Michele Bachmann

  • Bachmann campaign likens Pawlenty to Obama
    There's a war of words going on between Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty as they compete for the GOP presidential nomination.July 25, 2011
  • Bachmann, Pawlenty debate conservative credentials
    The campaigns of Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty resumed their war of words Sunday, arguing via press release over which candidate has the stronger conservative credentials.July 24, 2011
  • Bachmann adds health care to spending limit pledge
    Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann signed a pledge opposing any increase in the U.S. debt limit, after adding her own stipulation on health care.July 19, 2011
  • Going after 2012 candidate Bachmann has its risks
    It's clear that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is becoming a threat to the men running against her for the Republican nomination for president, and that her rivals aren't sure how to derail her without risking a backlash. Her opponents are treading lightly, seemingly sensitive both to offending her tea party supporters and to gender concerns.July 16, 2011
  • Analyst: Bachmann's debt ceiling talk 'just nonsense'
    At a Capitol Hill press conference yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann sought to downplay a failure to raise the Treasury Department's borrowing authority when it expires Aug. 2.July 14, 2011
  • ABC probes Bachmann clinic's homosexuality treatments
    Since announcing her bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Rep. Michele Bachmann has gone under the media microscope. Today, a Christian counseling clinic run by her husband, Marcus, has its turn under the microscope.July 12, 2011
  • Bachmann says she's not worried about default
    Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she's not worried about the nation defaulting if the debt ceiling isn't increased.July 11, 2011
  • Iowa Democrats confident of Obama's re-election chances
    Republican presidential hopefuls have been criss-crossing Iowa lately, campaigning against President Barack Obama and what they call his failed economic policy. The message has been well received by Iowa Republicans. But Democrats in the state have a different view of the rhetoric in their own backyard.July 6, 2011
  • Pawlenty on Meet the Press on Sunday
    Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to be on NBC's Meet the Press this Sunday. The Republican candidate for president is the latest presidential hopeful to appear on the Sunday morning show.July 5, 2011
  • Romney, Bachmann watch for Iowa path as campaigns heat up
    The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Mitt Romney's chief challengers over the next six weeks and could force the former Massachusetts governor to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state.July 2, 2011
  • Public money puts Republican Bachmann on defensive
    Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann comes under mounting scrutiny over public dollars flowed to her family's business interests.June 29, 2011
  • Solid start puts Bachmann in front-runner territory
    A day after her formal announcement that she's running for president, Rep. Michele Bachmann headed to New Hampshire Tuesday. And right now, she is the leading alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.June 29, 2011
  • Bachmann's inaccurate statements emerge in GOP 2012 race
    The Minnesota congresswoman has become one to watch - for inaccuracies as well as rising support - in the Republican presidential race.June 28, 2011
  • Fox host apologizes for Bachmann 'flake' question
    Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace says that he "messed up" by asking Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann whether she's a flake.June 27, 2011
  • Bachmann's official 2012 announcement strikes chord with Iowa crowd
    Rep. Michele Bachmann formally launched her bid today in her Iowa birthplace, after first making her intentions clear at a debate earlier this month.June 27, 2011

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