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September 21st, 2006 More top stories » Young, Childless and Opting for Sterilization By Stephanie Konefall, The Tyee More and more young women are tying their tubes before even tying the knot. Is the 'tubal' the new birth control pill? Read more » Search for Black Ancestry Isn't Easy By Christopher Rabb, The Black Commentator In order to learn about my black ancestors, I had to research the white people who owned them. Former Bush Admin. Lawyer Still Flacking for Torture By Greg Grandin, AlterNet John Yoo, the law professor who helped draft the infamous "torture memo," is still defending Bush's policies even though the rest of us have long lost patience. Pope Benedict: The First Year By Matthias Beier, Tikkun Although unity, peace, and love have been key words of Benedict's papacy, his actions or inactions are at odds with that rhetoric. Fierce Female Candidates in New Mexico By Kate Nelson, Women's Media Center In this dead-heat congressional race, both candidates are women. But they're too busy mudslinging to talk about "women's issues." Rendering Unto Syria By Robert Scheer, AlterNet For those, like Bush, who view torture as a variant of fraternity hazing, it would be instructive to consider the fate of Canada's Maher Arar. Music to Hate By By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media Prussian Blue, a set of 14-year-old white supremacist singers, are using tunes to spread their message of hate.

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