• The Wikileaks fracas: is it journalism or terrorism? Is it whistle-blowing or pointless gossip? 

• More Republican obstructionism as the Senate GOP blocks unemployment inurance

• World AIDS day and the recent advances in HIV prevention

Plus short ends: the Declaration of Independence in twitter form and Anderson Cooper tears birther Leo Berman a new one

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