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The 10 Biggest Differences Between Obama and McCain That Will Affect Your Daily Life AlterNet The next president will influence everything from your Internet access to your ability to pay medical bills. Read more »   Voting: All the Help You Need We're going to make voting easier for you, your family and friends. Voting should be simple, but sometimes it isn't. So you have to be on your toes and help others who aren't as focused. If possible, vote early or absentee. This decreases crowds and frees you up to help others on election day. All voters should check to make sure they are registered. And confirm your voting locations -- especially early voting. Go to this great new service at www.GoVote.org and find out how to vote early, where to go, and if you are registered. The site has Google maps, polling locators, campus info., the works: check it out!!     Can Obama Turn the Economy Around? By Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com The Obama campaign's national security priorities may be at odds with its domestic policy goals, namely the financial crisis. Read more »   Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet From the FBI to Ohio county prosecutors, GOP-connected lawmen are seeking to scare new voters. Read more »   Private Military Contractors Writing the News? The Pentagon's Propaganda at Its Worst By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Months after the Pentagon pundits flap, the Department of Defense continues to hand down contracts for propaganda in Iraq and beyond. Read more »   McCain Was Not Tortured, POW Guard Claims By John Hooper, The Guardian An interview with the chief prison guard of the North Vietnamese jail in which McCain was held claims, "We never tortured McCain." Read more »   McCain Mocks Women's Health By Peggy Simpson, The Women's Media Center McCain showed in Wednesday's debate that he doesn't value women and will gladly belittle anyone who does. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     McCain 'Categorically' Proud of Hateful Rally Attendees By ZP Heller, Brave New Films Watch McCain weasel out of accountability for his own bigoted supporters. Read more »   Joe the Plumber: Not a Tax Expert By Sam Stein, Huffington Post A representative at the court explained that Wurzelbacher had not paid $1,182.98 of personal income tax. Read more »   The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Latinos are Ready to Vote By Duke1676, Daily Kos Recently released data on voter registration points to the dawn of a new political reality. Read more »   Unacceptable GOP Mailing Projects Racist Stereotypes on Obama By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress Despicable. Read more »

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