Arianna Huffington
Overview
Arianna Huffington is a Greek American author and syndicated
columnist
. She is best known as co-founder of the news website The Huffington Post
. A popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, she adopted more liberal political beliefs in the late 1990s. She is the ex-wife of former Republican
congressman
Michael Huffington
.
In 2003, she ran as an independent candidate for Governor
in the California recall election
.
In 2009, Huffington was named as number 12 in Forbes
first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media.
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
. She is best known as co-founder of the news website The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
. A popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, she adopted more liberal political beliefs in the late 1990s. She is the ex-wife of former Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
congressman
United States Congress
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Michael Huffington
Michael Huffington
Michael Huffington is an American politician, bisexual activist, and film producer. He was a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for one term, 1993–1995, from California...
.
In 2003, she ran as an independent candidate for Governor
Governor of California
The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
in the California recall election
California recall election, 2003
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spanned the latter half of 2003...
.
In 2009, Huffington was named as number 12 in Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media.
Quotations
America is a country ready to be taken—in fact, longing to be taken—by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.
The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.
Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an afterlife.
When your house is burning down, you don't worry about the remodeling.
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