Huffington Post
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The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a politically-progressive online news website and aggregated weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, featuring hyperlinks to various news sources and columnists. The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005 as a news and commentary outlet. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Arianna Huffington's extensive network of prominent friends. As of August 8, 2006 it was the 5th most popular weblog overall as measured by web links and the most popular "Analysis and Opinion" web site as measured by ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
Scope:
National
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
private_corporation | Managers: Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Betsty Morgan
Research
Related Publications:
Off the Bus
Location:
New York City, Los Angeles, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Fabrice Florin
Last Edit:
Dec 19, 2007 - 12:23 AM PST
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Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote
Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a votePosted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Peeling Off Conservatives' AstroTurf Mask
(Blog Post) As these "AstroTurf" organizations sprouted up, progressive operatives and bloggers scrambled to link them to big business and political players in Washington. Well, the ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? Why Is It a Question?
(Blog Post) "People have become complacent," says Margaret Lewin, M.D. F.A.C.P., and medical director of Cinergy Health, a health insurance company that stresses preventive health care. ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His
Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do HisPosted by John Louden -
Jamal Dajani: Afghanistan: Fraud, Opium, and Taliban
If someone is caught cheating in the Olympics or another sporting event, the athlete is immediately disqualified, and it is seen as a disgrace. In the case of the recent ...Posted by John Debois -
White House's Fox News Boycott Attempt Prompts Network Revolt
(Blog Post) Baltimore Sun TV critic (and regular Fox News detractor) David Zurawik said Thursday. "What it's really about to me is the Executive Branch of the government trying to tell ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Fighting for Regular Folks
(Blog Post) One thing that every major policy initiative the Obama administration has taken/has been forced to take on (most of them are in the latter category given the stakes) early in ...via Huffington Post -
Defense Department Opposed Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment
(Blog Post) The vote against the amendment, sponsored by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), has sparked outrage at the all-male, all-white bloc of thirty Republican senatorsPosted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
A nerd's take on the future of news media
There are a lot of new technologies which already affect news consumption and future business models. As a nerd, I'm excited by the new tech, particularly mobile, including ...via Craig Newmark -
African Children Denounced As "Witches" By Christian Pastors
EKET, Nigeria — The nine-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall. His family pastor had accused him of being a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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WND's Jerome Corsi Claims Fort Hood Shooter Advised Obama [UPDATE]
(Blog Post) Well, if you were wondering what paranoiac smear artist would be the first to step out and attempt to name President Barack Obama as the man who guided Nidal Malik Hasan to ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Life After Death: The View From The Edge
The best empirical evidence for life after death comes from people who have had "near death experiences" (NDEs). These are people who have gone to the edge and come back with ...Posted by Michael Bugeja -
Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent For The First Time Since 1983
The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Jamal Dajani: Don't Ask Me About Hasan
Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim community's reaction about the recent heinous killings of Nidal ...Posted by John Debois -
Greg Mitchell: Top Authors, and Editor, in 'NYT Book Review' Ethics Dispute
(Blog Post) It's nothing new for aggrieved authors to write letters to the highly influential New York Times Book Review, protesting a negative review, or one rife with errors. Sometimes ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
The Worldwide Efforts Of The Global Energy Lobby To Kill Progress On Climate Change
The Center For Public Integrity just released a blockbuster investigative report that details the intense corporate pressure to block an effective global treaty from being ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
NIAC And J Street, Progressive Foreign Policy Groups, Become Political Targets
(Blog Post) Two relatively new organizations -- each covering distinctly opposite ends on the spectrum of Middle Eastern affairs -- have been the target of withering public relations ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Naomi Starkman: Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice, and More
BPA, which has been used for years in clear plastic bottles and food-can liners, has been restricted in Canada and some U.S. states and municipalities because it has been ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Why Keep Geithner?
A year ago it was revealed to the American people that our banking system was a legalized Ponzi scheme in which bank and insurance CEOs paid themselves billions of dollars in ...Posted by Ben Ross -
WorldNetDaily Can't Stop Whitewashing Orly Taitz
(Blog Post) It's not until the 13th paragraph -- after the non-news of rehashing yet again the purported eligibility case against Obama -- that WND actually got around to the actual news ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith
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