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Bachmann campaign claims get mixed reviews from fact-checkers

By | 03.31.11 | 12:31 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s announcement last week that she’s mulling the idea of becoming a potential contender for the GOP nomination for president in 2012 has brought about a new round of fact-checking her statements this week. PolitiFact gave her a “Pants on Fire” rating on Tuesday, while Poligraph gave her More…

GOP debate pushed back because there are (almost) no candidates

By | 03.31.11 | 10:49 am

The first GOP presidential candidate debate of the 2012 election season has been postponed, according to msnbc.com.

Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty announces presidential exploratory committee

By | 03.21.11 | 4:24 pm

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty confirmed speculation he is seeking a bid for president in 2012 on Monday after officially announcing a presidential exploratory committee on his Facebook page and releasing the following video:

Bachmann: Americans should have the freedom to choose … light bulbs

By | 03.03.11 | 1:54 pm

Image by Matt MahurinMinnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann reintroduced legislation in the U.S House Tuesday to repeal the 2007 law mandating incandescent light bulbs be phased out in favor of compact fluorescent light bulbs by Jan. 1, 2012.

Her resolution, Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act,

Pawlenty will headline Arizona Tea Party convention

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to headline a tea party summit in Phoenix, Ariz., from Feb. 25 to 27. The “American Policy Summit-Pathways to Liberty” is being marketed as the official two-year anniversary of the Tea Party movement. Pawlenty will also be headed to Nashville to speak on More…

Minnesota GOP leadership offers bill banning state funding for abortion

Members of the Republican leadership in the Minnesota Senate have introduced legislation to ban state funding for abortions, just weeks after saying that creating jobs and fixing the budget deficit would be the party’s top priorities. The bill was offered on the eve of Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life’s (MCCL) More…

Bachmann to give her own rebuttal to SOTU through Tea Party Express

By | 01.21.11 | 3:26 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will give her own rebuttal to President Obama’s State of The Union Tuesday, broadcast by the Tea Party Express.

“There are two very exciting developments I wanted to share with you today, friends,” reads the fundraising e-mail sent out by the Tea Party Express More…

Pawlenty says he will reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell if elected in 2012

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, appearing on Bryan Fischer’s radio program on Wednesday to talk up his new book,  said that if he’s elected president, he’ll reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the military’s ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers. Fischer works for the American Family Association, a group that the More…

Pawlenty, Bachmann confirmed to speak at CPAC

Two potential GOP presidential contenders from Minnesota have signed on to speak at February’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, both a staple of past CPAC events, will again speak at a  conference that’s never without controversy. Last year, Sarah Palin dropped out, More…

Is Bachmann’s slot on Intelligence Committee part of GOP plan to stifle her?

Is Rep. Michele Bachmann’s new post on the House Intelligence Committee an effort by GOP leadership to stifle her inflammatory statements in the media? Slate’s Noreen Malone makes the case, contending that the strategy is not fair to Bachmann who was a workhorse in the 2010 House elections on behalf More…