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Are corporations people? Bachmann won’t say

By Chris Steller | 01.25.10 | 1:41 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann said she had no comment when asked whether corporations are people, as the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled. She did say that pending health care reform legislation is “regulation on steroids” and decried “the dirty…

Settling Minnesota suit for $54.3 million saves Wal-Mart money

By Chris Steller | 12.09.08 | 2:25 pm

Wal-Mart “saved money” and — to further shoplift from the discount retail mega-chain’s current advertising slogan — its executives will probably “live better” after today’s $54.3 million settlement of a Minnesota class action lawsuit. The Dakota County District Court…

T-Paw meets the Son of Sam

By Chris Steller | 09.17.08 | 8:33 am


During his travels across the country to stump for Sen. John McCain (and bid for the GOP veep slot), Gov. Tim Pawlenty positively owned the phrase “Sam’s Club Republican.” Today T-Paw hits the road again — D.C.-bound in fact,…