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Michele Bachmann for President? First Reactions

By Yelena ShusterJan 5th 2011 – 7:17PM

Look out Sarah Palin -- there's a new Republican woman who's eyeing an Oval Office run in 2012. Michele Bachmann, a three-term congresswoman from Minnesota, is known as much for her conservative views (homosexuality is a "dysfunction" and President Barack Obama is turning America into a "nation of slaves") as for the...

Poll: Republicans Are Warming to Census

By David KnowlesMar 16th 2010 – 9:16PM
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(March 16) -- Despite months of skepticism from conservative politicians and pundits, at least as many Republicans as Democrats now say they are certain to participate in the 2010 census, a new poll finds. According to a Pew Research Center poll conducted March 10-14, 74 percent of Republicans surveyed said they...

Palin Will Star at First Tea Party Convention

By Steve PendleburyJan 7th 2010 – 3:29PM
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(Jan. 7) -- Amid this week's speculation about potential Tea Party leaders comes word that Sarah Palin has agreed to deliver the keynote speech at the movement's first national convention next month. It will be Palin's first political speech in months, and The Washington Independent's David Weigel thinks it's significant...

Fox Caught Using Misleading Footage Again

By David KnowlesNov 19th 2009 – 7:49PM

(Nov. 19) -- In the news business, mistakes happen. And sometimes the same mistakes happen more than once. On Thursday, Fox News again apologized to viewers for what it said was another honest mix-up. As 2008 footage of a well-attended Sarah Palin campaign rally played on the screen, Fox host Gregg Jarrett proclaimed...

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Zachery Gray, Florida Teen, Suffers Brain Damage And Paralysis After Attempting Suicide Due To Anti-Gay Bullying

May 28th 2012 - 10:59AM

Though details of the 17-year-old Reese's April suicide are scarce, his boyfriend Alex Smith spoke frankly about the repeated bullying the teen had experienced at school.

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What Was The Best Meme Of The Year?

May 14th 2012 - 11:08AM

Noted astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs. Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann vs. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vs. a kitten with a Pop Tart for a body.

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Michele Bachmann Withdraws Swiss Citizenship

May 10th 2012 - 04:04PM

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to withdraw her dual Swiss citizenship.

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Former Ex-Gay Leader On 'Reparative' Therapy: 'We Set Them Up For A Facade'

By Curtis M. Wong May 08th 2012 - 02:16PM

In July,gay advocacy group Truth Wins Out released video footage allegedly shot undercover at the Christian-affiliated Minnesota clinic owned by Michele Bachmann and her husband, and claimed to find evidence of conversion therapy being performed on the premises.

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Bachmann, Ludwig von Mises Would Not Endorse Romney

By Brian LaSorsa May 07th 2012 - 01:26PM

This week Michele Bachmann endorsed Mitt Romney for president of the United States, referring to him as our "only option [to] preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty."

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  • 05/28/12 Zachery Gray, Florida Teen, Suffers Brain Damage And... Source: The Huffington Post Though details of the 17-year-old Reese's April suicide are scarce, his boyfriend Alex Smith spoke frankly about the repeated bullying the teen had experienced at school.
  • 05/23/12 Hotel CEO Looks to Unseat Michele Bachmann in Minnesota Source: U.S. News & World Report A Minnesota hotel CEO is gunning for a congressional seat currently held by one of the state's most polarizing leaders, a woman who has become a conservative celebrity not just in Minnesota, but across the country.
  • 05/21/12 Response to "Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss... Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Regarding the letter addressing Michele Bachmann renouncing her Swiss citizenship, ["Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss citizenship," NWVoices, May 16] the writer (Ed Anderson) makes two missteps.
  • 05/21/12 Iowa Senate aspirant gets Bachmann boost Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Echoes of last years Iowa caucuses campaign with a distinct Minnesota accent rang out over a heated state Senate race last week.
  • 05/20/12 City Lights: On the road, local news still looks... Source: The Billings Gazette - Billings MT I was going to try not reading the newspaper on vacation.

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