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Freakonomics blog on the bailout.  The blog contains an open letter from economists to congress about the bailout and its recommendation.  It recommends patience, to clean up its ambiguity and to be more specific on its long term effects.  This is a great post because even though the government has proposed the bailout, it is helpful to know economists’ opinion of it.

Digg

http://digg.com

digg.com is a website where users have the option to “digg” internet content.  Every day, news articles, pictures, videos, blog posts and other forms of internet media are posted on the website.

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When someone “digg”s the content, is reported to digg and then other useres can also “digg it”.  If enough people digg an article, it shows up on the main page.  Digg Upcoming, now in its beta form, allows people to see stories that have been “dugg” but not enough to make the main page.  Digg specializes in the sharing of content.   Other websites have now started their own form of sharing internet sites.  Myspace, Facebook, stubleupon, and del.icio.us are also sites where information can be shared.

Great Website

www.factcheck.org

As a MPA student with a specialization in State and Local Government, I am always curious to see which parts of politicians speeches are factual and which are not. With the upcoming presidential election, speeches and accusations are being heard by the public. The website factcheck.org takes claims made by each candidate and evaluates them on their factual content. This website can help make people make informed decisions on November 4th.