Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/ Mary Ann Chastain)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican presidential candidate, takes part in the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. Mrs. Bachmann argued that the federal Constitution should prevent states from enacting individual mandates. (Associated Press)
ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican presidential candidate, takes part in the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. Mrs. Bachmann argued that the federal Constitution should prevent states from enacting individual mandates.
First-year law students from the University of Missouri participate in a community service project at a food bank in Columbia, Mo., in August. After several years of recession-driven enrollment gains, application to law schools nationwide are down nearly 10 percent this year. (Associated Press)
Juan Juarez of Concord Construction disassembles a damaged chimney in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington on Aug. 24, 2011, a day after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at The Hall at Senate's End, during a stop in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, on her bus tour of the Palmetto State. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican and presidential candidate, speaks Aug. 18, 2011, at the Hall at Senate's End in Columbia, S.C., during her bus tour of the state. (Associated Press)
The home at 5009 Ravenhill Row in the Harper's Choice village in Columbia, Md., is on the market for $650,000. Built in 1991, the home has six bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.
Presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, signs the "cut, cap and balance" pledge during a news conference while campaigning in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. (Associated Press)
