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Bush Tries to White-Wash History; Portrays Himself as a Victim By Matthew Yglesias, The American Prospect Even after all this time, Bush views the Iraq War with regret not over anything he did, but rather, over something that was done to him. Read more »   The Good Life Doesn't Have to Cost Us the Planet By Andrew Simms, Joe Smith, YES! Magazine What if you woke up one day to find that humans eventually did make the right decisions, and the world turned out to be a pretty cool place. Read more »   Is Caroline Kennedy Qualified? By Michael Carmichael, Huffington Post Caroline Kennedy's life and achievements have been studiously secluded, but make no mistake -- her qualifications are solid. Read more »   9 Christmas Gifts You Can Give to Your Mother ... Earth By Tara Lohan, AlterNet "Green" gifts guides abound, but if you really want to do something good this holiday season, put Mother Earth at the top of your list. Read more »   Forget Holiday Sales -- Struggling Retailers May Turn to Defense Contracts to Keep From Going Under By Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com With the consumer economy on the skids, civilian companies may turn their attention to making products for the Pentagon. Read more »   Hit Me Baby One More Time: A History of Music Torture in the War on Terror By Andy Worthington, CounterPunch From Britney to Barney, any music can drive you mad if it's played enough. And unlike with physical torture, you can't mentally prepare yourself. Read more »   Virginity for Sale: The Dark World of Forced Teen and Preteen Prostitution By Kamala Sarup, Lys Anzia, Women News Network Nepalese girls are disappearing deep into the brothel system of India.Read more »   Study: U.S. Media Keep People Uneducated About Health Issues By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check Less than 4 percent of news is health-related. And shoddy reporting on sexual health may be doing more harm than good. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     It's Vilsack: Obama Picks Pro-GMO and Pro-Biofuels Ag Secretary By Tara Lohan, AlterNet There are ample reasons to be alarmed. Here are a few. Read more »   Revealed: Unpublished Fed Document Highlights Costly Rebuilding Blunders in Iraq By dday, Hullabaloo The people who were given the task of rebuilding Iraq had absolutely no interest in doing so. Read more »   George Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas By Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films Bush just dumped a huge lump of coal on the American people this holiday. Read more »   Much Ado About Wing-Nuts, the Arson Attack on Palin's Church, and Hypocrisy By Steven D., Booman Tribune No one should burn churches in America. Read more »

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