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Today in Salon: In Iowa, Obama reaches toward victory
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 Has life in Iraq improved?With pools of open sewage in the streets and little electricity, life for most Iraqis remains bleak. By Anna Badkhen | ||||
 Indiana Jones and the kingdom of fat kidsWith childhood obesity at alarming rates, movie tie-ins to fast food are irresponsible. An open letter to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. | ||||
 Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/GoldwaterThis year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened By David Talbot | ||||
 I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals The "food animal" courses insult my conscience. By Cary Tennis | ||||
 Mutterings over the graves of soldiersOn Memorial Day we'll hear about men who gave their lives for their country, but many lives were not given, they were taken, and taken stupidly and carelessly. By Garrison Keillor | ||||
 Video Dog | ||||
 The K ChroniclesThe longest 90 feet. By Keith Knight | ||||
 War Room
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 How the World Works | ||||
 Broadsheet | ||||
 Why don't those hillbillies like Obama?Obama's "Appalachian problem" is a symptom of his party's larger "rural problem." But a new poll offers hope for the fall -- provided the Democrats show rural voters some respect. By Dee Davis | ||||
 Machinist | ||||
 More Red Sox junk buried?Olbermann: That Yankee Stadium construction worker didn't stop with the Ortiz jersey. King Kaufman | ||||
 Joan Walsh | ||||
 Beyond the Multiplex | ||||
 Finale wrap-up: "Gossip Girl"Lots of parental angst, sure. But where was all the teen sex? By Thomas Rogers | ||||
 Karl Rove's sly deal with FoxThe GOP mastermind is billed as a top campaign analyst for the cable news network. But he has his fingerprints all over John McCain's White House bid. By Amanda Terkel and Matt Corley | ||||
 Psycho Christians and the mediaWhy the press gives McCain a pass for consorting with batshit holy men, but condemns Obama to talk-show hell for the same sin. By Gary Kamiya | ||||
 The battle against spoiled milkIraqis scrimp to pay for black market power so their food won't rot in the desert heat. Plus: Shopping for bread in a Bradley. By Anna Badkhen | ||||
 The beauty of the geekAre nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster. By Eryn Loeb | ||||
 Little girls gone wildNow companies sell padded bras to 6-year-olds. Isn't it time to stop marketing grown-up sexuality to little kids? By Katharine Mieszkowski | ||||
 Glenn Greenwald | ||||
| My husband wants a different form of eroticism I'm not sure I'm ready for what he says he needs. By Cary Tennis | ||||
 The Blog ReportYour guide to the political blogosphere – left, right and everywhere. | ||||
 WiresSalon brings you the latest news from the Associated Press. | ||||
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