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GOP lawmaker defends Bachmann: ‘Chris Matthews tried to trick her.’
thinkprogress.org - 10/23/2008
GOP lawmaker defends Bachmann: ‘Chris Matthews tried to trick her.’
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In a GOP press conference today, Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) defended Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) regarding her recent comments about Sen. Barack Obama having “ anti-American ” views. Echoing Bachmann’s excuse , Souder put the blame on Chris Matthews, claiming that he ...
michelebachmann.com - 10/21/2008
Michele Bachmann for Congress
— michelebachmann.com — Welcome to my new and improved website! It has been a real honor and privilege to represent... you in Congress, and I am running hard to earn that honor again! With gas prices climbing, your family budget is being squeezed from every which way. I am ... (more) Michele Bachmann for Congress

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
— huffingtonpost.com — Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and... urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties ... (more) GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say

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michelebachmann.com - 10/21/2008
Michele Bachmann for Congress
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Daily Kos — ... well for an Obama landslide in California, which ought to be nice for his popular-vote margin. It also means that Leibham has an excellent shot at unseating Bilbray, an immigration hard-liner. The polling memo also indicates that despite the district's old R+4 lean, Democrats lead in a generic Congressional ballot by two points, a 14-point swing from 2006, and Bilbray's favorables have dropped 14 points into negative territory. IN-03: Hey, Mark Souder is a full-fledged Bachmann apologist! At a recent GOP press conference, our man Mark fielded a ...

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