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What's Wrong with Samuel Alito: ALITO'S WAY
Karen Pearl, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court constitutes an emergency for anyone concerned about women's self-determination.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/27738/

ALITO'S ENVIRO PAST
Amanda Griscom Little, Grist Magazine
Environmentalists are joining many progressives and Democrats in crying foul over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/27690/

THE PUPPET PRESIDENT
Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive
In nominating Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, Bush gave up any pretense of being his own man.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/27685/
[Duchess Note: That idiot has never been "his own man". Its always been Cheney and Rove (sons of Satan) manipulating the strings of puppet fool. Let's not forget, he's also being controlled by the right-wing fundamentalist Christians. They are so wacko! They've ALL been in charge, never Bushit.]

THE NEXT ANTONIN SCALIA
Mary Lynn F. Jones, AlterNet
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is a doggie treat to the rabid conservative base of the Republican party. Now, the real fight begins.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/27627/

PLANNING AIN'T DOING
Stephen Pizzo, News for Real
Bush's record of handling actual crises hardly inspires confidence, which is why his big plan to fight avian flu is just one more cause for worry.
http://www.alternet.org/story/27740/

DEMS (FINALLY) TAKE A STAND ON WAR INTELLIGENCE
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
The closed session invoked by Harry Reid yesterday was much more than a partisan tactic. It is the first step in telling the public what really happened to lead us into war.
http://www.alternet.org/story/27733/

KATRINA SURVIVORS ARE LOSING THE BATTLE TO RETURN HOME
Medea Benjamin, AlterNet
Two months later, many poor and African American evacuees are returning to find a host of policies stacked against them.
http://www.alternet.org/story/27731/

RACISM RISING
David Holthouse, Intelligence Report
As minorities move into the Southern California region known as the Inland Empire, white supremacists unleash a hate crime backlash.
http://www.alternet.org/story/27461/

FIVE MINUTES WITH: JANEANE GAROFALO
Maggie Brock, Campus Progress
The actress and radio host talks about Hollywood, Washington and the right-wing media machine.
http://www.alternet.org/story/27735/

NEW AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON DEPT OF PEACE CAMPAIGN – WHAT WE AMERICANS CAN DO TO PROMOTE THIS BILL IN CONGRESS AND THE SENATE

During a fascinating and detailed Peace Alliance conference call on November 1st, Senator Mark Dayton from Minnesota informed us that this week he’ll be sending out a “Dear Colleague” letter to his 99 fellow Senators. This letter will inform his colleagues in the Senate that he has introduced the Dept of Peace and Non-Violence Bill (S.1756) and that he would like their support. Senator Dayton spoke very highly of the work we [ie: Peace Alliance & Dept of Peace campaign] are doing and was grateful of us, (as we are of the senator) for pursuing peace. He also said that next week would be a vital time to call our Senators and inform them of the bill and ask that they educate themselves on it. Senator Dayton provided us with contact info for one of his staffers as well. He suggested we share her name with our respective Senators. Contact Kimberly Jackson in Senator Dayton’s DC office.

Mark your calendars for next week and call - call – call

If you live in NY State or NYC, here are the numbers to call

Senator Clinton: 202 224-4451
Senator Schumer: 202 224-6542

[NOTE: The above piece was written by NYC Dept of Peace board member Kevin Fagan and edited by the Duchess.]