Conservative bloggers seek a place on the political Web.(NATION)

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Byline: Eric Pfeiffer, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Conservative bloggers brought their message, and marching orders, to Capitol Hill yesterday morning. The 16 panelists at a training session for Republican congressional staffers did not deny that liberal blogs control both a larger audience and most of the attention of the political blogosphere.

However, a smaller network of bloggers and technology strategists has been collaborating with influential Republicans, including the White House, for more than a year. About 40 Republican staffers met in the Rayburn House Office Building in what was for some an introduction into the world of Web logs. When asked, no staffers in attendance acknowledged publishing a blog of their own. "You don't really have a choice...