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Barack Obama
This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.15,993,793 followers | Follow
CNN Breaking News
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery.7,571,053 followers | Follow
The New York Times
Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.5,167,811 followers | Follow
Dalai Lama
Welcome to the official twitter page of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.4,315,390 followers | Follow
Breaking News
Breaking news alerts around the world from hundreds of sources 24 hours a day. Get more on BreakingNews.com, and follow our team on @breaking.4,071,074 followers | Follow
Stephen Colbert
3,482,282 followers | Follow
BBC Breaking News
Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (our World edition) and @BBCNews (our UK edition).3,260,049 followers | Follow
The White House
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy2,892,969 followers | Follow
Pete Cashmore
The largest independent website dedicated to news & resources for the connected generation. Tweets from @mashable staff. Send questions/comments to @mashablehq.2,874,402 followers | Follow
Anderson Cooper
Personal tweets by Anderson Cooper. Anchor of @AC360, weeknights at 8p/ET & 10p/ET on @CNN and daytime talk show host of @Anderson, airing weekdays.2,526,118 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,121,327 followers | Follow
BBC News (World)
The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (World edition). For UK edition, follow @BBCNews. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking2,006,880 followers | Follow
UK Prime Minister
The official twitter channel for Prime Minister David Cameron's office, based at 10 Downing Street. Twitter policy: http://www.number10.gov.uk/number10online/1,998,893 followers | Follow
The Economist
Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq1,965,502 followers | Follow
Huffington Post
The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna1,841,989 followers | Follow
Reuters Top News
Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, technology, and more.1,756,004 followers | Follow
GeorgeStephanopoulos
Good Morning America Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and ABC News Chief Political Correspondent1,755,715 followers | Follow
Wall Street Journal
Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.1,754,080 followers | Follow
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism.1,541,186 followers | Follow
Newt Gingrich
Husband, father, grandfather, citizen, small businessman, author, former Speaker. I'm running for president to offer leadership to solve America's challenges.1,463,127 followers | Follow
John Dickerson
Political correspondent Slate magazine/Political Director CBS News1,374,795 followers | Follow
Ana Marie Cox
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.1,350,373 followers | Follow
Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof1,258,772 followers | Follow
Terry Moran
Terry Moran is the co-anchor of ABC News Nightline and covers the Supreme Court of the United States for ABC News.1,238,407 followers | Follow
Jerry Brown
Let's get California working again. On Facebook at: facebook.com/jerrybrown1,075,379 followers | Follow
Michael Moore
Filmmaker ('Fahrenheit 9/11'), author ('Stupid White Men'), citizen ('United States of America').1,041,851 followers | Follow
Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Follow @AJELive for breaking news alerts.1,031,838 followers | Follow
Joe Trippi
Fmr Dean Campaign Mgr. Author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Tweets important causes. Internet and Democracy. Social media and business.1,021,582 followers | Follow
The Washington Post
One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.1,003,617 followers | Follow
The Associated Press
News, discussion and a behind-the-scenes look at the process from The Associated Press. Managed 24/7 by a team of editors based in NY: http://apne.ws/apstaff988,445 followers | Follow
Arianna Huffington
president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.916,329 followers | Follow
United Nations
Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.865,923 followers | Follow
The Daily Show
Jon Stewart and The Best F#@king News Team Ever take on the news with highlights, full episodes and more!756,819 followers | Follow
Roger Ebert
Film critic since time immemorial. My blog: http://j.mp/51Rkoe644,020 followers | Follow
Wolf Blitzer
I'm the anchor of CNN's The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom), CNN's lead political anchor, and, yes, I do my own tweeting.525,367 followers | Follow
@NonprofitOrgs
The mission of this Twitter profile is to serve as a portal to all nonprofit organizations on Twitter [by only following nonprofits and nonprofit staff].523,029 followers | Follow
Greenpeace
We're an independent global campaigning organisation acting to change attitudes and behavior, to protect the environment and promote peace.488,243 followers | Follow
Glenn Beck
Sometimes I feel like i am living a dream, other times like I am in a Hitchcock film but when I am with Tania and the kids, I feel happy and whole.487,099 followers | Follow
Open Government
Official Twitter account of the White House Open Government Initiative456,621 followers | Follow
Nansen Malin
Passionate about politics,technology,beach life,salmon,free enterprise and creating change.Former Alinsky student who does conservative politics.Views R my own.447,337 followers | Follow
Katie Couric
Single Mom and soon-to-be Talk-Show Host. Katie begins September 10th!439,472 followers | Follow
AmnestyInternational
We've been fighting the bad guys since 1961 - you can join us! Get the latest #humanrights news and actions. Official Amnesty International USA profile.434,514 followers | Follow
Keith Olbermann
There is Baseball, and occasionally there is other stuff of note. If you think you're following me on Facebook, I'm not ON Facebook.382,126 followers | Follow
Cornel West
1 of America's most provocative public intellectuals; a champion for racial justice through the traditions of the black Church, progressive politics, & jazz.359,995 followers | Follow
Human Rights Watch
HRW provides timely information about human rights crises and developments in 90 countries around the world. Curated by @jimmurphysf. Our Staff: @hrw/our-people346,244 followers | Follow
Christiane Amanpour
I'm thrilled to achieve the best of both worlds -- prime time specials at ABC and weekday shows around the world at CNN International!323,996 followers | Follow
Drudge Report
The Drudge Report is a U.S. based news aggregation website run by Matt Drudge(@DRUDGE).320,426 followers | Follow
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is a smart, speedy read of what is happening in the world. Feed managed by humans, assisted by robots. [hosted by @moneyries]320,224 followers | Follow
Speaker John Boehner
Official Twitter account for the Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH)304,472 followers | Follow
Jay Carney (EOP)
An official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy298,621 followers | Follow
Change.org
Change.org is the world’s fastest growing platform for social change, empowering millions to start and join campaigns for social change in their communities.297,811 followers | Follow
Los Angeles Times
News from SoCal, California and the world, from the L.A. Times. Staffed by latimes.com editors. See latimes.com/twitter for other LAT streams.289,198 followers | Follow
Andy Borowitz
There is a fine line between social networking and wasting your fucking life.244,614 followers | Follow
Chuck Todd
Political junkie; Reporter and analyst for @NBCNews; host of @msnbctv’s @dailyrundown; Covering politics since '92; And, yes, I tweet about sports too.209,204 followers | Follow
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Former AR Gov, FOX Host, Bass Guitarist, Radio Commentator201,978 followers | Follow
Donna Brazile
Veteran Democratic political strategist, adjunct professor, author, and syndicated columnist.201,414 followers | Follow
HuffPost Politics
The latest political news from The Huffington Post's politics team.194,731 followers | Follow
Heritage Foundation
A think tank devoted to the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.190,498 followers | Follow
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader, focused on strengthening America's middle class and creating jobs; mother, grandmother, dark chocolate connoisseur.187,554 followers | Follow
John Boehner
I represent Ohio's 8th Congressional District and serve as Speaker of the House; am fighting for a smaller, more accountable government.183,906 followers | Follow
Scott Rasmussen
President and Founder, Rasmussen Reports, Author, Speaker181,471 followers | Follow
Jeffrey Levin
Marketing Programs Manager, social media, human rights, politics and news junkie, #hrc #p2 #topprog #TeamFollowBack #tfb #TeamVirgo178,600 followers | Follow
Fareed Zakaria
Editor at TIME Magazine. Host of CNN's GPS: Sunday @ 10am and 1pm ET in the U.S. Blogger at CNN.com/GPS.176,214 followers | Follow
Jake Tapper
ABC News' Sr White House Correspondent. Dissecting my tweets with Talmudic meticulousness will result in wrong conclusions. RTs do not = endorsement.174,343 followers | Follow
The Nation
Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.170,420 followers | Follow
TreeHugger.com
Links, Ideas and Conversation from the TreeHugger hive mind, the latest in modern green.168,767 followers | Follow
Democracy Now!
Official Democracy Now! Twitter Account. An independent, global daily news hour. Follow us for daily news, events, and updates on Amy Goodman's speaking tour.168,666 followers | Follow
Ezra Klein
Blogger/columnist for Washington Post, columnist for Bloomberg View, contributor to MSNBC. Eater of food. Hater of filibuster. Lover of charts.156,025 followers | Follow
Nate Silver
Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.152,459 followers | Follow
Reverend Al Sharpton
Baptist Minister & Political, Civil Rights, and Social Justice Activist144,591 followers | Follow
Rick Sanchez
Journalist, anchor & author. Most importantly, a father, husband, brother & son. Grateful for the love & support of family & friends. Breaking news @RickTVnet135,819 followers | Follow
ACLU National
The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public interest org devoted to protecting the basic civil liberties of everyone in America. Links: bit.ly/pages/privacy134,313 followers | Follow
Cato Institute
LIKE us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/ztb1TQ and check out the full list of Cato Twitter feeds: http://bit.ly/Adyx6F130,167 followers | Follow
ThinkProgress
Hard-hitting political news and analysis. Tweets by @JuddLegum | jlegum@amprog.org | 202.481.7184129,404 followers | Follow
ProPublica
We're a non-profit, independent newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Tweets usually from @amandablair and @bydanielvictor.126,939 followers | Follow
Brian Stelter
I report on TV & media for The New York Times. I'm working on a book about morning TV. For Q's and news tips: bstelter@gmail.com | 212-556-4668 | 240-793-2483125,472 followers | Follow
HumanRightsCampaign
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.125,348 followers | Follow
The Atlantic
Official Twitter feed for The Atlantic magazine and TheAtlantic.com. News and analysis on current affairs, politics, and culture. Curated by @JaredBKeller (^JK)125,061 followers | Follow
CNN Political Ticker
124,551 followers | Follow
West Wing Reports
Independent White House journalist. Paul's bio: 5 yrs Moscow, 5 yrs network TV, 5 yrs Wall St.; foreign correspondent, early stage VC. 53 countries & counting.117,184 followers | Follow
Candy Crowley
Anchor of State of the Union with Candy Crowley & CNN Chief Political Reporter airs Sundays 9aet & 12pet113,415 followers | Follow
The Democrats
This is the official Twitter account of the Democratic Party. Follow our tweets to get the latest info on Democratic news, issues, and events.108,824 followers | Follow
Geoff Ninecow
Liberal Progressive P2 Filmmaker Writer MLB Sports Fan Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. ACIM Dog lover. Follow with your E ticket!105,049 followers | Follow
Jason Pollock
The first feature film I directed, THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE, is NOW ON iTUNES & HULU! I'm working to help move things forward. Follow @JasonPollockTV for more.101,714 followers | Follow
Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history. Tweets ending with -B are from Bernie, and all others are from Sanders Staff.100,780 followers | Follow
Luke Russert
I cover Capitol Hill for NBC News. Been sweating it out in the streets of a runaway American dream since 1985.96,254 followers | Follow
350 dot org
Join a global movement that's inspiring the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. 350=safe upper limit of CO2 in atmosphere. Photo by @julkosch95,183 followers | Follow
HowardKurtz
Newsweek/Daily Beast guy, host of CNN's Reliable Sources, contributor to Daily-Download.com92,839 followers | Follow
Lawrence O'Donnell
Host of @TheLastWord with @Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC.91,684 followers | Follow
Christopher Hayes
Host of Up w/ Chris Hayes on MSNBC,Weekends at 8am. Editor at Large at The Nation. Cubs fan.88,773 followers | Follow
Gabrielle Giffords
Proudly served Arizona's 8th District in the United States Congress 2007-2012.88,179 followers | Follow
Roll Call Politics
Follow @rollcall for reporter tweets, breaking news & free political coverage. This feed is formerly CQ Politics and it auto-posts Roll Call Politics stories.88,109 followers | Follow
Andrew Malcolm
Political news & commentary from Andrew Malcolm of Investor's Business Daily. (formerly Top of the Ticket @ latimestot)85,629 followers | Follow
Suzanne Malveaux
Anchor, CNN NewsRoom 12p-2p ET M-F, covered the White House for 10 years, runs marathons and as a kid aspired to be a Soul Train dancer.84,465 followers | Follow
Melissa Harris-Perry
Tulane Professor, MSNBC Host of @MHPShow, Columnist for @TheNation.83,497 followers | Follow
Eric Cantor
I serve as the Majority Leader and represent Virginia's 7th District in the U.S. House. Welcome to my official @Twitter account!82,546 followers | Follow
Daryl Cagle
DARYL CAGLE is msnbc.com’s cartoonist! Visit: http://cagle.com http://politicalcartoons.com http://cagle.com/app http://cartoonblog.msnbc.com82,360 followers | Follow
Glenn Greenwald
81,567 followers | Follow
The Daily Show
The Official Site of The Daily Show's Rally To Restore Sanity.81,481 followers | Follow
pourmecoffee
Goal: Funny and/or interesting. Partisan Democrat. Not into arguing on the Internet. Complaints? Consult the Fine Print: http://j.mp/pmcfineprint.79,466 followers | Follow
Matt Taibbi
Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone; author of the Great Derangement and Griftopia; Contributor for Countdown with Keith Olbermann.79,277 followers | Follow
Marc Parent
Blogger - Interwebber on politics, finance, news, media, society, government, the internets - CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER http://j.mp/RhMY977,050 followers | Follow
Andrea Mitchell
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent/anchor MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports75,036 followers | Follow
Robert Reich
Berkeley professor, former US Secretary of Labor. BEYOND OUTRAGE, an e-original, will be available for download on April 17, 2012.73,944 followers | Follow
Andy Carvin
Senior strategist at NPR. Online community organizer since 1994. Former director of the Digital Divide Network. Writer. Photographer. Dad.70,389 followers | Follow
Eric Cantor
I serve as the Majority Leader and represent Virginia's 7th District in the U.S. House.69,034 followers | Follow
Claire McCaskill
67,820 followers | Follow
The Joint Staff
News about the Joint Staff and services. Presence of external links, follows do not constitute endorsement from the Joint Staff or DoD.67,453 followers | Follow
PolitiFact
The editors and reporters of PolitiFact.com, a nonpartisan politics fact-checking Web site.66,960 followers | Follow
Markos Moulitsas
Founder of Daily Kos, author of American Taliban: How Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists to the Radical Right63,968 followers | Follow
daveweigel
Slate political reporter and MSNBC contributor. daveweigel@gmail.com, 202-261-2848.62,068 followers | Follow
Media Matters
Media Matters for America is the nation's premier progressive media watchdog, research and information center.61,613 followers | Follow
Senate Republicans
Official Twitter account for the U.S. Senate Republican Conference. Follow us for news and updates from Republican senators and their staff!61,585 followers | Follow
Savannah Guthrie
@TODAY co-host, third hour, and chief legal correspondent @NBCNews60,571 followers | Follow
morningmika
Somehow raising my two children while balancing my third child-- my job!59,391 followers | Follow
David Corn
DC editor of Mother Jones, MSNBC analyst & author of the new book, SHOWDOWN: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor & the Tea Party59,043 followers | Follow
TrineDay Publishing
Publisher of suppressed books, opponent of cover ups, fighter of lawsuits, defender of public's right to know.57,165 followers | Follow
AmnestyInternational
Welcome to the official profile of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. Find out about our human rights campaigns and get involved!56,629 followers | Follow
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan, non-advocacy data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.56,332 followers | Follow
Greenpeace USA
Saving the planet for 40 years. @meenazahra & @chr15_eat0n here, Tweeting for a green & peaceful future.55,922 followers | Follow
D Wasserman Schultz
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).55,353 followers | Follow
The Caucus
The politics staff of The New York Times tweets the latest news, analysis and multimedia from the 2012 elections and around Washington.54,585 followers | Follow
Senator Harry Reid
News from the office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader. (Español: @SenadorReid)53,753 followers | Follow
Norah O'Donnell
Wife, mother of 3, CBS News Chief White House correspondent, #1 fan of @chefgeoffs53,743 followers | Follow
US Reality Check
Separating Facts from Fiction. Judge for Yourself. Let's Clear the Smoke. http://ow.ly/3QU4C53,441 followers | Follow
NBC Politics
Political news from @NBCNews, @NBCFirstRead, @MeetthePress and @msnbc.51,906 followers | Follow
The Daily Caller
USA's fastest growing news website dedicated to providing our audience with original reporting & thought-provoking commentary.51,246 followers | Follow
The Young Turks
Hosted by @CenkUygur and @AnaKasparian. Watch @TYTonCurrent weeknights at 7pm ET & reruns at 10pm ET. #NoIranWar #p2 #p3 #2012 #topprog51,205 followers | Follow
CNNPolitics
Political news, campaign stories, and Washington coverage from CNN's Political team.51,122 followers | Follow
Ed Schultz
Official account of The Ed Schultz Show (producer tweets and Ed): Ed is America's most listened-to Progressive radio talk show host. @MSNBCTV's The @EdShow50,391 followers | Follow
Dusty Trice
Democratic Digital Strategist & Pop Culture Junkie! Work: Al Franken, DNC, DFL & MPP. I've got 15yrs in politics, 9 tattoos & 1 pit bull. Nerdy by nature. 4G.48,743 followers | Follow
jeremy scahill
national security correspondent for The Nation, author of Blackwater. There's always money in the banana stand.48,681 followers | Follow
JeffreyFeldman
Progressive author (Framing The Debate), blogger, CBC TV pundit, HuffPo, Mediaite, Frameshop, Michigander in NYC.46,777 followers | Follow
Lizz Winstead
I'm a political satirist & co creator of The Daily Show. I point out crackpottery & stuff smart people write. My Book, Lizz Free Or Die, is out May 2012.45,734 followers | Follow
ChuckGrassley
U.S. Senator born, raised and still living in New Hartford, IA.http://facebook.com/grassleyhttp://www.youtube.com/SenChuckGrassley44,638 followers | Follow
PostPolitics
Political coverage from @WashingtonPost. Get social with @NGJennings and the @PostPolitics team about the news and conversation driving the nation's capital.42,185 followers | Follow
Eugene Robinson
I am the Washington Post columnist, MSNBC analyst and author.41,584 followers | Follow
Darrell Issa
I work for CA-49 and I'm the House GOP's chief watchdog. I also greatly enjoy an #OPEN, accessible & uncensored internet.41,526 followers | Follow
David Shuster
Emmy award winning broadcast journalist based in Washington, D.C.39,642 followers | Follow
Sierra Club
Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself.38,872 followers | Follow
Jon Hutson
News on human rights and justice. Innovative thinking about strategic communication for nonprofit groups. My views, not necessarily my employer's.37,995 followers | Follow
Ryan J. Davis
Social Innovation Director @BSDWire, Gay, Progressive, Secular. Into Politics, History, Theatre, Science, Tech, Books, Bushwick & TV. Working on my first film!37,508 followers | Follow
Open Society
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.37,357 followers | Follow
Rick Klein
Senior Washington Editor, @ABC. Husband, father, baseball card collector. Co-host of ABC's #TopLine Webcast.36,787 followers | Follow
Leslie Marshall
Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host streaming live M-F 7-10pm EST36,777 followers | Follow
Larry Sabato
Director, U.Va. Center for Politics.Sign up for our FREE, weekly Crystal Ball newsletter to get the latest analysis of the 2012 election:36,323 followers | Follow
Leslie Blanchard
Intellectual is only a dirty word 2 those that can't spell it-Lesbian,w/ Multiple Sclerosis, peace activist,buddhist,truth teller-seeker,friend,I collect words☮35,430 followers | Follow
Howard Fineman
Editorial Director, Huffington Post Media Group. Analyst, NBC/MSNBC. Author, best-selling The Thirteen American Arguments. Email: fineman@huffingtonpost.com34,071 followers | Follow
National Journal
Washington’s premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy.33,321 followers | Follow
PublicPolicyPolling
Leading National Political Polling Company (Tweets by Tom Jensen)32,419 followers | Follow
WSJ Washington Wire
The Wall Street Journal’s Capital Bureau offers breaking news, political insight and analysis.32,197 followers | Follow
jmartpolitico
I write for POLITICO. Email tips, ideas, observations to jmartin@politico.com. RT's don't = endorsements31,643 followers | Follow
Kate Sheppard
Reporter at Mother Jones covering energy, environment, reproductive rights, etc. Contributor with Current's Countdown. Also like: running, bikes, books.29,073 followers | Follow
House Democrats
Official Site of the House Democratic Caucus of the United States Congress28,083 followers | Follow
Rep. Keith Ellison
Member of Congress from Minnesota's Fifth District. Co-Chair, @USProgressives27,967 followers | Follow
Climate Progress
Blog dedicated to providing the progressive perspective on climate science, climate solutions, and climate politics.27,367 followers | Follow
Alan Grayson
27,217 followers | Follow
Angelo Carusone
After a 2 year campaign, we stopped Glenn Beck. But, we have a lot more to do. Onward! Statements expressed here are my own.26,983 followers | Follow
YES! Magazine
Award-winning, solution-oriented journalism covering peace, justice and sustainability innovations in the US and beyond. Independent, nonprofit media.26,964 followers | Follow
The Last Word
Tweets from the staff of The Last Word with @Lawrence O'Donnell.26,921 followers | Follow
Tom Tomorrow
Creator of weekly cartoon This Modern World, Pearl Jam album cover artist, proud dad.26,539 followers | Follow
Bill Burton (EOP)
An official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy26,398 followers | Follow
Mark Warner
Updates from the U.S. Senator from Virginia and Staff. Following/retweeting does not equal an endorsement.26,299 followers | Follow
John Kerry
26,094 followers | Follow
Sandi Behrns
Exec. Editor, Progressive Congress News. Policy wonk, blogger, new media & web developer, and mom. Feminist. Progressive. Bubble-blower. All opinions my own.25,963 followers | Follow
Green For All
Green For All is a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.25,948 followers | Follow
Karen Tumulty
Trying to adapt. Also, national political correspondent for the Washington Post.25,922 followers | Follow
Barracks O'Bama
Intelligent Drivel 4 The Drivelatti. Politically independent. Red Sox, pickled herring, cuss words, eclectic thoughts,'n Stuff. Spammers will be incinerated.25,817 followers | Follow
WhiteHousePressCorps
Daily adventures with the White House Press Corps in their own words. And other stuff.25,768 followers | Follow
gallupnews
Get Gallup news and tracking data on politics, business, wellbeing, and the world. Get behind-the-scenes insights @gallupqueue25,356 followers | Follow
Betsy Fischer
Executive Producer, @MeetThePress/@NBCNews. Proud native of the great City of New Orleans. More bio info here: http://bit.ly/2gTLcW25,189 followers | Follow
OpenSecrets.org
OpenSecrets.org, the website of the Center for Responsive Politics, is THE source for nonpartisan info on the influence of money in politics.Tweets by @evandmac24,854 followers | Follow
Politico 44
POLITICO44 is a new and innovative way to cover the Obama presidency, minute-by-minute.24,810 followers | Follow
Jonathan Capehart
Opinion Writer for the Washington Post and MSNBC Contributor24,709 followers | Follow
Alan Rosenblatt
Founder of the Internet Advocacy Roundtable (2005). Public speaker, writer, & professor on digital political & social advocacy strategy. Opinions my own.24,582 followers | Follow
College Democrats
College Democrats of America | The official youth branch of the Democratic National Committee. Become a fan on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/collegedems24,444 followers | Follow
Senate Democrats
News and reactions from staff at the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee24,080 followers | Follow
Marc Ambinder
Contributing editor @GQ and @TheAtlantic; journalist covering national security and politics; budding documentarian. Just moved to LA. Author of The Command23,977 followers | Follow
Peter Hamby
CNN Political Reporter. Covering the 2012 presidential race. Tips, comments, music suggestions welcome: peter.hamby@cnn.com23,646 followers | Follow
CAP Action: Congress
What's happening in Congress from the Center for American Progress Action Fund (Center for American Progress' sister organization).23,548 followers | Follow
Free Press
We're a national, nonpartisan nonprofit working to reform the U.S. media.23,207 followers | Follow
Political Hotsheet
Political Hotsheet is an all-encompassing politics blog covering the Obama administration, Congress, and anything and everything else in the political sphere.23,161 followers | Follow
Bill Nelson
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is the senior senator from the state of Florida.23,062 followers | Follow
TheNewDeal
I am a Socialist Because I Like the Military, Police, Fire Dept, Library, Post Office, Medicare, Highways/Roads, Polio Vaccine, FBI, CIA, Student Loans, etc.22,892 followers | Follow
Colorlines.com
Colorlines.com is a daily news site offering award-winning reporting, analysis, and solutions to today’s racial justice issues.22,726 followers | Follow
RayBeckerman
Law, social justice, nature, human & animal rights, the arts, ecology. Progressive. I try to lend my voice to the voiceless. http://is.gd/cNFKN22,353 followers | Follow
Liza Sabater
@culturekitchen @DailyGotham blogdiva extraordinaire. criminally prolific multilingual twittinfluencer. shmears gossip, news, sports & tech w/humor & profanity22,120 followers | Follow
Jonathan Alter
Emily's husband, Charlotte, Tommy and Molly's dad, Bloomberg View columnist, MSNBC analyst, author of books on FDR and Obama.21,846 followers | Follow
Crooks and Liars
Crooks and Liars and its affiliated sites. Follow the entire C&L staff at http://twitter.com/#!/Karoli/crooks-and-liars/members21,647 followers | Follow
Marnie Glickman
Activist, mom, former co-chair Green Party of the US, worked as managing director of Green Party of California21,451 followers | Follow
allisonkilkenny
Citizen Radio co-host, contributing reporter for The Nation. Blog at allisonkilkenny.com.21,303 followers | Follow
Greg Mitchell
Blogger for The Nation. Author of 13 books (see link below) on OWS, WikiLeaks, Beethoven, Atomic Cover-Up. Former ed. at Editor & Publisher and Crawdaddy.20,925 followers | Follow
BoldProgressives.org
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC). 950,000 members and growing. We support bold candidates and organize for progressive priorities. #p220,802 followers | Follow
David Roberts
Seattleite transplanted from Tennessee; now blogging for Grist about energy politics. Climate hawk, deficit dove.20,559 followers | Follow
Eric Boehlert
Eric Boehlert is a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America. Opinions are my own. Especially ones that offend people.20,464 followers | Follow
Congress.org
Congress.org is a nonpartisan news and information Web site devoted to encouraging civic participation.20,410 followers | Follow
AOL Politics Daily
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Chris Cillizza
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AdamSerwer
Reporter/Blogger for Mother Jones. I also fight crime. Mostly loitering.12,075 followers | Follow
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Covering national politics for AP, musing on bad life choices for him. Ohio native, cook, runner. RTs are not endorsements.11,948 followers | Follow
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Robert Greenwald
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Jonathan Cohn
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Progressive Buzz
US progressive politics, liberal scuttlebutt and the news of the hour.10,834 followers | Follow
Progressive Caucus
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Jason Easley
Proud liberal website. In a world full of corporate cash, we are independent. #p210,761 followers | Follow
Karl Frisch
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A project of People For the American Way that monitors and exposes the activities of Radical Right political organizations.10,240 followers | Follow
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Jane Hamsher
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Craig Crawford
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Stay tuned to learn more about our new effort to be announced shortly!6,245 followers | Follow
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Adjective. National affiliation. A sport I play. Something quirky. Familial status.5,977 followers | Follow
Adam Green
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I'm your huckleberry... Desert dweller. Political news & Lincoln junkie. Number One Hades Detective Agency. Irreverent.5,938 followers | Follow
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country queer 4 social justice - Sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity always blocked!5,919 followers | Follow
James Frye
Traditional liberal in the Pacific Northwest. Democrat until something better comes along. Right Wing Nutjobs need not apply and will be blocked.5,868 followers | Follow
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Satyagrahi, muckraker, prof, people power fan, nonviolent action advocate. 3/4 smartypants, 1/4 smartass. Pisces. INFP. Trying to be a force for good. #p25,711 followers | Follow
Cntr for Comm Change
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Gary Blackmon
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Political Correction
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Terrell Lewis
Every time I read the Bible, I become more Liberal. Poet, Humorist, Composer...5,407 followers | Follow
Joan de Plume
Broad-minded, informed & bottom-line-oriented mom, former journalist. If politics bore you, I'll bore you. Silly, sappy, snappish, or serious as appropriate.5,394 followers | Follow
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Since 1963 the Institute for Policy Studies has challenged inequality, corporate power, polluters, and militarism. We support policy for a better world.5,345 followers | Follow
joshua epstein
Gay NY Dem. Progressive Blogger. Patriot. I tweet feeds of blogs I depend upon for news. RT's ≠ endorsement.5,207 followers | Follow
Ezra Grant
Evidently, being liberal means you're looking out for your fellow-man. That's ME!5,177 followers | Follow
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Mark Welkie
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Mario Piperni
My focus and passions are politics and art and I get to play with both at mariopiperni.com. And yes, truth does have a liberal bias.4,737 followers | Follow
Jean Esselink
(That's unencumbered in 5 year old speak) Homegrown Terror Baby in defense of liberal ideals like peace and sharing our chocolate cupcakes.4,679 followers | Follow
Joseph J. Santorsa
Yankee fan, political southpaw. I live in redneck country, like a bag of fresh coffee in a cupboard full of stale tea.4,672 followers | Follow
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Liberal,supports law enforcement,guitarist, jack-of-all-trades-master of a few, trusts most animals more than most humans.Ovo-lacto-pescatarian.No Faux News!4,473 followers | Follow
Edward Virtually
Over the hill idealistic left-wing ex-superuser with a very ranty blog.4,451 followers | Follow
enigma4ever
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Bob Fertik
Democrats.com: the Aggressive Progressives since 2000. 1 million strong and growing. Yes We Will!4,300 followers | Follow
Michael Worley
Politico and student entrepreneur. Founder of MDW Communications LLC (@mdwcomm). Learn more here: http://j.mp/mdwcomm4,225 followers | Follow
Mark D'Truth
Pissed off Socialist tired of RW corporate pillaging of America. I believe it's time to take our country back from monied conservatives.4,217 followers | Follow
Monte Mayor
Online political progressive/educator/ activist/poet/unpredictable contrarian/RT & Tweeting fiend3,991 followers | Follow
Larry D. Halstead
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Sarah Reese Jones
Managing Editor & Columnist at PoliticusUSA. Work in TV/film as a producer & on camera talent. All opinions expressed here are my own. G+ http://bit.ly/Ayeg #p23,870 followers | Follow
Gilbert Mercier
French journalist, photojournalist & filmmaker based in the United States since 1983.Co-founder & editor in chief of News Junkie Post.3,827 followers | Follow
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Hoodie I am☮peace activist Obamaliberal lefty;OCCUPY Voting boothes; imagining peace☮☮I myself made entirely of flaws,stitched together w/love☮3,755 followers | Follow
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A movement of ordinary people and small businesses working together to Turn Off FOX in public places.3,666 followers | Follow
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Writer; djembe + conga drummer; MSc/Clinical Nutrition; MFA/Poetry; informationist; progressive; jazz + world music lover. RTs not necessarily endorsements.3,592 followers | Follow
B.L. McMillan
4th Gen Florida native, political creature, environmentalist, extensive reader, animal nonprofit, Lion3,386 followers | Follow
SussHusseinObama
Politics, social issues , Yes We Can ! All views and opinions are my own.3,312 followers | Follow
FreakOutNation
In a perfect world, the GOP would be a distant memory. Very distant. In a galaxy far far away. #ConnectTheLeft #OWS (No DMs to this acct please)3,262 followers | Follow
Julia Adair
I'm sassy, opinionated, and a bleeding heart liberal. so if you are a tea bagging #RWNJ, keep moving along; if you are trying to sell something, keep moving.3,210 followers | Follow
Anomaly One Hundred
Progressive news junkie, Christian (spiritual not religious), painting mannequins, dislike extremists, hatred, racism & bigots3,185 followers | Follow
Ron Chusid
Doctor specializing in internal medicine. Blogger on liberal politics, separation of church & state,science fiction, and sometimes drift onto other topics.2,883 followers | Follow
Citizen Wonk
publisher of nutsandolts.com and contributing writer for poliitcususa.com2,783 followers | Follow
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