Top Stories from AlterNet for October 4, 2004
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MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE
John Gartner, AlterNet
Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe and friends take to the
road to show swing-state voters a good time on the Vote 
for Change tour.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20068/
Plus, Zack Pelta-Heller sits down with Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard
to discuss the intersection of activism and rock stardom.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20067/

KNOCK-DEAD COVERAGE
Matt Taibbi, AlterNet
It is a sad commentary on the state of campaign coverage
that droves of reporters emerged on Friday with the exact
same judgment, delivered with the exact same boxing
metaphor.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20069/

THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB(S)?
Jason Leopold, AlterNet
With jobs going overseas, deficits soaring high, Bush and
Kerry offer voters sharply different approaches to turning
things around.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20063/

JONATHAN SWIFT MEETS ABBIE HOFFMAN
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
Thirsty for the trappings of corporate power? For the Yes
Men, all it takes is a suit and a laser pointer.
http://www.alternet.org/movies/20059/

FAITH WITHOUT WORKS
Amy Sullivan, Washington Monthly
After four years, the president's faith-based policies have
proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative.
http://www.alternet.org/story/20060/

MR. SMALL VS. MR. TALL
Greg Palast, AlterNet
If you look at presidential debates the way the media plays
it, as something akin to Olympic figure skating, where you
score for the competitor's style, you could say Kerry won.
But did we win anything?
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20053/

THE LONG KISS GOODBYE
John Gartner, AlterNet
Single women all over America are working to give George W.
Bush a farewell kiss.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20058/

SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Andrew Gumble, The Independent UK
Pregnant chads, vanishing voters... the 2000 election was a
fiasco in the Sunshine State. You'd think they'd want to
get it right this time  –  but  the democratic
process is more flawed than ever.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/20052/

DESPAIRING FOR DARFUR
Eric Reeves, In These Times
In our media and in our government, we have failed to
comprehend the extent of the genocide in Darfur or the
urgency of a strong international response.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/20042/
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