Obama's CIA Pick Is Good on Torture | Katrina 'Activist' revealed as FBI Spy | More Civilian Deaths in Gaza

PEEK Newsletter January 6th, 2009 More blogs and video »

Obama's CIA Pick Leon Panetta Strongly Against Torture By Digby, Hullabaloo 'I've had my problems with Panetta over the years, but he's a much better pick for this job than I might have hoped for.' Read more »   War on Gaza: More Civilian Deaths; Olmert Lies: 'No Humanitarian Crisis' By Siun, Firedoglake Despite Olmert's claims, reports of civilian causalities and brutal firsthand accounts continue to pour in. Read more »   Update: Al Franken Declared Winner; Coleman's Options Dwindle By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly "Today, the Supreme Court once again affirmed the validity of the rules under which this recount was conducted." Read more »   Krugman on Obama's Massive Tax Cuts Plan: 'Bad News' By Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post Paul Krugman worries that President-elect Obama is relying too much on tax cuts in his stimulus plan in an effort to appease Republicans. Read more »   As Attacks on Gaza Escalate, NYC Protesters Decry U.S. Aid to Israel By Zahra Hankir, Indypendent "As Americans, we are demanding that our tax money not be spent on killing innocent civilians." Read more »   New Years Resolution: Live on 13 Gallons of Water a Day By Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages A water activists sees if she can live on 13 gallons a day -- the minimal amount of water deemed necessary for healthy living. Read more »   Online News Overtakes Print Journalism By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet For the first time, more people are getting their news from the Internet than from print sources. Read more »   Why It's So Harmful When FOX Echoes the GOP on Employee Free Choice By ZP Heller, Brave New Films Reclaiming the frame on this legislative issue. Read more »   How Obama Can Fix Another Bush Disaster: The War on Workers By Art Levine, In These Times It is up to Obama to help undo the damage eight years of George Bush did to American workers. Read more »   Are the 'Winds of Change' Coming to Iran? By Karl Burkart, Mother Nature Network Activists in Iran are hoping to replace nuclear power with wind power. Read more »   Obama Unveils Plan to Kick-Start Economy By Staff, The Progress Report President-elect Obama is moving forward with what he has billed as his top priority: the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan." Read more »   Reid: 'I Really Do Believe President Bush Is the Worst President We've Ever Had' By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress The Senate Majority Leader refuses to back down from his statement. Read more »   Katrina Recovery 'Activist' Outs Himself as FBI Spy By Karen Dalton-Beninato, Huffington Post Two men Brandon Darby accused of planning subversive activity have been in federal prison since the RNC. Read more »

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