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December 1, 2009
Obama 'to lay out Afghanistan exit plan'

BBC News

Report Cites Big Shortfall in Reserves at A.I.G.
Mary William Walsh
The New York Times

Worse Than Enron?
Nomi Prins
The Daily Beast

Not Out of Left Field
Steve Benen
The Washington Monthly

Obama’s reversal on Patriot Act reform ‘a major travesty’
Sahil Kapur
The Raw Story

Why I believe Blair should stand trial - and even face charges for war crimes
General Sir Michael Rose
Mail

Iran "not obliged" to tell IAEA of home-made sites
Reuters

Goldman Sachs Arms Itself
Matt Taibbi
True / Slant
 

December 2, 2009
Between the Lines, an Expansion in Pakistan

David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
The New York Times

How Many Private Contractors Are There In Afghanistan? Military Gives Us A Number

Justin Elliott
TPM

Obama with Blood on His Hands
Nicolas J S Davies
Consortium News

Copenhagen climate change talks must fail, says top scientist
Suzanne Goldenberg
The Guardian

US Private Sector Sheds More Jobs Than Expected: ADP
Common Dreams

Centrist Group Calls for Laws Curbing Online Tracking
Ryan Singel
Wired

The Urgent Threat to World Peace is … Canada
George Monbiot

Time to confront the invisible enemy that threatens us all
Michael McCarthy
The Independent

NIH authorizes use of first human embryonic stem cells under new policy
Rob Stein
The Washington Post

L.A. Auto Show: GM's Lutz fills in for ousted Fritz
Los Angeles Times

Google to limit free news access
BBC News


December 3, 2009
Explosion at Somali hotel kills as many as 15, including
3 top officials
Lutfi Sheriff Mohammed and Jeffrey Fleishman
Los Angeles Times

Pakistanis voice concerns about Obama's new Afghanistan plan
Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow
The Washington Post

Epicenter of Mendacity: The Illegal War Against Afghanistan
Dave Lindorff
The Public Record

Blackwater founder says he aided secret programs

Joby Warrick
The Washington Post

House committee OKs key financial rule changes
Jim Puzzanghera
Los Angeles Times

Election Fray in Honduras
Jeremy Kryt
In These Times

US Company Helps Fuel Congo War: UN Report
Joe Lauria
TruthOut

Stimulus is boon for D.C. area contractors
Alec MacGillis
The Washington Post

Sanders’s hold on Bernanke shows rising public concern about the Fed
Matt Taibbi
True / Slant

Comcast-NBCU Merger is Bad for Democracy
Marvin Ammori
The Huffington Post

Group promoting climate skepticism has extensive ties to Exxon-Mobil

Sahil Kapur
The Raw Story

Monty Python in Afghanistan
Tom Engelhardt
TomDispatch

Message to Obama: You Can't Have Muhammad Ali
Dave Zirin
The Huffington Post

Anti-Mexican Group Attacks Former Mexican-Hating Hero Lou Dobbs For Suddenly Claiming To Not Hate Mexicans That Much
Wonkette


December 4-7, 2009
Mosque Serving Pakistani Military Hit by Attackers
The New York Times

Salman Masood and Alan Cowell

U.S., Russia Pledge Arms Cooperation as START Expires
Lucian Kim
Bloomberg

Another 100,000 jobs lost, economists predict
Rex Nutting
MarketWatch

Obama likely to endorse using bailout funds to create jobs, Gibbs says
David Cho and Michael D. Shear
The Washington Post

DOJ to the Rescue… of John Yoo
Scott Horton

Harper’s

What Happened In Health Care This Week
Brian Beutler
TPM

Chicago river poisoned to block feared Asian carp
Reuters

" We Rescued at the Top and Left the Bottom to Fend for Itself"
Elizabeth Warren
Video Clip of the Day


December 7, 2009
War pitch belied by Taliban-al-Qaeda strife
Gareth Porter
Asia Times

Is U.S. prepared to care for more casualties from troop buildup?
David Goldstein
McClatchy Newspapers

Checkmate: How Joe Lieberman Turned The Public Option Fight On Its Head
Brian Beutler
TPM

Obama administration will formally declare danger of carbon emissions
Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post

Venezuela Takes Greater Control of Banks
Simon Romero
The New York Times

Evo Morales routs rivals to win second term in Bolivian elections
Rory Carroll
The Guardian

U.S. charges Chicago man in '08 Mumbai attack

Reuters

Liberals Are Useless
Chris Hedges
TruthDig

'There hasn't been two seconds of intelligent discussion about living standards in Afghanistan'
John Hanrahan
Nieman Watchdog

Three Deaths at Gitmo Raise Chilling Questions
Scott Horton
Harper’s

Govt Official Fired For Writing Critical Op-Eds About Gitmo Military Commissions
The Public Record

Ancient site reveals signs of mass cannibalism
Victoria Gill
BBC News


December 8, 2009
Student Protests Erupt in Over a Dozen Iranian Cities

Juan Cole
Informed Comment

Pakistan Told to Ratchet Up Taliban Fight
David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
The New York Times

2000-2009 is the hottest decade on record
Climate Progress

Copenhagen climate summit in disarray after 'Danish text' leak
John Vidal
The Guardian

Sartre Meets Afghanistan: Obama's "No Exit" Strategy

Arianna Huffington
The Huffington Post

Massive TSA Security Breach As Agency Gives Away Its Secrets
Brian Ross and Matt Hosford
ABC News

Japan unveils $300b stimulus spend
ABC News

Palin's Pals
Christopher Hitchens
Slate


December 9, 2009
Afghanistan will need U.S. help for 15 to 20 years, Karzai says
Julian E. Barnes and Tony Perry
Los Angeles Times

Gonzo: We Should Have Known We'd Get Caught Purging US Attorneys
Justin Elliott
TPM

Senate Dems Ditch the Public Option
John Nichols
The Nation

Wall Street Snaps Its Fingers
Andrew Cockburn
CounterPunch

Sarkozy defends Switzerland minaret ban
Ian Traynor
The Guardian

Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails
Robert Scheer
TruthDig

Los Angeles to close hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries
Stephen C. Webster
The Raw Story


December 10, 2009
Pelosi Backs Off Public Option
Ryan Grim
The Huffington P
ost

Egypt starts building steel wall on Gaza Strip border
Christian Fraser
BBC News

Defense contracts raise eyebrows
Jen Dimascio
Politico

Gossiping taxi driver source of Iraq 45-minute WMD claim
Michael Evans
Times

U.S. Frees Guantanamo Detainee Tortured, Wrongfully Held Since 9/11
The Public Record

Giant iceberg heading for Australia
Bonnie Malkin
The Telegraph

Health Care For Almost One-Third of Everyone (Who is Left-Handed and Over 50)!
Matt Taibbi
True / Slant

Afghans' Anger at Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Win
Video Clip of the Day
Aljazeera

Our Afghanistan Clusterfuck Strategy
TPM

Miracle light: Can lasers solve the energy crisis?
Robert S. Boyd
McClatchy Newspapers

Have no fear – breakthrough offers hope to phobia sufferers
Steve Connor
The Independent

Who Will Announce the Death of the Last Newspaper?
Tim Cavanaugh
Reason

 

         
 
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