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First lady got back
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/18/michelles_booty/...I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty!
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The Sexiest Man Living 2008
http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/...He is a rogue, a gentleman and a brilliant actor. We loved him through good times and (very) bad, and we're so glad he's back.
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The top chef
http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/...A Renaissance man with a tireless work ethic, an aesthetic in the kitchen and piercing blue eyes.
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The Rag Blog
A longtime CIA official and former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Brennan is one of the coordinators of Obama's intelligence transition team and a top contender for either CIA Director or Director of National Intelligence. He was also recently described by Glenn Greenwald as "an ardent supporter of torture and one of the most emphatic advocates of FISA expansions and telecom immunity." While claiming to oppose waterboarding, labeling it "inconsistent with American values" and "something that should be prohibited,"
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links for 2008-11-20
http://wp.jarretthousenorth.com/2008/11/20/links-for-2008-11...New friendly fire coverup: Army shreds files on dead soldiers | Salon News
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Oscar Documentary Short List
http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/11/oscar...The Academy has announced the 15-film documentary short list. Now the doc branch will select the final five nominations. UPDATE: Here's Justin Chang's story. And Andrew O'Hehir's reaction. Errol Morris's Standard Operating Procedure is on the list, even though Abu Ghraib was also covered in Alex Gibney's Oscar winning doc Taxi to the Dark Side. Surprise omissions include Gibney's Hunter Thompson doc Gonzo; the Mardi Gras movie The
