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"Hookers for Jesus": Former Sex Workers Spreading the Gospel

Nicole Greenfield, Religion Dispatches. March 7, 2011.

The Vegas-based ministry Hookers for Jesus has set out to "hook, help, and heal" those still in the industry.

This Week in God: Christian License Plates(?), Faith in Congress, and More

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 20, 2008.

A look at religion and politics, with a faithful eye on what the religious right has been up to this week.

McCain is Losing Veterans

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. August 12, 2008.

The 'veterans' vote' is far from locked up.

Teachers' Attempt at Voter Suppression in Vegas Thrown Out in Court

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. January 17, 2008.

A federal judge turns back a last minute lawsuit in a ruling that is seen as benefiting minority voters and the Obama campaign.

Are Tim Russert and Brian Williams the Worst Debate Moderators Ever?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. January 16, 2008.

The candidates keep getting better in these debates. The moderators keep getting worse.

Kucinich Wins Lawsuit Against NBC to Be Included in Debate

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 14, 2008.

Now if the judge could rule that the cable shows had to talk about issues, not high school catfighting, we might have a real election here.

MSNBC Uninvites Kucinich to Vegas Debate [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 14, 2008.

Davis Fleetwood of the Kucinich campaign shows you how to take on the networks and the Democratic Party in order to fight back.

Vegas Mayor Threatens to Kill N.Y. Times Columnist After Anti-Sex-Trade Column

William K. Wolfrum, AlterNet: PEEK. September 6, 2007.

Wolfrum: Mayor Goodman says of Bob Herbert, "I have no use for him. I'll take a baseball bat and break his head if he ever comes here."

Six Cities Where Black People Are Living in a Depression

Kai Wright, December 31, 1969.