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A person’s looks win out over their reputation when others entrust them with their money, according to a study by Warwick Business School in London.  Researchers digitally altered trustees' features with Facegen software to make them appear more or less trustworthy. Money was given to volunteers and they were asked to choose a face that they felt comfortable with to handle the funds.  13 of the 15 participants, on average, chose people who looked more trustworthy.

When Gallup pollsters recently asked 1,000 Americans to name the biggest problem facing the country, 35% said "unemployment," making joblessness their number one concern for the second straight month. It's also the highest percentage of Americans to give that response in more than a quarter century, since October of 1983.

By contrast, the economy in general ranked second, with 29% of those polled saying it was the most important problem facing the country. Healthcare was third and dissatisfaction with the government, fourth.