By putting some brakes on George W. Bush's careening war policies, the Nov. 7 elections marked a political victory for citizen-run Internet sites and non-traditional media programs like "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

Though vastly out-spent by right-wing and mainstream media outlets, these upstarts undercut the Bush administration's propaganda and helped millions of Americans figure out what was going on in Iraq and elsewhere.

But the big question now is what to do next?

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