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  Luxury Coach OutletRepresentative Michele Bachmann used Monday night’s CNN-WMUR debate among GOP presidential hopefuls as an unconventional venue to make it official: she’s running for President. “I just want to make an announcement here for you, John, on CNN tonight,” Bachmann told the debate’s moderator, John King. “I filed today my paperwork to seek the office of the presidency of the United States today, and I’ll very soon be making my formal announcement. So I wanted you to be the first to know. ” Her statement was followed, minutes later, by an e-mailed press release, making it official that Bachmann will not seek re-election to Congress, but instead aspires to the highest office in the land. “Our country needs a leader who understands the hardships that people across America have been facing over the past few years and who will do what it takes to renew the American dream. 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She slapped Newt Gingrich on the wrist playfully when he said he preferred American Idol over Dancing with the Stars (a subtle dig at Sarah Palin?), with a cackling laugh that sounded eerily like Clinton’s. She gushed when asked to choose between Elvis and Johnny Cash, and finally said, “Both.” And she underlined her biography, mentioning her 30-plus-year marriage, five biological children and 23 foster kids three times. She smartly threw Obama’s words back at him on the debt ceiling, saying someone “far more eloquent than I” had once made the case to vote against it. Obama voted against raising the debt ceiling as a Senator in 2006 — a vote he says he now regrets. She spoke convincingly of her impassioned pleas to the House GOP conference and then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to block TARP in 2008. She spoke forcefully of her pro-life bona fides. And she showed surprising foreign policy chops as the newest member of the House Intelligence Committee in articulating her opposition to U.S. action in Libya. “That sound you hear is millions of jaws hitting the ground by Bachmann’s stellar answer on Libya,” tweeted RedState.com’s Erick Erickson. “She just did very well with that.” Less than an hour into the debate, “Bachman” [sic] was trending on Twitter. (More on TIME.com: In GOP New Hampshire Debate, Bachmann Provides Fireworks as Romney Escapes Unscathed) Bachmann benefitted from low expectations. “She was as good in this debate as she was awful in her alternative response to the State of the Union address,” says Larry Sabato, a presidential scholar at the University of Virginia. “I can see why she might do better than expected in Iowa and beyond.” And she showed that she is, actually, quite media savvy. She didn’t make the announcement of her candidacy in her opening remarks, as that was precious time she could use on her biography, instead waiting for her first question on a proposed repeal of financial regulation to do it. She was poised and relaxed. She even impressed some Democrats. Coach Colettle Collections“[Former Massachusetts governor Mitt] Romney’s polish was perhaps to be expected,” tweeted Washington Post liberal blogger Ezra Klein. “But Bachmann is much newer to politics than much of the field. Her ease is impressive.” Bachmann used the debate to speak directly to the audience at home. She was one of the few candidates who looked at the camera, often addressing it rather than the audience in front of her. And her big announcement wasn’t her only proclamation of the night. “I want to make a promise to everyone watching tonight,” she said, underlining the fact that she was the first congressional member to introduce a bill to repeal Obamacare. “As President of the United States, I will not rest until I repeal Obamacare. It’s a promise. Take it to the bank; cash the check. I’ll make sure that that happens.” And on answering a question about the Tea Party, she added a direct plea to all Republicans: “We need every one of us in the three-legged stool. We need the peace-through-strength Republicans; we need the fiscal conservatives; we need the social conservatives. We need everybody to come together, because we’re going to win. Just make no mistake about it. I want to announce tonight, President Obama is a one-term President!” she yelled over cheers and applause. “We ’ll win!” A strong Bachmann candidacy could spell trouble for former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who is betting on Iowa. Bachmann, with her 23 foster kids, has a natural appeal to the Hawkeye State’s powerful home-schooler and Evangelical voting blocs. Her ascendancy could also spell trouble for Sarah Palin, if the former Alaska governor is indeed thinking of running. The two women would compete to appeal to similar voters and donors. (More on TIME.com: Pawlenty’s Poor Debate Showing Risks Donor Flight) Nike Air Max 1The firebrand Bachmann — who once labeled AmeriCorps a dangerous example of Big Government, rather than a volunteer program; accused Obama of spending $200 million on a trip to India by bringing 2,000 staff members and 34 warships with him — a charge the Pentagon labeled “comical”; and accused the Census Bureau of spying on Americans by asking for too much information — was toned down during the debate. The only hint at her Tea Party roots came when she called for the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency, which she said should be renamed “the job-killing organization of America.” Of course, Bachmann remains relatively untested. “Media is going to hunt down and check out all 23 foster kids if she wins Iowa,” tweeted GOP strategist Mike Murphy. She is just entering her third term, and with only five years in Congress, she can’t employ the familiar GOP criticism of Obama that he is too green and unqualified for the job.

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Coach JewelryEl-Aseel restaurant - which translates as Original or Pure in Arabic -- is tucked away on the third floor of a run-down building in the Egyptian border-town of Rafah, minutes from Gaza.

Moustafa, 22, wearing an Adidas jumpsuit, stands in the smoldering kitchen preparing chicken. He explains: "We are a border city, divided by two sides, so in a way we're both Palestinian and Egyptian. If you go up on the roof, you'll see Gaza. It's very close, but very far."

I spent four days in Rafah and nearby cities to see how places far from the revolutionary Tahrir Square are grappling with life in Egypt now that former President Hosni Mubarak is gone.

Rafah -- an isolated town right on the border with Gaza -- now finds itself in the eye of the change sweeping the region, socially and economically if not geographically.

Discount Coach HandbagsEgypt to open Gaza border crossing at Rafah

As old autocracies crumble, how will lives change on the streets and how will new rulers handle one of the biggest questions in the Middle East -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Rafah is one of only two official entry and exit points -- the other is in Israel -- for human traffic into Hamas-ruled Gaza, but since a 2007 blockade supported by Mubarak, the impoverished town has thrived on tunnel-onomics -- an extensive underground system of smuggling goods into Gaza.

With talk of Egyptian plans to open the border with Gaza permanently, that trade is now compromised, leaving smugglers with mixed feelings of hope for Palestinians, but anxiety over losing money.

cheap hermes birkinGaza, home to an estimated 1.5 million people, has been under an Israeli blockade since June 2007, when Hamas -- which sweeped Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 but are also deemed a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, and the European Union -- militarily forced supporters of the rival Fatah group from the strip.

Rafah's closed border crossing is a strikingly tangible symbol of former Mubarak's Israel-allied regime, but after revolutionary protests toppled him, recent events have led some to forecast a possible sea change in Egypt's foreign policy.

Earlier this month, Egypt successfully brokered a reconciliation deal between the Islamist group Hamas and Fatah, who are considered more mainstream, or moderate, by the West.

cheap nike shoes storeAnd in April, the Egyptian government temporarily reopened the Rafah terminal, with foreign minister Nabil al-Araby saying the decision to seal it off was "shameful."

He said then the opening would soon be permanent. Alla Iraqi, an Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman, told CNN on Wednesday the border will open permanently on May 28.

Two weeks ago, the Arab world commemorated Nakba, what Arabs call "the catastrophe" when thousands of Palestinians were dispelled from their lands or fled as a result of the creation of Israel in 1948.

Coach ScarvesIn Al-Arish, a town near Rafah which is also home to many Palestinians, hundreds rallied, chanting: "To Jerusalem we go, millions and martyrs."

Coach JewelryEl-Aseel restaurant - which translates as Original or Pure in Arabic -- is

tucked away on the third floor of a run-down building in the Egyptian border-town of Rafah, minutes from Gaza.

Moustafa, 22, wearing an Adidas jumpsuit, stands in the smoldering kitchen preparing chicken. He explains: "We are a border city, divided by two sides, so in

a way we're both Palestinian and Egyptian. If you go up on the roof, you'll see Gaza. It's very close, but very far."

I spent four days in Rafah and nearby cities to see how places far from the revolutionary Tahrir Square are grappling with life in Egypt now that former

President Hosni Mubarak is gone.

replica coach handbagsRafah -- an isolated town right on the border with Gaza -- now finds itself in the

eye of the change sweeping the region, socially and economically if not geographically.

Egypt to open Gaza border crossing at Rafah

As old autocracies crumble, how will lives change on the streets and how will new rulers handle one of the biggest questions in the Middle East -- the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Rafah is one of only two official entry and exit points -- the other is in Israel -- for human traffic into Hamas-ruled Gaza, but since a 2007 blockade

supported by Mubarak, the impoverished town has thrived on tunnel-onomics -- an extensive underground system of smuggling goods into Gaza.

hermes birkin handbagsWith talk of Egyptian plans to open the border with Gaza permanently, that trade is

now compromised, leaving smugglers with mixed feelings of hope for Palestinians, but anxiety over losing money.

Gaza, home to an estimated 1.5 million people, has been under an Israeli blockade since June 2007, when Hamas -- which sweeped Palestinian parliamentary

elections in 2006 but are also deemed a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, and the European Union -- militarily forced supporters of the

rival Fatah group from the strip.

Rafah's closed border crossing is a strikingly tangible symbol of former Mubarak's Israel-allied regime, but after revolutionary protests toppled him, recent

events have led some to forecast a possible sea change in Egypt's foreign policy.

Earlier this month, Egypt successfully brokered a reconciliation deal between the Islamist group Hamas and Fatah, who are considered more mainstream, or

moderate, by the West.

Nike outletAnd in April, the Egyptian government temporarily reopened the Rafah terminal, with foreign minister

Nabil al-Araby saying the decision to seal it off was "shameful."

He said then the opening would soon be permanent. Alla Iraqi, an Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman, told CNN on Wednesday the border will open permanently on

May 28.

Two weeks ago, the Arab world commemorated Nakba, what Arabs call "the catastrophe" when thousands of Palestinians were dispelled from their lands or fled as

a result of the creation of Israel in 1948.

In Al-Arish, a town near Rafah which is also home to many Palestinians, hundreds rallied, chanting: "To Jerusalem we go, millions and martyrs."

During the protest, resident Ahmed Baqi, 23, said: "We must use our new platform to extend a hand to Palestinians. It's our fight, too."

Large protests were planned in Rafah but the Egyptian military blocked demonstrators from entering the Sinai Peninsula.

Amid rising demands from Egyptians for the state to cool its relations with Israel, the military crackdown angered demonstrators in Cairo, who staged

protests at the Israeli embassy. Coach Totes Bags Ensuing clashes left 350 people

injured.

Sitting in a gated security compound in Rafah, a military lieutenant who asked not to be named, said: "Egypt cannot afford an escalating situation right

now."

He said activists were wrongly prioritizing the Israeli-Palestinian issue over Egypt's poor economy and rising sectarian tensions.

"It's not the time to help our neighbors ... and it's not the time to aggravate Israel," he said.