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Bachmann and Bill Maher agree on Muslim investigations

By Andy Birkey | 03.14.11 | 10:05 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann defended Rep. Peter King’s investigations into homegrown terrorism among America’s Muslim communities on Saturday just hours before one of her vocal critics seemed to agree with her. On his show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher interviewed Rep. Keith Ellison and said that terrorists from an Islamic background present “a unique and greater threat” than right-wing terrorists such as militias and anti-abortion activists. Ellison said Maher is “coming to the wrong conclusions.”

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Pawlenty calls on Attorney General Holder to resign

By Andy Birkey | 11.19.10 | 4:00 pm

In an interview with Hugh Hewitt at the Republican Governor’s Association convention in San Diego on Friday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that Attorney General Eric Holder should resign because he wasn’t able to prosecute a Guantanamo Bay prisoner effectively in civil court.

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Bachmann on Iran: U.S. needs to do more than talk

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By Andy Birkey | 11.18.10 | 9:51 am

Speaking at a conservative symposium on Iran at the National Press Club Wednesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann called Iran “a danger to every nation in the world” and said “we know that they [Iran] already have a nuclear capability.” She said Iran has “crossed the line” and that the United States “needs to do more than the simple engagement strategy of talking.” She did not elaborate on what that new strategy might entail.

Bachmann to appear at “Sharia report” release

By Andy Birkey | 09.15.10 | 8:24 am

According to the Washington Times, Rep. Michele Bachmann will be on hand at Wednesday afternoon’s release of a new report that proponents say offers a “second opinion” on President Obama’s assertion that terrorism is a product of violent extremists…

Ellison: To defeat terrorism, reach out to American Muslims

By Andy Birkey | 09.13.10 | 8:51 am

Rep. Keith Ellison was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday to talk about terrorism and the commemoration of the attacks of Sept. 11. Ellison said that in fighting terrorism, it’s vital that the U.S. government…

Al-Shabab, Minneapolis Somali youth highlighted in new terrorism report

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.10.10 | 9:21 am

The threat of terrorism in the U.S. today is “less severe” but “more complex and more diverse than at any time over the past nine years,” according to a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security…

Bradlee Dean talks Ground Zero mosque on Fox News

By Andy Birkey | 08.11.10 | 1:21 pm

Minnesota’s Christian hard rock band frontman had his turn as a Fox News commentator on Tuesday. Bradlee Dean, head of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International, was invited to participate in a panel discussing plans for…

FBI reveals more details of Minnesota al-Shabab arrests; Pawlenty, Walz weigh in

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.05.10 | 3:48 pm

The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed more details about today’s arrests of Minnesotans accused of aiding the Somlia-based terrorist organization al-Shabab. In a press release, the agency named two women charged with conspiracy to provide material…

Minnesota Somalis among 14 charged with aiding al-Shabab

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.05.10 | 11:48 am

Minnesotans of Somali descent are among 14 people charged with providing support for the terrorist organizaiton al-Shabab in Somalia. The AP reports two indictments unsealed this morning include names of five new people charged in an ongoing investigation,…

Bachmann hits back at Bill Clinton: ‘I am nothing’

By Andy Birkey | 04.19.10 | 8:15 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann laughed off criticism leveled at her by former President Bill Clinton at an event hosted by the Chicago Tea Party Patriots and the Chicago Republican Party on Saturday. Clinton said Bachmann’s statements about President Obama and…

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