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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who got just 5 percent of the vote in Iowa's caucuses, referred to herself Tuesday as the "true conservative who can and who will defeat Barack Obama in 2012." On Wednesday, she bowed out of the race.

Not Everyone Is Basking In Iowa's Afterglow

The field of GOP challengers narrowed a day after the caucuses as Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said she is ending her 2012 presidential bid. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Rick Perry went home to regroup after his poor showing in the Hawkeye State.

Palomar Hale telescope dedication, 1948.

The Journey To Palomar

Airs Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

When It Comes To Politics, States Are Barely United

States in this country are becoming like an unhappy couple. They've always had their differences, but their arguments have gotten so chronic that they're hardly talking to each other.

Protesters rally at an Occupy San Diego meeting in Civic Centre Plaza on Nov. 16, 2011.

Would Organizing Hurt The Occupy Movement?

The Occupy San Diego protest is taking part in a nationwide day of action today with several rallies. A local professor believes the Occupiers are better off not organizing.

San Diego Opera's Words And Music Program

Kids Write Operas

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, shown here at a press conference in Berlin on Monday, has led the call for austerity in Europe. But Sunday's elections in France and Greece point to a growing backlash on the Continent.

Germany Faces Backlash Against Austerity Moves

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has led the push for austerity in Europe. But she is looking increasingly isolated after European elections that brought anti-austerity parties to power.

In Nobel First, Economics Prize Goes To Woman

Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Economics, speaks to host Michele Norris. Ostrom, a 76-year-old professor of political science at Indiana University, shares the $1.4 million prize with another American — Oliver Williamson of the University of California, Berkeley — for their work on economic governance. Ostrum was cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for her research into how natural resources or "common property can be successfully managed by user associations."

Former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick writes a note to a voter who is not at home when she stopped by.

Congressional Candidates Attempt To Reach Voters In Giant District

Arizona’s newly drawn 1st Congressional District is the size of Pennsylvania. It’s the tenth largest in the nation, taking up almost two-thirds of the state, from the Arizona-Utah border all the way down the eastern half of the state to just north of Tucson. That makes it tricky for candidates to campaign.

Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh is welcomed by supporters upon his arrival at a meeting north of Cairo, on April 26. He was formerly a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, but was kicked out of the organization.

Political Rift Widens Between Egyptian Islamists

Egypt's presidential voting starts May 23, and two of the leading candidates are Islamists. One is a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the other was recently kicked out of the group.

Tourists are seen in front of the "Gran Jaguar" Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21.

Maya Expert: The 'End Of Times' Is Our Idea, Not The Ancients'

"The Maya never, ever, said anything about the world ending at any time — much less, this year," says an archaeologist who helped translate the ancient culture's hieroglyphs. Still, David Stuart says, he often gets emails from people who want more details about the end of days.

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