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Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the A.C.L.U., calls in at 7:30am Pacific to tell us what he anticipates will be the biggest civil liberties issues of 2009.
Comedian Paula Poundstone calls in at 8:30am Pacific to promote her new comedy CD, “I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them In Maine.”
President-elect Barack Obama’s senior advisor David Axelrod said that while Obama is monitoring the situation in Gaza closely, “the fact is that there is only one president at a time.” Israeli airstrikes continued pounding targets in Hamas-ruled Gaza yesterday, in what Israel said was a response to escalating rocket attacks against southern Israel.
A new CNN poll suggests that 3 out of 4 Americans feel President Bush’s departure from office is coming not a moment too soon. 75% said they’re glad Bush is going; 23% indicated they’ll miss him.
After being told by prosecutors that their testimony could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation, the Illinois House panel considering impeachment charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not subpoena advisers to President-elect Barack Obama.
The chairman of the R.N.C. said he was “appalled” by a song called “Barack The Magic Negro” on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals. “The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party,” RNC chairman Mike Duncan said this weekend.
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