Rose Gordon

All aspects of your life are open to scrutiny when running for president, including pet care credentials. And as careful as Mitt Romney has been to construct an apple pie like family scene, his competitors want the public to know how he treats man's best friend.

The Republican queen of off-the-wall sound bites came up with a new one this weekend as she threw her support behind presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.

The annual State of the Union (SOTU) address by the president represents political theater at the height of spectacle, from Vanity Fair tweeting about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's sparkly headband to breathless analysis over President Barack Obama's utterance of "good job" to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he walked toward the speaker's podium last night.

David Jones, the CEO of Havas and Euro RSCG Worldwide, made the case for better behavior from corporations last night in New York.

First Lady Michelle Obama has joined Twitter as part of her husband's 2012 reelection campaign. The @MichelleObama handle is run by the #Obama2012 campaign, but personal tweets from the FLOTUS are delineated by her initials, "mo."

While Republicans quibble over who's the conservativest of all, President Obama's reelection campaign raised $130 million last year, including $42 million in the last three months.

In the lead up to his close second place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum's Facebook fandom surged ahead as well.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry didn't shock anyone when after a fifth place finish among the Republican candidates for president in Iowa he said he would return to his home state to "assess the results."

NEW YORK: MWW Group has appointed Rosanne Marks, an agency alum, as SVP of corporate communications in New York where she will lead account teams and provide counsel to executives.

An hour into the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night it was already clear this would be a tight three-way race for the state's preferred Republican nominee as Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul all fought their way to the top.