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What a Cheesy 1980s Teen-Flick Can Teach Us About the Bush Doctrine By Brad Reed, AlterNet From rejecting diplomacy to abusing prisoners to disdaining Europe, "Red Dawn" offers a blueprint for the Bush years. Read more »   Obama Is Only Tinkering with Changes to the Banking System While Big Finance Collapses By Charlie Cray, AlterNet The absence of any serious debate over financial regulatory reform at this moment in time is frightening. Read more »   Memo to Obama: You Can Hold Bush and Cheney Accountable While Still Moving Forward By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post Why we shouldn't allow Bush and Cheney's offenses to accompany their perpetrators to a peaceful retirement in Texas and Wyoming. Read more »   Prop 8 - Did Mormons Go Too Far? By Steven Greenstreet, American News Project Investigating how much money Mormons spent to help pass California's Prop 8. Read more »   Is Florida Just One New Development Away From Environmental Ruin? By Stan Cox, AlterNet A thousand people a day move to Florida, but with development gone wild, the state's natural systems have passed the brink of sustainability. Read more »   Don't Miss These Brilliant Essays on Gaza By Jan Frel, AlterNet A quick guide to some of the best essays on Israel's assault on Gaza and the larger questions posed by the events. Read more »   Independent Groups Debunk Israeli War Propaganda By Thalif Deen, IPS News As the Israelis try to justify the massive loss of civilian life in Gaza, their arguments are shot down by the U.N. or by human rights organizations. Read more »   How Citigroup Unraveled Under Geithner's Watch By Jeff Gerth, ProPublica Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary has some serious strikes against him -- especially when it comes to regulation. Read more »   The Tobacco Industry's Secondhand Smoke Cover-Up By Anne Landman, PR Watch Researchers are still uncovering the shocking lengths to which the industry has gone to protect itself from smoking bans. Read more »   Warmongering Pundits Like Max Boot Should Be out of a Job By Mark Ames, The Nation After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs? Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Police Arrest Oscar Grant's Murderer in Nevada By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville The BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day is now in police custody. Read more »   Obama to End Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Military Policy By Manny, Kos Diarist, Daily Kos 75% of Americans don't have a problem with gay people serving in the military, and neither does our newest US president. Read more »   A Look at the Bush Era, Harper's Index Style By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet Harper's has released a farewell to Bush Harper's Index that is both hilarious and saddening. Read more »

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