The Huffington Post is an online news aggregator and blog. I think it is targeted toward educated, liberal-leaning individuals between ages 18-50. It is an online site only and does not circulate in print. It’s website is very different from the other news agencies we’ve read so far. It seems to be more focused on what would be most popular, not necessarily the most important. But I did like the website and its layout, and the way it presented the stories online

House Votes To Cut Food Stamps By $40 Billion

The House of Representatives passed a bill containing reforms for the Nation’s food stamp program. The new provisions would make it tougher to qualify for food stamps. Applicants would be made sure they were actually in poverty. It would allow states to require drug tests. And to deny benefits to able-bodied individuals who don’t work or won’t enroll in job training for 20 hours a week. The changes would also cut $40 billion in funding for the program. The bill goes to the senate next where it will face more difficulty passing with the democratic majority. Also, the White House has said it would veto the house’s demands for stricter rules on food stamps.

It got to the point quickly but it took way too long in my opinion to get to the important details. The article had a liberal slant but I knew that would be the case going in. It was well written though and I enjoyed it. Learned what the article set out to report and got opinions from both sides of the issue.

Obama Takes On Coal With First-Ever Carbon Limits

The Obama administration is pushing ahead with new requirements for power plants that use coal. It is supposed to eliminate many of the greenhouse gasses that coal power plants emit into the atmosphere, being a point of emphasis for President Obama’s global warming agenda. Coal is already struggling to compete with natural gas and the new restrictions proposed would be almost unfeasible for old coal plants to put in place because of the costliness.

Trent Richardson Traded To Colts From Browns For First-Round Draft Pick

Trent Richardson, prior 3rd overall pick and cornerstone of the Cleveland Browns was traded on Wednesday. It caught my interest because it was big news and caught a lot of people off-gaurd. The article explained what the Brown’s executives were thinking when they traded Trent Richardson. It was well written and I enjoyed reading the article, even though I was skeptical reading a sports story on this news site.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/food-stamp-cuts_n_3957509.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/obama-carbon-limits_n_3958693.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/trent-richardson-traded-colts-browns-1st-round-pick_n_3950957.html?ir=Sports