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Headlines Newsletter October 21st, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Your Salary in 2016 -- The Big Difference Between a McCain or Obama Administration By Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly Middle-class families will earn about $13,000 more in eight years if Obama wins and $5,000 if McCain wins. Read more » Iceland's Economic Meltdown Is a Big Flashing Warning Sign By Toby Sanger, AlterNet Iceland followed the prescriptions of a right-wing ideologue, and its economy paid a severe price. Read more » Why Can't We Just Stop Drinking Bottled Water? By Sloan Barnett, Huffington Post We are spending fortunes on bottled water that may not even be any better than tap water. Read more » Attention Voters: Here's What You Have to Do to Make Sure Your Vote Is Counted By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Voters should verify their voter registrations are current and then vote early to avoid Election Day delays at polling places. Read more » Porn's Dirty, Dangerous Secret By Robert Jensen, Last Exit There are a finite number of ways that human bodies can fit together. So pornmakers resort to sexualizing degradation to stay "cutting edge." Read more » The Battle over Immigration Has Unleashed a Tsunami of New Voters -- Election Guide AlterNet See how Obama and McCain compare on everything from border fences to Homeland Security's brutal immigrant detention network. Read more » How the Banksters Made a Complete Killing off the Bailout By Pam Martens, CounterPunch It's going to take about 20 years to repair the damage from the huge rip off created under the guise of "free market" capitalism. Read more » New Questions Arise Over McCain's Health By Nico Pitney, Huffington Post Urge McCain to offer full public disclosure about his health records. Read more » Virgina, Pennsylvania, Ohio Not Prepared for Record Voter Turnout By Advancement Project The Advancement Project identifies cities and precincts in swing states that may face long lines, poll worker shortages and voting delays in 2008. Read more » Why You Should Work Less By Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet Americans are working longer hours and taking less time off -- an unhealthy habit that heightens stress and lowers life expectancy. Read more » Is Chinese Pulse Diagnosis the Key to Preventive Medicine? . PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web Philly Official Scoffs at Voting Problems Read more » Read more »

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PRESIDENT KUFUOR TO ADDRESS DUTCH LAWMAKERS

** Kufuor to address Dutch lawmakers **
The President, John Agyekum Kufuor is in Amsterdam for a three-day state visit at the invitation of the Queen of the Netherlands. President Kufuor will also visit the United Kingdom to receive an award from Chatham House to be presented by the Duke of Edinburgh. He was seen off by some Ministers of State, the Chief of the Defence Staff Lt. General J.B. Danquah and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patrick Acheampong.
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SAMMY KUFFUOR REVEALS ABEDI-YEBOAH RIFT

Kuffuor played in two generations Bayern Munich legend Sammy Kuffuor has blown the lid off a 16-year-old secret insisting that the Abedi Pele-Anthony Yeboah leadership rift affected the Ghana national team in the 1990s.
Kuffuor is the first member of the 1990s squad to have come out publicly to confirm the wide crack between the two superstars that plagued the Black Stars in that generation.

There was intense media speculation about leadership fissure during the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia but both players have consistently denied it saying their wives are friends.

Several squad members have previously denied the rift but Kuffuor says even though there was unity Abedi was not a good leader and attempts were made to outst him.

"There was unity but everyone wanted to be a leader," Kuffour said on national television.

"Abedi is a great footballer by all standards. He was my captain and I respect him. But he was not a great leader."

Kuffuor revealed that he turned down the Black Stars captaincy just before the 2002 African Cup of Nations because he wanted to avoid a rift with C.K. Akonnor.

Akunnor was left out of coach Osam Duodo's team for the tournament in Mali but says he turned it down because the then GFA boss Ben Koufie and board member Abedi Pele did not handle the issue well.

"I didn't accept it because I didn't want to betray anyone," Kuffuor said.

"Ben Koufie and Abedi Pele called me over the decision. But I asked if they had spoken to C.K. (Charles Akonnor).

"C.K. was a close friend. I wanted to be clear if the right thing had been done."

"The captain band is nothing. The band is different from being a captain. You have to have those qualities to do the job."


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KOTOKO LOSE TO AL MERREIKH

Ghana's Asante Kotoko would have to look ahead for better times in next season's CAF Champions League competition after failing to reach the finals of the Confederation Cup.

Kotoko, who picked one of the two places for the next season's competition after winning the domestic league title were beaten 2-1 in Sudan in the final Group A match of the Confederation Cup competition.

The latter part of Kotoko's campaign had been fraught with disciplinary problems and internal strife as Sudanese side, Al Merreikh beat the Porcupine Warriors to take third position while the Ghanaians finished bottom.

Asante Kotoko effectively ended their Confederation Cup title hopes after drawing 2-2 at home with Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel in the penultimate group match.

The Porcupine Warriors ended the campaign with 7 points from a possible 18.

The result cost the Ghanaian league champions the opportunity to claim the $330,000 first prize on offer.

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Obama & McCain: The Good and the Ugly | Testosterone Fueled Financial Crisis | Public Sours on Palin

Headlines Newsletter October 20th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

10 Reasons for Democrats to Think Positive Despite the McCain Sleazathon By Don Hazen, AlterNet McCain's campaign is throwing in everything but the kitchen sink, but Obama is still in a fabulously good position to get elected. Read more »   The 10 Dirtiest Election Tricks the Republicans Have Tried So Far AlterNet From intimidating minority voters to whipping up racism and hatred at political rallies, the GOP has pulled out all the stops. Read more »   Arson, Suicide, and Murder Mark the Economic Crisis, and We're Not Hearing About it By Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com Violent reactions are bubbling up across the country to new economic realities. Read more »   How a Victim of the Housing Crisis Was Saved from the Brink of Eviction By Linda Milazzo, AlterNet Code Pink, American News Project, and community organizers worked together to save a woman's home from the auction block. Read more »   Palin's Plunge: Voters Sour on McCain's VP Pick By Thomas Edsall, Huffington Post The more voters learn about Sarah Palin, the more wary they become. Her favorability numbers are dropping like a rock. Read more »   Can We Blame the Stock Market Crash on Too Much Testosterone? Harvard Researchers Say Yes By Shannon Rupp, The Tyee Men who trade on an appearance of strength are actually the guys who, in evolutionary terms, have outlived their usefulness. Read more »   Millions of Homeowners Are in Desperation Mode -- Help Them, or This Crisis Gets a Lot Worse By Joseph Nocera, The New York Times With almost 1 in 6 homeowners dealing with a troubled mortgage, we need a rescue plan fast or else face a huge social problem. Read more »   Sacred Intentions: Inside the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Studies By Michael M. Hughes, Baltimore City Paper "Working with these drugs was like the third rail. You don't touch that without damaging your career." Read more »   The Real Story Behind the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal By Subrata Ghoshroy, AlterNet The recently passed nuclear pact was not just a late win for an unpopular president, it was a coup for lobbyists and defense contractors. Read more »   Will Republicans Use Contested Voter Registration Lists to Scare New Voters? By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The GOP push for lists of voters whose registrations don't match state and federal databases may be prelude to a big intimidation campaign. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     California Republican Arrested for Voter Fraud By Brad Friedman, Brad Blog Another report of Republican-related voter registration problems surfaces in California. Read more »   Vanden Heuvel Responds to Rep. Bachmann's McCarthyite Attacks: 'I Fear for My Country' By Staff, Brave New Films Combating the call for a Congressional witch hunt. Read more »

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Obama and McCain's Biggest Differences | McCain Never Tortured? | McCain Mocks Women

Headlines Newsletter October 17th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

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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