The year is ending on a much better note than it began -- thanks to the courage and conviction of elected officials, activists and organizations.
It is hard to complain about a year that began with George Bush bragging about spending the "political capital" he felt he had earned with his dubious reelection and ended with the president drowning in the Nixonian depths of public disapproval. But the circumstance didn't just get better. A handful of elected officials, activist groups and courageous citizens bent the arc of history toward justice. Here are this one columnist's picks for the Most Valuable Progressives of 2005 [lik:The year is ending on a much better note than it began -- thanks to the courage and conviction of elected officials, activists and organizations.
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