thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Pastor Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at
President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20. While he
is a recognizable celebrity and best-selling author, Warren also advocates a number of deeply anti-progressive views. He ...
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Anti-choice, anti-gay, pro-assassination pastor to give ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Ever since Barack Obama took office, the media
has been pining to write a story about liberal
dissatisfaction with his transition efforts. By and large, the meme has been blown out of proportion, as the press overestimated how divisive Obama's ...
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Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real ...
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Odds And Ends -- The Sylvia's Edition
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News tidbits for you and yours this holiday season:
Caroline Kennedy joined the Rev. Al Sharpton today for lunch at the famous Harlem soul food restaurant Sylvia's. On the menu? Chicken and chatter -- and a photo op.
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IL AG Lisa Madigan said today the state will not foot the bill for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal fees.
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