Why Israel Won't Allow Journalists into Gaza | Blagojevich Appoints Burris | Powell Aide: Bush 'Sarah Palin-Like'

PEEK Newsletter December 31st, 2008 More blogs and video »

Updated: Blagojevich Appoints Roland Burris as Obama's Senate Successor By Satyam Khanna, Think Progress "No appointment by this governor under these circumstances could produce a credible replacement." Read more »   Why Israel Won't Allow Journalists into Gaza By Siun, Firedoglake "The boat while still in international waters has been rammed by Israeli patrol boats, our vessel has been damaged ... " Read more »   Former Powell Aide: Bush Was 'Sarah Palin-Like' in His Knowledge of Foreign Policy By Satyam Khanna, Think Progress Lawrence Wilkerson rips President Bush in an interview with Vanity Fair. Read more »   Demand That Obama Go After BushCo's 'Gravest Crimes' By Ari Melber, TheNation.com With few reporters asking the President-Elect about Bush's torture crimes, it's up to the rest of us to put accountability on the agenda. Read more »   Shocking: "Keep Your Legs Crossed, Sluts" Sex-Ed Strategy Fails By Jill Filipovic, Feministe The U.S. government has spent more than $1.5 billion on abstinence programs. What a terrible waste. Read more »   Republicans Say the 'Magic Negro' Song Is Good for Chip Saltsman?!? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Saltsman is promoting a song that calls the next president a "magic negro," and it has improved his chances of becoming chairman of the RNC. Read more »

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