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Bachmann beats Graves in Minn.’s 6th District

November 6, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Republican and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has beaten Democratic hotelier Jim Graves to win her fourth term in Congress. Continue Reading

Sixth District’s Bachmann dispatches GOP primary foes

August 14, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is back on a winning track. Continue Reading

Bachmann broadens Muslim Brotherhood allegations, points to Rep. Ellison

July 20, 2012 in West Central Tribune

ST. PAUL Already facing bipartisan criticism for explosive allegations, Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has accused a fellow Minnesota congressman of having associations with the Muslim Brotherhood, a fundamentalist group with political strength in Egypt. Continue Reading

Editorial: Bachmann is off-track with her allegations

July 20, 2012 in West Central Tribune

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is facing justifiable criticism concerning her recent accusations of the Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the federal government. Continue Reading

Boehner says Bachmann letter on Clinton aide ‘dangerous’

July 19, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says it’s dangerous for a fellow Republican to allege that an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has family ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
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McCain defends Clinton aide against Bachmann allegations

July 19, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton against unsubstantiated allegations that her family has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, repudiating charges leveled by another Republican, Rep. Michele Bachmann. Continue Reading

McCain defends Clinton aide against allegations from Rep. Bachmann

July 18, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton against unsubstantiated allegations that her family has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, repudiating charges leveled by another Republican, Rep. Michele Bachmann. Continue Reading

Bcahmann gives up Swiss citizenship, after accepting it

May 11, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is giving up her citizenship in Switzerland. Continue Reading

Rep: Bachmann uses term ‘tar baby’ to attack Obama’s energy policy; spokeswoman says quote not racial

April 19, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann wasn’t referring to race when she used the term “tar baby” to attack President Barack Obama’s energy policy.
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6th District: DFL endorses Graves, Bachmann gets GOP nod

April 14, 2012 in West Central Tribune

BLAINE, Minn. – The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has endorsed hotel magnate Jim Graves as its candidate to challenge the state’s highest-profile Republican, Michele Bachmann.
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