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Pushing right-wing American politics -- in Israel Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure? By Gregory Levey
American credibility on trial Was one of the youngest prisoners at Guantánamo rushed to court by the Bush administration for political reasons? By Jo Becker
Debunking anti-Obama e-mails Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife. By Mike Madden
Sunday morning at Saddleback Church Most of Rick Warren's churchgoers still back McCain, but praised Obama's "values." The weekend's big winner was Warren.
By Mike Madden
