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The man behind Daily Kos talks about Obama's chances, his new book and why Palin is the gift that keeps on giving.
  • Bill O'Reilly doesn't understand blogs

    The Fox News host wants to seem fair and balanced, but he can't resist painting blogs unfairly
  • No, let sleeping "Blue Dogs" lie

    Activists are calling for the heads of conservative congressional Democrats. Wait till George Bush is history, and then decide.
  • Did humor save the left at its darkest hour?

    How did Stephen Colbert become a progressive political force? Theodore Hamm discusses "The New Blue Media," the rise of netroots and their role in the next administration.
  • "They don't own the Democratic Party"

    Joe Biden talks about lefty bloggers, the perils of candor in a YouTube age, Dick Cheney's secret thoughts, and how many troops a Biden administration would keep in Iraq.
  • Daily Kos writers' "strike" gets ugly

    One diarist who supports Hillary Clinton walks away from the blogging giant, and the site's founder bids good riddance.
  • Was Obama's skin darkened for Clinton ad?

    Examining allegations that an image of Barack Obama was altered, with malice aforethought, by the Clinton campaign.
  • Election forecasts from Moulitsas, Blades and Lakoff

    In Berkeley, netroots leaders and liberal scholars make their predictions.
  • What Tom DeLay can teach the Democrats

    Putting aside his politics and his ethics, the Hammer knows something about taking a stand.
  • The Blogfather

    Netroots guru Jerome Armstrong says he's a freethinking pragmatist. But lefty bloggers say his backing of centrist Mark Warner shows he's become just another political consultant.
  • War of the blogs

    New books by Instapundit and Kos present dueling visions of the future -- as libertarian paradise or populist battleground.
  • Ken Mehlman spins the election results

    And he dodges a question about Satan.
  • Trapped in the echo chamber

    The Internet makes it easy to find people we agree with. After Election Day 2004, maybe it's time to kick that habit.
  • How the Internet turned everyone into James Carville

    Thanks to the Net, we've all got access to poll numbers, fundraising figures and endless political gossip -- and we all know exactly what the candidates need to do to win.
  • At the speed of blog

    After a Republican congressman resigned unexpectedly, a lefty blogger called for readers to send money to his opponent -- and the cash poured in.
  • Blog-rolling for votes and dollars

    Political advertising on weblogs is booming, and some local candidates are raising big national money. Is the Web finally delivering on its revolutionary rhetoric?

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