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Best of the Week NewsletterOctober 27th, 2007

Is a Presidential Coup Under Way? By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown
The Constitution is being trampled and nothing less than American democracy itself is endangered -- a presidential coup is taking place. Where is Congress? Read more ?

White House Leak: Cheney's Plan for Iran Attack Starts With Israeli Missile Strike By Gregor Peter Schmitz, Cordula Meyer, Der Spiegel
High-ranking military experts say an attack would lead to world economic chaos, or even what Bush calls 'World War III.' Read more ?

11 Things We Can Learn from the Rest of the World Ode
Eleven lessons the West can learn that would improve our lives and create a better future for all humanity. Read more ?

Bush's Response to 9/11 Was Deadlier Than the Attacks Themselves By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com
A look at how and why the U.S. gravely failed in its response to 9/11. Read more ?

I'll Have My Cosmetics With a Side of Infertility, Please By Heather Gehlert, AlterNet
Author Stacy Malkan reveals the dangerous truth about everyday products we put in our hair and on our skin. Read more ?

What Women Aren't Told About Childbirth By Manda Aufochs Gillespie, Mariya Strauss, AlterNet
A new survey of mothers reveals some disturbing things about hospital maternity care that may make pregnant women want to take a closer look at their options. Read more ?


Where Does the Right-Wing End and the Media Begin? By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet
Economist Paul Krugman on how the right-wing media machine is destroying social progress. Read more ?

Curveball: The Iraqi Defector the Bush Team Used to Sell the War By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
An interview with the author of a new book on the Iraqi defector code-named "Curveball," whose made-up intelligence on Saddam's WMD programs was central to the Bush Administration's case for invasion. Read more ?

Government Surveillance Threatens Your Freedom, Even If You Have Nothing To Hide By John Dean, FindLaw.com
The case against expanding surveillance powers for a White House that's already out of control. Read more ?