The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 7, 2011 AOL Purchases Huffington Post for $315 Million ----------------------------------------------- The internet firm AOL has agreed to buy the Huffington Post website for $315 million. Under the deal, Arianna Huffington will oversee editorial content on the Huffington Post and other AOL-owned sites. .