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24) Politico
URL: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith
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25) Pajamas Media
URL: http://pajamasmedia.com
Pajamas Media began in 2005 as an affiliation of 90 of the most influential weblogs on the Internet. They were linked together as an advertising network, but the intention was to provide a significant alternative to mainstream media. Two years later PJM has expanded its reach. PJM now provides exclusive news and opinion 24/7 in text, video and podcast from correspondents in over forty countries.
26) Glenn Greenwald
URL: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/
New York Times bestselling author and former constitutional law and civil rights litigator Glenn Greenwald shares opinions through his political blog, Unclaimed Territory, which he launched in October 2005. It quickly became one of the most popular and highest-trafficked in the blogosphere, and has since migrated to Salon.com.
27) Political Animal
URL: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com
Political Animal is the blog for The Washington Monthly, maintained by Steve Benen. It ferrets out the important stories you won't find elsewhere - on politics, government, and culture. And it does it all with style and wit.
28) CQ Politics
URL: http://www.cqpolitics.com/
Congressional Quarterly Inc. has been the nation's leader in political journalism since 1945. Its free political site, CQ Politics, serves up a unique, compelling perspective on politics and campaigns.
29) Firedoglake
URL: http://firedoglake.com
Firedoglake is an online news site featuring political reporting and blogs including Emptywheel, TBogg, Christy Hardin Smith, Laura Flanders, Spencer Ackerman (Attackerman), the Seminal, and La Figa.
30) 538
URL: http://fivethirtyeight.com/
Named after the number of electors in the electoral college, 538 seeks to accumulate and analyze polling and political data in way that is informed, accurate and attractive. Most narrowly, it works to give you the best possible objective assessment of the likely outcome of upcoming elections.
31) Real Clear Politics
URL: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
Founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan, Chicago-based RealClearPolitics.com (RCP) has become one of America’s premier independent political web sites. Updated every morning and throughout the day, RCP culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day.
32) The Fix
URL: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix
Chris Cillizza writes The Fix, a politics blog for the Washington Post. He also covers the White House for the newspaper and website. This is a one-stop shop for political junkies.
33) Buzz Machine
URL: http://buzzmachine.com
Jeff Jarvis, author of "What Would Google Do?", blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. In his day job, he is associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s new Graduate School of Journalism.
34) AMERICAblog News
URL: http://www.americablog.com/
Because a great nation deserves the truth, AMERICAblog covers US politics overall with a particular focus on the Obama Administration, the radical right, and civil rights.
35) Truthdig
URL: http://www.truthdig.com/
Truthdig is a Web magazine that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. The site is built around reports by authorities in their fields who conduct in-depth exploration of contemporary topics.
36) Outside the Beltway
URL: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/
Outside the Beltway was launched January 31, 2003 by James Joyner. It is an online journal of politics and foreign affairs analysis. For the most part, its views are Classical Liberal: a strong belief in free trade, limited government, and respect for human rights. It aims to have informed, polite conversation about the issues which are interesting.
37) The Moderate Voice
URL: http://www.themoderatevoice.com
The Moderate Voice is an Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right.
38) Consortium News
URL: http://www.consortiumnews.com/
Consortium News has been bringing independent investigative journalism online since 1995. This blog is focused on American politics, national security, constitutional liberty, human rights, the environment and international relations.
39) Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
URL: http://politicalwire.com
Taegan Goddard is the creator of Political Wire, a political column updated around the clock with the most interesting news, buzz and commentary. As one of the first political blogs online, it is the place to go for daily collections of links to political and current affairs news on the Internet.
40) The Washington Note
URL: http://www.thewashingtonnote.com
During the days, Steve Clemons serves as Senior Fellow & Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation. In his spare time, he runs thewashingtonnote.com. Here, he regularly comments on public policy debates that deserve attention.
41) Ezra Klein
URL: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/
Ezra Klein writes an opinionated blog on economic policy, collapsing banks, cap and trade, health care reform and pretty much anything else you can attach a chart to. His blog points to the hottest policy ideas on the Web and provides his own up-to-the-minute take.
42) MyDD
URL: http://www.mydd.com
MyDD is a group blog designed to discuss campaigns, the progressive movement, and political power. They do polling, research, commentary, analysis, and activism.
43) Tom Paine
URL: http://tompaine.com/articles
TomPaine.com is an online public affairs journal of progressive analysis and commentary. Every weekday, they go beyond the news to deliver well-informed, provocative and credible progressive perspectives on the pressing issues affecting the nation and the world.
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