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Crime and Courts

Crime and Consequence
Topic: Criminal law, sentencing
Affiliation: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

Election Law
Topic: Election law, campaign finance, Supreme Court nomination process, legislation, etc.
Affiliation: Loyola University Law School Name:

Indiana Law blog
Topic: Indiana and national law
Affiliation: None

Judging Crimes
Topic: Criminal law, violent crime, judiciary
Affiliation: None

Kentucky Law Review
Topic: Kentucky Supreme Court, trials, and law
Affiliation: None

Law Blog
Topic: U.S. Law, business, and the business of law
Affiliation: Wall Street Journal

Pardon Power
Topic: Clemency and pardoning powers
Affiliation: None

SCOTUS Blog
Topic: U.S. Supreme Court decisions
Affiliation: Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
Topic: Crime, criminal law, justice system
Affiliation: CrimeLynx

Economy and Business
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Blog-o-nomics
Topic: The U.S. Economy and how it affects Central Florida
Affiliation: Orlando Sentinel

The Bottom Line
Topic: Economic issues of interest to individuals, businesses and government
Affiliation: The Indianapolis Star

Consumer Interests
Topic: Useful information for consumers
Affiliation: The Baltimore Sun

Economics Unbound
Topic: U.S. Economy and business
Affiliation: BusinessWeek

Jay Hancock's Blog
Topic: News about the business world
Affiliation: The Baltimore Sun

Money & Company
Topic: Tracking the market and economic trends
Affiliation: The Los Angeles Times

NSI Stimlus Blog
Topic: The economy and stimulus plan
Affiliation: National Strategies

TaxVox
Topic: Tax, budget and social policy
Affiliation: The Urban Institute and Brookings Institution

Education
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Alabama School Journal
Topic: Education policy
Affiliation: Alabama Education Association

BoardBuzz
Topic: Education policy
Affiliation: National School Boards Association

Politics K-12
Topic: Political developments that affect education at the federal and state levels
Affiliation: Education Week

The Chalkboard
Topic: New York charter and public schools
Affiliation: New York Charter Schools Association

The Chalkboard
Topic: Education is Utah
Affiliation: The Salt Lake Tribune

The Chalkboard
Topic: North Carolina education news
Affiliation: Greensboro News-Record

Class Notes
Topic: Education news, research and trends
Affiliation: The San Antonio Express-News

Colorado Classroom
Topic: Education issues in Colorado and beyond
Affiliation: The Denver Post

D-Ed Reckoning
Topic: K-12 education in the U.S.
Affiliation: None

DelawareED
Topic: Education in Delaware
Affiliation: Wilmington News Journal

Edspresso
Topic: U.S. education reform
Affiliation: Alliance for School Choice

Education Station
Topic: Oklahoma education news
Affiliation: The Oklahoman

Eduwonk.com
Topic: Education policy
Affiliation: Education Sector

ED Xtra: Schooling Arizona
Topic: Arizona education
Affiliation: East Valley Tribune

Edwize
Topic: U.S. public education
Affiliation: United Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers, American Federation of Teachers

Get Schooled
Topic: Education in Georgia and the nation
Affiliation: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Gradebook
Topic: Education in Florida and the nation
Affiliation: St. Petersburg Times

Inside Ed
Topic: News and issues in education
Affiliation: The Baltimore Sun

Intercepts
Topic:
Public education system and teachers’ unions
Affiliation:
None

The Lowdown on Higher Ed
Topic:
Higher education news in Central Texas and beyond
Affiliation:
The American Statesman

The Report Card
Topic:
Maine schools and education news
Affiliation:
Kennebec Journal

This Week in Education
Topic:
Education news and analysis
Affiliation:
Catalyst

Energy
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Coal Tattoo
Topic: Mining's mark on the world
Affiliation: The Charleston Gazette

Green Notes
Topic: Green energy and environment news
Affiliation: The Greensboro News-Record

Green World
Topic: Green energy news & tips
Affiliation: The Boston Herald

Power to the People
Topic: Energy issues in Connecticut
Affiliation: New Haven Register

The Renewable Energy Law Blog
Topic: Energy law
Affiliation: Law Firm of Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders PLLC

Environment
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Animals & Politics
Topic: Politics and legislation about animals
Affiliation: Humane Society Legislative Fund

Easy Being Green
Topic: Kentucky environmental news
Affiliation: Lexington Herald-Leader

Green Notes
Topic: California environmental news & commentary
Affiliation: Long Beach Press-Telegram

Greenspace
Topic: Environmental news from California and beyond
Affiliation: The Los Angeles Times

Gristmill
Topic: Environmental news & commentary
Affiliation: Grist

Letters from the West
Topic: Western issues with an emphasis on the environment and natural resources
Affiliation: The Idaho Statesman

Seeing Green
Topic: Florida environmental news
Affiliation: The Palm Beach Post

Sierra Summit
Topic: Observations about California's mountains
Affiliation: Sacramento Bee

Watchdog Earth
Topic: Keeping an eye on changes in the environment
Affiliation: The Louisville Courier-Journal

Health Care
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Booster Shots
Topic: News from the world of health
Affiliation: The Los Angeles Times

The Health Care Blog
Topic: Health care system
Affiliation: Professional Services Solutions, Inc.

Bioethics web blog
Topic: Bioethics and politics
Affiliation: American Journal of Bioethics

State House Call
Topic: Health care policy
Affiliation: State Policy Network

Homeland Security
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Homeland Security on The Huffington Post
Topic: Homeland security
Affiliation: Huffingtonpost.com

Homeland Security Watch
Topic: Homeland security
Affiliation: None

Politics
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AmericaBlog.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

The Daily Dish
Topic: Andrew Sullivan on politics
Affiliation: None

Antiwar.com
Topic: Politics, particularly concerning war
Affiliation: Randolph Bourne Institute

Capitol Beat
Topic: Statehouse reporting, politics and government
Affiliation: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors

Buzzmachine.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Capitol Comments
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: The Council of State Governments

Common Cause
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Crooks and Liars.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Daily KOS
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Daniel W. Drezner
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

DavidCorn.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: The Nation

Democratic Underground
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: Democratic Underground, LLC

Free Republic
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Governors Journal
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: Pagani Public Affairs

Hot Air
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Instapundit
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Institute for Public Affairs
Topic: Politics, public policy and religion
Affiliation: The Orthodox Union

JasonPye.com
Topic: Georgia politics and government
Affiliation: Libertarian Party of Georgia

Little Green Footballs
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Marc Cooper
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Michelle Malkin
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

MyDD
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Newsbusters.org
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: Media Research Center

Peach Pundit
Topic:
Georgia politics and government
Affiliation:
None

Powerlineblog.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Public Agenda Blog
Topic: News, policy
Affiliation: Public Agenda

Right Wing Nuthouse.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Talking Points Memo
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

The Black Republican
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

The Brad Blog.com
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

The Huffington Post
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

The Thicket at State Legislatures
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: National Conference of State Legislatures

The Washington Note by Steven C. Clemons
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: None

Washington Monthly
Topic: News, politics
Affiliation: Washington Monthly

Social Policy
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Gay South Florida
Topic: Hay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
Affiliation: The Miami Herald

My Social Security Disability SSI Blog
Topic: Social Security and Disability
Affiliation: None

Pro Life Blogs
Topic: Abortion
Affiliation: None

Bush v. Choice: The Pro-choice Anti-Bush Action Center
Topic: Abortion
Affiliation: NARAL Pro-Choice America

Taxes & Budget
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Don’t Mess With Taxes
Topic: Tax Policy
Affiliation: None

OMB Watch
Topic: Federal budget
Affiliation: OMB Watch

TaxVox
Topic: Tax, budget and social policy
Affiliation: The Urban Institute and Brookings Institution

The Tax Policy Blog
Topic: Tax policy
Affiliation: Tax Foundation

TaxProf Blog
Topic: Tax law and policy
Affiliation: None

Technology
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BaltTech
Topic: Digital tech and innovation in Baltimore
Affiliation: The Baltimore Sun

CivSource: Technology
Topic: State and local use of technology and IT
Affiliation: None

SiliconBeat
Topic: The people and companies driving the innovation of Silicon Valley
Affiliation: San Jose Mercury News

Technology
Topic: The business and culture of our digital lives
Affiliation: The Los Angeles Times

Transportation
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Air Capital Insider
Topic: Wichita's aviation industry
Affiliation: The Wichita Eagle

Assembly Lines
Topic: Alabama automotive industry news
Affiliation: The Birmingham News

Getting there
Topic: Transportation issues affecting Baltimore, Maryland and the region.
Affiliation: The Baltimore Sun

New Jersey Transit Blog
Topic: Commuting in New Jersey.
Affiliation: The Star-Ledger

Transportation Blog
Topic: Transportation, transit
Affiliation: National Journal



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