The 8 best 'I won't be Romney's running mate' lines

2012 VEEPSTAKES The 8 best 'I won't be Romney's running mate' lines Whether or not they want the job, Republicans on the short list to be named Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate have to say no — again and again EUROPE'S ECONOMIC CRISIS Spain's bank bailout: Just kicking the crisis down the road? Europe agrees to provide Spain's crippled banks with $125 billion in aid, averting a collapse of the euro currency bloc — for now GAY MARRIAGE BATTLE The new pro-gay Republican super PAC: A game-changer? A powerful GOP donor wants to help socially moderate politicians voice support for gay marriage without suffering a backlash from the far-right base MAD MEN Mad Men's quiet finale: A disappointing end to season five? Critics are split on the moody, choppy final episode of the AMC drama's action-packed season, which leaves Don Draper pondering the question "Are you alone?" FOOD AND DRINK California's first-in-the-nation foie gras ban: A guide Gourmands in the Golden State will have to binge on the controversial delicacy before the ban — known as foie-mageddon — takes effect this summer ANIMAL KINGDOM Revealed: The horrific sexual depravity of 'hooligan' penguins Necrophilia, rape, and murder — George Levick's 100-year-old observations on Adélie penguin culture are just now seeing print, and shocking readers MYSTERIES OF SPACE Did climate change turn Mars into a dead planet? Detailed pictures of two sister craters offer proof that the Red Planet may once have been sufficiently moist to support life SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Do kids turn out differently if their parents are gay? MENTAL_FLOSS 11 up-and-coming genetically engineered animals BUZZFEED Lawmakers call for internet bill of rights NEWSER Sandusky defense cites personality disorder DISCOVERY NEWS Iron Age artifacts unearthed at London Olympics site Bugger off A lethally clever trap that decimates your local mosquito population — and more in our collection of bizarrely elite consumer products         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.