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People often say that you make your own luck, but how do you make your own career luck and get the job of your dreams? LearnVest shares how you can do so. You sit next to someone on an airplane who later helps you land your dream job. Your dentist’s daughter is a book editor, and wouldn’t you know it, she’d just love to publish your memoir. You have a role model in your industry, and your Read more
Well, it's official. Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race for Republican presidential candidate. The announcement comes after he took a break from his campaign to aid his sick daughter, Bella, and that combined with ailing poll numbers marked the end of his journey to the White House. It's been a long road to newly crowned GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who will now be up against Barack Obama in Read more
Among independent voters, Charlie Sheen is winning. Duh. In a recent poll, more independent voters said they would pick Charlie Sheen over Sarah Palin for president by a 41 to 36 margin. Among Democrats, he'd beat Palin by a 44 to 24 point margin. But don't expect to see the unemployed actor and his goddesses in the White House anytime soon, even if he ran against Palin in a tiger-blood-fueled 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
Michele Bachmann became the first woman to win the Iowa straw poll this weekend, but Rick Perry's Texas swagger stole some of her thunder. The Texas governor didn't participate in the contest but stopped by the heartland state after officially announcing his presidential candidacy in South Carolina on Saturday. Now that he's in, let's take a look at his stances on everything from abortion to the Read more
Phew. I've run into quite a few people over the past few weeks who've seen both conventions top to bottom, and the question came up last night after the last balloon settled: Which convention was the best? In my mind it can be answered on a couple of levels — which convention looked the best, or which was more fun — but when it comes down to it, I think the real question is: Which convention Read more
