Washington - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has reaffirmed that political blogs qualify as media entities, and are thus exempt from federal campaign finance rules, the Associated Press reported.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace online social network on Wednesday announced the launch of a contest that asks users to submit videos expressing their views on where America is, and where it should be going. Judges choosing finalist videos will include former Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and political bloggers Markos Moulitsas Zúniga of DailyKos and Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online. MySpace users then will vote on a winner, to be announced on Jan. 22 -- the day before President Bush delivers his State of the Union address.