Pot Saved My Life | Beltway Media Invent Populist Tight-Rope for Obama | Palin Continues to Blame Others

PEEK Newsletter March 27th, 2009 More blogs and video »

Plumbers' Union Rips "Joe the Plumber": Stop Carrying Water for Corporate Union-Busters! By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Too rich. Read more »   Great News: The DREAM Act Is Back! By Staff, SEIU "The DREAM Act will contribute to America's future prosperity by freeing a new generation to build a stronger America." Read more »   Obama Takes Pot Legalization Question During Online Townhall By Sam Stein, Huffington Post "Do we really need that many victimless criminals?" Read more »   Pot Saved My Life, Mr. President By Jim Gilliam, WhiteHouse2.org Why Obama shouldn't chuckle at the question of legalization. Read more »   FBI Director Pushes to Renew PATRIOT Act Surveillance Powers By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that key provisions set to expire this year are 'exceptionally helpful.' Read more »   Today In the Economic Clusterf#cktastrophe By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville Mr. Geithner, in his opening statement, called for "comprehensive reform. Not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game." Read more »   Vaccine Leaves Boys' Purity Intact. Whew! By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Efforts to get Gardasil approved for boys has not met with the same public outcry as use of the vaccine for girls. Double standard anyone? Read more »   Americans Funding the Expansion of Illegal Israeli Settlements By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Not all charitable contributions receive the same scrutiny. Read more »   Sarah Palin Continues to Champion Personal Responsibility by Blaming Other People for Her Failures By Blue Texan, Firedoglake Everything is always the media's fault. Read more »   Bayh: My Group of Blue Dogs 'Literally Has No Agenda' Other Than Blocking Obama's By Ryan Powers, Think Progress "Anyone voting against a Democratic agenda voted Republican." End of story. Read more »   Beltway Media Invent Populist Tight-Rope for Obama By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Is Obama's agenda tied to Wall Street's health? Depends on the agenda. Read more »   Suckers: Republicans Take Obama's Budget Bait By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly "To a bunch of the critics out there, I've already said, 'Show me your budget!' I'm happy to have that debate." Read more »   Matt Taibbi, Jane Hamsher, and Robert Johnson: Should Geithner Go? By Laura Flanders, GRITtv If you were pissed off before, well, brace yourself. Read more »   Never Met a Woman Before? New Poll Tells You What They're Like By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet A B.S., stereotype-ridden poll about contemporary womanhood taken at face value by media. Read more »   Obama Officially Retires 'War on Terror' ... But What is Taking Its Place? By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Now under the banner of "overseas contingency operations," the mission formerly known as the "war on terror" isn't going anywhere. Read more »

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