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Pawlenty and Bachmann rumble

By Jon Collins | 07.25.11 | 10:06 am

The struggling Pawlenty campaign achieved a victory of sorts: It got the Bachmann campaign to hit back.

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ABC Sports: Pawlenty’s use of Olympics footage is copyright infringement

By Lynda Waddington | 07.22.11 | 8:56 am

Tim Pawlenty’s presidential campaign will soon be receiving a cease-and-desist letter from ABC Sports, which believes its “Miracle on Ice” footage was improperly used in a recent television advertisement.

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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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Bachmann among GOP hopefuls to participate in Twitter debate

By Lynda Waddington | 07.20.11 | 11:37 am

Six GOP presidential candidates, including Michele Bachmann, will clash Wednesday afternoon in a first-of-its-kind Twitter debate hosted by a national tea party organization.

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Pawlenty removed from general election poll match-ups

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By Jon Collins | 07.19.11 | 5:05 pm

Removal from Public Policy Polling’s general election poll match-ups bodes badly for Pawlenty, whose campaign has faltered in primary state polls.

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Pawlenty leans heavily on Minnesota donors; Romney leads GOPers in fundraising

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By Jon Collins | 07.19.11 | 9:29 am

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has raised almost a quarter of his campaign funds from Minnesotans. His $4.45 million in contributions puts him well below Mitt Romney, whose total haul for this election cycle is $18.3 million.

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Iowa Straw Poll could salvage Pawlenty’s floundering candidacy, experts say

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By Jon Collins | 07.14.11 | 2:36 pm

In poll after poll, presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has dawdled in the single digits among Republicans. His poor performance has led to a flood of bad press for the Pawlenty campaign, including an article descriptively titled “When a campaign starts to smell like death” at Salon last week. While there’s no doubt Pawlenty would rather be in the lead, all may not be lost for his presidential ambitions, according to experts watching the campaign.

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Bachmann again tops Iowa caucus poll, Pawlenty stagnant

By Jon Collins | 07.14.11 | 9:11 am

Yet another Iowa poll of likely caucus-goers has shown Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann with a small lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

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Pawlenty won’t sign controversial Iowa marriage pledge

By Andy Birkey | 07.13.11 | 3:08 pm

Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty announced on Wednesday that he would not sign a controversial marriage pledge by Iowa’s The Family Leader. Pawlenty said, “I prefer to choose my own words,” in response to the pledge which has come under fire for references to slavery, its opposition to same-sex marriage, a ban on pornography and an insinuation that being gay or lesbian is a choice. Fellow presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum have signed on while Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have criticized the pledge.

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Video: Pawlenty aims jabs at Romney and Bachmann

By Jon Collins | 07.13.11 | 7:24 am

Former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, who has taken some heat in the past for his seeming unwillingness to criticize his Republican rivals, changed tack this week, openly attacking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.