Today in Salon: How far should Obama go for GOP support?

Today in Salon: Tuesday January 6, 2009

How far should Obama go for GOP support? Obama shouldn't sacrifice his stimulus plan's power trying for lots of GOP votes. Plus: Why Panetta is a great CIA choice By Joan Walsh

Open Salon 25 Unpleasant Places to Stay! How not to party with a Hollywood director When I lost 145 + 17 lbs. Were You a Little Girl of the 70's ?

The real national champion -- and it isn't Utah The undefeated Utes, ineligible for the title, are this year's poster team for a playoff system. But one school has an even better claim. King Kaufman

Is Caroline Kennedy "opting in"? Despite what the New York Times Magazine argues, the wannabe senator's crass play for political power doesn't teach us much about moms reentering the workforce. By Rebecca Traister

The Israel rules America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries. By Gary Kamiya

Still flailing in Katrina's wake PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man. By Heather Havrilesky

I suffer from hair-pulling disorder I compulsively pluck my eyebrows and have to draw them on -- I'm terrified I will be found out. By Cary Tennis

This Modern World Haven't you heard? It's the new era of post-partisan politics! By Tom Tomorrow

War Room Panetta under fire already Why Rudy Giuliani should be senator, by Rudy Giuliani Franken wins, for now Obama taps Leon Panetta to head CIA The week in Roland Burris Richardson speaks Laura Bush gets book deal estimated in millions Why Ken Blackwell is bad for the GOP Did politics delay bust of Bristol Palin's future mother-in-law?

How the World Works The year of the financial journalist Yet another doomsayer gets his day in the sun An economic recovery plan designed for Republicans?

Broadsheet Dominican women play (abortion) doctor Dear medical community, WTF?

Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure. By Aluf Benn

Glenn Greenwald Obama's impressive new OLC chief

How to live what Michael Pollan preaches Mark Bittman's revolutionary "Food Matters" is both a cookbook and a manifesto that shows us how to eat better -- and save the planet. By Laura Miller

Did I just buy an SUV? I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house. By Mark Benjamin

My husband supported me in my art -- should I now support him? I'm not the only creative one in the marriage; I feel bad that he works a day job. By Cary Tennis

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