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Arianna Huffington, fellow passenger escorted off airline after dispute over her BlackBerry

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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Lefty newshound Arianna Huffington was a bit too liberal — with her BlackBerry use — aboard a commercial jet to La Guardia over the weekend, authorities say.

Huffington, 60 — a noted author and columnist who runs the online Huffington Post — was about to take off from Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, when she defied the United Airlines captain’s command for passengers to turn off their electronic devices, prompting an angry man to get up from his seat in protest of her continued chatting and texting, sources told The Post.

The ensuing battle resulted in Huffington and the other flier, identified as Ellis Belodoff, 53, of Plainview, LI, being hauled off the plane for questioning once it landed. Both were released without being charged.

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