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Halliburton’s Iraq gravy train
Farhad Manjoo
A former procurement specialist for the giant, White House-connected company charges that it failed to seek out competitive bids -- enriching itself and costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars extra.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Only in the sports world do regular folks side with Mr. Scrooge.
Why “Dirty Dancing” is the best girl movie ever
Curtis Sittenfeld
You can keep "Havana Nights" -- nothing compares to the original, a sizzling film that offered awkward, smart teens hope that a sexy heartthrob might sweep them away.
Hong Kong TV launches naked news
The Associated Press
Bush’s war over gay marriage
Tim Grieve
The president finally caves to the Christian right and backs a constitutional amendment, the better to beat up John Kerry. But will his newly emboldened right-wing allies go too far?
Letters
Salon Staff
"Yes, Americans are too stupid to order their own coffee." Plus: Readers shatter romanticized images of motherhood.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Rosie takes a missus, Courtney not afraid to flash a breast or two, and will bad blood between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker keep "Sex" off the big screen?
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Sullivan declares war on Bush over same-sex marriage; Steyn says John Kerry would flounder if terrorists blew up the Empire State Building. Plus: Osama under U.S. surveillance?
Readin’, writin’ and killin’
Carlene Bauer
The author of a new book about school shootings talks about America's pernicious cult of athletics, the dangers of small-town intimacy, and why it's impossible to identify a school shooter in advance.
“Civilization and Its Enemies” by Lee Harris
Ann Marlowe
In a brilliant response to the quandaries of 9/11, a ferociously independent thinker argues that only the United States has the moral credibility to lead.
Bush declares war
Geraldine Sealey
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
"Sex and the City," happy ever after. Plus: Larry "Branch" Davidians aside, it's "Nothing but Fluff" week -- with more on your favorite bland bombshells.
“Making Good” and “The Cheating Culture”
Laura Miller
Researchers say we're breeding a nation of cheats, scammers, egotists and buck passers. But when they interviewed a group of young actors, scientists and journalists, guess who came out looking best?
From tragedy to farce
Todd Gitlin
He's running for president as an independent, not as a Green. He has no organization. He's starting late. Does Ralph Nader's narcissism have no bounds?
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Sex parties, booze for high schoolers, rape. It's all in a night's recruiting at Colorado, several women say. How sad that none of this is shocking.
Friday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
The mommy mystique
Amy Reiter
A new book faults the media, politicians and all those perfectly coiffed celebrity moms for making mothers feel like dirt.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Ozzy calling it quits? Scarlett the new Kate Moss? And what's all this about David Gest and Diana Ross? Plus: Eminem's people refute Neverland rumors.
Mad Mel
Christopher Noxon
Gibson has accused a lot of people -- including me -- of plotting against his controversial new "The Passion of the Christ." Is it brilliant marketing, or serious paranoia?
The state of your unions
Salon Staff
Religious differences, debilitating illnesses, runaway brides who stop running: More tales from the front lines of marriage.
The culture-war president
Arianna Huffington
With Iraq still a mess, Team Bush is switching battlefields to start screaming about Sodom and Gomorrah.
Passionate finger pointing
Heather Havrilesky
Mel Gibson defends "The Passion of the Christ" to Diane Sawyer, professing his faith -- and seeing lots of conspiracies.
The big gamble
Roberto Lovato
Indians used to be on the bottom in Palm Springs, but gaming put them on top. Now tribal leaders are accused of exploiting workers and abusing their neighbors. Will the backlash topple their empire?
Everyman — or annoying man?
Heather Havrilesky
Can Larry David stop himself from turning his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" hero into an unrepentant jerk?
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