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(VIDEO) Bad Lip-Reading targets Michele Bachmann, cites ‘thrill-seeking shark’

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By Jon Collins | 10.05.11 | 5:29 am

The dubbed video includes: “I went from being two banana plants up to a thrill-seeking shark that sold pictures of different toys I wanted.”

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Bachmann-aligned Super PAC goes after Perry

By Andy Birkey | 09.01.11 | 2:14 pm

Keep Conservatives United, a Super PAC supporting GOP presidential contender Michele Bachmann, released an ad this week attacking one of Bachmann’s main competitors for the Republican nomination, Rick Perry. The ad claims Perry engaged in record borrowing as governor of Texas.

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Minneapolis minister under fire for officiating at Twin Cities Pride

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By Andy Birkey | 08.02.11 | 12:07 pm

Rev. Gregrey Renstrom of Minneapolis’ New Harmony United Methodist Church is facing a formal complaint within the United Methodist Church for his participation in the recent Twin Cities LGBT Pride Festival.

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Needing comeback, Pawlenty puts out ‘Miracle on Ice’ video

By Jon Collins | 07.21.11 | 12:02 pm

Presidential candidate and former junior varsity hockey player Tim Pawlenty released an ad comparing his campaign to the “Miracle on Ice” at the Winter Olympics three decades ago.

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Video: MnIndy’s Andy Birkey on the latest shutdown news

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.07.11 | 1:27 pm

With a partisan stalemate in St. Paul over the lack of agreement over a state budget, the Minnesota government remains closed, except for essential services. Minnesota Independent Senior Reporter Andy Birkey discussed the latest developments Wednesday with Free

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Video: Bachmann’s first ad avoids social issues

By Jon Collins | 07.07.11 | 12:46 pm

Ascendent in the polls despite increasing pressure for her stances on some social issues, presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann released a video Wednesday that highlights her economic bonafides.

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Video: Iowa Democrats hammer Pawlenty’s tax record

By Jon Collins | 07.06.11 | 8:57 am

As Republican presidential hopeful and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty starts his swing through Iowa, the state’s Democratic Party is taking aim at his no-taxes pledge.

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Video: Vote Kids presses 2012 candidates to invest in children, families

By Lynda Waddington | 05.11.11 | 11:11 am

A group hoping to make the welfare of America’s children a national political priority is up with television advertisements in Iowa and New Hampshire that directly ask residents of the first contest states to hold 2012 presidential hopefuls accountable.

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Iowa Republicans think Pawlenty can go all the way in 2012

By Lynda Waddington | 04.04.11 | 11:09 am

When Jim Kirkpatrick, chairman of Iowa’s Fayette County Republican Central Committee, began to plan the organization’s spring fundraiser only one name was placed on his list for keynote speaker: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

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Bachmann dodges Hardball question about subpoenas for Democrats

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By Paul Schmelzer | 11.03.10 | 12:00 am

As she awaited election results Tuesday night, Rep. Michele Bachmann did a quick interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. Presaging the victory that came for Bachmann an hour later, Matthews revisited the topic of their conversation two years earlier: “If your party gets control of the House of Representatives, will you use the subpoena power to investigate the Democratic members of Congress for un-Americanism?”