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lwcon

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Fri Mar-24-06 09:33 PM
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Favorite blogs and news sources?

If you had time to go to only one lefty blog each day, which would it be?

Where do you go for a quick blast of the day's news?

What blogger makes you laugh?

Who do you think writes the best long-form content?

Do you have any favorite, little-known resources for finding political info?

Are there any obscure bloggers that are among your favorites?

I ask as a new blogger looking to make sure I'm getting the best info as fast as possible and that I'm blogrolling the most useful and interesting sites.

Thanks,
Vast Left

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lwcon

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Sat Mar-25-06 06:58 AM
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1. Anyone have favorites to share?

My two cents on this:

For longform, I like firedoglake (especially Jane Hamsher -- she just keeps cranking out insightful, well-written stuff) and digby's hullabaloo. For quick hits, I like The Sideshow and Atrios/Eschaton. Other good sites are Shakespeare's Sister, World O'Crap, and Sadly, No!

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espera17

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Sat Mar-25-06 07:21 AM
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2. great site

http://electionpredictions.blogspot.com

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nickshepDEM

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Sat Mar-25-06 09:21 AM
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3. My list of daily must reads...

Edited on Sat Mar-25-06 09:22 AM by nickshepDEM

The Wall Street Journal is delivered to my house daily. I use this for financial news.

Internet:
-Baltimore Sun
-Swing State Project
-The Hedgehog Report
-Bull Moose

Local:
-http://www.dundalkeagle.com/">Dundalk Eagle

Im thinking about subscribing to Kiplinger's Personal Finance (magazine).

If I could only visit one site per day, it would be -The Hedgehog Report, mostly because Im a poll junkie and David Wissing posts the latest polls before they are even released.

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lwcon

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Sat Mar-25-06 04:00 PM
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4. Thanks -- those are all new to me

Any other suggestions out there?

I'm sure other DUers would love to hear your tips!
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espera17

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Sat Mar-25-06 04:21 PM
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5. Not sure if you saw this.

I am not sure if you saw this site but http://electionpredictions.blogspot.com is a great site for election info.

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lwcon

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Sat Mar-25-06 04:43 PM
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6. Very interesting...

Edited on Sat Mar-25-06 04:44 PM by lwcon

Unlike with a typical news-link / opinion blog, I couldn't help wondering about the source of the election analysis (methodology, ideology, etc.). Is that documented anywhere?

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espera17

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Sat Mar-25-06 04:52 PM
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8. not sure

I am not sure if that is posted anywhere on the site. My suggestion is to leave a comment for the site owner, he has answered my questions before.

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MrBenchley

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Sat Mar-25-06 04:50 PM
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7. Wolcott rules....

http://jameswolcott.com/

I'm also a fan of tbogg....

http://tbogg.blogspot.com/

the GOOD Roger Ailes...

http://rogerailes.blogspot.com/

and on a more serious vein...TPM

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

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