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AJ9000 Donating Member (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:50 PM
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What are your TOP internet news and politics resources?
Best of the best only please - the sites you find most informative. Here are a few of my daily stops aside from DU:

www.rawstory.com
www.buzzflash.com
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/
www.crooksandliars.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.liberaloasis.com/
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:54 PM
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1. Mine are:
Most of the ones you mentioned and two others Truthout.org and for a fun spin, rudepundit.
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AJ9000 Donating Member (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:59 PM
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5. Hell if I want a laugh I go to:
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:38 PM
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16. Well, yeah
True enough. But I read rudepundit almost every day. I go to the onion once in a while.
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mattvermont Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:55 PM
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2. As a long-term lurker, DU is about all I need- 24-7.
I do surf many sites, but if it is news, it will be here soon enough
I love this place!
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:57 PM
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Heya Matty!
Don't be a stranger, jump in and post sometime :)
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:10 PM
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14. You are so right
Welcome to DU and congrats on your new Senator! He's the best, looking forward to hearing him talk in the Senate now.


:hi:
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 07:10 PM
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17. I certainly agree with that.
also I check out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

and pretty much the sites that were mentioned, but I know I will get the latest news and commentary from DU.
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Tace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:56 PM
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3. I'm Partial To WorldNewsTrust.com
But, I'm the editor.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 05:57 PM
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4. Actually DU / LBN.



It is there that I find out what issues are hot. From there I can go to other sites to learn more if I choose.






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AJ9000 Donating Member (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:01 PM
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8. LBN?
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:03 PM
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10. Democratic Undergound --- Late Breaking News forum.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:01 PM
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6. consortiumnews
Edited on Mon Nov-13-06 06:07 PM by blm
One of the best investigative sources and analysis of government on the internet.

I think MediaMatters is EXTREMELY important, too.
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AJ9000 Donating Member (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:05 PM
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11. Damn right! I forgot Parry. This is my #1 for political news analysis.
Edited on Mon Nov-13-06 06:07 PM by AJ9000
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:06 PM
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12. quick - edit it in while you can. LOL
really - Parry deserves it - they all do.
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Graybeard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:01 PM
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7. mediamatters.org...and
...newshounds.us/ this one watches FoxNews so we don't have
to.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:02 PM
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9. DemocracyNow!
www.democracynow.org

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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:08 PM
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13. L B MOTHERFUCKING N!
LBN is why I discovered DU. It's why I've stayed. It is, quite literally, one of the greatest news sources I've ever used.
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rainbow4321 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 06:26 PM
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15. Mine:
DU
Raw Story
Any newspaper OVERSEAS.
www.antiwar.com (lots and lots of links to non-USA newspapers/websites)
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bluedogyellowdog Donating Member (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 07:17 PM
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18. some of mine
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-13-06 07:25 PM
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19. Billmon - "The Whiskey Bar" -- absolutely essential reading!
Edited on Mon Nov-13-06 07:27 PM by scarletwoman
http://billmon.org/

Also:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/ (Another essential daily requirement!)
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/ (MUST READ! Seriously!)
http://atrios.blogspot.com/
http://www.chris-floyd.com/
http://redstateson.blogspot.com/
http://alicublog.blogspot.com/
http://www.juancole.com/
http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/
http://www.mahablog.com/
http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/
michaelberube.com

And for the absolute BEST in snark:
http://sadlyno.com/

There's lots of other excellent sites that I check into frequently -- like TBogg, Norbizness, BusyBusyBusy, Rigorous Intuition, Back to Iraq, JCook, and The Poorman -- but the list above reflects the places I read at least weekly, if not daily.

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