Favorite Government Info and Other Sites

I have a huge collection of links that pertain to news, international history and events, and progressive, or just plain humorous blogs. Here is a selected list for you to peruse if you choose:

Government Info and Progressive Site Links
www.goodsearch.com ß----- an alternate search engine that allows you to designate a certain amount per click (searches only, not images) to a charitable organization
http://www.opencongress.org/
http://www.opensecrets.org/index.php
http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/
http://www.buzzflash.com/
http://www.rawstory.com/
http://washingtonindependent.com/
http://thinkprogress.org
http://crooksandliars.com/node
http://www.legistorm.com/
http://www.skeeterbitesreport.com/
http://www.truthdig.com/
http://www.mainjustice.com/
http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/ ß--- very good blog Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter posts especially hilarious
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
http://www.goodnightbush.com/librarium/ ß---- very funny take on the Bush Library
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/
http://www.mydd.com/
http://www.openleft.com/
http://www.americanprogress.org/ ß---- affiliated with Think Progress
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/index.html <----- National Security Archive website
http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/
http://sparklepony.blogspot.com/ ß----- hilarious blog
http://pubrecord.org/
http://www.propublica.org/
http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
http://3rdworldintheusa.blogspot.com/
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/ ß----- a wealth of information on US Foreign Policy, Covert Operations, amongst others (check the site map for links)