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Sex and the superdelegates
Rebecca Traister
It was a flaccid, unhot year in sex, but how about that election! Spitzer and Edwards may have gotten laid, but Barack and Hillary scored.
Israeli ground troops move into Gaza
Salon Staff
Israel Defense Forces official says troops now on the ground in Hamas-ruled territory.
Obama pitches stimulus plan
Salon Staff
Back from vacation in Hawaii, the president-elect sells spending package.
Live! Nude! Puppies! The year in viral video
Caitlin Shamberg
Except for those snuggly Shiba Inus, Sarah Palin and Tina Fey dominated as Web video went pro.
Another brutal year for liberty
Glenn Greenwald
The good news is that it's clear what the Obama administration must do to end the decade-long war on the Constitution.
“I am the greatest”
Kevin Berger
Roland Burris, Blago's choice for U.S. senator, has never been shy about his erstwhile achievements.
Score one for the environment
Katharine Mieszkowski
On Nov. 4, the tension was unbearable. Fortunately for our air, water and wildlife, Barack Obama triumphed.
Best of Salon 2008
Salon Staff
PUMAs on the prowl; an apology to boomers; the books that made Obama, Obama; hooray for casual sex -- and more of our favorite stories of the year.
Digby: Carolyn Maloney for N.Y.’s Senate seat
Joan Walsh
If David Paterson wants to appoint a strong feminist, why not pick Caroline Kennedy's congresswoman? Plus: Race can't redeem Blagojevich's Senate choice.
Blago’s bold Burris move
Joan Walsh
The indicted Illinois governor picks an African-American elder statesman -- and Rep. Bobby Rush says Democrats must support him. Updated: Obama opposes Burris pick.
Marty Peretz and the American political consensus on Israel
Glenn Greenwald
The New Republic Editor-in-Chief expresses anti-Arab hatred in the starkest terms possible, but are his policy views towards Israel any different from the standard American position?
Obama talks about Hamas
Mark Schone
As violence mounts in Gaza, the president-elect is letting President Bush handle foreign policy. But during the presidential campaign, he made several statements about Hamas.
Politico reviews the year in American “political journalism”
Glenn Greenwald
Its list of the top 10 "political scoops" of 2008 says far more about the state of our political press than they could have possibly imagined
This just in: Americans like Obama
Mark Schone
According to Gallup, Barack Obama enjoys a level of support not seen for a president-elect for more than half a century.
The year celebrity scandal died
Sarah Hepola
Amy Winehouse imploded, Tina Fey triumphed, Heath Ledger overdosed -- and so did the tabloid era. Finally.
Year in Broadsheet
Tracy Clark-Flory
From Hillary Clinton to Sarah Palin, our ladyblog has had one heck of a year.
Obama team’s Blago report released
Alex Koppelman
An internal investigation into contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Barack Obama and his team didn't participate in any wrong-doing.
Goodbye to Guant
Stacy Sullivan
With just four weeks till Obama's inauguration, the Bush administration's military commissions are supposed to be history. So why does the government act like they'll continue past January 20?
The War on Christmas continues
Alex Koppelman
A Washington Times editor admits "retailers' sales brochures have been bedecked with Christmas iconography" but still finds reason to complain.
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