I have noticed your “private ads” have become the impetuous for growth in your income. Where do you get these from?

I saw a Chinese hacker try to click bomb one of my websites (I banned the entire nation of China as a response via my htaccess file).

I got concerned, that if I lost my Google Adsense I would need a back up plan, for me it Google Adsense really helps pay the bills.

However, I do not want to get any sites banned from Google for putting paid links on my site. You know about how Google is with this issue. I think there is a fine line between private ads and link selling.
How do you find these people for private ads?

I agree, your 2010 election site is hot. It is an interesting topic. Your sites really do have good content. You make money from them because they are interesting to read about.