QUOTE OF THE DAY ... We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. Edward R. Murrow

[Duchess Note - Last evening a former NYC Kucitizen and friend of mine took me [early b-day pressie] to see a new film directed by George Clooney. This 95 minute film, done all in black & white, is absolutely brilliant. I'm talking about GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK! This is the film to see right now, definitely Oscar material AND it'll blow you away. The cast and "look" are spot on, plus the Jazz music is divine. This film portrays 1950s TV journalism at its liberal best. [We need more Edward R. Murrows in the news media today.] This is about real journalism ... during the McCarthy era ... not that fake crap you see on Fox News & CNN. I highly recommend this film and if you wish to learn more, check out the website at: http://wip.warnerbros.com/goodnightgoodluck/]

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AN ALTERNET EDITORIAL: WAL-MART CAN HIDE, BUT IT CAN'T RUN
Don Hazen, AlterNet
Robert Greenwald's upcoming documentary about Wal-Mart's predatory practices is part of an unprecedented progressive media campaign.
http://www.alternet.org/walmart/26609/

WASN’T JESUS A LIBERAL?
Part Two Commentary by Gary Vance
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1009-31.htm

BUSH'S MOST DESPERATE SPEECH YET
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
The president's 'Top 10 Derailed Plots' speech was a sorry attempt to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. should remain in Iraq.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/26613/

LATIN NATIONS REJECTING US-LED REFORMS
Mark Weisbrot, Providence Journal
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1009-27.htm

EXCERPT: BEAT BACK SCIENCE ABUSE!
Chris Mooney, AlterNet
The right-wing's contempt for science will lead to economic and ecological calamity -- unless we fight back.
http://www.alternet.org/story/26550/

A CENTRAL PILLAR OF IRAQ POLICY CRUMBLING
Bush’s administration has insisted that political progress would quell the insurgency. But the reverse may be true, U.S. analysts say.
Tyler Marshall & Louise Roug, Los Angeles Times
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1009-02.htm

ECHOES OF BAGHDAD
Megan Marz, In These Times
Despite taking 20 years to arrive in the U.S., a new book by an Iraqi woman is timelier than ever.
http://www.alternet.org/story/26501/

HOW MANY MORE WILL DIE BEFORE WE CRY ‘ENOUGH’?
David Rossie, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1009-22.htm