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PEEK Newsletter December 17th, 2008 More blogs and video »

Is the GOP Risking the Economy to Win a War Against Unions? By Art Levine, AlterNet Even as the auto industry teeters on collapse, union-bashing continues as the mainstay of a GOP propaganda war against organized labor. Read more »   Dick Cheney Still Loves Gitmo, Thinks Obama Will Appreciate Expansion of Powers By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress "So Guantanamo has been very, very valuable. And I think they'll discover that trying to close it is a very hard proposition." Read more »   Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist 'Beaten in Custody' By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress Al-Zaidi's brother reports that the journalist is suffering from a broken hand, broken ribs, and internal bleeding. Read more »   Why I Want Caroline Kennedy to Be My Senator By Tom Degan, The Rant She is possessed of a brilliant mind, a compassionate heart and a palpable sense of purpose. Read more »   Obama's Curious, Curt Response to a Torrent of Pot Legalization Questions By Paul Armentano, NORML Change.gov's response to pot supporters -- "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana." 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 »   UN Takes on the Most Important Human Rights Issue By Tara Lohan, AlterNet Help make history by signing Article 31 to make clean water a human right for all. Read more »   President Bush, Please Publicly Forgive Muntader al-Zeidi By Thers, Firedoglake If American values mean anything at all, this is the right thing to do. Read more »   Why Is Gingrich Slamming the RNC? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Gingrich, whatever his motivations, is for a change offering his party some good advice. 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 Read more »   Revealed: Unpublished Fed Document Highlights Costly Rebuilding Blunders in Iraq By dday, Hullabaloo The people who were given the task of rebuilding Iraq had absolutely no interest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 »   Andy Samberg: The Hilarious King of YouTube By Danny Shea, Huffington Post Samberg keeps the hits coming, and NBC actually allows some clips to be posted on YouTube. Read more »   Will the Dems Ever Learn the GOP Meaning of 'Good Faith'? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly The relationship between Lucy and Charlie Brown keeps coming to mind. Read more »   Congressman Insults Entire Community By Praising Postville Raid By Lynn Tramonte, America's Voice Talk about adding insult to injury. Read more »

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