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Appel: Embracing Teenage Sexuality: Let's Rethink the Age of Consent</a></strong><br/> At the opening of America's iconic (albeit controversial) romance epic, Gone With the Wind , sixteen-year-old … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 995</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-sports" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/sports/">Top 100 sports</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="even"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 2. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com">CNN Political Ticker</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/01/new-laws-for-2010/">New laws for 2010</a></strong><br/> Embedded video from CNN </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 937</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+1</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> <a class="accolade top-world" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/world/">Top 100 world</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="odd"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 3. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://thinkprogress.org" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/thinkprogress.org">Think Progress</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://thinkprogress.org/">http://thinkprogress.org</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/01/tax-break-bonus/">Wall Street ready to claim billions in tax breaks on bonus payments.</a></strong><br/> 2009 closed with the stock market rebounding 61 percent from its March lows, and “Wall Street is ready to … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 931</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+4</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> <a class="accolade top-green" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/green/">Top 100 green</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="even"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 4. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://hotair.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/hotair.com">Hot Air</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://hotair.com/">http://hotair.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/01/and-the-obamateurism-of-the-year-is/">And the Obamateurism of the Year is ….</a></strong><br/> Before we announce the 2009 Obamateurism of the Year, I’d just like to give a few shout-outs. First, let’s … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 907</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+5</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> <a class="accolade top-world" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/world/">Top 100 world</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="odd"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 5. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/theplumline.whorunsgov.com">The Plum Line</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/">http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/uncategorized/the-morning-plum-40/">The Morning Plum</a></strong><br/> Happy New Year! * A judge throws out the government’s case against Blackwater for that 2007 shooting. … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 904</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+4</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="even"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 6. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://www.dailykos.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/dailykos.com">Daily Kos</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://www.dailykos.com/">http://www.dailykos.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/1/1/821154/-Bowl-Day-Open-Thread:-Grandaddy-Of-Them-All-Edition">Bowl Day Open Thread: Grandaddy Of Them All Edition</a></strong><br/> It's time for the Ducks versus the Bucks (okay, okay, Buck eyes ). And here's one of the crazier trick … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 885</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+4</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="odd"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 7. <br/><br/> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/voices.washingtonpost.com%2Fezra-klein">Ezra Klein</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/12/tab_dump_135.html">Tab dump</a></strong><br/> 1) How Wall Street wins on the Hill . 2) How lobbyists complete Congress's homework . 3) Weighing the costs … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 880</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+1</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-business" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/business/">Top 100 business</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="even"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 8. <br/><br/> <span class="badge-positive"> moved up 1 places </span> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://www.redstate.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/redstate.com">RedState</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://www.redstate.com/">http://www.redstate.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://www.redstate.com/blackhedd/2010/01/01/the-bottom-line-on-wall-st-and-bank-profits/">The Bottom Line on Wall St. and Bank Profits</a></strong><br/> 2009 was one of the very best years in history for the financial industry, with over $50 billion in profits … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 875</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+1</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="odd"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 9. <br/><br/> <span class="badge-negative"> moved down -1 places </span> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://corner.nationalreview.com" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/corner.nationalreview.com">The Corner on National Review …</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://corner.nationalreview.com/">http://corner.nationalreview.com</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzE4NDdjNmE1YmQwNmVkOGNkMTI2YzMzMGY2MzBiMzE">Zero American Combat Deaths in Iraq Last Month -- By: Daniel Foster</a></strong><br/> A very good and very welcome piece of news to start off the New Year: No American soldiers lost their lives … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 869</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> <a class="accolade top-world" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/world/">Top 100 world</a> </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li class="even"> <table> <tr> <th class="badge"> 10. <br/><br/> <span class="badge-positive"> moved up 1 places </span> </th> <td class="thumb"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://newthumbs-l3.technorati.com/xino.php?embed=1&STWAccessKeyId=0120d27529c3bb6&stwsize=sm&inside=1&stwUrl=http://politico.com/blogs/bensmith" width="120" height="90" alt="Site thumbnail"/></td> <td class="site-details"> <h3> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/politico.com%2Fblogs%2Fbensmith">Ben Smith's Blog</a> </h3> <a class="offsite" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://politico.com/blogs/bensmith">http://politico.com/blogs/bensmith</a> <br/> <strong>Recent: <a class="latest" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120/http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1209/Remainders_2010.html">Remainders: 2010</a></strong><br/> There are many lists today, and I'm trying to ignore them all. The DNI writes the spooks. Ray Takeyh says … </td> <td class="statistics"> <table> <tr> <td><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/topical-authority-lg.png?1262400753" width="33" height="24" alt="Authority"/></td> <td> <strong>Uspolitics</strong><br/> <strong class="authority-count">Auth: 866</strong><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="change-indicator"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100102030120im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/images/trussite/icon/dot-positive.png?1262400753" width="10" height="10" alt="+"/> </td> <td> Change <span class="positive">+1</span> </td> </tr> </table> <a class="accolade top-overall" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/top100">Top 100 overall</a> <a class="accolade top-politics" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/">Top 100 politics</a> <a class="accolade top-world" href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/politics/world/">Top 100 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class="inner"> <h2><a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/what-is-technorati-authority/">What is authority?</a></h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module round-rect" id="top-10-movers"> <div class="inner alternate"> <h2 class="alternate">Top 10 movers </h2> <div id="risers-fallers"> <a href="#top-risers" id="toggle-risers">Top Risers</a> <a href="#top-fallers" id="toggle-fallers">Top Fallers</a> </div> <ol id="top-risers" class="authority-list"> <li> <table class="siteinfo-narrow"> <tr> <td class="rank-number ">82</td> <td> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/threatswatch.org" class="blog-name">ThreatsWatch</a> <span class="authority"> U.S. Politics Authority: 675 </span> </td> <td class="change"> <span class="badge-positive"> moved up 23 places </span> 23 </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li> <table class="siteinfo-narrow"> <tr> <td class="rank-number ">83</td> <td> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/tenthamendmentcenter.com" 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class="rank-number ">89</td> <td> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/citizenwells.wordpress.com" class="blog-name">Citizen Wells</a> <span class="authority"> U.S. Politics Authority: 668 </span> </td> <td class="change"> <span class="badge-positive"> moved up 8 places </span> 8 </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li> <table class="siteinfo-narrow"> <tr> <td class="rank-number ">63</td> <td> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/blogs.orlandosentinel.com%2Fnews_politics" class="blog-name">Central Florida Political …</a> <span class="authority"> U.S. Politics Authority: 707 </span> </td> <td class="change"> <span class="badge-positive"> moved up 9 places </span> 9 </td> </tr> </table> </li> <li> <table class="siteinfo-narrow"> <tr> <td class="rank-number ">79</td> <td> <a href="/web/20100102030120/http://technorati.com/blogs/atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com" class="blog-name">Atlas Shrugs</a> <span class="authority"> U.S. Politics Authority: 680 </span> </td> 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