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Court ruling means shadowy campaign groups may have to disclose donors
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit ruled to uphold an order for shadowy campaign groups like Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS to disclose their donors if they are producing federal campaign ads, or what’s known to the FEC as “electioneering communications,” said a…
Huffington Post expands Canada operations
The AOL-owned Huffington Post news website said Tuesday it would expand its Canadian operations with regionally focused editions for Alberta and British Columbia. The move comes nearly a year after the launch of the Huffington Post Canada in May, 2011, and follows a February launch of the French-language site Le…
AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers
NEW YORK — Agence France-Presse and the online news sites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes, as the recipients of the prestigious journalism and arts awards were announced Monday. The New York Times took away two Pulitzers, and the committee notably did not make awards for…
Bleeding man breaks into Goodwill then leaves in drag after rampage
Convicted sex offender Adam Mabery didn’t waste any time getting back into trouble upon his release from prison. According to Huffington Post, early Monday morning Mabery drunkenly smashed the window of his hotel room in Sherman, Texas, getting cut on head and arm in the process. Naked, the man then…
Huffington Post’s unpaid bloggers lose bid for share of AOL sale
Bloggers hoping to put themselves on a more robust financial footing and close the gap between them and fully paid journalists are vowing to fight on after a New York court dismissed their multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Huffington Post calling for compensation for exploitation of its army of unpaid commentators.…
GOP congressman to women: Give your money to Democrats
Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) made a surprising request of women at a rally for the Equal Rights Amendment yesterday. According to a report at Huffington Post, the Republican Representative told women to open their wallets, dig deep and donate their money…to Democrats. “I think these are very precarious times for…
Judge doubtful of $105 million Huffington Post blogger lawsuit
A New York federal judge expressed skepticism on Friday about a $105 million class action that unpaid Huffington Post bloggers brought against the website after it was sold to AOL, according to Law360. The class action claimed the Huffington Post had been unjustly enriched by content that others produced for…
‘Dogs Against Romney’ protests outside the Westminster Dog Show
The group Dogs Against Romney rallied out outside the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to bring public attention to the fact that the candidate once forced his dog to ride on the roof of his car. “We want the world to know that if Romney can’t…
Huffington Post to launch streaming network
WASHINGTON — The Huffington Post on Thursday marked the first anniversary of its acquisition by AOL with an announcement that it plans to launch an online video streaming network. The HuffPost Streaming Network will launch this summer with 12 hours a day of original programming, to be increased to 16…
House Republicans order arrest of ‘Gasland’ director
U.S. Capital Hill police arrested an award winning filmmaker at the request of House Republicans Wednesday afternoon, according to The Huffington Post. Josh Fox, the director of the Oscar nominated film “Gasland,” were arrested and his crew were detained for trying to film the GOP’s hearing attacking the Environment Protection…
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