Obama Is Blinding Us With Science | Kenneth Starr Joins Prop. H8ers | 12-Year Old Girl Beaten By Police

PEEK Newsletter December 22nd, 2008 More blogs and video »

Obama Is Blinding Us With Science By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Obama introduces members of his science team, but just as importantly, talks about his vision for the role of science in the coming years. Read more »   The U.S. Goes Global With its Anti-Gayness By John Ridley, Huffington Post As innocuous as the U.N. declaration was, it could turn into a sharp-toothed boomerang that might whip around and bite Uncle Sam in the backside. Read more »   Kenneth Starr Joins Prop. H8ers Attacking Same-Sex Marriages By Digby, Hullabaloo The underwear sniffing zombie is back, now to try and get already existing same-sex marriages in California nullified. Read more »   Biden to Chair New 'White House Task Force on Working Families' By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress This task force is "designed to do the one thing we use as a yardstick of economic success of our administration, is the middle class growing?" Read more »   Horrific: 12-Year Old Girl Beaten By Police for 'Resisting Arrest' By Jill Filipovic, Feministe The girl was innocent and did not even fit the description of the alleged criminal the police were looking for. Read more »   Dick Cheney Embraces "Go F*ck Yourself," Historically Low Approval Numbers By Blue Texan, Firedoglake Dick appears physically incapable of regret, which, in case you didn't know, is actually rather common among the Undead. Read more »   Is the NRA Seriously Strapped for Cash? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly It invested $15 million to go after Obama, and an additional $25 million to help Republicans win congressional seats. Not exactly money well spent. Read more »   Republicans On Why They Hate Unions By Emptywheel, Firedoglake As if you needed any more proof that the Republican attempt to break the UAW a week ago Thursday was really just a political stunt. Read more »   This Week in God: Christian License Plates(?), Faith in Congress, and More By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly A look at religion and politics, with a faithful eye on what the religious right has been up to this week. Read more »

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