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Barack Obama
This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.16,002,955 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.5,171,425 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/privacy2,893,535 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.2,527,252 followers | Follow
Larry King
Iconic television and radio interviewer, now home online at Ora.tv!2,127,681 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,121,574 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 @BBCBreaking2,009,192 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/1,999,216 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/ddIkQq1,966,601 followers | Follow
Huffington Post
The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna1,843,237 followers | Follow
GeorgeStephanopoulos
Good Morning America Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and ABC News Chief Political Correspondent1,755,798 followers | Follow
Wall Street Journal
Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.1,755,104 followers | Follow
Maria Shriver
I am an activist, author, journalist and mother. I consider myself a work in progress. My mission: to inspire and empower people to be Architects of Change.1,603,161 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.1,541,815 followers | Follow
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Staff Neurosurgeon, Emory Clinic CNN Chief Medical Correspondent1,455,455 followers | Follow
John Dickerson
Political correspondent Slate magazine/Political Director CBS News1,374,849 followers | Follow
Ana Marie Cox
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.1,350,378 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/jerrybrown1,075,353 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.1,021,586 followers | Follow
Arianna Huffington
president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.916,783 followers | Follow
United Nations
Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.866,241 followers | Follow
Katie Couric
Single Mom and soon-to-be Talk-Show Host. Katie begins September 10th!439,802 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.382,178 followers | Follow
Library of Congress
We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.378,359 followers | Follow
FBI PressOffice
FBI Special Agent--If you have a crime tip, please point your browser here: https://tips.fbi.gov /353,661 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!324,266 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]320,424 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/privacy298,714 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.209,262 followers | Follow
HuffPost Politics
The latest political news from The Huffington Post's politics team.194,781 followers | Follow
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader, focused on strengthening America's middle class and creating jobs; mother, grandmother, dark chocolate connoisseur.187,666 followers | Follow
The Nation
Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.170,486 followers | Follow
BP Public Relations
This page exists to get BP's message and mission statement out into the twitterverse!155,265 followers | Follow
Nate Silver
Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.152,526 followers | Follow
Reverend Al Sharpton
Baptist Minister & Political, Civil Rights, and Social Justice Activist144,704 followers | Follow
ThinkProgress
Hard-hitting political news and analysis. Tweets by @JuddLegum | jlegum@amprog.org | 202.481.7184129,492 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 | 240-793-2483125,525 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.117,241 followers | Follow
NBC Nightly News
America's #1 evening news program. Join us on Facebook http://facebook.com/nbcnightlynews116,205 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.108,890 followers | Follow
Thomas L. Friedman
NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.107,373 followers | Follow
Weird News
We try our best to bring the weirdest and most offbeat news as possible... to You. Add the @weirdnews to anything you want us to see.106,974 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
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 1985.96,302 followers | Follow
HowardKurtz
Newsweek/Daily Beast guy, host of CNN's Reliable Sources, contributor to Daily-Download.com92,839 followers | Follow
Christopher Hayes
Host of Up w/ Chris Hayes on MSNBC,Weekends at 8am. Editor at Large at The Nation. Cubs fan.88,873 followers | Follow
Melissa Harris-Perry
Tulane Professor, MSNBC Host of @MHPShow, Columnist for @TheNation.83,504 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
81,647 followers | Follow
Dateline NBC
For 20 years, this award-winning newsmagazine has delivered groundbreaking investigative reports, newsmaker interviews & compelling true-crime mysteries80,040 followers | Follow
Andrea Mitchell
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent/anchor MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports75,111 followers | Follow
Claire McCaskill
67,849 followers | Follow
PolitiFact
The editors and reporters of PolitiFact.com, a nonpartisan politics fact-checking Web site.66,994 followers | Follow
Washington Week
Analysis of the week's top stories by the best reporters in Washington & hosted by Gwen Ifill @pbsgwen. Produced by WETA. Fridays @PBS. Posts by @michaeltruhl65,089 followers | Follow
Markos Moulitsas
Founder of Daily Kos, author of American Taliban: How Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists to the Radical Right63,998 followers | Follow
daveweigel
Slate political reporter and MSNBC contributor. daveweigel@gmail.com, 202-261-2848.62,100 followers | Follow
Savannah Guthrie
@TODAY co-host, third hour, and chief legal correspondent @NBCNews60,625 followers | Follow
morningmika
Somehow raising my two children while balancing my third child-- my job!59,432 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 Party59,068 followers | Follow
Willie Geist
57,630 followers | Follow
HuffPostComedy
57,123 followers | Follow
D Wasserman Schultz
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).55,495 followers | Follow
Senator Harry Reid
News from the office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader. (Español: @SenadorReid)53,780 followers | Follow
Norah O'Donnell
Wife, mother of 3, CBS News Chief White House correspondent, #1 fan of @chefgeoffs53,777 followers | Follow
NBC Politics
Political news from @NBCNews, @NBCFirstRead, @MeetthePress and @msnbc.51,932 followers | Follow
The Young Turks
Hosted by @CenkUygur and @AnaKasparian. Watch @TYTonCurrent weeknights at 7pm ET & reruns at 10pm ET. #NoIranWar #p2 #p3 #2012 #topprog51,210 followers | Follow
SoulPancake.com
SoulPancake is a place to speak your mind, unload your questions, and figure out what it means to be human.49,819 followers | Follow
Maureen Dowd
New York Times Op-Ed columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author.48,688 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 2012.45,740 followers | Follow
tamron hall
Tamron Hall anchors MSNBC weekdays at 2pm ET. She also fills-in as a newsreader on Today and Weekend Today.40,415 followers | Follow
David Shuster
Emmy award winning broadcast journalist based in Washington, D.C.39,655 followers | Follow
KING 5 News
News, weather, traffic and more for Seattle / Western Washington. NBC affiliate on TV. More King5 tweeters here: http://www.king5.com/content-toolbar/twitter35,901 followers | Follow
Howard Fineman
Editorial Director, Huffington Post Media Group. Analyst, NBC/MSNBC. Author, best-selling The Thirteen American Arguments. Email: fineman@huffingtonpost.com34,084 followers | Follow
PublicPolicyPolling
Leading National Political Polling Company (Tweets by Tom Jensen)32,483 followers | Follow
Chuck Schumer
New York's Senator. Office Automatically follows all followers. Follows, Replies ≠ endorsement31,988 followers | Follow
Lester Holt
Anchor for @DatelineNBC. Weekend anchor for @NBCNightlyNews and @TODAYshow. Also like to play bass.31,029 followers | Follow
Bob Woodruff
Correspondent, Anchor for @ABC News. Co-founder Bob Woodruff Foundation @ReMind.org30,951 followers | Follow
Deval Patrick
Official account of Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.29,417 followers | Follow
Dan Abrams
Legal Analyst @ABC; Founder @Mediaite @Geekosystem @Styleite @SportsGrid @The_MarySue @TheJaneDough @TheBraiser Co-founder @GossipCop; CEO @AbramsResearch.27,978 followers | Follow
blogtalkradio
We are the world's largest live online talk radio network covering politics, tech, health, sports, entertainment and more. Become a host, listener or both!27,942 followers | Follow
Climate Progress
Blog dedicated to providing the progressive perspective on climate science, climate solutions, and climate politics.27,392 followers | Follow
Alan Grayson
27,235 followers | Follow
John Kerry
26,114 followers | Follow
Charlie Rose
Host of @CBSThisMorning and @CharlieRoseShow, engaging the world's most interesting people in conversation each morning and night.25,833 followers | Follow
chrishansen
I'm a TV journalist & author. You've probably seen my work on the Dateline NBC segments To Catch a Predator and To Catch an ID Thief.24,883 followers | Follow
Jonathan Capehart
Opinion Writer for the Washington Post and MSNBC Contributor24,709 followers | Follow
Senate Democrats
News and reactions from staff at the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee24,095 followers | Follow
NBC News First Read
First Read is an analysis of the day's political news, from the NBC News political unit. First Read is updated throughout the day, so check back often.22,026 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.21,859 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.20,937 followers | Follow
TP Elections
Breaking news and reporting on the top races across the United States. Brought to you by ThinkProgress.org.19,642 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow Show
This is a TweetBot. It notifies followers when clips of The Rachel Maddow Show are published to msnbc.com each night. May see other uses in the future.18,781 followers | Follow
Lynn Sweet
Lynn Sweet is a columnist and Washington Bureau Chief at the Chicago Sun-Times. Her blog: www.suntimes.com/sweet Was columnist at the late PoliticsDaily.17,238 followers | Follow
Morning Joe
Bringing you daily Morning Joe video highlight clips. This is a fan site and not affiliated with MSNBC.17,205 followers | Follow
my politics
Information, events and opinions on American politics. FREE iPhone app http://bit.ly/8IN8MF! If you follow me, I will follow you. http://www.purpleforge.com16,592 followers | Follow
Peter Alexander
NBC News Correspondent. 'Cat fan. Please support my sister, Rebecca, as we seek a cure to Usher III. http://usheriii.org/index.php RTs are not endorsements.15,702 followers | Follow
Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza live-tweets here. Follow him at @thefix for a more mellow, but still personal feed.14,136 followers | Follow
Paul Rieckhoff
Observer of things. Social entrepreneur, activist, advocate, writer. Founder & CEO, Iraq & Afghan Vets of America (@IAVA). Fighting to make a difference daily.13,784 followers | Follow
The Daily Rundown
The daily show of record for the 2012 election and all things politics. 9am ET/6am PT on MSNBC.13,103 followers | Follow
Michael Smerconish
Nationally syndicated talk radio host, television personality and bestselling author12,861 followers | Follow
Shannyn Moore
Just a Girl From Homer, Alaska Survived being sued by Sarah Palin...she quit half way through. I fish. A lot. I hold the world in a paper cup.12,560 followers | Follow
Courtney Hazlett
Pop culture correspondent and contributor to TODAY, TODAY.com, MSNBC, msnbc.com11,753 followers | Follow
Public Citizen
Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit advocacy org that has been standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 40 yrs.11,222 followers | Follow
MaddowGuestList
An automatic feed of guests scheduled to appear on The Rachel Maddow Show11,047 followers | Follow
Rev Jesse Jackson Sr
*PLEASE FOLLOW* The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.,is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures.10,879 followers | Follow
Jim Miklaszewski
Jim Miklaszewski is Chief Pentagon Correspondent for NBC News10,554 followers | Follow
Karl Frisch
Columnist. Radio Host-ish. Gay. #Gleek. Partner at @BullfightStrat. Former @MMFA senior fellow. Former @DSCC and @LouiseSlaughter flack. Views here are his own.10,411 followers | Follow
Ed & Workforce Dems
Growing and Strengthening America's Middle Class - official Twitter account for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats10,411 followers | Follow
Matthew Cooper
Editor, National Journal Daily. Vet of Time, Newsweek, Washington Monthly, New Republic. My views only. An RT is not applause.8,850 followers | Follow
Justin Elliott
ProPublica reporter. Email tips/comments/complaints: justin-at-propublica-dot-org8,233 followers | Follow
Bill Press
The Bill Press Show. Weekdays 6-9am ET coast-to-coast on radio and @Current. Tweets are both from Bill and his producers. RT's do not = endorsements.7,818 followers | Follow
Craig Crawford
Blogger, Pundit, Author: “The Politics of Life,” “Attack the Messenger,” and “Listen Up, Mr. President”7,590 followers | Follow
Obama for America NY
Official Obama for America-New York account. Follow us for updates on 2012 campaign action, learn about events, and connect with other supporters.7,471 followers | Follow
Nicole Sandler
Host of The Nicole Sandler Show weekday mornings 10-noon ET at www.radioornot.com.6,613 followers | Follow
Jason Leopold
Lead Investigative Reporter: @Truthout. Author of the national bestseller, News Junkie, a memoir. Co-founder: @ThePublicRecord. Tweets are mine.6,602 followers | Follow
USATOnPolitics
USA TODAY's blog on the news, the people and the road to Election Day. Anchored by Catalina Camia.6,284 followers | Follow
Political Correction
Political Correction is a progressive research and information center dedicated to analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation.5,533 followers | Follow
Madison.com Politics
We're all about Wisconsin politics! Follow us for political stories and tweets from the staff of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.4,806 followers | Follow
PollingReport.com
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.4,724 followers | Follow
Norman Goldman
Radio Host of The Norman Goldman Show, lawyer, The Ed Schultz Show sub and Senior Legal Analyst.4,280 followers | Follow
Obama for America WA
Official Obama for America - Washington account. Follow us for updates on 2012 campaign action, learn about events, and connect with other supporters.4,140 followers | Follow
House Armed Services
Oversight and funding of the Department of Defense, the United States Armed Forces, and portions of the Department of Energy. Ranking member: @Rep_Adam_Smith4,023 followers | Follow
Town Hall Seattle
Town Hall Seattle fosters the expression and exchange of ideas through a wide range of arts, education, humanities, and civic programs.3,772 followers | Follow
The Mike Malloy Show
Mike Malloy is a liberal/progressive talk show host self-syndicated since 2009. Previously Mike could be heard on Nova M Radio, Air America Radio, WLS and WSB3,744 followers | Follow
Turn Off Fox
A movement of ordinary people and small businesses working together to Turn Off FOX in public places.3,666 followers | Follow
Harlan Z. Hill
Political creative working at the intersection of technology and elections. Owner of C&P, a DC based firm specializing in online strategy and creative.3,131 followers | Follow
Fuse Washington
Fuse is the state’s largest progressive organization – people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter.2,691 followers | Follow
Steve Mason
2,476 followers | Follow
jim hoffer
Jim Hoffer: investigative reporter at Eyewitness News WABC-TV in NYC covering corruption, crime, whistleblowers, aviation, security. TIPS: jim.p.hoffer@abc.com2,065 followers | Follow
Democracy Corps
Democracy Corps is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to making the government of the United States more responsive to the American people.1,855 followers | Follow
Jon Nicosia
Senior Editor & Video Editor - Mediaite.com (Opinions are my own and retweets are not endorsements)1,745 followers | Follow
Maureen Reed
I am a Democrat running against Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th District. Join my effort to bring sensible leadership to Congress!1,658 followers | Follow
Dow Constantine
Official twitter account for the King County Executive, Dow Constantine. Monitored by the Executive and staff.1,537 followers | Follow
Jack Jacobs
MSNBC Analyst, author of "If Not Now, When," available at fine bookstores everywhere!1,328 followers | Follow
SocialSecurity-Works
We fight to maintain Social Security as a vehicle of social justice1,101 followers | Follow
Crude TheMovie
Award-winning doc abt epic David vs Goliath legal battle: 33k rainforest dwellers of Amazon take Chevron on for oil contamination. By filmmaker Joe Berlinger.988 followers | Follow
Regina Thomas
I'm a progressive, pro-choice, health care, not warfare candidate running to beat a Blue Dog, John Barrow, in Georgia's 12th Congressional District.963 followers | Follow
2012 Threads
Founded by John Waltmann in 2009, we are a clothing line centered around the lore and hysteria that the year 2012 brings to our culture.861 followers | Follow
Washington CAN!
Grassroots community organization fighting for racial, economic and social justice.806 followers | Follow
Just-a-Joe
Just-a-Joe, Founder and Editor of RepealNOW.org. Working to repeal don't ask, don't tell from the inside out!483 followers | Follow
thePoliticop
Politics is the Lovechild of Hypocrisy and Irony Nothing more, Nothing less359 followers | Follow
TJ Johnson
136 followers | Follow
People For Progress
Twitter Account of Progress For A More Perfect Union http://www.progressforamoreperfectunion.blogspot.com82 followers | Follow
PressRoomNews
4 followers | Follow
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