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Media & Technology Newsletter January 9th, 2009 More from Media & Technology »

The Headline You Never Saw in the Mainstream Press: Israel Attacked Gaza on U.S. Election Day By Jim Lobe, Ali Gharib, IPS News The corporate media buried a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some claim sparked the current conflagration in Gaza. Read more »   AlterNet on the Economy in Crisis The financial crisis we face today is as complex as it is painful, and there's an enormous amount of information, analysis and opinion emerging every day about what's happening and what should be done about it. That's why AlterNet is proud to introduce a new feature: a section devoted to the best news and views on an Economy in Crisis. Our new Economy in Crisis feature will offer readers one-stop shopping for the best of what's out there -- information that they need to stay abreast of developments; economic content that impacts their daily lives. Be sure to bookmark it so you can check back for the latest headlines every day.     What You'd Know About Israel If You Watched Al Jazeera TV By Shane Bauer, New America Media Live coverage of the war hasn't made it into most American living rooms. Read more »   AlterNet Readers Say Phooey to Financial Meltdown; Break All Giving Records in Supporting Progressive, Independent Media By Don Hazen, AlterNet You helped out in a big way, and now we can go back to bringing you kick-ass coverage on this amazing moment in history. Read more »   Campaign For Special Torture Prosecutor Takes Change.Gov Site By Storm By Ari Melber, TheNation.com The votes are in, and the top-ranked question -- out of 70,000 submitted to Obama's site -- asks for an investigation of torture and spying. Read more »   Hamas Is Not Iran's Puppet By William O. Beeman, New America Media That the conflict between Israel and Hamas is a proxy war with Iran is a myth that has grown up during the Bush administration. Read more »   Homeland Security Show Misses the Real Drama By Raj Jayadev, New America Media The real American drama is the inspiring epic of immigrants struggling to survive in a nation that both needs and rejects them. Read more »   Revealed: WaPo Editor Fred Hiatt's Bizarre Obsession with Demonizing Russia By Mark Ames, The Nation Deconstructing Russia coverage on the Washington Post editorial page. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Rachel Maddow on 'Daily Show': 'Insulted,' 'Embarrassed' By Bush By Danny Shea, Huffington Post Jon Stewart and Maddow talk Bush, Obama, Bill Clinton, MSNBC and the Munsters. Read more »   Absurd: Joe 'the Plumber' to Become War Correspondent By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative website called pjtv.com. Read more »

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