Posted at 12:42 PM ET, 12/29/2010

Washington Post's most-read blog items of 2010

By Justin Bank

The Washington Post hosts many blogs on its servers across many different beats. Here we offer an unannotated, clickable list of the 20 most-read blog posts according to total page views for the year 2010. Unlike our 20 most-read articles list, the items below tend to be more concentrated on the political beat.

In clicking through the posts, you'll find that nearly all include updates as a story evolved, or maybe after a reader flagged an additional angle. In fact, the blog item on the word "refudiate" that was written over the summer was just updated again a few days ago, which helped bump it a few spots up the list.

1. 44 Blog -- Obama's 17-minute, 2,500-word response to woman's claim of being 'over-taxed'

2. The Fix -- The White House, the House and the impact of a majority in the balance

3. 44 Blog -- Video: Pelosi heckled at progressive conference

4. The Fix -- How the Sestak job offer became a big deal

5. The Fix -- Sharron Angle raised $14 million in 3rd quarter

6. The Reliable Source -- Kitty Kelley's new book: Oprah has a diva snit in Washington antique store; "does not do stairs"

7. The Fix -- Christine O'Donnell upsets Mike Castle in Delaware Senate primary

8. PostPartisan -- Sarah Palin's 'sarcas-ka'

9. Post Now -- CBS reporter arrested on drug charges

10. Celebritology -- The unauthorized Angelina Jolie biography: A book club discussion guide

11. 44 Blog -- Palin invents word 'refudiate,' compares herself to Shakespeare

12. Media Notes -- White House rips Forbes article