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AM.MN: This time, a fellow Rep worries about voices Bachmann’s not hearing

By Chris Steller | 09.17.09 | 8:30 am

Last week U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar expressed catty concern about whether voices Rep. Michele Bachmann hears are entirely divine. On Wednesday, another Democrat from Minnesota’s congressional delegation worried about the voices Bachmann is not hearing.…

Currency comptroller rejects scapegoating of Community Reinvestment Act

By Chris Steller | 11.24.08 | 12:38 pm

In a speech last week John Dugan, comptroller of the currency, issued a strong defense of the Community Reinvestment Act — a direct response to CRA critics such as U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who have laid blame for the current housing crisis on anti-redlining legislation.