Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) of Minnesota speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., March 16. Bachmann said Wednesday, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Tea party firebrand Michele Bachmann to quit House next year (+video)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) of Minnesota said Wednesday she will not seek reelection to a fifth House term. The tea party standard-bearer and former GOP presidential hopeful did not disclose her future plans.

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