Michele Bachmann

  • Stakes are high for Pawlenty in Iowa the next few days
    Analysts say if the former Minnesota governor fails to deliver in a nationally televised debate tonight and a straw poll this weekend, he may lose the confidence of supporters and find it difficult to finance a campaign.August 11, 2011
  • Pawlenty knocks Obama, Bachmann in same swipe
    Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says President Barack Obama's previous job as a community organizer didn't prepare him for the job. And the Republican presidential candidate says Iowa shouldn't repeat the mistake of voting for another charismatic politician who lacks experience.August 10, 2011
  • Profile: Michele Bachmann
    Rep. Michele Bachmann officially declared her run for the White House in June 27, 2011. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa, but moved to Minnesota when she was in sixth grade. She's was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2006, and served in the Minnesota State Senate from 2000-2006.August 10, 2011
  • GOP candidates criticize Obama over credit rating
    Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty are trying to use the downgrade of the nation's credit rating to score political points.August 8, 2011
  • Pivotal week in Iowa for presidential candidates Pawlenty and Bachmann
    Two Minnesotans running for president face off in a GOP presidential debate Thursday and the important Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday. Will Tim Pawlenty or Michele Bachmann win the debate and/or the straw poll? What will this mean for their candidacies for president of the United States?Midday, August 8, 2011
  • Iowa is focal point for potential shifts in GOP race
    A nationally televised debate, a test vote in Iowa and a candidacy by Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- should he decide to seek the GOP nomination as many insiders, activists and party leaders expect -- could shake up the Republican presidential race in the coming days.August 7, 2011
  • Bachmann: Better economy 'won't take that long' if she's elected
    Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says that if she's elected president "it won't take that long" for her to turn around the ailing economy.August 5, 2011
  • Slideshow: Michele Bachmann on the campaign trail
    Only in her third term as a congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann has became a front-runner candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here's a gallery of her life on the campaign trail.August 3, 2011
  • Bachmann out with 3rd presidential campaign ad
    The GOP presidential candidate reminds viewers she did not vote for the debt ceiling increase and she accuses Washington politicians of, "looting the treasury and bankrupting our nation."August 3, 2011
  • Representatives reflect on long debate
    In Washington, it appears the debt ceiling debate is almost over.August 2, 2011
  • Spouse standard shifts for Bachmann
    Republican Michele Bachmann says scrutiny of her husband is out of bounds, but her rules have changed since she attacked Democrat Barack Obama over comments his wife made three years ago.July 29, 2011
  • PoliGraph: Mixed verdicts for Bachmann's National Press Club speech
    PoliGraph reviewed three of her statements and found mixed results in terms of accuracy.July 29, 2011
  • Bachmann adamantly opposes raising debt ceiling
    The Minnesota congresswoman burnishes her conservative credentials at the National Press Club.July 28, 2011
  • Michele Bachmann opposes House GOP debt limit plan
    Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she opposes GOP House Speaker John Boehner's plan to increase the federal borrowing authority.July 26, 2011
  • Pawlenty says Bachmann gets her facts on him wrong
    Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is using a campaign appearance in Iowa to accuse his home state Republican presidential rival -- Michele Bachmann -- of having a record of mixing up her facts.July 25, 2011

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