Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]

NRCC cancels a week for Paulsen, buys for Bachmann

2008-10-07T05:13:29Z

I checked the ad buys at WCCO-TV today and found that the National Republican Congressional Committee has canceled a week of ads that were scheduled ... be going to an incumbent in a tough race. Meanwhile, the NRCC will also run ads on GOP Go to article

Barney Frank & The Mortgage Mess

2008-10-07T02:50:23Z
Barney Frank & The Mortgage Mess From the American Thinker: Democrats have a lot to hide about their role in creating the current financial crisis and are doing their best to appear blameless with charges directed elsewhere. Within hours of

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Palin's remora jumping out of hot water.

2008-10-07T00:27:11Z
While much is being made of Obama serving on a couple of the same boards and being members of some of the same groups as Ayers, ... and radical past. Apparently the right doesn’t care that Michele Go to article

Open Thread

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
And Jonathan Kaplan, formerly of the PPH, has this story in the Minnesota Independent about GOP firebrand Rep. Michele Bachmann. After reading his piece, one wonders why John McCain didn't choose this congressman familiar already to ...

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YOU CALL IT

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
By REP. MICHELE BACHMANN. With all the attention last week focused on the massive $700 billion bailout bill that the administration and Democrat leadership were pushing through Congress, there was little notice of the $110 billion in ...

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NRCC pulls TV ads for Paulsen, buys time for Bachmann

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
At the same time, the NRCC is buying ads for Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann who faces a challenge from El Tinklenberg. The NRCC will cancel a week of ads on WCCO and has scaled back on KARE. The committee also bought $126000 in ad ...

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Is Bachmann's seat up for grabs?

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
If we are watching TV ad money, it appears the Republicans are concerned about Rep. Michele Bachmann losing her reelection.

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The Daily Digest: 10-7-2008

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann has a top ten list from the bailout bill. 2008 Race for Legislature ECM and MPR say both parties are hoping to pick up seats in the Minnesota House. 2008 Other 52 school districts have levies on the ballot. ...

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Game On: National GOP buys TV to defend Bachmann

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
Meanwhile, the NRCC will also run ads on GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's behalf. The NRCC has reserved time on Bachmann's behalf to run between October 20th and election day (at a cost of about $126k) at WCCO. We have Michele Bachmann ...

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Michele Bachmann's PardonGate is on the City Pages Blotter

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
We reported yesterday that our two favorite people, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Tom Petters, can now be mentioned in the same post, which makes our eyes twitch with excitement. Bachmann is doing her best to distance herself from the major ...

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Replace Michele Bachmann Blog Carnival

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
This is a new carnival, special to this election season. The purpose? To see Michele Bachmann fired as a Minnesota representative to the US House. The reason? Do you know who Michele Bachmann is? Have you heard her speak? ...

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Polinaut: NRCC cancels a week of ads for Paulsen

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
Meanwhile, the NRCC will also run ads on GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's behalf. The NRCC has reserved time on Bachmann's behalf to run between October 20th and election day (at a cost of about $126k) at WCCO. ...

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Foxâ€™s Cavuto Wins SPLCâ€™s Dobbsy Award for Pinning Blame on ...

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
No matter how dubious Cavutoâ€™s claim is, it has achieved widespread acceptance among conservative pundits and politicians. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) also blamed the mess on loans to minorities. Congratulations, Neil. ...

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Bachmann holds strong against bailout bill

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
bachman.jpg If we can give Rep. Michele Bachmann credit for something, she isn't backing down on her two bailout bill "No" votes.

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Bachmann moves from Stillwater to West Lakeland

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
Two months after putting their Stillwater home up for sale, US Rep. Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus purchased a new $1.27 million home in West Lakeland, according to Washington County property records.

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MN Independent: Bachmann withdraws pardon request for pal

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
In 2007, Rep. Michele Bachmann sent President Bush a letter recommending he pardon a man who is a major contributor to her campaign even though he lives outside of her district. Last Thursday, Bachmann withdrew that letter, ...

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Bachmann threatens Bachmannâ€™s star turn

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
Rep. Michele Bachmann didnâ€™t get the message from House Republican leaders last Monday after the $700 billion financial package went down in flames. While they blamed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for giving an unnecessarily partisan ...

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Bailout Billâ€™s Top 10 List (Rep. Michele Bachmann)

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
Last week, I voted twice against the nearly $1 trillion Wall Street bailout bill in the US House. The first bill (with a $700 billion price tag for taxpayers) failed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. ...

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The US Government vs. Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z
The deal was questioned by a Washington watchdog group. Hammond originally drew attention to himself by endorsing now-US Rep. Michele Bachmann for Congress from the pulpit, which violates rules for tax-exempt organizations. ...

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Keith Ellison

2008-10-04T01:28:44Z
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)...read from an article called “How A Clinton-Era Rule Rewrite Made Subprime Crisis Inevitable,” written by Terry Jones in th

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