Your Nickel's Worth: Thursday's Daily Brief: Arianna Introduces El Huffington Post, eHarmony Hacked, Democrats Raise $60M, Plus James Franco, Norman Lear, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Arianna Huffington: ¡Hola! Introducing El Huffington Post

Arianna Huffington: MADRID - ¡Hola! I'm delighted to announce the launch of El Huffington Post, a partnership with El País that will combine the Huffington Post's signature mix of news, blogging, community, and social engagement with El País's legendary journalistic traditions. El Huffington Post will be rooted in Spanish culture, will be run by Spanish journalists, and, like Spain itself, will have a very distinct personality and its own way of approaching the world. It arrives at a time when the challenges Spain is facing are of great consequence not only to the people of Spain but to all of Europe and the world beyond.

	POLITICS Obama, Dems Raise Combined $60 Million In May
	WORLD Hama Massacre: Activists Say 78 Killed In Syria, Assad Denies Claims
	POLITICS Scott Walker Joins GOP Chorus Begging Romney To Be Bold
	TECHNOLOGY Huge Online Dating Site Says User Passwords Stolen In Attack
	BLACK VOICES Florida's Stand Your Ground Defense More Likely To Succeed If Victim Is Black

BLOG POSTS

	Norman Lear: This Just May Have a Religious Sensibility Governor Walker, Candidate Romney and those who speak loudest for him are down on labor, down on their unions and union leaders. They are, in effect, down on the working man's right to band together and, to coin an expression, petition their bosses for a redress of their grievances.
	Montserrat Domínguez: Welcome to El Huffington Post Faithful to the spirit that turned the Huffington Post into an essential daily read for millions of U.S. readers, El HuffPost aims to explore the new possibilities offered to Spanish society by a 100% online medium.
	James Franco: Kristen Stewart the Queen Snow White and the Huntsman looks great and the actors are fabulous. The film gives us everything that it should: beauty, danger, romance, action, fantasy and a rewarding ending. Of course, this movie isn't breaking new narrative ground -- who expected that?
	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: The Farm Bill Should Protect Hungry Kids, Not Subsidies for Insurance Companies The fact is that food stamps are an effective investment. For every dollar that's invested into the SNAP program, we get $1.71 back in return.
	Mandy Moore: The Beauty of a Positive Role Model If a girl is going to reach her dreams or even change the world, she needs a woman in her corner to help her see her full potential.