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The Triumph of Ignorance: How Morons Succeed in U.S. Politics By George Monbiot, Monbiot.com Obama has a lot to offer, but until our education system is fixed or religious fundamentalism withers, anti-intellectuals will flaunt their ignorance. Read more »   Help AlterNet continue to expose the facts on Palin! As the 2008 election comes down to the wire, AlterNet is operating at full throttle. We are covering it all, from the sleaze to the inspiration, from voter suppression to the shocking nomination of Sarah Palin. In fact, we've probably organized more information on this woman than anywhere else on the web. And in the past two months, over 3 million people have come to AlterNet to read about the pratfalls and far-right ideas of McCain's VP choice. Now is the home stretch. But because of the global financial meltdown, our budget is quickly shrinking just as we need to be going all out. Will you help us finish the year with a bang? We could really use your support. Much Thanks, Don Hazen, Executive Editor     Want to Shut Conservatives Out of Power for Good? Implement Universal Health Care By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future Giving Americans universal access to health care will undermine some of the deepest and most persistent myths of the conservative worldview. Read more »   How to Make Your Vote as Easy as Possible: An Online Guide By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet How to vote early, find your polling place, check your registration, know what ID to bring, report problems, call a lawyer and more. Read more »   White Supremacists Fantasize That Obama Will Help Them Recruit By Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast David Duke and white supremacists are grappling with arrests for an Obama murder plot, while hoping an Obama presidency will be good for them. Read more »   Naomi Klein: Bailout = Bush's Final Pillage By Naomi Klein, The Nation The bailout has been designed to keep stealing from the Treasury for years to come. Read more »   McCain Is Robin Hood in Reverse By Joshua Holland, AlterNet McCain wants to be the great "re-distributor": He takes money from poor people and sends it upwards. Read more »   Hip-Hop Generation's "Independence" Is Very Obama-Like By Don Hazen, AlterNet The hip-hop generation was all about becoming more independent from the Democratic Party -- until Obama came along. Read more »   The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP. Read more »   "Be the Change" Aims to Get Out the Music Vote By Steve Silberman, AlterNet Graham Nash and other big name music acts get out the vote with Election Day phone calls to their fans. Read more »   CA's Prop 5: Treatment for Drug Addicts Works and Jail Time Doesn't -- Here Are the Stories to Prove It By Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     How Electronic Voting Machines Could Steal Our Democracy By DJK, Brave New Films Don't think for a second that this couldn't happen. Read more »   Vote411.org: A One Stop Shop for All Your Voting Needs By Staff, AlterNet Voting information. Don't leave home without it. Read more »   McCain Busses in 4,000 School Kids to Fill Crowd By Sam Stein, Huffington Post This happened less than a week out from the election, when the heat of the campaign should be drawing record crowds. Read more »

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Do You Know What's Scary? Not Having Voter Info | Joe Stands Up McCain | Hardcore Neocon Goes for Obama

PEEK Newsletter October 31st, 2008 More blogs and video »

Vote411.org: A One Stop Shop for All Your Voting Needs By Staff, AlterNet Voting information. Don't leave home without it. Read more »   26.3 Million Watch Obama's Prime Time Segment (That's a Lot) By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly The New York Times notes that the segment "was particularly high-rated in several battleground states." Read more »   Awkward: Joe the Plumber Stands Up McCain in Defiance, Ohio By Staff, Think Progress "Where is Joe?" Read more »   Obama Talks Hannity, McCain's Attacks, and More with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show By Staff, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Jon Stewart is worried that the 'Bradley Effect' may effect even Barack's voting. Read more »   Michele Bachman Lies Her Face Off Once Again By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake Next up: "Michele Bachmann parts Red Sea." Read more »   McCain Busses in 4,000 School Kids to Fill Crowd By Sam Stein, Huffington Post This happened less than a week out from the election, when the heat of the campaign should be drawing record crowds. Read more »   Stephen Colbert Endorses Obama, and Encourages McCain to Do the Same By Staff, The Colbert Report The Colbert Report's host is sick of seeing other conservatives in the news for endorsing Barack Obama, he wants in on the action. Read more »   Barack and Bill: Their First Duet By Marcus Baram, Huffington Post Clinton and Obama finally share a stage together, and the results are strong. Read more »   Hardcore Neocon Goes for Obama, Throws McCain AND Reagan Under the Bus By bmaz, Firedoglake The guy who wrote "The End of History" has figured out that Obama is history in the making. Read more »   Ted Stevens Returns to Alaska to Try and Salvage His Career By dday, Hullabaloo Obviously being convicted of a felony is a strike against his record. Read more »   Voting Problems? Here's the Newest Way to Report Them By Nancy Watzman, Politics West A new website is allowing people to "twitter" any voting problems they may observe. Read more »   The McCain-Obama Dance-Off By ZP Heller, Brave New Films Who knew these candidates had such moves? Read more »

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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	Mom seeks more charges in son's death
			Linda Rouvet wants justice for her son. On Thursday, she began delivering to local officials, starting with North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, a petition with more than 2,000 signatures. It seeks additional charges in her son's death, and she plans to give copies today to Dorchester County Sheriff Ray Nash and 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe. Steven "Rand" Rouvet, 21, lived in the Windsor Hill community off
Enjoy a every Sunday Only In The Post & Courier find locations		Johns Is. toll panel rejected A Charleston County Council committee Thursday voted against forming a citizen group to study a proposed toll road and other traffic concerns on Johns Island. Councilman Curtis Inabinett, whose district includes Johns Island, suggested earlier this month that council create the group after it voted against building the toll road, known as the Sea Islands Parkway. Suspect named in man's wounding Man found not guilty A man accused of shooting a carnival worker to death during a $50 robbery was found not guilty of murder late Thursday after a retrial. He was found guilty of armed robbery. Sanford allows budget cuts to go unchanged COLUMBIA â€" Gov. Mark Sanford decided Thursday to let the Legislature's $488 million budget cuts stand, but he wants to make clear that he is not endorsing the way South Carolina spends money. His action means government agencies will now have to get down to the task of cutting services and firing employees, or asking them to take voluntary and mandatory unpaid leaves.
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			CHARLOTTE â€" Davidson's run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last season behind the play of All-America guard Stephen Curry remains a source of pride and envy for coaches in the Southern Conference. No one expresses those two emotions better than College of Charleston coach Bobby Cremins. "We're proud of Davidson and Stephen," Cremins said Thursday at the SoCon Tipoff meetings, "but we're tired of them kicking our a--."
		USC's offensive line has little reason for optimism COLUMBIA â€" The fact that Terrence Campbell figures to be the starter at right guard Saturday night tells you just about all you need to know about South Carolina's offensive line entering November. Campbell seems like a nice guy â€" he smiles with ease and speaks without apprehension â€" but it doesn't change the fact that he's 6-2 and 275 pounds. Bulldogs linebacker journeys from Nigeria to Houston to Citadel Tolu Akindele speaks with a curious accent, a fetching mix of west Africa and south Texas. In his voice, you can hear the lilting tones of Yoruba, the dialect of more than 25 million people in his native Nigeria and other parts of west Africa. You can also hear the Texas drawl of someone who grew up in Houston. "People say I sound country," says Akindele, a freshman linebacker for The Citadel's football team. "I just call it 'African-made, Texas-raised.' " SoCon Hoops CHARLOTTE â€" Davidson's run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last season behind the play of All-America guard Stephen Curry remains a source of pride and envy for coaches in the Southern Conference. No one expresses those two emotions better than College of Charleston coach Bobby Cremins. "We're proud of Davidson and Stephen," Cremins said Thursday at the SoCon Tipoff meetings, "but we're tired of them kicking our a--." Rays' Morin stepping back into the role of playmaker For longer than Travis Morin can remember, he's always enjoyed passing the puck more than scoring goals. The second-year pro will take a tape-to-tape pass over a slap shot any day. So, a year ago when he was asked to be more of a goal scorer in his first full professional season with the South Carolina Stingrays, Morin was a little out of his element.
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			At Force Protection Inc., a ceremony Thursday meant to celebrate the company's success instead marked a turning point for the armored-vehicle maker.
		The tough still going At Force Protection Inc., a ceremony Thursday meant to celebrate the company's success instead marked a turning point for the armored-vehicle maker. Agency studies impact of ports Addressing more than 400 people at the Propeller Club's 75th anniversary black-tie gala Thursday night, S.C. State Ports Authority top executive announced that the agency had completed a major study of the maritime industry's impact on the economy. The SPA commissioned engineering and consulting firm Wilbur Smith Associates for the project, the SPA's first in six years. Incomes, spending down Scared and often broke, Americans stopped buying everything from cars to corn flakes in the July-September quarter, cutting back spending by the largest amount in 28 years and jolting the national economy into what could be the most painful downturn in decades. Tidelands Bank loses $2.4M in 3rd quarter The owner of Tidelands Bank reported a $2.4 million third-quarter loss as its investments in two government-seized mortgage financiers plummeted in value and were written down to zero. Tidelands Bancshares Inc. took a $4.6 million charge-off for shares it owns in Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., better known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Breaking News: Glitch leaves 1,000 Atlanta voters out in cold

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Computer glitch leaves 1,000 Atlanta voters out in cold Four of five voting terminals connecting an Atlanta early voting center to the Secretary of State?s voter database went down for two hours Thursday night. By the time the problem was fixed, an estimated 1,000 people were waiting in line outside.

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