How Rahm Emanuel Made His Mega Millions | Blackwater Mercenaries Indicted | B of A's Greed Sparks Worker Strike

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How Rahm Emanuel Made Mega-Millions and Bought His Way to Power By Ben Protess, ProPublica New details emerge of Emanuel's days as an investment banker. Read more »   Dear Reader, Check out AlterNet's 100 Words for 100 Days, a new project to publish our readers' visions for Obama's first acts in the White House. Every day from now until Obama's inauguration we will publish contributions form AlterNet readers in our new 100 Words for 100 Days section on our front page (just scroll down to view the section). We've already gotten started, click here to read the ones we've already run.     What's with Obama's Deputy Telling Progressives to Pipe Down? By David Sirota, Open Left Obama aide Steve Hildebrand explicitly attacks "the left wing of the Democratic Party" with Fox News-style talking points. Read more »   Blackwater Operatives Indicted for Slaughter of Iraqi Civilians By Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com A U.S. court indicted 5 Blackwater mercenaries on multiple charges stemming from the Nisour Square attacks. Read more »   A Bad Auto Bailout Is Cheaper Than Any Bank Bailout By Nomi Prins, AlterNet Whether or not bailing out the Big Three makes financial sense (which it doesn't), it's still a fraction of the cost of bailing out Wall Street. Read more »   Bank of America's Greed Sparked the Eye-Opening Worker's Strike in Chicago By John Woodruff Jr., Portside The bank took $25 billion of taxpayers' cash, but wouldn't lend Republic Windows and Doors the money it needed to keep going. Read more »   Why We Need Sleep Even More Than We Think By Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com New reports warn of serious health woes for those those who don't get enough shut-eye. Read more »   NBC's "One-Man Military-Industrial-Media Complex" By Diane Farsetta, PR Watch As a consultant for military contractors, retired general and Pentagon pundit Barry McCaffrey is a first-class war profiteer. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Iowa Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville The fight for equality in Iowa. Read more »   Disgusting: Bought Out Merrill CEO Wants $10 Million Bonus By Staff, Huffington Post Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has released a statement regarding Thain's "chutzpah" in asking for the money. Read more »   Rove Planning to 'Name Names' of Bush Haters in His New Book By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress Another one for the W. legacy file. Read more »

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