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Political News & Commentary on the Presidential Election

Campaign 2008: Road to the White House
From C-Span, a look at the electoral process, the candidates and the issues. Contains archived videos of speeches and interviews.

Campaign Spot
National Review correspondent Jim Geraghty follows the candidates to offer in-depth reports on their daily trials and triumphs in this election blog.

CNN Politics – Election Center 2008
Follow the presidential primary race with this site's information on the current candidates. It also provides key dates on the road to the White House, campaign finance, the issues and the latest polls.

Daily Kos
The largest progressive community blog in the United States. "Political analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation."

Foxnews.com - Politics
Website of Fox News Channel, cable news network with the largest number of regular viewers, Foxnews.com has three blogs dedicated to the 2008 election, as well as news and commentary.

Hardball with Chris Matthews
“Chris Matthews hosts “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” on MSNBC. Matthews is also the host of “The Chris Matthews Show,” a syndicated weekly news program. This website offers video highlights, podcasts, debate coverage, top political headlines, power rankings of candidates and a blog.

The Huffington Post
This online news site and weblog has links to other columnists and news sources. Often referred to as HuffPost, it features contributors from politics, journalism, entertainment and business.

National Review Online
Online version of William J. Buckley’s influential magazine of conservative analysis and opinion provides incisive reporting and commentary on national politics and the 2008 election.

New York Times Presidential Election 2008
Extensive archive of news stories and op-ed pieces on the election. Features candidate profiles, where the candidates stand on issues, a campaign finance database, photos and graphics.

NPR Election 2008
Profiles Democratic and Republican candidates, gives primary and caucus calendar. Find information on issues and debates, campaign spending, voting and more.

OpenSecrets.Org 2008 Presidential Election
Campaign contributions for the 2008 presidential election, including total funds raised and spent, cash on hand, debts, and a breakdown of sources of the funds (such as individual contributions). From the Center for Responsive Politics, "a non-partisan, non-profit research group ... that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy."

Politico: Politics '08
Independent, hard-hitting reporting, opinion and analysis of the 2008 election is offered on this news website.

Real Clear Politics
This blog provides daily links to national political articles, editorials, poll results, and more. Offers commentary and includes links to political talk show transcripts and primary documents.

Rock the Vote
“Political power for young people”, offers news on issues of interest, opportunities for volunteering, information on how to register to vote and a blog.

Salon.com
“News and Politics features some of the most in-depth and hard-hitting political coverage found anywhere, as well as breaking news, investigative journalism and commentary, and interviews with newsmakers, politicians and pundits.”

Townhall.com - Campaigns & Elections
Web Clearinghouse for conservative groups and advocates, Townhall.com was originally created by the Heritage Foundation. Townhall.com provides a platform for more than eighty prominent columnists, pundits and bloggers to opine about the election.

Washington Post Coverage of the 2008 Candidates
Profiles of candidates for the 2008 presidential election; includes personal data, education, experience, books, and links to websites and news articles about the candidates.