AlterNet Newsletter - 8 Feb 2012

February 8th, 2012

How a Few Über-Wealthy Donors Helped Buy Republicans a Presidential Field They Hate

By Joshua Holland | AlterNet

Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum Bites Mitt "Dog on Roof" Romney, Taking Chunk Out of Electability Narrative

By Adele M. Stan | AlterNet

Shocker! Komen Staff Knew Defunding Planned Parenthood Was a Bad Idea

By Kaili Joy Gray | Daily Kos

For Wall Street Masters of the Universe, The Party's Over

By Digby | Hullabaloo

Is Romney Facing the Prospect of Epic Collapse and Failure?

By BooMan | Booman Tribune

Dear Wall Street Journal: Your Editorial on Payday Lenders Is Wrong. On Every Point.

By Uriah King | AlterNet

Michelle Obama and a Spandex-Clad Jimmy Fallon Compete in Feats of Strength (With a Cameo from Bo!)

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Guess Who is Financially Invested in Birth Control Companies? Mitt Romney

By Igor Volsky | Think Progress

Look Forward to Trump in Charge of Foreign Policy in Romney Administration?

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Dozens Dead as Syria Regime Pounds Homs: Activists

By Agence France-Presse

Which IT Companies Are the Greenest, Asks Greenpeace? Google, Yes, Apple, No.

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

Colorado Court Says No Medical Pot for People on Probation

By Kristen Gwynne | AlterNet

New Condom Regulations for Porn In LA: Addressing the Right Problem?

By Marianne Møllmann | RH Reality Check
_ Progressive Wire

State Department Preparing To Cut Iraq Embassy Staff By Half

By Asawin Suebsaeng | Mother Jones Online

Roland Martin Insists He's Not Coaching Bullies on #Teamwhipdatass

By Jorge Rivas | ColorLines

Obama Administration Defends Contraception Rule Amid Mounting Criticism

By The Huffington Post News Editors | Huffington Post

Gallup Names the Four Most Conservative States

By Nadra Kareem Nittle | The Loop 21

Why The Payroll Tax Cut Is In Jeopardy

By Brian Beutler and Sahil Kapur | TPMDC

_ Best Of The Week

1. I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cure
By Emily Michele | ButterBeliever.com

2. 6 Things You Need To Know About the Komen Foundation/Planned Parenthood Controversy (Updated: Komen Reverses Decision)
By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

3. Why We Got Ayn Rand Instead of FDR: Thomas Frank on How Tea Party 'Populism' Derailed a New New Deal
By Thomas Frank | Picador Press

4. How 'Anonymous' Went From Mischief Makers to a Force That Terrifies Corporations and Governments
By Nathan Schneider | Waging Nonviolence

5. Koch Brothers Convene Super-Secret Billionaires' Meeting for 2012 Elections
By Lee Fang | Republic Report

6. The 7 Most Irritating Superbowl Halftime Performers of All Time
By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd | AlterNet

7. Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? How to Fight Back Against Komen "Race for the Cure" Foundation's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers
By Amanda Marcotte | AlterNet

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