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The NY Times is now breaking the story that Dan Rather's dismissal from CBS news was done in large response to Republican party pressure on the network.

Perplexed, perhaps, by the one influential voice that was not heralding "the Messiah-is-come-amongst-us", the very perceptive Clive Davis posted " The end of the Drudge era? " on 30 October.

It is a sad state of affairs in the conservative news business these days because few Republicans will be living in Washington D.C. come January 20th, 2009.

A story published Sunday in The Topeka Capital-Journal about local activist Sonny Scroggins' plan to promote a national holiday commemorating Barack Obama's election to the U.S. presidency immediately began ...

Ah, white-knighting . The favorite activity of reporters trying to be edgy or politicians trying to be benevolent.

The city did not provide detailed billing records, citing attorney client privilege.

Much has already been said about how well the Obama campaign used the Internet to win the elections and the hearts of many voters, especially young ones.

Screen Grab of A Yahoo / AP story that moved Wednesday regading the IBEC / IBM partnership.

The White House on Tuesday denied that President Bush is holding out support for a second stimulus until Democrats agree to approve a trade deal with Colombia.

Jack Shafer's latest "Press Box" column on Slate.com praises the Drudge Report .

I rank my favorite blogs and columnists every quarter, but I rarely take the time to hit the best non-blog political sites.

Google will work with the Centers for Disease Control to track flu trends. The game plan: Capture data on searches related to flu, chest congestions and colds and report back to the CDC.

Kan. man's holiday proposal leads to Internet buzzEds: APNewsNow. Will be led.TOPEKA, Kan.

At the beginning of the summer, the press considered the Drudge Report so influential that its proprietor, Matt Drudge, was thought to be in position to determine the fall election's results.

The campaign is over, the votes have been counted, and Barack Obama is our new President.

From the moment Dan Rather filed his lawsuit against his old employers at CBS, it was clear that this was the kind of thing that could lead to some juicy insider gossip being spilled.

Are you inciting violence if you publish the addresses of people who have Republican signs in a liberal paper? That was the question asked this weekend after a story in The Stranger earned the ire of national ...

For the past few months my pre-breakfast morning ritual has been determined by American opinion polls.

"Over the past two decades, the Right has excelled at manipulating the media's love of shallow, scripted storylines to transform our national discourse into one long psychodrama in which Democratic candidates ...

November 3, 2008 4:49 PM Ben said... Holy shit, we need to see the numbers! November 3, 2008 4:49 PM Ryan said... 98.1%!?!?!?!?!? Sirens, indeed.