Expect it to begin serving soon as the basis for regulation of bloggers’ political speech, predicts Brad Smith of the Federal Election Commission. (Declan McCullagh, “The coming crackdown on blogging” (interview with Bradley Smith), CNet/News.com, Mar. 3). Michelle Malkin has a roundup of reactions (Mar. 3). More: Prof. Bainbridge follows up (Mar. 6).

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