Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota, officially announced his entrance into the presidential race during a visit to Des Moines. Pawlenty's wife also spoke at the event.
Today, Michele Bachmann, leader of the congressional Tea Party caucus in the U.S. House, is turning frugality in government into a campaign theme as she gauges the support she might draw in Iowa and across the country for a possible run for the Republican presidential nomination.
