NEWS TO START OFF YOUR WEEKEND

Big Party, Small Change: Baby, We Were Born to Run … the Empire
Chris Floyd, Empire Burlesque
http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/3/1684-big-party-small-change-baby-we-were-born-to-runthe-empire.html

Obama Has to Hold Bush Accountable for the Laws He Broke
Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation
http://www.alternet.org/rights/120530/

Urge Congress to Enact Single-Payer Health Care
Capital Times Editorial
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/21-4

Activist Spreads King's Teachings on Nonviolence
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/01/20-2

Ruling on Records Delivers a Win to Cheney
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/01/20-5

On the Eve of Obama’s Inauguration
Barry Grey Commentary, WSWS.org
http://wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/pers-j20.shtml

Obama’s Economic Plan is Not Going to Save Us
William Greider, The Nation
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/121027/

The Next Real Estate Crisis: Shuttered Stores and Empty Malls
Paul Craig Roberts, CounterPunch
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/121846/

Pete Seeger Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Peter Dreier
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/20-1

Historical Mystery of Bush's Presidency
Robert Parry
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/20-5

Mothers for Peace Take on Nuclear Waste Storage
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/01/21-3

[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Carol [NYC] in sharing some of this weeks interesting news articles. Also, stay tuned for more "Personal News" updates.]