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Some of Us Still Think They Can Get Rich Quick from the Real Estate Bubble By Joseph Huff-Hannon, New York Press A visit to a packed real estate seminar on how to "get paid to buy a house" reveals that the bubble mindset still hasn't popped. Read more »   Michael Moore: Madoff Is a Convenient Distraction for a Bunch of Crooks Who Aren't in Jail By Michael Moore, Time Magazine Had Madoff just followed the example of his fellow tycoons, he could have legally multiplied his wealth many times over, legally. Read more »   What Happens When Angry Citizens Crash the Gates of America's CEO Class? By Mark Ames, Playboy.com They chicken out at the last minute. Recounting the doomed bus tour of AIG executives' posh homes in Connecticut. Read more »   AlterNet Announces the Winners of the 6-Word 'Why I Love AlterNet' Challenge By Don Hazen, AlterNet More than 1,000 people entered AlterNet's "6 Word Challenge" -- it was a tough choice, but we've picked out the best. Read more »   Prosecute This: Torture Was Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11 By Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet Obama's intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." Read more »   40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation By James Carville, Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza, Simon & Schuster James Carville demonstrates why the right-wing faithful shouldn't be holding their breath for their party's second coming. Read more »   The Swine Flu Crisis Lays Bare the Meat Industry's Monstrous Power By Mike Davis, Comment Is Free Animal husbandry now more closely resembles the petrochemical industry than the happy family farm. Read more »   Washington's Best Kept Secret: McCain-Feingold Works By Meredith McGehee, Campaign Legal Center Blog It's been seven years since the McCain-Feingold bill was passed, yet the measure is still the subject of a massive amount of disinformation. Read more »   The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard By Hans Bennett, AlterNet Together, Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace have spent more than 100 years in solitary confinement. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     In Their Own Words: Why Dem Senators Screwed Homeowners By Ryan Grim, Huffington Post Only 45 Senate Democrats voted Thursday to oppose the banking industry and pass legislation aimed at stemming foreclosures. Read more »   Really?! RNC Leader Michael Steele Thinks Obama 'Is the Magic Negro' By Ali Frick, Think Progress Steele laughed when a caller called Obama the "magic negro" and seemingly agreed with the characterization. Read more »   Architect of CIA Rendition Program: If Torture Prosecutions Go Ahead, Indict Clinton Too By Avi Lewis, AlterNet 'I sent people to places where the president wanted them sent...we told (him)...you're going to have human rights problems and he said I don't care.' Read more »   Best and Worst of Obama's First 100 Days By Staff, The Nation The Nation editors and writers discuss the high and low points of Obama's first few months in office. Read more »

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