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People musing about what keeps Mike Huckabee in the race for the presidency have wondered if he's sowing the ground for future television deals, angling for a vice presidential nod or getting ready to run for the White House again in 2012... He told half a dozen audiences over the last three days in Wisconsin that he can still win or, at the very least, give voice to conservative voters not yet sold on the presumptive Republican Party nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona... They called out "Amen!" as their man noted he was the only remaining candidate to support...

I certainly wouldn't want to create problems for the charming and intelligent Contessa Brewer [file photo]. But again today the MSNBC anchor said something that made me wonder whether she might be a closeted conservative in the belly of the liberal beast. Janet Huckabee, responding to Brewer's question on the possibility that her husband would withdraw from the presidential race, drew a contrast between the Romney and Huckabee campaigns. View video here.

In this tumultuous campaign season, she's always been the inconspicuous presence at her husband's side, standing just behind him, quietly offering support. But anybody who thinks Janet Huckabee is background material, hasn't heard of her high-profile daredevil days as Arkansas' first lady. In those days, Mrs. Huckabee, or Mrs. H -as she's known- could be seen jumping out of planes, playing paintball, paddling in a cardboard canoe and brandishing a rifle (yes, she hunts -- turkey usually, but she's also trapped bears). "Jumping out of the airplane was not something I was afraid to do... The bears were asleep. That's...

<p>Gov. Mike Huckabee was supposed to glide to re-election over Jimmie Lou Fisher, a Democratic Party functionary whose job in her 22 years as state treasurer has involved little besides signing government checks.</p> <p>But suddenly he is in a dogfight: a poll for the Arkansas News Bureau gives Mr. Huckabee a lead of only 46 percent to 44 percent. The poll was released last Thursday, the same day a fund-raising letter turned up in which the governor warned that his campaign was in ''crisis.''</p>

Like hundreds of thousands of Arkansas women, she balances a career, a family, a home, an active social life, and the family checkbook. But there’s one added responsibility ? she’s the wife of a presidential candidate. Janet Huckabee has lived most of her adult life in what she refers to as a “glass bowl.” That glass bowl grew from the scrutinized life of a pastor’s wife to that of Arkansas’ first lady during Mike Huckabee’s more than 10 years as governor. And that glass bowl recently grew again, to a nationwide proportion, when her husband threw his hat in into...

ROGERS, AR – Today, First Lady of Arkansas Janet Huckabee joined Arkansas State Representative Cecile Bledsoe, Surrogate Events Chairwoman for Arkansas Bush-Cheney '04 Deena Burnett and Bush-Cheney '04 supporters to announce the Bush-Cheney '04 Arkansas "W Stands for Women" Leadership Team in Rogers, Arkansas. "To ensure our place and progress in America and in the world remain firm, we must continue to support President Bush and his commitment to women's issues. President Bush will depend on his leadership team in Arkansas to highlight his positive record of achievement and to aid his reelection effort this November," said Huckabee. "As President...

Ark. First Lady Announces Candidacy Sat Mar 16, 6:38 PM ET By TOM PARSONS, Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas first lady Janet Huckabee announced Saturday she will run for secretary of state in the same election in which her husband is seeking re-election. "I think this would enhance what I've been doing for the last 5 1/2 years" as first lady, Mrs. Huckabee told a crowd of about 100 people assembled for the announcement on the steps of the state Capitol. Gov. Mike Huckabee introduced his wife, saying he was pleased to be standing up for...

First lady Janet Huckabee, whose husband is seeking re-election as governor, is expected to seek the Republican nomination for secretary of state, political officials said Friday. The first lady planned to make an announcement Saturday on the Capitol steps, said Michael Manley, who said he was her campaign manager. He would not reveal the subject of the event. State Land Commissioner Charlie Daniels, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for secretary of state, said he has heard Janet Huckabee would run. ``She'll be a good adversary,'' he said. The Democratic Party chairman also said she was expected to seek the...

Come down to the State Capitol (either rotunda or east door depending on the weather) Saturday at 2 pm (3/16/02) for Janet's announcement of her decision to run for Secretary of State.