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2010-10-06       The Daily Brief     Paul Raushenbush: Religious People Must Rally to Restore Sanity AP Paul Raushenbush: Jon Stewart reminded his audience that all of us can lose sight of the imperative to live a sane political life and engage in sane discourse. Similarly, religious people can be too serious and forget to poke fun at ourselves and laugh. Religious people who attend the Rally to Restore Sanity should look at ourselves to make sure that our own behavior fits sane standards of productive engagement with the "other" and represents a profound search of the best wisdom our traditions have to offer. Click here to read more. Aaron Belkin: A Unique Opportunity for the Democrats With control of the Senate up for grabs next month, the Democrats have a rare opportunity to eliminate the filibuster, one of the worst and most anti-democratic features of the American political system. Daphne Eviatar: With Times Square Bomber Sentenced to Life, Ghailani Trial Gets Started The alleged torture of Ghailani in a secret CIA prison hangs heavy over this case -- as it will every other one where detainees were subjected to the so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Robert Scheer: Hey Michelle, Read My Book Until progressives break with Obama's rosy perceptions, they will have nothing to offer as a retort to the tea-party faux populists who are effectively monopolizing the legitimate rage over the bailouts. Richard (RJ) Eskow: The French Connection: That Jailed Banker Raises US Issues The real question about Jerome Kerviel's sentence is for our country, not France: Where are the US indictments and convictions? The US bankers who engaged in criminal behavior are walking around free, writing big checks to political candidates. Marcia Reynolds: What Is Femininity? Is feminism about women rising up in power or a mindset both men and women can hold? Any man who stands for choice, equality and inclusion is using feminism to help save the world.     HuffPost News Afghan War's 9th Anniversary: U.S. Nears Decade Of Fighting Supreme Court To Hear Military Funeral Protest Case Meg Whitman's Campaign Rocked With More Domestic Drama As Ex-Nanny Backs Up Housekeeper Fox News Duped By Report That Los Angeles Will Spend $1 Billion On Jetpacks (VIDEO) Christina Hendricks In 'Harper's Bazaar': Women, Gay Men Hit On Me (PHOTOS)   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

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