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LONDON - I am delighted to be in London today for the first Huffington Post launch outside of North America: Welcome to HuffPost UK. Britain has always held a very special place in my heart, having gone to college and started my career here. Indeed, my time in the UK set the course for the rest of my life -- leading all the way, in fact, to the creation of The Huffington Post in May of 2005. We are arriving here in the midst of a rich and thriving media culture marked by great innovation. We look forward to adding HuffPost UK to the mix, and to our real-time 'digital water cooler' -- which embraces the best of the new (immediacy, transparency, interactivity) and the best of the old (fact-checking, accuracy, fairness, and an emphasis on storytelling) -- becoming the spark for many interesting conversations. So check out HuffPost UK and let us know what you think.
There is nothing wrong with using general revenue for Social Security, however, several Republicans have already indicated that they intend to use the revenue shortfall as an argument for cutting benefits.
Arianna, I know you say you feel at home here in the UK, having gone to Cambridge and dated Bernard Levin and all, but if you think you get flack in the USA at times, it's nothing to what the Brits will hurl at you.
The story took the usual course. Denial. Reluctant confession. Refusal to resign. Resignation. And then, the vital coda to every modern cock-up. Remorse? Are you joking? Rehab.
I had David Brent as a character from about 1995 I'd say. (The first "sketch" I had for him was basically the scene where he interviews his new secretary in episode 5.) And he is based on people I'd met throughout my adult life.
The last thing our country needs is a taxpayer-funded subsidy system that favors the very foods that contribute to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. But that's exactly what key members in the House are standing behind.
Are we at an inflection point where the traditional "glass ceiling" is expanding across the spectrum of society -- where education and hard work may not be the sole answer to getting ahead anymore?
The issue of good maternal health has risen so high on the international development agenda that the maternal mortality campaign even has the dubious honour of hearing occasional grumbles that other 'health priorities' are not getting enough of a look in whether in terms of global political attention or media coverage. While strangely flattering for the NGO or civil society activist, this is not the whole story.
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.
Once again Andrew Cuomo may have found the political sweet spot of this controversy: ending the hydrofracking ban while discouraging its practice.
Equality of the soul has become the gold standard of social justice since the Declaration of Independence. It is not based on what is seen with the eyes, but what is understood by wisdom. That is is why it is actually wisdom that was being celebrated yesterday.
For the first time in history, the United States has its first openly gay Presidential candidate -- Fred Karger. And I had to meet him.
You don't mean to be grumpy. But darn it, you are miserable in the oppressive heat, your kids are home for 90 consecutive days, and you are don't have the stamina to pretend you are giddy that summer has arrived. Sound familiar?
What I want is something that will undoubtedly help all of those struggling families here and abroad. And I bet it's what many of you long for, too: Politicians who make decisions together for the common good of the country.
Today, men are experiencing what women experienced when they first entered the workforce in record numbers -- the pressure to "do it all in order to have it all." This is the essence of the "new male mystique."
Small Memories is an expression of José Saramago's fidelity to his roots in poverty -- a small but nourishing last gift from a great writer.
Since Reagan's subsequent beatification by those have sought to rewrite the history of his administration, GOP politicians and political consultants have gone from adeptly putting a self-serving spin on events to making them up out of whole cloth.
Now that the Internet has provided a way to enter the front door through the digital underground, hacking has evolved into a disastrous enterprise.
The New York Times has now devoted an ocean of ink to an idea that has been unsuccessfully argued by scores of 'experts' since the beginning of time.
It is a shame to have to ask whether democracy is a mirage in the United States, but the reality of the disconnect between government and the people has become so stark it is impossible to ignore.
Many people know the term 'bunion' and that it occurs on a foot, but don't know exactly what a bunion is.
One of my favorite bumper stickers reads, "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." That's sort of how I feel about the health care debate.
There is no reason why machines can't help facilitate human communications. In the future, you'll be able to arrange meetings with friends and colleagues by asking them to "have your machine call my machine."
What has gotten lost in all of this partisan sturm und drang is any sensitivity to the day-to-day needs of the tens of millions of Americans who are being devastated by the effects of the "trickle down" economic policies that were hatched by Reagan.
Just three weeks after one of the biggest moments in TOMS history, it gives me great pleasure to make another really special announcement.
Casey Anthony will be judged by how she responds in her trial. We will be judged by how we respond to her trial. At this point, the verdict is still out.
