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Randall Lane

Randall Lane, former editor-at-large at Newsweek and The Daily Beast, is editor of Forbes. He is the author of The Zeroes: My Misadventures in the Decade Wall Street Went Insane.

articles/2011/09/08/winning-arab-hearts-and-minds/mideast-hearts-minds-lane_er020m

Mideast’s Changing View of America

Did a post-9/11 State Department initiative to improve America’s image succeed? Randall Lane takes a look.

Randall Lane

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Egypt’s Simmering Rage

An exclusive Newsweek/Daily Beast poll of Egyptian voters portends trouble for the West.

Doug Schoen

articles/2011/05/17/donald-trumps-2012-presidential-fling-how-he-trashed-his-own-brand/lane-trump-numbers_181116_dqa9ew

How Donald Trump Trashed His Brand

Exclusive data reveal that while The Donald garnered $260 million in free publicity during his six-week presidential fling, most of it was negative. Randall Lane on why that hurts Trump, Inc.

Randall Lane

Raj Rajaratnam and Wall Street's Thieving Majority

Most traders would steal if it were a sure thing, according to a blockbuster survey. That's why the conviction of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam sends a key message about a fair system and free markets, writes Randall Lane.

Randall Lane

articles/2011/03/01/charlie-sheen-and-lenny-dykstra-dysfunctional-bffs/lane-sheen-dykstra_163089_pnaali

Charlie Sheen's Crazy New BFF

The surest sign of the star's implosion: he's become best friends with baseball has-been Lenny Dykstra. Randall Lane details how Sheen chose the only buddy more dysfunctional than he is.

Randall Lane

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articles/2011/02/21/rachael-ray-versus-the-stuffy-food-world/lane-rachael-ray_161550_xxvuqf

Rachael Ray vs. the Food World

The talk show host and cookbook queen takes on stuffy foodies Thursday with her Burger Bash. Randall Lane talks with Ray about her non-training, job insecurities—and why Martha never calls.

Randall Lane

AOL Buys Huffington Post: Arianna Cashes Out

The Internet company is paying $315 million for The Huffington Post, $300 million of it in cash, and Arianna Huffington will become editor in chief of all of AOL's media properties Randall Lane on her vote of no-confidence.

Randall Lane

articles/2011/01/25/john-kao-paul-saffo-tim-brown-offer-3-ways-to-reinvent-america/lane-qa-innovation_155254_zklka9

3 Ways to Reinvent America

What will drive innovation in the next decade? The Daily Beast's Randall Lane brought together preeminent business thinkers John Kao, Paul Saffo, and Tim Brown for ideas—from "pro-sumers" to designing living organisms.

Randall Lane

articles/2010/12/08/obama-poker-player-his-lousy-bluffing-skills/lane-obama-poker-face_145854_awf1ey

Obama's Poker Club Tells All

How did the president, a noted card player, get pegged as a pushover? Randall Lane talks with Obama's poker buddies about his habits at the table—and how the GOP exploited him.

Randall Lane

articles/2010/11/08/midterm-election-results-internet-predicted-outcomes/oracle-internet-election_139540_pb6xim

Can the Internet Predict Elections?

Using online opinions to help predict results, The Daily Beast's Election Oracle nailed almost every major race last week. Randall Lane on whether this is the future of polling.

Randall Lane

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