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The rainbow-colored umbrage taken over Rick Warren's appearance at Obama's inauguration was starting to die down—until today, when the New York Times' Frank Rich (he of the previously Obama-adoring columns) came down hard on Obama's seeming naivete over this decision, and Obama spokesman David Axlerod appeared on Meet the Press to discuss it with David Gregory, the new host of the venerable political program. This high-profile coverage of what many liberals see as Obama's first major blunder effectively ripped the scab from the wound left by the passing of Prop 8 and Warren's much-publicized comments comparing gay marriage to pedophilia and polygamy. After the jump, we give you a total of eight aspects of an issue which has touched the life of many a Mass. activist. If you're a real politics junkie, you can spend your New Year's Eve figuring out many more. more ›

President-elect Barack Obama has selected Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff, reports say. Emanuel was an adviser to the Clinton administration. Our favorite Nantucket-rockin' senator, John Kerry, apparently wants to be the new Condoleezza Rice. John Podesta, Pete Rouse, and Valerie Jarrett are expected to be major players in Obama's transition to the presidency. No word on where Deval might fit in. more ›