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September 28th, 2006 More top stories » Fundamentalist Camp Trains God's Little Army By Evan Derkacz, Evan Derkacz, AlterNet The directors of the new documentary Jesus Camp discuss the good, the bad, and the disharmony in the evangelical community. Read more » Discrimination Against the Female Brain By Caryl Rivers, AlterNet It's not biology, child-rearing demands, or differences in ability that explain slower female advancement in scientific and technical fields. It is discrimination, pure and simple. Bush's Imaginary Front in the War on Terror By Jeremy Keenan, Foreign Policy in Focus After the U.S. secured the release of 32 tourists who had been taken hostage in Algeria, the White House dramatically -- and falsely -- labeled it a success in the 'war on terror.' Arrested for Driving While Muslim By Spencer Ackerman, The Nation Five years after 9/11, Muslim-American men are still being arrested on flimsy charges and accused of being terrorists. On the Catwalk, How Thin is Too Thin? By Juliette Terzieff, Women's eNews Last week's Spanish ban on underweight models was a shock to the fashion world -- but women activists and health specialists are applauding it. Bill Clinton's Bipartisan Love-In Blows Up in His Face By Arianna Huffington, AlterNet Taking the 'high road' has a nice ring to it, but Clinton shouldn't fool himself. A War on Intelligence By Robert Scheer, AlterNet The news that terror threats against the U.S. have increased since 9/11, largely thanks to the Iraq invasion, hasn't budged Bush's "what me worry" attitude. Was MLK Jr. Really a Republican? By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet At first glance, a GOP ad stating that King was a Republican is a cheap shot that stretches political lunacy past the outer limit.

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