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A National Foster Care Movement

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.07.2012

Daniel Heimpel

Over the span of the past two weeks, from my unique vantage point, I have seen two telling signs that the national movement to improve foster care is growing and, more importantly, developing the infrastructure for a sustained, youth-driven political movement.

Jon Ward

Michele Bachmann Woos Iowa Voters With Video, Social Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.19.2011

EMMETSBURG, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann entered the Pizza Ranch, a ubiquitous chain in Iowa, here Saturday afternoon, shook a few hands, and then went be...

Jennifer Bendery

Democrats, GOP Have Now Rejected Each Other's Debt Plans

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.29.2011

WASHINGTON -- With just three days left until the country is set to begin defaulting on its debt, the House rejected a debt proposal by Senate Majorit...

Jon Ward

Bachmann Says Washington Is 'Deceiving' American People In Debt Ceiling Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.27.2011

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Thursday said the debt ceiling debate is just the latest chapter in a long history...

Jon Ward

Michele Bachmann Not Ready To Be President, Offices 'Wildly Out Of Control'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 08.28.2011

WASHINGTON - A former chief of staff to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) wrote Tuesday that his former boss is "decidedly" not ready to be president. ...

Michael McAuliff

John Boehner, GOP May Not Be Hearing Tea Party Pals

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.31.2011

WASHINGTON - The Tea Party roared Thursday. Or, it tried to, but it wasn't clear how well its demands were heard on Capitol Hill. A couple hundred ...

Michele Bachmann 2012: Will She Run For President? (PREDICT)

Posted 05.25.2011

Will Michele Bachmann run for president in 2012? Predict it below! Think you predicted correctly? Make predictions for other potential conte...

Broadening Discussion on the Constitution

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 05.25.2011

Caroline Fredrickson

Michele Bachmann has dubbed her classes "Conservative Constitutional Seminars," which suggests she is not working to foster a comprehensive understanding of the Constitution.

Arthur Delaney

Orrin Hatch Latest Lawmaker To Flunk Unemployment Legislation 101 (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said this week that extended unemployment insurance "is well over 100 weeks now," making him the latest...

Lucia Graves

Dems Blast Republican Opposition To Settlement For Black Farmers, 'Stop Playing Games'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Democratic leadership slammed Republican opposition to legislation funding the multibillion-dollar settlement of a class-action suit by black farmers ...

Lucia Graves

House Republicans Allege Fraud In Settlement With Black Farmers, Call For Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

House Republicans allege that a $1.25-billion settlement of discrimination claims with black farmers supported by the Obama administration is packed w...

Michele Bachmann: Obama Is Turning America Into 'A Nation Of Slaves'

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

Speaking at a conservative summit in Denver late last week, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said she believed America was turning into "a nation of sl...

Michele Bachmann: Nancy Pelosi Was Trying To 'Incite Something' Before Health Care Vote (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week of trying to "incite something" by choosing to walk through a Tea Party rally b...

Michele Bachmann Compares Financial Reform To Mussolini-Style Fascism

Posted 05.25.2011

Speaking at an online town hall event this week, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R- Minn.) compared the financial reform bill currently in congress to Italy un...

Bachmann: GOP Should 'Be Re-Defined By The Tea Party Movement'

Think Progress | Matt Corley | Posted 05.25.2011

At the inception of the tea party phenomena, organizers insisted that "the movement is not tied to the Republican Party." But in recent weeks, the Rep...

Bachmann Pledges To Break Law By Ignoring 2010 Census

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

Next year, the 2010 Census will be sent to every American household, as required by the U.S. Constitution. The far right has issued dire warnings of t...

Maureen Reed Says She'll Challenge Michele Bachmann In 2010

twincities.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Maureen Reed, a Stillwater area physician and the Independence Party's 2006 nominee for lieutenant governor, today announced she would seek the en...

Michele Bachmann: Obama Might Abandon The Dollar

The Plum Line | Posted 05.25.2011

GOP Rep Michele Bachmann, who is quite the colorful character, wants an answer: Is Obama secretly in favor of getting rid of the dollar and replacin...

Bachmann Admits She Took Earmarks After Claiming Otherwise

Minnesota Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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 ...

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

The Uptake | Posted 05.25.2011

The Uptake

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