WELL NOW THE WEEKEND IS OVER AND TIME FOR SOME EYE OPENING NEWS ITEMS

THE STRIP CLUB VOTE
Rose Aguilar, AlterNet
In the adult entertainment industry, discretion has always trumped politics -- until the Bush administration gave them a reason to get organized.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20191/

VOTER DISSATISFACTION INDICATES IT WON'T BE CLOSE
Byron Williams, Working for Change
Bogus polls mask landslide in the making.
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1016-20.htm

REPUBLICAN DIRTY TRICKS
Max Blumenthal, AlterNet
Republican operative Nathan Sproul's company is under investigation for allegedly destroying voter registration forms signed by Democrats. Now comes new evidence about Sproul's connections to the Bush-Cheney campaign.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20194/

TAKE OUR AIRWAYS BACK
Gov. Howard Dean, MD, Democracy for America
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1016-25.htm

SINCLAIR'S SHAME
Don Hazen, AlterNet
Angry citizens are hitting the right-wing broadcasting company where it hurts -- in the wallet.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20208/

A LITTLE PATRIOTIC SACRIFICE
Bill Moyers, CommonDreams
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1015-02.htm

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
Megan Cossey, Women's eNews
A small band of female Muslim comics are breaking cultural and gender stereotypes on stages across the country with a diverse set of convictions and comedic styles.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20205/

PERSONAL VOICES: POUNDING PAVEMENT FOR PROGRESS
Jiva Manske, AlterNet
A canvasser for America Coming Together in Tampa Bay, Florida explains why spending six hours a day in the heat to speak with voters is worth every minute.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20202/

BUSH'S RE-ELECTION WOULD DOOM MODERATE REPUBLICANS
Michael Cudahy, CommonDreams
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1015-27.htm

VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Carolyn Crane, The Nation
Utah Phillips, a committed non-voter who was taught that his body is a ballot, will be casting a real ballot this year.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20159/