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Bachmann warns Iowans about mounting debt

Posted at 6:00 AM on January 22, 2011 by Tim Pugmire
Filed under: Michele Bachmann

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Sixth District Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has begun testing the political waters in Iowa with a warning about mounting government debt.

During a speech Friday night in Des Moines, Bachmann told members of the group Iowans for Tax Relief that "America is under a greater attack now that ever before." It was her first Iowa trip since reports of her possible interest in running for president in 2012.

Here's Bachmann's speech, Part A: Listen , Part B: Listen , Part C: Listen

Here's what Bachmann had to say to reporters following the speech: Listen

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