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Adele M. Stan is AlterNet's Washington correspondent. She co-edited, with Don Hazen, the AlterNet book, Dangerous Brew: Exposing the Tea Party's Agenda to Take Over America. Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/addiestan . Send tips to: adele@alternet.org subscribe to Adele M. Stan's feed

Neocons Convinced Bush to Ignore Al Qaeda Attack Warnings Leading Up to 9/11

Posted on: Sep 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

DNC: Nun on Bus Raps Paul Ryan's Knuckles For Immoral Budget; Tweaks Bishops

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

At DNC Podium, War for the Soul of Catholic Church

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Roiling just beneath the surface of Sr. Simon Campbell's DNC remarks is a critique of the bishops and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who will bless the convention's final adjournment.

7 Big Lies By Republican National Convention Speakers, Day One

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The entire program of the convention's opening night was based on a deception wrapped up in falsehoods.

6 Big Lies By Republican National Convention Speakers, Day One

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Angry Ron Paul Delegates Take Aim at Romney and G.O.P. Convention

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

When Ron Paul supporters organized to seat an outsized rack of delegates, Team Romney brought out the big legal guns, changed the rules, and offered Paul an insulting deal.

Right Wing Finally Unites Behind Romney With Anti-Obama Hate-Fest in Tampa

Posted on: Aug 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

They may not love Mitt, but Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist, Scott Walker and Michele Bachmann rallied the faithful to defeat Obama.

G.O.P. Cancels Day One of Convention as Divine Wrath Heads for Tampa

Posted on: Aug 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, right-wing evangelicals said it was God's punishment of a sinful city. Now, the G.O.P. prepares to meet Hurricane Isaac.

GOP Cancels Day One of Convention as Divine Wrath Heads for Tampa

Posted on: Aug 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

7 Ways Republicans Use Slavery Rhetoric to Scare White People

Posted on: Aug 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Joe Biden may have pandered with his "chains" claim, but Republicans routinely use the theme of slavery, framed within an old Southern fear of retribution against whites.

Romney's Veep Pick: Paul Ryan, Koch Ally and 'Right-Wing Social Engineer'

Posted on: Aug 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In making the risky choice of picking Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney seals the deal on the Koch brothers' takeover of the Republican Party.

Romney's Veep Choice: Paul Ryan, Koch Ally and 'Right-Wing Social Engineer'

Posted on: Aug 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In making the risky choice of picking Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney seals the deal on the Koch brothers' takeover of the Republican Party.

Nuns' Group Targeted by Vatican Refuses to Back Down, But Won't Break Away

Posted on: Aug 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious say they'll keep talking to prelates but will "reconsider" if "forced to compromise the integrity of [their] mission."

Potential Veep Pick McDonnell: Romney Will Win Because "People Are Not Gonna Vote on Who They Like"

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Right-Wing Plan for Defeating Obama: Gin Up the Hate

Posted on: Aug 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Stuck with a lackluster candidate, Tea Partiers focus their rage on the president. An Americans For Prosperity Foundation conference stokes the rage and trains the foot soldiers.

Pix: Most Excellent Chick-fil-A Protest. Ever.

Posted on: Aug 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Pix: Most Excellent Chick-fil-A Protest. Ever.

Posted on: Aug 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

On Right-Wing Web Site, Romney Doubles Down on Bigoted "Culture" Remarks

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Tea Party's Cruz Vanquishes GOP Pick for U.S. Senate in Texas Run-off

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Gore Vidal, Prolific Author and Provocateur, Dead at 86

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Smears Palestinians With Bigotry Strategy

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

12 Bigoted Taunts Peddled By Romney Camp and Allies

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Corporate media largely ignored the subtext of Romney's earliest race-coded comments, and have been content to let more recent and blatant examples die after a day in the news cycle.

Romney Campaign's Race-Baiting Strategy Could Have Dire Consequences for America

Posted on: Jul 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney's strategy has incorporated racial and cultural cues, both subtle and blatant, as a means of deflection from the Obama campaign's questions about Bain Capital.

Ann Romney Thinks You People Know Enough About Mitt's Money, Thank You Very Much

Posted on: Jul 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Camp Strays Near Birther Turf With Attack on Obama's Legitimacy as an American

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker Has Some Advice for Mitt Romney

Posted on: Jul 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Feeling the Bain: Romney Makes Rounds of Nightly Newscasts

Posted on: Jul 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Condi Rice Veep Buzz Designed to Divert From Bain

Posted on: Jul 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Romney Booed at NAACP Convention

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Right Wing Goes Nuts on Video That Asks: How White is Mitt Romney?

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Religious Right's Ralph Reed Field-Tests Plan for Beating Obama

Posted on: Jul 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition, "a 21st-century version of the Christian Coalition on steroids," is leading the effort.

Rupert Murdoch's Twitter War on Romney Campaign

Posted on: Jul 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Health Care Decision: Michele Bachmann Holds Court Outside SCOTUS

Posted on: Jun 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Pope's New PR Man: Fox News Reporter and Member of Secretive Opus Dei

Posted on: Jun 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The pope's new PR strategist not only hails from Fox News; he belongs to the secretive Opus Dei society and lives in an all-male house cleaned by women members.

WaPo's Dana Milbank Pushes Lie About Van Jones and Occupy

Posted on: Jun 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Does the Liberal Establishment Care About Anything But Itself? The Hard Lessons of Wisconsin

Posted on: Jun 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"The lesson of Wisconsin is pretty straightforward," says Van Jones. "This is what happens when we put our minimum against their maximum."

Progressives Love Elizabeth Warren. Will Massachusetts Voters?

Posted on: Jun 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Before Occupy was a gleam in an activist's eye, Elizabeth Warren began her relentless crusade against the widening income inequality gap. Will that translate into votes?

Netroots Rock Star Darcy Burner Reveals Winning Plan for Progressives

Posted on: Jun 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Nun Targeted by Vatican for Saying Masturbation Prolly Won't Hurt You

Posted on: Jun 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

AFL-CIO: 11 Horrible Things Scott Walker Has Done

Posted on: Jun 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

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