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Links: Blogroll, Other Media, and Other Groups

Blogroll

• 38 Pitches: Curt Schilling
• 4-Block World
• 980 at Night
• AFP blog
• Americans for Tax Reform
• At the Rail (Martin Hawver)
• The Atlantic
• Auto Industry Tracker (WSJ)
• Ben Cunningham
• Bench Memos (NRO)
• Big Government
• Big Hollywood (Andrew Brietbart)
• Bing
• Bottom Line Communications
• Breitbart.tv
• The Briefing Room (The Hill)
• Brody File
• California Conservative
• Campus Reform
• Capital Ideas (John Micek, The Morning Call)
• Capital Journal (WSJ)
• Cato@Liberty
• The Caucus (NYTimes)
• Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri
• Chris Stigall’s KCMO Morning Show notes
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Club for Growth
• CNET News
• The Compass (RealClearWorld.com blog)
• Conservatives for Patients’ Rights
• The Corner
• CQ Politics
• Crime Scene KC (KC Star)
• The Daily Fix (Sports news from WSJ)
• The Daily Caller
• Dave Barry
• Digital Rules (Forbes)
• Digits: Technology News and Insights (WSJ)
• Diversity Lane: A Liberal Family Saga, an op-ed cartoon series by Zach Rawsthorne
• Division of Labour
• Drudge
• E Thomas McClanahan
• Economix (NY Times)
• Environmental Capital (WSJ)
• Erick Erickson
• EU Referendum
• Faith Matters - Tammeus
• Family Research Council blog
• The Flash Report
• FIRE - The Torch
• FiveThirtyEight
• The Fix
• Fort Hard Knox
• The Foundry (Heritage)
• The Fox Forum, at Fox News
• Freedom of Information Act FYI - FOI FYI, by Society of Professional Journalists
• Front Porch Republic
• Gadgetwise (NY Times)
• Gardneredge.com
• GlobalWarming.org
• The Official Google blog
• Government Bytes (NTU)
• Green Faucet
• The Green Papers
• Greg Mankiw
• Growthology (Kauffman Foundation of Entrepreneurship)
• H-i-R Information Report
• Hitwise
• Hot Air
• Hugh Hewitt at The Washington Examiner
• In Between Sundays
• Incredipete
• Insider Online
• Instapundit.com
• Intrade
• Jack Cashill
• Jake Tapper (ABC’s Political Punch blog)
• Jay Cost
• Jim Geraghty’s Campaign Spot (NRO)
• Joe Posnanski
• John Combest
• John Stossel’s Take
• Kansans for Life blog
• Kansas Bob
• The Kansas Citian
• Kansas City Kansan
• Kansas City Tea Party
• Kansas Federalist
• Kansas Kid Conservative
• Kansas Liberty
• Kansas Meadowlark
• KansasOpenGov
• Kansas Reporter
• Kansas Supreme Court blog
• Kansas Trunkline
• Kansas Watchdog
• Kaw and Border
• KC Bike Commuting
• KC Confidential
• KC Newswatch
• KCPLRadio.com
• Keith Hennessey
• The KRA Blog
• Laid Off And Looking (WSJ)
• Larry Kudlow at NRO
• Law Blog (WSJ)
• Let Freedom Ring
• Liberal Fascism (NRO)
• LifeNews
• Little Green Footballs
• Lynn v. Sekulow at BeliefNet.com
• Main Street Journal (WSJ)
• Marathon Pundit
• Mark D. Roberts
• Mark J. Perry
• MarketWatch
• McClatchy Watch
• Media Blog (NRO)
• Media Decoder: Behind the Scenes, Between the Lines (NY Times)
• Mediaweek
• Mere Comments
• Michael Barone
• Michael Reagan at The Washington Examiner
• Middle Seat Terminal (Travel news from WSJ)
• The Missouri Record
• NetRightNation
• The Next Right
• The New Ledger
• Nice Deb
• Nick Sloan
• The Note (ABC)
• The Numbers Guy (WSJ): Examining the way numbers are used, and abused
• Open Left
• Outside the Wire, with JD Johannes
• PaidContent.org
• Pajamas Media
• Patrick Ruffini
• The Patriots
• Peach Pundit
• Pennsylvania Avenue, The Morning Call
• Phi Beta Cons (NRO)
• The Pitch Blogs
• Planet Gore
• The Plank (New Republic)
• Political Chips
• Political Ticker (CNN)
• Politico.com
• Politics Daily
• Politics Nation (Real Clear Politics)
• Poll Tracker (CQ Politics)
• Pollster
• Posnanski columns
• Power Line
• Powercat Vision
• Prime Buzz, KC Star blog
• Principally Political
• Pro Sports Daily
• Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Public Good (Witherspoon Institute)
• The Quad (New York Times sports blog)
• Rasmussen
• RCP Video Log
• Real Clear Markets
• Real Clear Politics
• The Real Clear Politics-TIME.com blog
• Real Clear Sports
• Real Clear World
• Real Time Econ (WSJ)
• Red County
• Red State
• Reflections of a Newsosaur (Alan D. Mutter)
• Right Matters: Ramesh Ponnuru at The Washington Post
• Right Wing News
• RightOSphere.com
• The Roosevelt Room
• Save the GOP
• Scientific American
• The Scorecard (Politico)
• Smart Girl Politics
• SCOTUSblog
• ScrappleFace
• The Source
• South Dakota War College
• The Speaker’s Lobby, Fox News covers Congress
• St. Petersburg Times political blog, “The Buzz”
• State of the State-Kansas
• Sunlight Foundation
• SurveyUSA 50 state tracking polls
• SurveyUSA breaking news polls
• SurveyUSA election polls
• SuzyB
• The Swamp (Chicago Tribune’s Washington, DC, blog)
• The Tank (NRO)
• Tax Policy (Tax Found.)
• TaxProf Blog
• The Thicket (NCSL)
• Toby Toons
• Townhall
• TrueHoop
• Union-Tribune (San Diego) blog, “America’s Finest Blog”
• Unvarnished Opinion
• Vevo
• Voice for Liberty
• The Volokh Conspiracy
• Urban Conservative
• Washington Examiner
• Washington Wire (WSJ)
• Wayne Godsey editorials
• Weekly Standard blog
• Whitlock columns
• Wichita Eagle blog
• Wired.com
• WorldNetDaily
• WSJ Today Magazine
• XKCD - A Webcomic

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Other Media:

• Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
• Andover Journal-Advocate
• Ark Valley News
• Arkansas City Traveler
• Atchison Globe
• Augusta Daily Gazette
• Baldwin City Signal
• Basehor Sentinel
• Bill Cunningham
• Bird City Times
• Bonner Springs Chieftain
• Bott Radio
• The Campus Ledger (JCCC)
• Chanute Tribune
• The Chronicle
• City Journal
• Clay Center Dispatch
• Coffey County Republican
• Coffee News
• Colby Free Press
• Comedy Central
• Concordia Blade-Empire
• CQ Politics
• Cunningham Courier
• Derby Informer
• De Soto Explorer
• Dodge City Daily Globe
• Editor and Publisher
• El Dorado Times
• Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter
• Emporia Gazette
• Eudora News
• Eureka Herald
• ESPN Royals site
• Fort Leavenworth Lamp
• Fort Riley Post
• Fort Scott Tribune
• Fox News
• Frankfort Area News
• Galena Sentinel-Times
• Garden City Telegram
• Gardner News
• Global Stats, by StatCounter
• Goodland Star-News
• Grant County Gazette
• Great Bend Tribune
• Gyp Hill Premiere
• Harvey County Independent
• Hays Daily News
• Hesston Record
• Hiawatha World
• High Plains Daily Leader
• High Plains Journal
• The Hill
• Hillsboro Free Press
• Hillsboro Star-Journal
• Holton Recorder
• Human Events
• Hutchinson News
• Imprimis
• Ingram’s
• Ink
• Iola Register
• Jewell County Record
• Junction City Daily Union
• Kansas City Kansan
• Kansas City Star
• Kansas Liberty
• Kansas State Collegian
• KC Star Letters to Editor
• KCMO 710 AM
• KCPT, PBS Channel 19
• KCTV, CBS Channel 5
• KCUR 89.3 FM, NPR
• Keynotes News for Older Kansans
• KHCA Angel 95
• Kiowa County Signal
• Kiowa News
• KMBC, ABC Channel 9
• KMBZ 980 AM
• KSHB, NBC Channel 41
• KSN Wichita
• Labette Avenue
• Lansing This Week
• Lawrence Journal-World
• The Leaven
• Leavenworth Times
• The Legal Record
• Lenexa Centennial
• Lincoln Sentinel-Republican
• Linn County News
• Louisburg Herald
• Manhattan Free Press
• Manhattan Mercury
• Marion County Record
• Market Share, by Net Applications
• Marquette Tribune
• Marysville Advocate
• McPherson Sentinel
• Media Research Center
• Metro Voice
• Miami County Republic
• Minneapolis Messenger
• Mirror (Tonganoxie)
• Montgomery County Chronicle
• Nat. Catholic Register
• National Review
• The New Ledger
• Newton Kansan
• Newsleaf
• Norton Telegram
• Oberlin Herald
• Olathe Daily News
• The Onion
• Osage County Herald-Chronicle
• Osawatomie Graphic
• Oskaloosa Independent
• Ottawa Herald
• Parsons Sun
• Peabody Gazette-Bulletin
• Pelican Press
• Piper Press
• The Pitch
• Pittsburg Morning Sun
• Politico.com
• Polling Report
• Prairie Star
• Pratt Tribune
• Rasmussen Reports
• Rawlins County Square Deal
• Reason Online
• Rural Messenger
• Rush Limbaugh
• Sabetha Herald
• Salina Journal
• Scott County Record
• Shawnee County Ledger
• Shawnee Dispatch
• Smith County Pioneer
• Southwest Times
• Sports Illust. (Royals)
• St. Francis Herald
• Stafford Courier
• Stateline.org
• Sterling Bulletin
• Stockton Sentinel
• SurveyUSA 50 state tracking polls
• SurveyUSA breaking news polls
• SurveyUSA election polls
• The Taxpayers’ Alliance (European)
• Times-Sentinel
• Topeka Capital-Journal
• Topeka Metro News
• University Daily Kansan
• Valley Falls Vindicator
• WABC Radio
• Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise
• Washington County News
• The Washington Examiner
• WDAF FOX, Channel 4
• Weekly Standard
• Wellington News
• Western Times
• Wichita Eagle
• Winfield Daily Courier
• World Magazine
• Wyandotte County Business News
• Wyandotte West

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Other Groups:

• Amazon.com
• Americans for Fair Taxation
• American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)
• American Majority
• Andersen Images
• AroundTownKC.com
• Atlas of Pres. Elections
• Bank of Prairie Village
• Begging for Billionaires
• Black Dog Coffeehouse
• BrowserSites.com
• Business Website Solutions
• Caedmons Call
• The Castle Coalition
• Cato Institute
• Charles David Smart
• Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri
• Citizens Against Government Waste
• Claremont Institute
• CoveritLive.com
• Craigs List
• Cures Without Cloning
• Devin Henderson, Magic Entertainment
• Downtown Overland Park
• Ebay
• Eric Peters
• Expedia.com
• FairTaxKC.org
• Family Facts (Heritage)
• Federal Budget Chart Book (Heritage)
• Feedburner.com
• Flint Hills Center
• Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
• Freedom to Trade
• Friedman Foundation
• Grant Mong Studios
• Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation
• Habitat Shoes
• Heritage Foundation
• Homers Coffee House
• Homestar Runner
• Hope for America Coalition
• Institute for Justice
• Johnson County Bicycle Club
• Johnson County Community College
• Johnson County Election Office
• Johnson County Gov.
• Johnson County Library
• Kansans for Life
• Kansas Catholic Conference
• Kansas City Bicycle Club
• Jars of Clay
• Johnson County Education news feeds
• Johnson County Election Information
• Johnson County Young Republicans
• Kansans for Government Reform PAC
• Kansas Chamber of Commerce
• Kansas Dept. of Labor
• Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
• Kansas House GOP
• Kansas Independent Business Coalition
• Kansas Judicial Review
• Kansas Legislature
• Kansas Sec. of State
• Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government
• KansasVotes.org
• Koch Industries
• KupofJoe.com
• Leawood City Govt.
• Lenexa City Govt.
• Libertarian Party of KS
• Liberty Restoration Project
• Lighthouse KC
• Micro Center
• Missouri Bike Federation
• National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
• National Political Do Not Contact Registry
• NFIB
• No to Annexation (Overland Park, KS)
• Olathe Chamber of Commerce
• Olathe City Govt.
• Olathe Republicans
• Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
• Overland Park City Govt.
• Poll Code
• Porkbusters
• RebuildtheParty.com
• Republican Party of KS
• Republican Party, JoCo
• Republican Study Committee
• Revocup Coffee Roasters
• Rutherford Institute
• Sam Adams Alliance
• School Choice (Heritage)
• Scott Graves
• Shawnee City Govt.
• Stop Spending Our Future
• Storenvy
• StreamingRadioGuide.com
• Sunlight Foundation
• Susan B. Anthony List
• Tax Foundation
• Tennessee Center for Policy Research
• This Holiday Life
• THOMAS (Lib. of Cong.)
• Waterdeep
• William Baker Choral Foundation at FestivalSingers.org
• Zenith Boosters Club of Kansas City

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