Left Side of the Aisle #34

The topics:

- Good news on gay rights
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/obama-administration-gay-rights-foreign-aid-_n_1131564.html
http://www.pollingreport.com/civil.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/28/MNVJ1LABRU.DTL
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/03/news/la-pn-pew-same-sex-marriage-20111103

- Dealing with the USPS fiscal crisis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/04/us-postal-service-faces-b_n_1127989.html
http://www.wsbt.com/wsbt-bulkmailers-fear-proposed-mail-delays-could-hurt-business-20111206,0,3691570.story
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/16204025/possible-usps-changes-could-affect-newspaper-circulation

- Threat to freedom in the National Defense Authorization Act
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/senate-votes-to-let-military-detain-americans-indefinitely_n_1119473.html
http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senators-demand-military-lock-american-citizens-battlefield-they-define-being
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/196609-senate-rejects-amendment-to-limit-domestic-military-detention-
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/01/military-detention-us-citizens-senate-second-vote_n_1123929.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/01/military-detention-us-citizens_n_1124534.html

- Occupy news
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/occupy-our-homes-san-francisco_n_1132895.html
http://occupyourhomes.org/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/occupy-wall-street-police-response-should-be-investigated-by-doj-nadler-says/2011/12/06/gIQApt1FaO_blog.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-usa-protests-idUSTRE7B52M320111207
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/12/occupy_nola_ousted_later_reins.html
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20111207-314848.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/1206/Occupy-movement-s-last-big-stand-Boston
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-12-05/news/os-occupy-orlando-eviction-20111205_1_demonstrators-protesters-officers
http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/menino-occupy-boston-pick-issue-washington/6Id0jViUUQDLmTwMAsOxaO/index.html
http://www.therolladailynews.com/mobiletopstories/x1856669689/Occupy-Rolla-holds-initial-meeting
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/01/occupy-protesters-raids_n_1122771.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/02/occupy-wall-street-un-envoy_n_1125860.html?ref=mostpopular
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45567182/ns/local_news-washington_dc/#.Tt8JR1aNOSo
http://correntewire.com/occupy_san_francisco_being_evicted

- Continue the payroll tax cut?
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-01/raise-taxes-on-rich-to-reward-true-job-creators-nick-hanauer.html
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/06/143211080/gingerly-gop-contenders-address-payroll-tax-cut
http://www.propublica.org/article/decoding-facts-the-payroll-tax-cut-and-how-well-it-works
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57337767/payroll-tax-cut-is-just-chicken-soup-for-the-economy/
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/payroll-tax-cuts-will-they-bankrupt-social-security/