What is AOL News?

AOL News is a Web news service dedicated to bringing you original news reporting, analysis and commentary from an ever-growing cast of top-notch journalists.

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Who is behind AOL News?

Please visit our team page to meet the staff and freelance contributors who are the driving force behind the news coverage you see at AOLNews.com.

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Are there other AOL News sites besides AOLNews.com?

Yes, our sites also include PoliticsDaily.com, GNN.com and the Philanthropy Project at AOLNews.com/philanthropy.

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What is your comments monitoring policy? What about censorship or freedom of speech/opinion/expression in your comments area?

We will remove comments that are abusive or threatening, and we may also choose at our discretion to remove comments that are off-topic. If you think a comment is inappropriate, you may click to report it to our monitors for review.

Posting comments on AOL News is a privilege, not a right. As the owner of this Web site, AOL News is within its rights to choose what appears on it. AOL News is not, however, in the practice of removing comments -- even opinion that may be unpopular or objectionable to some -- as long as they fit the criteria of being non-abusive, non-threatening and on topic.

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Where can I find sports, entertainment, business and other types of news at AOLNews.com?

Our main page features a section called "The Spectrum," which features headlines from a variety of news categories. We also have a "More" button at the top of our page navigation that will bring you to other news categories.

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Where do you fall on the political spectrum?

AOL News strives to provide balanced coverage across all of its topic areas.

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What is the difference between the AP and Real-Time Web tabs in some of your headline modules?

The AP tab features stories from The Associated Press, and the Real-Time Web tab features articles from a variety of news sites across the Web.

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What was the Sphere.com news site?

Sphere.com was launched in late 2009 as an AOL News site designed to showcase our exclusive stories. Our news on Sphere received such positive attention that we decided to fold the coverage into the main AOL News site in early 2010.

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