Another one bites the dust. Today Rick Perry announced that he's dropping out of the Republican presidential race, three days after Jon Huntsman withdrew. These latest campaign casualties join colorful candidate Michele Bachmann, who dropped out of the race earlier this month. So the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls include Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich. And Read more

Tonight in Iowa the 2012 presidential election kicks off officially when Republicans vote in the state's caucus. The campaign has already seen its fair share of scandals — remember Herman Cain? And over the past few months, we got to know more about the personal lives of the potential presidents. On the Democratic side, we already know Barack Obama will be the nominee with Michelle by his side. Read more

Sarah Palin drew twice as many supporters as GOP front-runner Mitt Romney this weekend at a Labor Day Tea Party event in New Hampshire. The former governor and vice presidential candidate continues to give pseudo stump speeches to campaign-style crowds in strategically important states. But although Palin also completed a half-marathon this weekend, coming in second in her age bracket, she's Read more

Things heated up this week on the presidential campaign trail, as Michele Bachmann did a victory lap following her win in the Iowa straw poll, and President Obama surprised Americans on his bus tour of the Midwest. Meanwhile across the pond, Prince William and Kate Middleton took their own tour of sites devastated by this month's riots in England. See all that and more in the week in pictures. Read more