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News



Politics
for people who have programmed Faux News out of their TVs to eliminate the bad language and violence in their house.  (because screaming at the TV is not attractive)


Progressive
Commentary

All Hat No Cattle
America Blog
Body and Soul
Daily Kos
Eschaton
The Gadflyer
Is That Legal?
Mad Kane
Talking Points
This is Not Over

TPMCafe
Wonkette

Opinionated Duck

Neo-Con
Commentary


Sean Gleeson
 (friend)

Conservative Cat
Cranky Neocon

Little Green Footballs
Right Wing News
Slant Point
Wizbang


Official Sites

First Gov 
White House.gov
Access Kansas
City of Wichita







Fact Check - non partisan evaluations of politician's claims
The Smoking Gun - the paperwork trail for current events

Media Matters for America - role of media in governement
Save Our Courts - Supreme court



Advocacy

Responsible Shopper - investigates corporations on ethics, pollution, discrimination
ProMom - Promotion of Mothers Milk
NABA - National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy
Nurse Here Now - Nursing in Public Advocacy



Other sites that don't fit anywhere


Post secret - sometimes funny, often sad.  people send in a post card with a secret to add to the collection.
Go Fug Yourself - guilty pleasure.  making fun of fashion
Gawker - celebrity gossip
Television without pity - snarky commentary on television programs
PLoS Medical Journal - Public Library of Science, medical research
The Onion - the ultimate in fake news