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startribune.com - 21 days ago
Bachmann leads rally opposing health plan
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Thousands of protesters gathered at the U.S. Capitol and chanted "Kill the bill."
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 21 days ago
Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots,... what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature ... (more) Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over ...

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 21 days agofound this
Signs at Bachmann’s anti-health care reform rally call Obama a ‘Marxist’ and question his birth certificate.
thinkprogress.org - 21 days ago
Signs at Bachmann’s anti-health care reform rally call Obama a ‘Marxist’ and question his birth ...
— thinkprogress.org — Earlier today, ThinkProgress reported on a sign at the GOP’s anti-health care reform rally on Capitol Hill... that used Holocaust imagery to attack health reform. But many right-wing activists carried signs that weren’t related to health ... (more) Signs at Bachmann’s anti-health care reform rally call ...

Comments vote down The Political Carnival found this 21 days agofound this
washingtonmonthly.com - 22 days ago
Note the date
— washingtonmonthly.com — NOTE THE DATE.... Today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) hopes to lead a small army of right-wing activists... around Capitol Hill, in the hopes of derailing health care reform. But let's not lose sight of the context here -- Bachmann has... (more) Note the date

Comments vote down Shakesville found this 22 days agofound this

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Power Line:  Americans Rally Against Health Care Takeover

True North - Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction:  Bachmann Leads Capitol Hill Rally

California Conservative:  Bachmann Leads Capitol Hill Rally

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Americans Rally Against Health Care Takeover
Power Line — ... that a group led by Michele Bachmann was organizing a protest against the Democrats' government takeover of health care, to take place at noon today on the Capitol steps. The protest went off as planned, with 10,000 attending, according to one estimate. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, no friend of Bachmann, reports on the rally. This photo is from ...

Bachmann Leads Capitol Hill Rally
True North - Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction — ... This afternoon Eastern time, my representative Michele Bachmann led a Freedom Rally on the Capitol Hill steps. Joining with her were several thousand of her best, freedom-loving friends: ...

Bachmann Leads Capitol Hill Rally
California Conservative — ... Thursday afternoon Eastern time, my representative Michele Bachmann led a Freedom Rally on the Capitol Hill Steps. Joining with her were several thousand of her best, freedom-loving friends: ...

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