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Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (born September 11, 1971), often known by his username and former military moniker "Kos", is the founder and main author of Daily Kos, a left-wing weblog focusing on progressive, liberal, and Democratic Party politics.

Moulitsas was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Salvadoran mother and Greek father, he grew up in El Salvador. (Following Latin American custom, his last name is actually "Moulitsas", not "Zúniga".) In 1980, his family moved back to the United States due to civil war. He served in the U.S. Army from 1989 through 1992; during his military service he changed his political affiliation from Republican to Democrat.

Afterwards, he attended Northern Illinois University and wrote for, and eventually ran, the Northern Star college newspaper. He later received his Juris Doctor degree from Boston University.

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"Kos" in the Army.

He founded Daily Kos in May 2002, quickly rising to prominence. In the first year, the site received over one million unique visitors. He currently gets nearly that much traffic in a single typical weekday. During the United Kingdom general election, 2005 Moulitsas was hired by the British daily newspaper The Guardian to write elections analysis for their weblog. He is currently working on a book with Jerome Armstrong (of MyDD) titled Crashing the Gate: Grassroots, Netroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics due out in March 2006.

Moulitsas presently lives in Berkeley, California, where he runs Daily Kos -- now the largest political weblog in the US, if not the world, averaging over 1 million weekday visits.

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References

Party Central East Bay Express, Dec. 2004.
The Internet and Democrats National Journal, July 2005
Kos makes the most of blogging, daily Contra Costa Times, April 2005
Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail New York Times Magazine, Sep. 2004

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 Moulitsas was born in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to a [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] mother and Greek father, he grew up in El Salvador. (Following Latin American custom, his last name is actually "Moulitsas", not "Zúniga".) In [[1980]], his family moved back to the [[United States]] due to [[civil war]].  He served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] from [[1989]] through [[1992]]; during his military service he changed his political affiliation from [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].
-Afterwards, he attended [[Northern Illinois University]] and wrote for the ''Northern Star'' college newspaper, where he became an editor.  He later received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Boston University]].
+Afterwards, he attended [[Northern Illinois University]] and wrote for, and eventually ran, the ''Northern Star'' college newspaper.  He later received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Boston University]].
 [[image:kos.gif|130px|thumb|right|"Kos" in the Army.]]
-He founded Daily Kos in 2002, quickly rising to prominence. In the first year, the site received over one million unique visitors. During the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005]] Moulitsas was hired by the British daily newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' to write elections analysis for their weblog.  He is currently working on a book with [[Jerome Armstrong]] (of [[MyDD]]) titled ''Crashing the Gate: Grassroots, Netroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics'' due out in March 2006.
+He founded Daily Kos in May 2002, quickly rising to prominence. In the first year, the site received over one million unique visitors. He currently gets nearly that much traffic in a single typical weekday. During the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005]] Moulitsas was hired by the British daily newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' to write elections analysis for their weblog.  He is currently working on a book with [[Jerome Armstrong]] (of [[MyDD]]) titled ''Crashing the Gate: Grassroots, Netroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics'' due out in March 2006.
 Moulitsas presently lives in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]], where he runs Daily Kos -- now the largest political weblog in the US, if not the world, averaging over 1 million weekday visits.
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 ==External link==
 *[http://www.dailykos.com Daily Kos]
+*[http://www.sitemeter.com/default.asp?action=stats&site=sm8dailykos Daily Kos Traffic Stats]
 *[http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Markos_Moulitsas.php Markos Moulitsas' federal campaign contributions]
 *[http://www.truthlaidbear.com/TrafficRanking.php Truth Laid Bear Blog Traffic Rankings]