Use these news sources to compile your required "Newsbreak" commentaries. Discuss both sides of an issue, even though you may be favoring one side. Avoid creating oversimplified "straw men" to attack -- anticipate and rebut the other side. Relate the paper to themes of the textbook and course. Do not let the bulk of your newsbreak be narrative, but instead try to analyze a political issue or question. If you have a direct quote, you should have a cited reference..

Other sites which may provide news commentary ideas:

• Altercation
  
• BullMoose
  
• Carpetbagger Report
  
• Conason
  
• Democratic Strategist
  
• Eschaton
  
• Juan Cole
  
• James Wolcott
  
• Kausfiles
  
• NewDonkey
  
• Talking Points Memo
  
• Washington Monthly
  
• WashingtonNote