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Congratulations to HuffPost Politics, HuffPost Green and HuffPost Gay Voices for ranking number one in their respective comScore categories. HuffPost Politics focuses on the personal side of politics and how individuals across the country are affected by policy issues. The site transcends party lines and provide readers with original content and breaking news throughout the year plus deep coverage and analysis during election cycles. HuffPost Green covers the latest environmental news, green technology updates and provides a useful resource for readers who want to be more green in their daily lives. HuffPost Gay Voices, which was launched in October, covers the complexities of the LGBT community, from family and faith to politics and sexuality. The site also fearlessly looks at powerful yet silent influences on identity and relationships, such as class, race and religion.

Other comScore winners included MapQuest, which ranked number two in the maps category. Wherever you're headed, MapQuest shows you how to get there, what's nearby and where to stop along the way. The Stylelist sites and HuffPost Religion also ranked number two, in the Style and Religion categories.

*All rankings via October 2011 comScore Media Metrix

HuffPost Politics has reason to celebrate! According to comScore data, the site led all politics-focused news sites in September. According to comScore's press release:

"Interest in Political News sites spiked in September between President Obama's jobs plan announcement and the heating up of the Republican presidential primary battled. The category rose 12 percent to 35.4 million visitors. HuffPost Politics ranked #1 in the category with 9.9 million visitors (up 8 percent)."

Poynter highlights the win here: HuffPost Politics most-visited site for political news, outdraws CNN Politics, Politico.