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Obama Takes Charge -- Will He Bail Out America? By Joshua Holland, AlterNet While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf that Obama can green light right now. Read more »   Did a Criminal Mastermind Stage the Mumbai Nightmare? By Yoichi Shimatsu, New America Media The Mumbai attacks carry the signature of Ibrahim Dawood, a Indian living in Pakistan and former crime boss turned self-styled avenger. Read more »   Treated Like a Terrorist by the DMV By Dave Lindorff, Smirking Chimp The author tries to renew his drivers license and runs afoul of the catch-a-terrorist system in the DMV. Read more »   Love Bites: What Sexy Vampires Tell Us About Our Culture By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception. Read more »   5 Great Progressive Columnists' Advice and Ideas on the Coming Obama Era AlterNet Amy Goodman, Sean Gonsalves, Robert Scheer, David Sirota and Norm Solomon on what kind of White House Obama will create. Read more »   The Average Household Spent $1,760 on Christmas in 2007 -- Here's One Way to Cut Back By Stan Cox, CounterPunch Christmas after Christmas, polls show that clothing, the most popular present among givers, is ranked as the 'most disappointing gift.' Read more »   As Crisis Mounts, Ecuador Declares Foreign Debt Illegitimate and Illegal By Daniel Denvir, AlterNet A special debt audit commission released a report charging that much of Ecuador's foreign debt was illegitimate or illegal. Read more »   Why Is Lou Dobbs Minimizing the Impact of Hate Crimes? By Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch Dobbs got nervous after a news conference on link between the rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric and hate crimes against Latinos. Read more »   Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives By Doron Taussig, Washington Monthly The rules of the digital era aren't clear, even to the generation that has grown up in it. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Florida Lawyer Slaps a Cop, Gets Tasered By Digby, Hullabaloo A lawyer was stunned with a Taser twice this afternoon after he became upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting Read more »   Is Chris 'Hardball' Matthews Gearing Up for a Senate Run? By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly "Chris Matthews, it appears, is in." Read more »

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