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I love many of the stories posted at AlterNet. They usually shed light on issues not covered by mainstream media and their coverage of topics like racism in the Tea Party is consistently brilliant. But then they go and post a piece called 6 Revolting Breakfasts That Might Just Kill You Before Lunch and I ...