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Here are a few other websites and blogs I frequently haunt and highly recommend (links are embedded in the logos):

Blogs

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The active and regularly updated blog of good friend and Georgetown resident Jamie Sanderson. Both local news and national news with local impact. 
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Satire and humor on the state of politics in the state of South Carolina 
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A blogger buddy in Oregon does a great job with this regularly-updated site, which is an example to follow (even though he's really terrible in fantasy football). 
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Thought-provoking essays and forums by "exDorchestriot" Dr. Jonathan Eastvold on the merged fields of politics and faith. 

Organizations

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First created by former Governor and US Sec. of Education Dick Riley, SC New Democrats promotes responsibility and growth through keeping things moving in the right direction. 
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SC Forward Progress is the "hit squad" against neoconservatives and Marxist Republicans in the state. 
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South Carolina's Working Families strives for fair labor practices, quality education, healthcare reform and respect for veterans. 
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"The South Carolina Progressive Network is a coalition of grassroots activists who have joined forces to promote social and economic justice in the Palmetto State." 
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Drinking Liberally, a social outlet  of Living Liberally, has eight chapters in South Carolina, and through which do members get together to talk about the real issues. 

News on 
specific topics

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"Talk to Action is a platform for reporting on, learning about, and analyzing and discussing the religious right -- and what to do about it."  Especially note the contributions from Rachel Tabachnick (even though she's a Steelers fan), who makes intriguing discoveries of corporate influence on many religious spokespersons. 
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Regularly updated news on far-right, neo-con and pseudo-Christian developments, operated by People for the American Way.
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"...dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
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A progressive think-tank; also operates ThinkProgress.org.

News sites

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Find all the recent online news pertaining to progressive subjects at Buzzflash.com. 
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"Original reporting on government and politics"; also see its Muckraker page.
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Progressive news site that doesn't just collect news from other sources, but actually does its own reporting and has won numerous awards in the process.
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Democratic Underground is regularly updated with news from all media sources by user contributions.

Would you like to recommend a site? Just send me a message (complete with compliments ... and maybe send me a check, too). 



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