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Presidential Race

Glenn Beck promotes Santorum, Bachmann ticket

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By Lynda Waddington | 11.15.11 | 11:20 am

Beck said there are only two candidates, in his opinion, that don’t have “scary policies.” Those two being Santorum and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.

(Video) Herman Cain’s claims that EPA regulates cow emissions are false

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.15.11 | 11:11 am

A spokesman for the EPA said there’s no truth to claims that the EPA wants to regulate methane from cattle or dust from farms.

Bachmann chairman in S.C. introduced bill to consider creation of state currency

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By Jon Collins | 11.15.11 | 10:42 am

Last year, Bright spearheaded a contentious non-binding resolution affirming South Carolina’s constitutional sovereignty, telling a reporter, “If at first you don’t secede, try again.”

(Video) Bachmann lashes out at opponents with ‘No Surprises’ campaign

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By Andy Birkey | 11.14.11 | 12:36 pm

The “No Surprises” campaign promises that Bachmann won’t have any surprises in her policy positions, unlike her competitors for the Republican presidential nomination.

Rep. Michele Bachmann. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Flickr

Bachmann’s campaign manager says CBS employee suppressed conservative message

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By Andy Birkey | 11.14.11 | 5:00 am

Campaign manager Keith Nahigian entered the spin room where the media and campaign staffers were gathered and said, “John Dickerson should be fired. He is a piece of shit. He is a fraud and he should be fired.”

Photo: Paul Weimer, Flickr

Poll: Fifty-five percent of Minnesotans see state on wrong track

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By Jon Collins | 11.11.11 | 1:09 pm

Minnesotans see jobs and the economy as the state’s biggest problem. The survey also found that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann was the most unpopular public figure of 11 surveyed.

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(Video) Pawlenty says he won’t consider VP run with Romney

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By Jon Collins | 11.11.11 | 11:06 am

Pawlenty said the “bench strength of the Republican Party and conservative movement is incredible,” citing vice presidential prospects for politicians like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

(Video) Texas and Minnesota reporters give perspective on Bachmann and Perry

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By Jon Collins | 11.11.11 | 9:07 am

Minnesota Independent reporter Andy Birkey and Texas Independent editor Patrick Michels discussed how their home-state candidate is viewed back home, how religion plays a big part in both candidates’ politics and the “outsider” personas they have cultivated on their way to the national stage.

Bachmann interrupted by Occupy Wall Street activists in South Carolina

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By Andy Birkey | 11.11.11 | 5:00 am

Occupy Wall Street protesters said Bachmann’s stances “capitalize on dividing Americans” by claiming that people who disagree with her are “unpatriotic socialists.”

Bachmann: Unions, socialism to blame for Michigan’s economic woes

By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.10.11 | 2:58 pm

Bachmann said the solution to Michigan’s unemployment was to make it a right to work state, which would allow companies to cut back wages and benefits.