Blogs begin to take off in Cambodia Wired has an article up on how combodians are warning up to blogging. The Internation Republican Institue (IRI) has sponsored some blog classes, teachin the public about blogs and how to create their own. They hope to foster more of a democrating atmosphere as more and more people hop online and spill their political guts. The IRIs's interest in the power of blogging comes from Cambodia's retired King Norodom Sihanouk. He has has been posting his thoughts and sometimes critical political hankerings online since 2002 drawing responses from Cambdian Prime Minister Hun Sen.   ¶ 5:26 AM