BECAUSE FREEDOM ISN'T DUMB
I can't tell if these folks are really nonpartisan or if they have some sort of agenda, but if you're looking for a great site this "national library of factual information" covers the candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.

YOU'VE BEEN TUBED!
Although better known as the home of TV-show snippets, music videos and goofy amateur clips, file-sharing sites such as YouTube and Google Video have matured this year into powerful tools of political ambush, enabling almost anyone to post recordings of slips that the mighty would rather forget. This new twist on the old game of gotcha has rapidly become known as 'YouTube politics.'
(WASHINGTON POST)

BLUE STATE, RED SENATOR
Amid the furious debate over Iraq and the speculation that George Bush may be a lame duck after next Tuesday's mid-term elections, an extraordinary political milestone is approaching: a cantankerous 65-year-old called Bernie looks set to become the first socialist senator in US history.
(COMMON DREAMS)

THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE
A new protest movement inside the military,including active-duty soldiers back from Iraq, is calling on Congress to end the war immediately.
(SALON)

FROM THE FOLKS WHO HATE BIG GUV'MENT
Bush's outrage has extended from homos playing house and kids having sex to hetero adults. The federal government's 'no sex without marriage' message will begin to target unmarried adults who are having - uh!, well, you know ( Unlawful Carnal Knowledge). This program is part of the government's abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money that will be available to the states under revised federal grant guidelines for 2007. It will be just a matter of time before our Talibama signs us up for this one.
(APOPHENIA, unearthed by David Lowe)

AIR AMERICA BLACK-LISTED
An internal ABC Radio Networks memo obtained by Media Matters for America, indicates that nearly 100 ABC advertisers insist that their commercials be blacked out on Air America Radio affiliates. According to the memo, the advertisers insist that "NONE of their commercials air during AIR AMERICA programming." Among the advertisers listed are Bank of America, Exxon Mobil, Federal Express, General Electric, McDonald's, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and the U.S. Navy.
(MEDIA MATTERS)