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Two of the most well-known and influential political bloggers in America, Jerome Armstrong of MyDD.com and Markos Moulitsas of The Daily Kos, attended SXSWi to kick off a tour to promote their new book Crashing The Gate. The book is a scathing look at how the Republican party has failed Americans and how, in turn, the Democratic party has failed to step up to the plate in our defense.

It is times like these we are proud to be an Ist. The 2006 Bloggie finalists have been announced, and Torontoist (Best Canadian Weblog), Londonist (Best British or Irish Weblog), and Gothamist (Best Topical and Best Group Weblog) have all made the cut. The winners will be announced at our very own SXSW Interactive Festival. So check out the other nominees and cast your votes for our dear sister sites. We are hoping that if they win we’ll be invited to celebrate at some swank after-party, replete with fountains of Red Stripe and designer iPod cases. We can only imagine the debauchery that ensues and the pictures that end up on Flickr when bloggers get freaky.

M O N D A Y [ 1 4 ] music · Dios (Malos), Pilotdrift and Steeltrain at Stubb's music · The Lemurs and Tarantula A.D. at the Parish Room film · Spiderhouse Cafe screens "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price" (RSVP, Free, 10pm) (Thanks, Kate!) shopping · Austin Museum of Art's Tax-Free Day music · Piebald, Hot Rod Circuit, Hit the Light and Valient Thorr at Emo's music · Nic Armstrong and the...