We're in for a Year of 'Economic Hell' | Dick Cheney Says What He Really Thinks | Obama Report Exonerates Rahm

PEEK Newsletter December 23rd, 2008 More blogs and video »

Krugman: We're in for a Year of 'Economic Hell' By Staff, Huffington Post "Things can't just go back to the way they were before the current crisis. And I hope the Obama people understand that." Read more »   Dick Cheney Calls 9/11 the "Highest Moment" of the Last Eight Years By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly "[I]t tells you something about the darkness of Cheney's mind that this was the first thing to come to his mind when looking for bright spots ... " Read more »   Rick Warren's Church Removes Anti-Gay Statements from Web Site By Matt Corley, Think Progress Warren's Saddleback Church has taken down statements that said "someone unwilling to repent for their homosexual lifestyle" would not be accepted. Read more »   Iraq Court Starts New Trial for 'Chemical Ali' By Jaclyn Belczyk, Jurist Legal News and Research The Saddam-era official accused in a 1998 gas attack that killed 5,000 Kurds has been sentenced to death twice. Read more »   Target Women: A Few Takeaway Lessons from 2008 By Staff Put down that sandwich! Dance like no one is watching! And stop pretending you know where Paraguay is! Read more »   Reported Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Way Up By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville These numbers reflect only reported domestic violence and sexual assaults, which continue to be the most underreported crimes. Read more »   Wall Street Exec's Exorbitant Pay in 2007 Could Have Covered Bailout Costs? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Report: $1.6 billion went to executives at bailed out Wall Street banks last year. Read more »   Al-Zaidi: 'I'd Throw Shoes Again' While Sales of the Footwear Soar By Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake U.S.-backed Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has condemned al-Zaidi's actions, but reportedly he will not want to alienate al-Zaidi's supporters. Read more »   Obama Report Exonerates Rahm ... Had Only One 'Pro-Forma' Courtesy Call With Blago By Nico Pitney, Huffington Post Emanuel is on tape telling Blago's chief of staff that Obama would not offer any favors to induce the governor to choose Obama's favored candidate. Read more »   Cheney on FOX: President 'Doesn't Have to Check with Anybody' to Launch Nukes By Liliana Segura, AlterNet "He could launch the kind of devastating attack the world has never seen." Read more »   Cheney Lies on Fox: Congress Told Us We Didn't Need Approval for Spying By Ali Frick, Think Progress Cheney's startling claims run directly counter to accounts by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Jay Rockefeller. Read more »

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