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News & Weather
US News Sites
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Rating |
Description |
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CNN
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10
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One of the best sites on the web.
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The Drudge Report
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9.5
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Political news and opinion.
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ABC News
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9.5
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Fantastic news site.
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MSNBC
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9
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Good news site, but needs a redesign. The menus are sort of a pain. The content is great though.
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Washington Post
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8.5
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Comprehensive news site.
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Christian Science Monitor
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8
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Scientologists tell the news.
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U.S. News
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8
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The web site for US News and World Report.
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USA Today
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8
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What you'd expect.
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Fox News
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8
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Decent site that could use a redesign.
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L.A. Times
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7.5
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Comprehensive news source with a west coast flavor.
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NY Post
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7
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OK site that always has a comical headline or two.
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Political Sites
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Rating |
Description |
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Campaign Desk
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9.5
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Great look at what's going on on the campaign trail. Unbiased. Bashes anyone who is willing to do or say something stupid.
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FundRace
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9
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See what areas of the country are contributing money to which campaign. Can be broken down by county and you can trace individual contributors.
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FactCheck.org
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9
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Find out who is telling the truth in politics.
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American Conservative
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8
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From the site: "We believe conservatism to be the most natural political tendency, rooted in man’s taste for the familiar, for family, for faith in God. "
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Znet
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8
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An alternative looks at world events for people "committed to change."
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GOP.com
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5
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The home of the Republican National Commeitte is full of crap.
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Democrats.org
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5
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The home of the Democratic National committee is full of crap.
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Boston News Sites
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Rating |
Description |
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Sports Media Watch
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9
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Watches the Boston sports media and reports what happens on a daily basis.
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Boston Globe
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9
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The Boston Globe's section of Boston.com
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WCVB Channel 5
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8.5
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Local news coverage from Channel 5.
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Boston Pheonix
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8
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Alternative Boston newspaper.
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WBZ Radio 1030 AM
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7.5
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Nothing spectacular. News basics and some info about on air programming.
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WEEI Radio
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7.5
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Outlines of the shows and a link to a live radio feed. Good if you want to listen at work.
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NECN
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7
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New England Cable News. Not too good, but could be, and can be during hot local stories.
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The Boston Herald
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7
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Good news, bad site.
But a really good Bruins discussion board.
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Boston Magazine
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6
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Online version of the magazine doesn't have lots up there, but some good stuff including the "Best of Boston" listings.
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Weather Sites
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Rating |
Description |
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Weather.com
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10
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The stie for The Weather Channel is the ultimate. Areas covered include, hurricane and storm tracking, allergy warnding, air quality warnings, and video of tornadoes and other storms.
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Weather Underground
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9
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All the up to date info around the country.
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