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By Tom Ashbrook:

Arianna Huffington was the tall, skinny Greek kid who talked her way into Cambridge University and then onto the American media stage.

She’s married rich, written up a storm, taken on television, run against Schwarzenegger for governor in California, and along the way made a noisy migration from the political right to the political left.

Now Arianna Huffington is the progressive publisher of the Huffington Post, one of the hottest political intersections and blogger battlegrounds on the web. She’s watching the left and the right. And she’s out with a new book on fearlessness, in a time of fear.

Hear a conversation with the fearless Arianna Huffington on American politics now.


Quotes from the Show:

“I want to spread an epidemic of fearlessness [with my latest book].” Arianna Huffington

“When we are more fearless in our personal lives, we are more fearless in our political lives.” Arianna Huffington

“People who are manipulating fear are making strategy for the Republicans.” Arianna Huffington

“Every poll puts Iraq as the major issue in this [November 2006] election, and I am amazed the Democrats are not hearing it.” Arianna Huffington

Guests:

Arianna Huffington, author of “On Becoming Fearless” and publisher of the Huffington Post.;
Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst & Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly.

 
 

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