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> Brief summaries of leading stories from AlterNet -- the

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> Since the attacks of Sept. 11, Americans have been deluged with

> information about terrorism, war, foreign policy and the Middle

> East. To help our readers sort through this information -- and

> to allow you to learn a lot in a short time -- we're launching

> several special topic sites:

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>

> THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

> Keeping tabs on the growing movement to prevent more bloodshed by

> seeking peace and justice, both in Afganistan and here at home.

> http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=26

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> U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

> Reports from scholars and journalists on the policies that have

> exacerbated the current Mid East crisis.

> http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=29

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>

> Both pages have concise, selected articles and links to crucial

> information you need to know about these important issues. On both

> pages are important " top ten lists " we hope you'll forward to

> friends and family:

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> TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT WAR

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11597

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> TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11592

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>

> Aside from our continuing war, peace and terrorism coverage, we

> also need to pay attention to the scores of important stories

> that are getting swept under the 9-11 media rug. So we'll be

> slowly returning to our regular mix of features and columns over

> the next few weeks. Today's lead stories:

>

> MAINSTREAMING THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

> Geov Parrish, AlterNet

> A recent poll shows that 46 percent of Americans are not in favor

> of military reprisals for the 9-11 attacks. The anti-war movement

> may have finally moved from marginal to mainstream.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11598

>

> OLD GLORY'S NEW APPEAL TO BLACKS

> Lee Hubbard, AlterNet

> African Americans have often felt ambivalent about patriotism,

> but since September 11, they have largely rallied around the flag.

> Is their patriotism justified?

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11595

>

> PETER BARNES WANTS TO COMMODIFY THE SKY

> Tamara Straus, AlterNet

> A visionary solution to global warming has been proposed by the

> founder of Working Assets -- a plan to make the sky public U.S.

> property and charge those who pollute it.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11588

>

> U.S. NEWS' BROKEN RANKS

> and Amy Graham, Washington Monthly

> U.S. News' college rankings measure everything but what

> matters, and most universities don't seem to mind. A former

> director at U.S. News blows the lid off the faulty rankings.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11583

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> IT'S THE OIL, STUPID

> ny Angel, LA Weekly

> Eliminate the oil, and American presence in the Middle East

> ends; the resentment aimed at our land and our people also ends.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11596

>

> CHILDREN ARE THE REAL VICTIMS

> Sarita Sarvate, Pacific News Service

> The world of children changed forever, too, on Sept. 11, with

> many -- especially the dark-skinned -- asking questions about

> identity, hate, and real war.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11589

>

> OUT NOW

> Judy Gerber, AlterNet

> For the war on terrorism, President Bush will not pursue

> anti-gay discharges. But that certainly doesn't mean the

> Pentagon has had a change of heart.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11594

>

> MUSLIMS ASK: WHY DO THEY HATE US?

> Toensing, AlterNet

> If you lived in the Middle East, you might easily believe that

> America is waging a worldwide war against Islam, and that

> Americans must hate Muslims. Would you be wrong?

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11590

>

> BEATING THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK

> Triano, AlterNet

> Do aging American women really need to be reminded that

> their time to have children is running out? A group of fertility

> doctors thinks so.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11578

>

> SUSHI, THE COCAINE OF FOOD

> ph , Orlando Weekly

> Free range fish may become impossible to buy within a decade.

> But factory fish farms cast a deep and dark environmental

> shadow. What's a sushi lover to do?

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11581

>

> CORPORATE FOCUS: 9-11 OPPORTUNISTS

> Mokhiber and Weissman, AlterNet

> Fast track and the FTAA. Corporate tax cuts. Drilling in Alaska.

> Star Wars. These are some of the " solutions " and responses to

> 9-11 offered by corporate mouthpieces.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11574

>

> SOLOMON: KILLING CIVILIANS -- BEHIND THE REASSURING WORDS

> Norman , AlterNet

> History proves that no amount of vehement denials can change

> the reality that huge numbers of civilians are now in the

> Pentagon's cross hairs.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11575

>

> GARCIA: LIFE SINCE SEPTEMBER 11

> E. , AlterNet

> The blur of day and night. The tears. The gross reality. A son's

> unanswerable questions. Breathtaking bravery. Feeling ill,

> feeling empty. More and more tears.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11587

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