just a late win for an unpopular president, it was a coup for lobbyists and defense contractors. Read more »   Will Republicans Use Contested Voter Registration Lists to Scare New Voters? By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The GOP push for lists of voters whose registrations don't match state and federal databases may be prelude to a big intimidation campaign. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     California Republican Arrested for Voter Fraud By Brad Friedman, Brad Blog Another report of Republican-related voter registration problems surfaces in California. Read more »   Vanden Heuvel Responds to Rep. Bachmann's McCarthyite Attacks: 'I Fear for My Country' By Staff, Brave New Films Combating the call for a Congressional witch hunt. Read more »

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