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Hilary Benn 'Attacked' by US Comedian

International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn MP, was attacked last night by comedian Stephen Colbert, the host of the popular Colbert Report, which satarizes right-wing punditry. Colbert mocked Benn as being soft on terrorism because Benn, in a recent speech in New York, admonished Americans for using the phrase 'War on Terror.'

To watch the hillarious clip, click here.

Labour Deputy Leadership

2007 will mark a historic changing of the guard, as both Tony Blair and John Prescott will step down as Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Although Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is widely expected to take the top job, the race to be his deputy is wide open.

So how are the Deputy Leadership Contenders managing the web? The chart above shows how many times each candidate has appeared in the "blogsophere" each day for the past three months.

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Hilary Benn: 230
Alan Johnson: 216
Hazel Blears: 160
John Cruddas: 126
Harriet Harman: 65
Peter Hain: 56