News Bits: January 26th

First off, I finally found more of a reason to visit this blog. Sure, we have a unique perspective and compile news faster than most popular blogs, but our news comes from others. But on Feb 14th, I will be attending the filming of the Daily Show. I will report all about the set, guest, Jon Stewart, and any other cool details I can. You won't find that on any famous blog!

Secondly, there are some poll numbers for all Senators. Daily Kos has a section of important Republicans listed who are up for reelection. The numbers are promising, the full list is here.

Talking Points Memo has an interesting story. Apparently, the Bush Administration has systematically removed pictures of Jack Abramoff from a website where it has been since 2003. The story has played out much more since this post, so go to the main page for more updates.

And finally, two books I'm directing you towards. One is Crashing the Gates, from founders of Mydd and Daily Kos. It'll be here in 2 weeks, I'll have my copy then. Also, I just put in the order for Lets Get This Party Started. This is contributed to by Matthew Kerbel of MyDD. I'll put up a short review of these sometime in February, in what I hope will be an increased number of Book reviews. I've been devouring politics books lately in the absence of serious class work, so look forward to some soon.