Michele Bachmann
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Sarah Palin Neighbor Search Is On: 10 Best Candidates
thestir.cafemom.com via @newsStir &bull Sep 6, 2010He told the AP he's ready to head home to Massachusetts and get to writing that unauthorized biography just as Vanity Fair releases an explosive take down that should give him ample leads. Bristol Palin. She's a big girl now,… Full Story »
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Political rally planned in Watertown
Jordan Independent - National Politics &bull Sep 5, 2010An event billed as a political rally to "recapture America for 'We the People'" is scheduled for Sept. 8 in Watertown, in the Watertown Performing Arts Center, 1001 Highway 25 NW., Watertown. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and U.S. Rep. John… Full Story »
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Gov. Bobby Jindal heading for Minnesota to raise money for Republicans
NOLA.com - Politics &bull Sep 4, 2010Minnesota GOP spokesman Mark Drake confirmed Jindal's visit afterThe Associated Press obtained a copy of the invitation for the Sept. 13event at the Minneapolis Hilton. Jindal is the main draw for aRepublican Party of Minnesota reception that starts at $1,000… Full Story »
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MN-GOP pulling out the big guns with Louisiana Governor.
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Sep 4, 2010
The candidates include: Gov. Pawlenty, Tom Emmer, Rep. Michele Bachmann, and Erik Paulsen. It all started after Pres. Obama was elected in '08 and the RNC appointed Michael S. Steele as chairman. The RNC knew that they were out of… Full Story »
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Bachmann again: the base she built in MN, rolls on
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Sep 3, 2010
It's about 5:30 as I write this; I was driving back from St. Paul and listening to evangelical radio station KKMS. Around four o'clock I was listening to Pastor Brad Brandon do an interview with a political activist who was explaining how Senator Al Franken got into office via a rigged recount overseen by Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Then--from about a quarter to five to… Full Story »
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Jindal raising cash with Pawlenty
Politico Top Stories &bull Sep 3, 2010
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is heading to Minnesota later this month to raise cash with Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann for the state's Republican Party. Weasel Bobby Jindal probably skimmed a little bit off the top of some… Full Story »
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Tweet Beat: Mission Accomplished Edition - Capital Comment Blog (washingtonian.com)
www.washingtonian.com via @Carydc &bull Sep 3, 2010It seems like a whole lot was accomplished this week in Washington, and the congressional twitterverse is no different. From President Obama declaring the close of combat operations in Iraq to Senator Orrin Hatch watching stuff explode, a lot came to… Full Story »
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New skirmish in battle over beer and bacon
CNN - Political Ticker &bull Sep 2, 2010
The back-and-forth over a campaign ad Rep. Michele Bachmann recently released has become campaign fodder for both Bachmann and her opponent, State Senator Tarryl Clark. The Democrat challenging Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's sixth congressional district is headed to… Full Story »
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Michele Bachmann: Stimulus Fact Check
Townhall.com - Blog &bull Sep 2, 2010This week, AP fact-checked the Obama Administration's assertion that the stimulus is helping. While the 9.5% unemployment rate and hundreds of thousands of new jobless claims show the stimulus plan has failed, AP looks at some specific initiatives, and proves the administration dead wrong.AP: FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic WASHINGTON - The Obama administration claimed this week that $100 billion invested in innovative technologies under the economic stimulus law is "transforming the American economy" by putting the nation on track for technological breakthroughs in health care, energy and transportation. But an examination of details in the 50-page report unveiled… Full Story »
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George Will's bad habit
Washington Monthly &bull Sep 2, 2010
GEORGE WILL'S BAD HABIT.... Over the last several months, George Will has written a series of columns about some of the most extreme politicians in Republican politics. In each instance, he seems to go out of his way to ignore what makes them… Full Story »
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The "sad and moldering strangeness" that is Vanity Fair - Story Analysis by BuzzBox
www.buzzbox.com via @RightyGeorge &bull Sep 2, 2010Riehl World View - "Palin, meanwhile, has stated that she finds Bachmann to be a 'fireball' with a 'stiff spine," Vanity Fair captioned this image of Congresswoman (MN-6) Michele Bachmann in its predictably snarky mid-July article "Grizzly Women." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image photo. By Sissy... Ben Smith's Blog - Tom Beaumont's piece this evening will drive the 2012 buzz: ~ Sarah Palin's scheduled political trip… Full Story »
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Conservatives bash once-respected professor for low-balling Beck crowd
www.rawstory.com via @matthewfelling &bull Sep 2, 2010Estimates of the turnout for Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial last weekend have varied widely, from a low of 87,000 to a high of one million. As a result, the already-controversial rally has sparked a secondary controversy over a report by CBS News that the organization it hired to make a scientific count from aerial photos had come… Full Story »
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Bachmann removes fair logo from ad
Politico 2010 &bull Sep 1, 2010
Rep. Michele Bachmann may have had a little too much fun with the Minnesota State Fair's logo, and she's now removed it from a new ad attacking her Democratic opponent. In an ad released Tuesday, the Bachmann campaign accused Democratic… Full Story »
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Bachmann: Glenn Beck with the God stuff and "what that means"
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Sep 1, 2010
It caught the reporters and the professional political media by surprise--but you guys, the ones who regularly read my Bachmann stuff here--*you* weren't that surprised, were you? A few weeks before organizing a massive rally on the Mall that had the feel of… Full Story »
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How Big Was Beck's "Restoring Honor" Rally?
The New American &bull Sep 1, 2010
The "Restoring Honor" rally that Glenn Beck held in Washington this past weekend brought in huge numbers of people from all over the nation. Anyone who watched the coverage of the event could see that. CBS News has a reputation of slanting the news that stretches back to documentaries… Full Story »
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- Michele Bachmann
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Biting off 6th District votes
Star Tribune Politics &bull Sep 1, 2010Bob Anderson is shown making false teeth in his lab in Edina. In 2008, he captured 40,000 votes, about 10 percent of all votes cast for U.S. representative in the Sixth District. The expensive congressional race between Republican Michele Bachmann… Full Story »
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Michele Bachmann Is Asked to Stop Using Minnesota State Fair Logo
Politics Daily &bull Aug 31, 2010
Officials with the Minnesota State Fair aren't happy with a new campaign ad being run by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) which references the annual gathering and features its logo. In the ad, Jim "The Election Guy" accuses Bachmann's opponent, state… Full Story »
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Michele Bachmann uses MN State Fair logo without permission
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Aug 31, 2010
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is in a bit of hot water over a copyright infringement. Bachmann's latest attack ad against Tarryl Clark uses the Minnesota State Fair logo without permission. Bachmann accuses Clark of raising taxes on the corn dogs,… Full Story »
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- Michele Bachmann
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'Tea Party' won't get Mich. ballot slot
Politico 2010 &bull Aug 31, 2010
Michigan Republicans in two close congressional races can breathe a sigh of relief - they won't have to run against candidates marked "Tea Party" on November ballots. The decision could be particularly important in the 7th District, where former police… Full Story »
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Candidate attacked over taxing beer and bacon
CNN - Political Ticker &bull Aug 31, 2010
A new television commercial in Minnesota from Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann's campaign targets her Democratic challenger for voting to raise taxes on corn dogs, deep fried bacon and beer, popular cuisine at just about any state fair in the Midwest.… Full Story »
