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* MISREADING ISLAM
* LEFTNECKS, GET LOCAL
* THE ARCHITECTS OF DEFEAT
* AFTER ARAFAT: ACCOUNTABILITY
* A RECORD OF INJUSTICE
* SONGS FOR THE DUMPED
* ENERGY CRONIES CLAMOR FOR REWARD

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Top Stories from AlterNet for November 12, 2004
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MISREADING ISLAM
Michael Hirsh, Washington Monthly
The disastrous war in Iraq is the consequence of a fundamental misunderstanding of Islam and its strong relationship to democracy in the Middle East.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/20488/

LEFTNECKS, GET LOCAL
Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The states' rights and localism movements offer a brightly lit exit from the culture wars.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20479/

THE ARCHITECTS OF DEFEAT
Arianna Huffington, AlterNet How the Kerry campaign was run into the ground by the pollsters, the strategists, the consultants -- and the Clintonistas.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20491/

AFTER ARAFAT: ACCOUNTABILITY
Rami Khouri, TomPaine.com
The freedom fighter who kept the Palestinians together in exile was ill-suited to lead a nation. His departure clears the way for a new generation of leaders who can learn from his mistakes.
http://www.alternet.org/story/20487/

A RECORD OF INJUSTICE
Christy Harvey, Judd Legum, Jonathan Baskin, The Progress Report
A rundown of the record of Bush's nominee for Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/20475/

-->> Matthew Rothschild celebrates Ashcroft's resignation:
http://www.alternet.org/rights/20480/

SONGS FOR THE DUMPED
Elisabeth Donelly, PopMatters
Instead of being in love with love, now every song with misery, angst, and pain becomes a secret code into my inner life.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20489/

ENERGY CRONIES CLAMOR FOR REWARD
Amanda Griscom Little, Grist Magazine
There's a good chance the 109th Congress will enable Bush to hand his corporate contributors one of the most sought-after prizes of all: Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/20467/

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