Obama Taps Another Clintonite | Colin Powell Slams Palin | 'Santa Will Take You to Hell'

PEEK Newsletter December 13th, 2008 More blogs and video »

Obama's Weekly Address: Taps Another Clintonite for HUD By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress Obama picks Shaun Donovan to head Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read more »   Franken Wins Major Recount Victory; More Allegations Against Coleman Revealed By Sam Stein, Huffington Post It's a good day for Al Franken. Read more »   Colin Powell Slams Palin and the Republican Party By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress I'm from the South Bronx, 'and there's nothing wrong with my value system.' Read more »   Coal Plants: The Next Round of Subprime Loans? By Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club Even as banks are struggling to stay afloat they are still investing in the losing business of coal plants. Read more »   Pot Supporters Bang on Obama's Doors for Drug Reform By Paul Armentano, NORML 16 of the top 50 overall questions posed to the new administration on the Change.gov site pertained to drug law reform. Read more »   Jon Stewart and Hall and Oates Piss Off Hannity with Colmes Tribute By Jason Linkins, Huffington Post The highlight of last night's Daily Show was the moving send-off that Stewart gave career Fox News doormat Alan Colmes. Read more »   No More Mistaken Fire By Jodie Evans, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog Civilian deaths in Afghanistan will only increase if the U.S. commits more troops. Read more »   'Santa Will Take You to Hell': The Battle Over Christmas Really Heats Up By PZ Myers, Pharyngula The skirmish over Christmas in Washington state just gets funnier every day. Read more »   Bush Does a 180: Considers Using Wall Street Bailout for the Big 3 By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Now that the deal has collapsed due to GOP obstructionism, the president is reconsidering his position. Read more »   Republicans Can't Wait for the Econopocalypse: Auto Bill Fails In Senate By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake Before the vote, Reid said "I dread looking at Wall Street tomorrow." Read more »   Riots Spread in Europe: How Long Till They Break Out in the U.S.? By Ian Welsh, Firedoglake When will Americans decide they've had enough and start rioting? Read more »

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