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Bachmann’s South Carolina Chair warned of hyperinflation, proposed new state currency

By | 11.15.11 | 11:30 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Tuesday that her presidential campaign chairman in South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, is state Sen. Lee Bright, who has made comments about secession and introduced a bill to study whether the state should start printing its own currency.

VIDEO: Bachmann targets rival GOP candidates for flip-flopping

By | 11.14.11 | 2:06 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign released a video this weekend targeting virtually all of the Republican presidential front-runners for flip-flopping.

Fifty-five percent of Minnesotans say state is on the wrong track

By | 11.11.11 | 2:36 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the annual St. Cloud State University Survey, 55 percent of Minnesotans surveyed say the state is on the wrong track, down one percent from last year.

VIDEO: Pawlenty says he won’t accept a VP nomination

By | 11.11.11 | 11:30 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has recently been heralded by conservative pundits who regret his early departure from the GOP presidential race, told MSNBC Thursday that he won’t accept a vice presidential position.

Bachmann slams Obama, GOP candidates as socialists at Family Research Council

By | 11.07.11 | 2:54 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. Michele Bachmann at her Aug. 28 rally. Photo: Patrick Caldwell

Rep. Michele Bachmann at a rally last year. Photo: Patrick Caldwell

At a speech Monday hosted by the Family Research Council—a conservative Christian organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as a hate group—U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann said she would defeat socialism, described leading Republican candidates for the More…

VIDEO: Ron Paul launches Minnesota campaign

By | 11.07.11 | 1:39 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul launched the Minnesota portion of his presidential campaign with a spirited rally at the St. Cloud Civic Center Saturday.

Bachmann: ‘Obama and Occupy Wall Street need to stop blaming job creators’

By | 11.04.11 | 2:32 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the past few days, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has pushed back against the idea that the rich are to blame for the country’s unhealthy economy.

Bachmann tells Occupy protesters to stop blaming ‘job creators’

By | 11.04.11 | 12:12 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the past few days, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has pushed back against the idea that the rich are to blame for the country’s unhealthy economy.

“President Obama joined with the Occupy Wall Street protestors who believe that the problem we face is capitalism, the free markets and job creators,” Bachmann said More…

Obama to open campaign office in Minneapolis Monday

By | 11.02.11 | 3:49 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In a sign that the campaign season has truly started, Pres. Barack Obama’s campaign will open an office just outside the University of Minnesota campus Monday.

Franken commends Obama student debt proposal, advocates point out limitations

By | 10.27.11 | 1:37 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he plans to use an executive order to ease student loan debt for millions of Americans.