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ADVANTAGES OF ONE-TERM PRESIDENCY: Jennifer Egan makes a perfect argument in this interactive feature from the Times, in which non-pundits share what they would do as president. "I’d decide (privately) from the outset that mine would be a one-term presidency. Freed from the stranglehold of ensuring my own political longevity, I would focus entirely on achieving what I think most Americans want: a stable and productive economy; an environmentally viable planet; a humane, efficient government capable of educating its young and protecting its vulnerable members. Americans are less selfish than some of our politicians believe (projection may be a factor here!) and will respond with reason and resilience to passionate clarity."
BIG THINGS: Mitt Romney's house, for example.
FLIP-FLOPPING: Michele Bachmann has been crowned the queen of it.