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Zeitgeist Checklist: Zeitgeist Hearts YouWhat Washington is talking about this week.

By Christopher BeamPosted Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at 6:26 AM ET

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Historic First: Bloggers Have Something To Resign From
7. Last Week: 7 Weeks on List: 15 [SAME]2008. Al Franken announces he will run for U.S. Senate. Look for an upcoming SNL hosting gig, in which Franken does impressions of himself. After John Edwards refuses to fire two campaign bloggers for their controversial writings, they resign anyway.

Amanda Marcotte, whose blog comments were criticized as being anti-Catholic, blames the "right wing noise machine" for pushing her out but thanks it for giving her more opportunities to sleep till noon.

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