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After Hawaii, Bachmann headed to Montana, South Carolina

By Andy Birkey | 02.03.11 | 9:05 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s office told Bloomberg on Tuesday that she wouldn’t be giving interviews this week as she was committed to working in her district. Bachmann’s office made the statement, however, while the Sixth District Republican was on a visit to Hawaii to raise money for Republicans and ahead of a weekend trip to Montana to campaign for her friend Rep. Denny Rehberg. Bachmann’s office also confirmed this week that she will be visiting early-primary state South Carolina toward the end of the month.

Franken cut off Lieberman on Reid’s say-so, but it wasn’t personal

By Chris Steller | 12.18.09 | 6:53 am

frankenAl Franken says he was only following orders to keep the health-care debate moving when he cut off Joe Lieberman’s speech in the U.S. Senate at the 10-minute mark.

Begich begs, so Franken adds Alaska, Hawaii to his freehand map of the USA

By Chris Steller | 08.11.09 | 11:39 am

franken mapU.S. Sen. Al Franken has acceded to a formal request from Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) that the Minnesota senator add Alaska and Hawaii when he draws freehand maps of the United States as a parlor trick. Franken, whose 2007…

AM.MN: While Hecker’s in Hawaii, FBI raids his HQ

By Chris Steller | 07.31.09 | 8:30 am

mn_am1Wait ’til the birthers get a hold of this: Minnnesota motor baron Denny Hecker just happens to be in Hawaii when his headquarters get raided by FBI agents looking for doctored documents? Hecker hasn’t been…