The men's magazine Best Life has named XM's POTUS '08 channel "one of the 10 most important voices to listen to" this election year.

Contributor Jason Daley wrote:

"POTUS '08 XM Channel 130, created in cooperation with C-SPAN, is completely commercial-free and covers the election nonstop 24 hours a day. Think of it as the triple-bacon cheeseburger of campaign coverage."

POTUS '08 is in good company. The top-ten list includes political science godhead Larry Sabato, National Review blogger Jim Geraghty, and the BBC's Justin Webb.

The most irreverent guy on the list is LA Weekly's political cartoonist Mr. Fish, who is enormously successful at offending just about everybody across the political spectrum (check out some examples here, here, here and here).

Check out the full story here.

While Opie & Anthony today officially made the move from delayed afternoon broadcasts to live morning-drive airings in Cleveland, word has come in that the dynamic duo is about to sign a new deal.

According to FMQB, Opie & Anthony are on the verge of inking a new deal that will keep them on both XM Satellite Radio as well as on regular radio stations run by CBS Radio and Citadel Broadcasting.

This would, of course, quickly dispel the rumor that Booker is taking over the b-b-boys slot at K-Rock once their CBS contract expires.

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XM Canada is adding a new comedy showcase program, entitled Comic Stripped, to the lineup of Laugh Attack.

Comic Stripped, will also air in the U.S., is a dedicated half-hour of interview peppered with excerpts of each comic's best work.

"Having my comedy played on XM's Laugh Attack channel creates fans in places where they would otherwise have never heard of me, particularly in the U.S.," said Canadian comedian Glen "That Canadian Guy" Foster. "Shows like Comic Stripped provide a glimpse of the person behind the 'funny' and offers an opportunity to engage comedy fans in a way that goes beyond simply playing clips from my show."

Comic Stripped will air live every Friday at 8am ET on Laugh Attack (ch 153) with encores every Saturday at 3am/pm ET, Monday at 10am/pm ET and Wednesday at 5am/pm ET.

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Follow the jump for a list of upcoming shows...

POTUS '08 is broadcasting live from a corner booth at the historic Ben's Chili Bowl (the local institution beloved for its dangerously good chili dogs) today as residents go to the polls for the "Potomac Primaries" in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

Ben's was chosen because it's a sort of "town square" that attracts people from all walks of life, and it's a popular spot for D.C. politicos.

The place has fed everyone from Bono, to Dave Chappelle, to George W. Bush; and if you look at the black & white photo above Joe's head, it looks like the late, great "Rerun" (aka Fred Berry) of What's Happening!! fame made it over to Ben's before he left us for that big chili bowl in the sky.

Here you see POTUS '08 anchor Joe Mathieu interviewing former Washington mayor Marion "Yayo" Barry about today's presidential primary in D.C.

Washington D.C. along with nearby Virginia and Maryland are holding their presidential primaries today; a trio of contests that have been dubbed the "Potomac Primary" and have gained importance in the tight Democratic race.

XM's POTUS '08 (ch 130) will be broadcasting from a local landmark called Ben's Chili Bowl, a 50-year-old D.C. diner, to interview D.C. politicos and journalists.

The humble establishment is about a mile from XM's headquarters, and so you should expect some good "spotted" photos coming later today. In the meantime, tune in to POTUS to follow the up-to-the-minute Potomac Primary action.

XM will be expanding the lineup for The Power (ch 169) to include additional African-American talk programming, starting on Monday, February 11th.

Tavis Smiley, Kojo Nnamdi, Blanche Williams, and the sports-talk duo The 2 Live Stews (pictured), will be joining the likes of the Reverend Al Sharpton, Joe Madison and Warren Ballantine on the nation's only African-American talk channel.

"The Tavis Smiley Show," will broadcast weekly on Saturday 11am - 1pm and 7pm - 9pm ET with an additional airing on Sunday from 1pm - 3pm ET.

"The Kojo Nnamdi Show" will be broadcast weekdays from 7pm - 8pm and 11pm - 12 midnight ET.

Doug and Ryan Stewart, known nationwide as "The 2 Live Stews," will be heard each weekday from 4pm - 7pm ET.

And "Greatness By Design," hosted by Blanche Williams, will air each Saturday from 6pm - 8 pm ET.

XM and the Bob Edwards Show last week were honored with the "Champions of Runaway and Homeless Youth" Award by the National Network for Youth, a non-profit youth advocacy organization.

The award, which honors those who work to educate the public about runaway and homeless kids, was given in recognition of a Bob Edwards documentary. The radio documentary, "The Invisible: Children Without Homes," premiered on XM back in late December and was made available to public radio stations by XM via PRI (PRI syndicates "Bob Edwards Weekend" which is also available as a podcast).

You can listen to the full documentary (which is really fascinating) and get some background info here. There's also a set of photos of "The Invisible" on Flickr.

Rebecca Roberts, the managing editor and anchor for XM’s POTUS ’08 (ch 130), has joined the blogosphere and is now blogging about... what else, the 2008 election.

You can check out her musings at Glamoracy, which is a new site devoted to the presidential mayhem campaign hosted by none other than Glamour magazine (hence the fancy portmanteau... get it? Glamour + Democracy? It's pure genius I tell you). She posts a new blogpost every Monday, and today’s post is about, naturally, Super Tuesday. (All kidding aside, her posts are actually a great read.)

Want more? Rebecca will be talking with fellow Glamocracy blogger Caille Millner on her POTUS show "1600" today at 4pm ET. Let's see how easily the word "Gla-mo-cracy" rolls off the tongue.

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XM's uber-politics channel POTUS '08 will be providing the XM Nation with full coverage of the Super Tuesday contests as voters go to the polls in 24 states tomorrow.

Hosts Rebecca Roberts, Joe Mathieu, and Adrienne Mitchell will anchor the Super Tuesday coverage from the XM studios in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, POTUS' Scott Walterman will be in The City of Angels to cover the California primaries, while Tim Farley will be in Manhattan to report on the results in New York state.

Tammy Haddad, the veteran network TV political producer and media commentator, will host the latest edition of "High Definition Politics" on POTUS (ch 130) on Tuesday at 6pm ET. Haddad's guests for the hour- long special will include CNN political correspondent Jessica Yellin; Bob Shrum, presidential campaign adviser for Al Gore and John Kerry; Todd Harris, presidential campaign adviser for Fred Thompson and John McCain's 2000 bid; Mike Allen, chief political correspondent for The Politico; and Alexandra Stoddard, political analyst and associate editor for The Hill.

But wait, there's more.

The Washington Post, FOX News, Los Angeles Times, the polling firm Zogby International, National Journal, and Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine - all contributors for POTUS - will report news from Super Tuesday states across the nation. Bloggers and podcasters will also weigh in with opinions and analysis.