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The Hope of Obama By Stephen Zunes, AlterNet Barack Obama's resounding victory has brought even this cynical observer of Democratic Party politics to dare to hope. Read more »   Can Obama Stop the Bush Administration's Final Economic Heist? By Naomi Klein, NaomiKlein.com Terrible looting of public capital has a habit of taking place during periods of dramatic political transition, and Bush has one underway. Read more »   Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of America's Longest War By Rob Kampia, AlterNet Voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America's longest-running and least-discussed war -- the war on marijuana. Read more »   What Obama's Next Steps Should Be on Health Care, Transportation, Iraq and More AlterNet Sara Robinson, Margie Waller, David Morris, J. Goodrich, Geoff Millard and Maude Barlow on where Obama should go from here. Read more »   Gay Marriage Ban Looks to Have Passed in California, but Is It Legal? By Karen Ocamb, AlterNet Lawyers and marriage equality proponents are calling Proposition 8 illegal, and they may have good legal ground to stand on. Read more »   The Man Behind Proposition 8 By Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast The reclusive billionaire, the mother of Blackwater's Erik Prince, and the drive to fund this year's most controversial referendum. Read more »   Michael Moore: What Will It Be Like to Have a Smart President? By Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com Today we celebrate the triumph of intelligence over a belief that Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago. Read more »   Obama: Drop Gates By Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation There is wide speculation that Robert Gates will stay on as Secretary of Defense under Obama. This would be a huge mistake. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Unmarried Women Helped Obama Win By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet Single women overwhelmingly voted for Obama -- and helped Democrats sweep election '08. Read more »   Voters Reject Water Privatization By Tara Lohan, AlterNet The people of Akron came up big against corporate control of the commons. Read more »   Would George C. Wallace Have Voted for Obama? By Staff, AlterNet Peggy Wallace Kennedy: my dad, George Wallace, might have backed Barack Obama. Read more »   Rahm Emanuel Accepts Job as Obama's Chief of Staff By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) will be Obama's COS. Read more »

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