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Advertising Execs Worry Huffington Post Will Taint AOL's Brand

5:13 AM PST 2/10/2011 by Georg Szalai

But AOL CEO Tim Armstrong downplays Arianna Huffington’s reputation as a voice for the political left: "Our plan is scaling, not alienating."

NEW YORK – Madison Avenue is weighing the politics of the Huffington Post and whether it may hurt the AOL brand after their $315 million acquisition deal.

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