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Instapundit is a United States political blog produced by Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee. It is one of the most widely read political blogs. The blog, started in August 2001, began as an experiment and a part of Reynolds' class on Internet law.

Because of his long-standing prominence in the political blogosphere and his efforts to encourage new bloggers, Reynolds is sometimes called the BlogFather. A 2007 memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee described him as one of the five "best-read national conservative bloggers."

Known for an edgier design and the best campaign dirt.

Wonkette is a blog that details the goings-on of the political establishment in Washington, DC and the U.S. generally. It posts approximately 20 items daily, during office hours (EST) Monday through Friday.

Taking a sarcastic tone, the site focuses heavily on humorous breaking news, rumors, and the downfall of the powerful. It also deals with serious matters of politics and policy. While liberal in outlook, the site is critical of Republicans, Democrats and Independents.

The name of the site is a play on the slang word 'wonk', meaning a 'zealous student of political policy'.

Known for his republican party coverage.

Andrew Michael Sullivan (born August 10, 1963) is a prominent blogger, author, and political commentator. He is a British citizen.

Sullivan is a speaker at universities, colleges, and civic organizations in the United States, and a guest on national news and political commentary television shows in the United States and Europe. Born and raised in England, he has lived in the United States since 1984 and currently resides in Washington, D.C. and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Sullivan is known for his distinctive personal-political identity. He is gay, and considers himself to be a classical libertarian conservative who is often at odds with other conservatives in the U.S., a Roman Catholic, and a non-U.S. citizen who focuses on American political life. Sullivan has said that he would like to become a U.S. citizen but is barred because of his HIV-positive status. However, this is untrue. As amfAR, The Foundation for Aids Research, notes “being HIV-positive does not in itself prevent people from becoming (US) citizens.�

Sullivan is sometimes considered a pioneer in political weblog journalism, since he was one of the first prominent political journalists in the United States to start his own personal blog. Sullivan wrote his blog for a year at Time Magazine, shifting on 1 February 2007 to the Atlantic Monthly, where it received approximately 40 million page views in the first year. He is the former editor of The New Republic and the author of five books.

Has the best international coverage and has some social voting as well!

Little Green Footballs (LGF) is a political blog run by California web designer Charles Johnson. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Johnson - who describes himself as "pretty much center-left before 9/11" - transformed his blog's discussion of bicycle racing, programming, web design, and the occasional humorous news item into a very active discussion of the War on Terror, Islam and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Media observers have described the site as "right wing"; observes Johnson:

I'm not pretending I'm giving equal time to both sides. But I do think what I'm advocating, and what I believe in, is the right side.

For "promoting Israel, and Zionism" and "presenting Israel's side of the conflict," LGF won the "Best Israel Advocacy Blog" award from the Jerusalem Post in 2005. According to Gil Ronen, a reporter for Internet news outlet, Israel National News:

If anyone ever compiles a list of Internet sites that contribute to Israel’s public relations effort, Johnson's site will probably come in first, far above the Israeli Foreign Ministry's site.

In the United States, LGF is perhaps best known for playing a key role in raising doubts about the authenticity of the Killian documents regarding President George W. Bush, which preceded the resignation of CBS's Dan Rather. The site won the Washington Post's reader poll for Best International Blog in November 2004 and played a large role in bringing attention to altered photographs in the Adnan Hajj photographs controversy. In July 2008, LGF identified that photographs of Iran's nuclear missile test had been altered, and was credited by much of the media for this.

Crooks and Liars is an American liberal vlog (video blog) founded by John Amato (born 1958). Along with John Amato, frequent contributors include Nicole Belle, Steve Benen, Logan Murphy, Mike Finnigan, and Howie Klein.

The blog first appeared on the Internet in August 2004, and contains an audio and video archive of political events, television, and radio shows. Originally it only retransmitted audio and video of these events; however, in late 2005 it began to distribute original material, in the form of audio interviews.

Along with a variety of clips from television news media, the site frequently features clips from cable programs such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Hardball with Chris Matthews, The O'Reilly Factor with Bill O'Reilly, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Includes local and national view out of McCain's home state Arizona.

Has great democratic party coverage and includes a political tracking poll and scoreboard.

Daily weblog with political analysis on US current events from a liberal perspective.

Daily Kos is an American political blog, publishing news and opinion from a liberal or progressive point of view. It functions as a discussion forum and group blog for a variety of netroots activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the Democratic Party. Additionally, the site features a participatory political encyclopedia, glossaries, and other permanent content.

Daily Kos is among the most popular examples of a collaborative blog, offering comment posting privileges to its visitors. Daily Kos was founded by Markos Moulitsas (Kos from the last syllable of his first name) in 2002. In 2007 parent company Kos Media, LLC began a fellowship program to help fund a new generation of liberal activists. About a dozen contributing editors provide content for the site, with 3-4 new editors being chosen from the Daily Kos community every year.

Daily Kos has an average weekday traffic of about 519,000 visits, and has between 14 million and 24 million visits per month. It is financially sustained by advertising, with Google AdSense and Blogads. The ads focus mostly on activist causes, media, and political candidates. Members can also purchase an ad-free subscription to the site if they so desire.

Daily Kos members are referred to as Kossacks, a pun on Cossacks.

Well respected for its good writing, pictures and guest posts.

The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal news website and aggregated weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, featuring various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, living, business, and the green movement. The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005 as a commentary outlet. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Arianna Huffington's network of prominent friends.

Talking Points Memo (or TPM) is a liberal web-based political journalism organization created and run by Josh Marshall. It debuted on November 12, 2000. It covers a wide range of topics including U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics (especially at the federal level) and domestic policy. The site is particularly fond of using web video.

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Known for having some of the best rants.

A solid political site out of Colorado

Michael Barone (born 1944 in Highland Park, Michigan) is a conservative American political analyst, pundit and journalist. He is best known for being the principal author of The Almanac of American Politics, a reference work concerning US governors and federal politicians, and published biennially by National Journal. Barone is also a regular commentator on U.S. elections and political trends for the Fox News Channel.