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...there lessons in what happens in Virginia on Tuesday for candidates in next year's midterm elections? "McDonnell ran as a moderate-conservative, not a hard conservative," says Larry Sabato, a political-science professor at the University of Virginia. "The GOP base was tolerant and let McDonnell shave off his rough edges. Will the GOP base let its candidates do that in 2010, or will the base insist on purity? If the former, more Republicans will win in 2010, and if the latter, fewer...
...upside. A lot of things you'll need in coming years are cheap right now - like cars and houses and fixed-rate mortgages. Take advantage now to save money in the future. Improve your credit score by reducing your card balances to 10% of available credit. This will shave future borrowing costs. If you're under 50, you have a lot of time to recover, so contribute enough money to get the full match in your 401(k). If you're 50 to 65, take advantage of the catch-up provision that lets you stash an extra...
...outings with Paris Hilton, a bizarre romance with a paparazzo, an involuntary psychiatric hold. But after more than a year of belching putrid black smoke, the Britney machine is humming along quite nicely, thank you, and these days it's about the music, not the antics. Did she really shave her head or was that just a bad dream? (See Britney Spears in the top 10 celebrity Twitter feeds...
...increase during a recession. But your research of earnings and death records in Pennsylvania found that when high-seniority males, especially those around age 40, are laid off, their mortality rate initially jumps 50% to 100% and that while the risk abates over time, a job loss can shave 1 to 1½ years off their life expectancy. Are these studies in conflict? No. For these people [in our group], being laid off in a recession was important because they experienced a big and long-lasting shock to their lives, including large and lasting earnings losses. Accordingly, they have...
While Los Angeles-based Bon Appétit survives, its future is not all tarts and champagne. Upstart magazines from big names including Rachael Ray and the Food Network are making the ad market more competitive. And CEO Townsend warned that every magazine will have to shave its budget...