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(CNN) -- Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas -- in the middle of debates over health care and Afghanistan -- to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown. But despite their efforts, the Obamas will come home empty-handed as Chicago's dreams of hosting the Games evaporated in the first round. The news stunned those awaiting the announcement, many of whom thought the battle was between Chicago, Illinois, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio also beat out Madrid, Spain, and Tokyo, Japan, to host the games. Although...

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in 1882. Now every year, classes at any US university start just after Labor Day. The labor issues are interesting not only to economic department students; every student thinks about life after graduation. Hired workers are a large part of the population, and therefore, a question almost everyone asks himself from time to time is how to get job. "You should be able to sell yourself", career consultants usually say, when you go to them for advice. Then they move on to how to improve your appeal as a worker, speaking as if...