LOTS GOING ON THESE DAYS IN THE NEWS

President Obama, the Jobs Crisis and Corporate America’s Game Plan
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4494?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=2

As Budget Debates Begin, Republicans Put NPR, PBS on Chopping Block
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4496?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=6

Common Cause Questions Justice Thomas' Koch Connection
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4497?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=8

Defector Admits to WMD Lies That Helped Trigger Iraq War
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4498?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=10

Anonymous: US Security Firms 'Planned to Attack WikiLeaks'
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4499?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=12

Michael Schwartz: Why Mubarak Fell: The (Sometimes) Incredible Power of Nonviolent Protest
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4509?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=32

Laura Flanders: Outsourcing Potential, Forgetting Workers
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4510?akid=408.19616.ce6cRU&t=34

Tea Party Patriots Investigated: ‘They Used You and Abuse You’
Stephanie Mencimer, MotherJones.com
Pricey political consultants and fame-seeking leaders: A grassroots group cozies up to the DC establishment and alienates the activits who put it on the map.
http://www.alternet.org/story/149937/tea_party_patriots_investigated%3A_%27they_use_you_and_abuse_you%27

Victorian Sex Rebels and Atheists: How Brave Artists Shook Up Prudish Mores
Cole Riley, SeXis Magazine
http://www.alternet.org/story/149913/victorian_sex_rebels_and_atheists%3A_how_brave_artists_shook_up_prudish_mores

Obama Budget Proposal: Cuts to Target Working Poor, Middle Class and Students
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/13/obama-budget-proposal-cut_n_822689.html?ref=fb&src=sp