A SPRINKLING OF LIBERAL SEASONS GREETINGS

Christmas Has Not Been Stolen
Mary Shaw, AlterNet
It only takes one look at tinseled-out storefronts to see that Christmas is alive and thriving.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/45536/

Neo-Cons Wanted Israel to Attack Syria
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1219-04.htm

Walk for Change: January 3rd and 4th in Washington DC
Walk the halls of Congress with Gold Star Families for Peace, led by Cindy Sheehan. Let's tell the members of the 110th congress what is expected of them from Day 1: an immediate exit strategy from Iraq. We will insist that all funding for the war stop immediately and money in the pipeline be spent to rebuild Iraq. We will insist that hearings begin immediately into BushCo's crimes against humanity and the lies he told to the American people. We will demand IMPEACHMENT. Learn more, sign up, find a ride, find a room: http://tinyurl.com/y6zh5l

Wake Up, Employers: Working Moms Are Giving Up
Courtney Martin, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/stories/45557/

Blair Failed to Influence Bush, Caught in Iraq 'Mistake': Think-Tank
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1219-01.htm

Iraq: More Hellish Now Than Under Saddam
Anthony Arnove, AlterNet
Each day the occupation continues, life gets worse for most Iraqis. Yet the U.S. still won't admit to failure.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/45699/

On Receiving the 2006 Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award
Sean Penn
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1219-25.htm

Vermont Woman Is an Unlikely Peace Activist
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1218-02.htm

Contraception Saves Money and Marriages
Cristina Page, TomPaine.com
Family planning has led to seismic change in our society, but not the kind of change the religious right would have you believe.
http://www.alternet.org/sex/45725/

With Democrats in Control, Yucca Project May Be Doomed
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1218-04.htm

Military Escalation: Bush Can't Kick The Habit
Robert Scheer, Truthdig
The Bush Administration is hooked on the drug of military might, with Gates calling for sending more troops to a war we can't win.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/45764/

Government Abuses Hurricane Victims
Ann McFeatters
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1220-32.htm