Currently in Salon

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  Dems rush to abandon Obama
  The president's new approach to the war in Afghanistan draws heavy fire from his own party
  Alex Koppelman
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  Holding on to the dream
  As desperate California homeowners take a last shot at averting foreclosure, decimated communities try to survive
  By Andy Kroll
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  Don't just swallow it
  What women could learn from how the gay rights movement plays politics
  By Linda Hirshman
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  The K Chronicles
  Next up from Disney: "Precious -- the Animated Movie"!
  By Keith Knight
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  Republicans play Scrooge, minus the change of heart
  The truth of Christmas -- rejoice and show mercy to the poor -- is tested as we move toward universal healthcare
  By Garrison Keillor
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  How to spend many hours lying down
  In which surgery is finally scheduled and the author contemplates his unenviable (supine) position
  By Cary Tennis
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  White House talking "surge" in Afghanistan
  The administration adopts its predecessor's favorite term, and says the president won't set a firm withdrawal date
  Alex Koppelman
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  You must be this thin to graduate
  A Pennsylvania university forces students with a BMI over 30 to take a remedial fitness course
  Kate Harding
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  Tiger Woods' bad drive
  Why a fender bender became a media storm that isn't going away
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Has everything changed for women?
  I talk to Gail Collins about what Mad Men gets right, black v. white women's rights and whether Palin is a feminist
  Joan Walsh