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Video: McCain Parody: 100 Years in Iraq? Yes I Can! [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Mon, 2008-02-11 20:35
Obama's not the only one to have fans singing his speeches.

Rights and Liberties: As Military Commissions Resume, Where are the Real Terrorists?

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Mon, 2008-02-11 16:00
Three pre-trial hearings at Gitmo involve two "child soldiers" and a driver for Osama bin Laden. Are these the worst of the worst?

Video: Superdelegates 101 [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Mon, 2008-02-11 14:53
Could these Democratic party insiders throw the convention into disarray?

Video: We Have Fox News Up Against the Ropes [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Sun, 2008-02-10 17:54
Naomi Wolf causes Fox anchor Shepard Smith to get all flustered and yell, "Don't you Fox on me!"

Rights and Liberties: "State Secret" Privilege Used to Block Lawsuit on Behalf of Torture Victims

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Sun, 2008-02-10 16:00
Is extraordinary rendition really a "state secret" anymore?

Video: John Bolton Supports McCain Because He's More Hawkish Than Bush on Iraq and Iran

Alternet Multimedia - Sat, 2008-02-09 16:20
At CPAC, Bolton also revealed that McCain covertly pushed his nomination to the United Nations.

Video: To Pimp or Not To Pimp: NBC's Shuster Suspended for Chelsea Clinton Remark

Alternet Multimedia - Sat, 2008-02-09 15:40
If you asked me, I'd say that while I certainly understand that others might feel differently, for me this was a minor infraction.

Video: Late Night Host Craig Ferguson on Fox News: "Yelling Stuff Doesn't Make It True" [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Sat, 2008-02-09 14:58
Ferguson rails against the network he says is dedicated entirely to "making stuff up."

Video: If You Could Write a Memoir in Six Words, What Would It Say? [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Fri, 2008-02-08 20:01
When the online storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers to submit six-word memoirs, it proved that a whole, real life can be told this way too.

Video: An Undercover Liberal at CPAC: Bush Calls Cheney "Best Vice President in History"

Alternet Multimedia - Fri, 2008-02-08 19:04
George W. Bush, when you get right down to it, is a fucker. That’s why I don’t like him. He’s a fucker who does fucked-up things.

Video: Less Jobs, More Wars: What Is This "Iraq War" Charge On My Bill? [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Fri, 2008-02-08 13:35
The Iraq War has cost the average American family over $16,000 since the war began.

Rights and Liberties: Extraordinary Rendition on Trial

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Fri, 2008-02-08 08:00
On behalf of five detainees, the ACLU sues the Boeing subsidiary that trafficked in torture.

Rights and Liberties: FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including 'Shoot to Kill'

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Fri, 2008-02-08 08:00
The FBI has a new set of eyes and ears, and they're being told to protect their infrastructure at any cost. They can even kill without repercussion.

Rights and Liberties: Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Thu, 2008-02-07 20:00
Restoring the right to vote for felons is essential to our democracy and could dramatically change election results.

Video: Sexual Assault Is a Crime, Not a Labor Dispute, Unless of Course You Work for Halliburton/KBR [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Thu, 2008-02-07 19:02
The notion that sexual assault cannot be tried as a criminal matter but is treated as a labor dispute is simply beyond belief.

Rights and Liberties: Waterboarding: Two Questions for Michael Hayden

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Thu, 2008-02-07 17:00
The CIA director admits the U.S. waterboarded detainees, but says it was only done on three. He's lying.

Video: Michael Moore: "I'm Morally Prohibited from Voting for Hillary" [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Thu, 2008-02-07 13:10
Moore also talks about how his 2004 film "Fahrenheit 9/11" is still banned from broadcast TV.

Rights and Liberties: Afghan Official: Journalism Student will Not be Executed

Alternet Rights & Liberties - Thu, 2008-02-07 00:00
The campaign to save Sayed Pervez Kambaksh has now attracted more than 63,000 signatures -- and the pressure is working.

Video: White House: We "Definitely Want To Consider" Using Waterboarding Again

Alternet Multimedia - Wed, 2008-02-06 21:10
Despite its hedging, the White House made clear today it very well may commit illegal torture again.

Video: Hillary on Super Tuesday: You're Ready for a President Who Brings Your Voice...to Your White House" [VIDEO]

Alternet Multimedia - Wed, 2008-02-06 20:52
"You know tonight we are hearing the voices of people across America, people of all ages, of all colors, all faiths and all walks of life."
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