Michele Bachman

Universal Health Insurance and the Failure of Liberal Framing

Mitch Rofsky | Posted 04.03.2012

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Obama's health care program, with its private doctors, hospitals and insurance companies, isn't close to socialism, of course. But is it close enough to liberalism?

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Michele Bachmann Gets A Challenger, Unloads On Occupy Wall Street

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.09.2012

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Former GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann sent a fundraising email Friday morning for her congressional re-election campaign in which she att...

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Sarah Palin's Sexy Surge

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 05.09.2012

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The politics of celebrity -- the sexy candidate phenomenon -- leapt from the big screen to the campaign trail. Many seem to presume that a charismatic candidate is automatically capable of being a great leader. That's a formula for success in Hollywood, but is it right for American politics?

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What The Iowa Caucus Means for Women

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.03.2012

It's unpatriotic and irresponsible to ignore sexism.

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Bloomberg Calls GOP Candidates Views On Science 'Mind-Boggling'

Posted 01.04.2012

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg took a shot at the current field of GOP candidates for president Thursday, denouncing their stances on evolution and climate c...

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WATCH: HuffPost's Sam Stein Talks Obama, GOP 2012 On CBS' The Early Show

Huff TV | Posted 11.01.2011

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HuffPost's Sam Stein appeared on CBS' The Early Show to discuss President Obama's decision to postpone a major jobs speech in light of GOP pressure. ...

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12 Ways to Tell Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Apart (VIDEO)

Doug Molitor | Posted 10.01.2011

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Refuse to raise the debt ceiling? Worried that the president is an illegal alien? Like to pepper their speeches with gun talk? No, that's both of th...

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Michele Bachmann's First Official Campaign Speech?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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What would Michele Bachmann's first major 2012 campaign speech look like once she officially announced her candidacy?

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Late Returns: Afternoon Tea With Mike Huckabee

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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In case you missed it, Sam Stein attended a Christian Science Monitor event today with potential White House aspirant Mike Huckabee, who expressed lin...

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Reality Bites: The GOP Majority Hits the Ground... Stumbling

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

It's only been three weeks but House Republicans are already losing momentum on health care, deficits, civility, guns, and Issa's investigations. Was Nov. 2 their high point?

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2009 Hall of Shame Inductees

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2009 inductees who have been selected have distinguished themselves by their egregious behavior that has brought shame on themselves and soiled all those who have been touched by them.

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Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile?

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sparkman's workaday life and violent death -- whatever the cause and whoever the culprit -- highlight the precarious struggles of the white working class and the brewing storm surrounding the 2010 Census.

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Michael Steele, Michele Bachmann Join Forces Against ACORN

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele is teaming up with Rep. Michele Bachmann, asking Republicans for their help blocking public funding for ACORN, the progres...

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"Michele Bachmann" Revealed as Elaborate "Borat" Style Hoax

Will Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unfortunately, recent studies of programs like The Colbert Report have shown that Americans' ability to distinguish satire from reality has been dramatically degraded in recent years,.

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Michele Bachmann's Guide To The Swine Flu

Juliet Jeske | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michele Bachmann Links Swine Flu To Democrats, Gets History Wrong (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.28.2009

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Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, following Rush Limbaugh's cue, suggested on Tuesday that President Obama was to blame for the swine flu cr...

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Bachmann Admits She Took Earmarks After Claiming Otherwise

Minnesota Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just days after saying she had requested zero earmarks for her district, Rep. Michele Bachmann admitted to Fox News' Brian Wilson that she had indeed ...

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Sistah Michele Bachmann's Website Explains it All for You

Lizz Winstead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recently, Michele Bachmann eloquently summarized our economic fears with her statement "We're running out of rich people!" Now Americans all over the country have a rallying cry.

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Michele Bachmann: "We're Running Out Of Rich People In This Country"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with a conservative talk show host, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has once again embarrassed herself. Posted by the blog Dump Bachmann ...

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Hope + Lessig = Change

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawrence Lessig, through his group, Change Congress, has already done some of the important legwork to get us involved in removing the influence of special interests in Congress.

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Sarah's Social Action Snapshot: The Rod Blagojevich Awards

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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While it's amusing to read about politicians who thought they could surreptitiously pass below the radar, it's important for citizens like you and me to make sure they're held accountable

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Crazy Congresswoman Claims America Anti-American

Steve Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bachmann also named every college all-American player in every sport as anti-American, "especially soccer" which she said, "isn't an American sport to begin with."

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Flood Of Ads Hit Michele Bachmann's Race

The Minnesota Independent | Andy Birkey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before Rep. Michele Bachmann's Oct. 17 statements on MSNBC about "anti-America views" she feared some in Congress hold, the airwaves in the 6th Congre...

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Michele Bachmann: "Not All Cultures Are Equal" (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

The Uptake | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Michele Bachmann caught the national spotlight recently when she told MSNBC's Chris Mathews that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views....

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GOP Representatives Launching Patriotism Attacks In Fight To Keep Seats, See The List (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

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With examples like John McCain and Sarah Palin, it should be no surprise that Republicans in tough races are using increasingly divisive tactics. Inst...

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