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Is Obama Screwing His Base with Rahm Emanuel Selection?
Stephen Zunes, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/audits/106189/
Obama has asked conservative Clinton vet Rahm Emanuel to be his “chief of staff”, its not a good sign for progressives … It is unclear how serious of a blow Obama's selection of Emanuel is to those who hoped that Obama might actually steer the country in a more progressive direction. It's easy to see it as nothing less than a slap in the face of the progressive anti-war elements of the party to whom Obama owes his election, particularly following his selection of Sen. Joe Biden as vice president.

How Rahm Emanuel Has Rigged a Pro-War Congress
John Walsh, CounterPunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/walsh10142006.html

Legal Challenges Filed Against Prop 8
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News & Research
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/106191/

Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash
Nomi Prins, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/106195/
They got us into this mess, and now they want to cash out, will President Obama stop them?