BLITZER: At least, so far, endorsements haven't necessarily made a huge difference in the Republican presidential race, but the remaining candidates would certainly like to have Michele Bachmann's support. The Minnesota congresswoman, former Republican presidential candidate is joining us now from Capitol Hill.Congresswoman, thanks very much for coming in. Are you ready to help one of these final four?REP. MICHELE BACHMANN, (R-MN) FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I haven't made a decision about endorsements, yet, I reserve the right to make an endorsement. I may before…
from: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/02/01/interview_with_representative_michele_bachmann_113006.html
Let's take a break from politics to ask the burning question: How did Karen Santorum and Ann Romney get so lucky?Just who are the happiest wives in America?According to a new report by the University of Virginia's National Marriage Project, "When Baby Makes Three," the surprising answer is: women who attend church at least weekly with their husband and have four or more children.Women like Mrs. Romney and Mrs. Santorum, in other words. This insight is embedded in a larger report whose overall purpose is to find out the factors that lead to happy and successful married…
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WASHINGTON — Two years into the European debt crisis, there was something faintly comical about the headline in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal: "Leaders of Euro Zone Agree on Closer Union." That phrase must be on a program key on computers in Brussels.The eurozone is still an impossibility theorem, in terms of what it promises: A common currency for countries that, whatever they claim at summit meetings about joint fiscal policy, remain resolutely separate and sovereign. It's a matter of deeply rooted culture: Germans aren't ever going to spend like Greeks, and…
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