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Saturday reading: ADN
Ben Smith's Blog — ... also asks a question about a torture prosecutor that was driven by activists on Change.gov, a nice example of how the intersection of officialdom, activists and the mainstream media works. Alaska Daily News editors describe the difficulty of reporting out a weird, but not disproven, story, and says Palin is micharacterizing his paper. Obama's first trip will not, as he'd suggested, be to a Muslim country, but rather to Canada. Bring Goolsbee! Obama will honor McCain in a pre-inauguration dinner. Durbin sends mixed ...

Are We A Nation Of Pigeons?
The Wide Awake Cafe — ... Obama’s pie. The citizens of Edwardsville, Alabama may as well rename its town Pigeonsville. Still, Obama talks down the economy. No optimist is that one. Perhaps he has his reasons. When people feel panicky, they are not apt to think logically. Perhaps Rahm and company want to take advantage of that. Supposedly Rahm already took care of Howard Dean. But to give the president elect credit, he knows a pigeon when he sees one. Of course, Senator McCain reverted to moderate status the moment he conceded ...