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Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III on why Americans should ask what they can do to help 
Obama; Minnesota's disputed US Senate race awaits state Supreme Court 
ruling; Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a 
courthouse security checkpoint in Georgia; Sierra Club praises nomination of 
Ken Salazar for secretary of the interior; Bruce Raynor writes about 
union-busting against United Auto Workers going on in the South; new study 
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Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III | Give Obama a Chance
http://www.truthout.org/121808R
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout: "It has not taken long for the criticism, 
skepticism and second-guessing to begin. Barack Obama has not even been 
sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, and his critics on the 
so-called progressive left are angry that his cabinet selections suggest a 
shift to the center or to the right. Meanwhile, critics on the right claim 
that his actions in response to disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are 
politically motivated."

Minnesota Supreme Court Weighs Absentee Ballots
http://www.truthout.org/121808S
Mike Kaszuba, Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Minnesota's disputed US Senate race 
went before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, as Sen. Norm Coleman's 
campaign sought to keep improperly rejected absentee ballots from becoming 
part of the official recount."

Georgia Judge Jails Muslim Woman Over Head Scarf
http://www.truthout.org/121808T
Dionne Walker, The Associated Press: "A Muslim woman arrested for refusing 
to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said 
Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated. A judge 
ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court, 
said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 people on Atlanta's west 
suburban outskirts."

Obama Nominates Salazar for Interior Secretary, Vilsack for Agriculture
http://www.truthout.org/121808EA
Dan Bacher, Truthout: "After a couple of weeks of Washington insiders 
speculating about which people might be selected for two of the nation's key 
environmental posts, President-elect Barack Obama today formally announced 
the nominations of Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado for secretary of the 
interior and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack for secretary of agriculture."

Bruce Raynor | UAW Busting, Southern Style
http://www.truthout.org/121808LA
Bruce Raynor, The Los Angeles Times: "The foreign nonunion auto companies 
located in the South have a plan to reduce wages and benefits at their 
factories in the United States. And to do it, they need to destroy the 
United Auto Workers."

US Study: HIV Infects Women Through Healthy Tissue
http://www.truthout.org/121808WA
Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters: "Instead of infiltrating breaks in the skin, HIV 
appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue in women, US researchers 
said on Tuesday in a study that offers new insight into how the AIDS virus 
spreads."

Advocates Weigh In on FDA Leader
http://www.truthout.org/121808HA
Alicia Mundy, The Wall Street Journal: "Health groups, some backed by the 
drug industry, have joined the heated lobbying battle in Washington over the 
next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, sending a letter to 
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle urging him to pick 
a person familiar with the industry."

Brunner: Postpone Election Reform Bill
http://www.truthout.org/121808VA
Marc Kovac, The Vindicator: "Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner 
continued to urge the Republican leaders of the Ohio Legislature to put the 
brakes on an election reform bill that is slated for action during this 
week, the final scheduled week of the 127th General Assembly."

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