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Michele Bachmann – Google News

First POST: Google’s Money; Bachmann’s Priorities – techPresident


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First POST: Google's Money; Bachmann's Priorities
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Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Michelle Bachmann's looking to supporters online for "conservative priorities;" analysis of the latest campaign finance reports shows the growing influence of Google and Microsoft; the next Knight

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 3:08 pm

Michele Bachmann Back in Iowa Politics with State Senate Endorsement – Patch.com


DesMoinesRegister.com

Michele Bachmann Back in Iowa Politics with State Senate Endorsement
Patch.com
Michele Bachmann wasn't very popular in Iowa City as a presidential candidate earlier this year. By Adam B Sullivan and Deb Belt US Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) re-entered Iowa politics this week when she endorsed an Iowa Senate candidate.
Michele Bachmann endorses Waukee pastor in Iowa Senate raceDesMoinesRegister.com

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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 3:02 pm

Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss citizenship – The Seattle Times


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Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss citizenship
The Seattle Times
Michele Bachmann became a Swiss citizen automatically when she married her dual-citizen husband. [“Bachmann's citizenship: The Swiss Miss,” Opinion, May 13.] That was many years and a couple of dozen children ago (23 foster children along with her own)
Citizenship to GoNew York Times
Michele Bachmann Changes Mind: Now, She Doesn't Want To Be A Swiss MissGlittarazzi
A dual-citizen Facebook founder 'de-Americanizes' himselfLos Angeles Times

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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:18 pm

Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him – The Atlantic


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Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him
The Atlantic
By David A. Graham At a hastily called press conference, and flanked by fellow also-ran Michele Bachmann, Cain calls for GOP unity. Herman Cain, flanked by Reps. Steve King and Michele Bachmann, endorses Mitt Romney in Washington on Wednesday.
Third time the charm? Herman Cain endorses Mitt RomneyDeseret News
On third endorsement, Cain backs RomneyCNN (blog)
Cain endorses Romney (after already endorsing Gingrich and 'we the people')msnbc.com (blog)

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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 10:29 pm

How I Answered Michele Bachmann’s Questionnaire – New York Times (blog)


New York Times (blog)

How I Answered Michele Bachmann's Questionnaire
New York Times (blog)
Michele Bachmann, sent out an email blast to her “fellow conservatives” this morning urgently seeking their donations to her re-election campaign … I mean soliciting their opinions on matters of great importance to the country in this election season.

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:52 pm

SPIN METER: Rivals Airbrush Anti-Romney Words – NPR


SPIN METER: Rivals Airbrush Anti-Romney Words
NPR
Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? Rick Santorum calling Romney "the worst Republican in the country" to run against President Barack Obama? They're hoping you don't. And acting like it never happened (even though most of their words are

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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 8:24 am

Bachmann’s great divide – Albany Times Union


Bachmann's great divide
Albany Times Union
By LIBBY COPELAND, Commentary Michele Bachmann's short-lived experiment as a Swiss citizen ended awkwardly last week, when her beloved philosophy of American exceptionalism came back to bite her in the tushy. It turns out the far right concluded that
Citizenship as It Should BeNew York Times
Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9Bachmann: 'Silly' media caused Swiss FOX 9 News

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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 5:04 am

Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Michele Bachmann … – Washington Post


Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Michele Bachmann
Washington Post
Republican presidential contenders Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul earn mixed reviews from the American public in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But on this classic measure of popularity, the congressman from Texas draws few strong reactions from

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Posted on 15 May 2012 | 3:06 pm

If You Thought Michele Bachmann Was Out There… – Mother Jones


If You Thought Michele Bachmann Was Out There…
Mother Jones
Michele Bachmann. That's no coincidence. Beginning in the late 1990s, the duo worked together to take down Minnesota's state curriculum standards, which they considered a gateway to a totalitarian society built on moral relativism.

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Posted on 14 May 2012 | 6:49 am

Michele Bachmann withdraws Swiss citizenship – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Michele Bachmann withdraws Swiss citizenship
Telegraph.co.uk
Former White House hopeful Michele Bachmann has said she will withdraw her joint Swiss nationality, because, she proclaimed: "I am a proud American citizen." Former White House hopeful Michele Bachmann Photo: AP The Republican and Tea Party favourite,
Michele Bachman decides not be Swiss after allThe Guardian
Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss citizenship (just one day after revealing her Daily Mail
Michele Bachmann gives up Swiss passportBBC News
Politico -Washington Post (blog)
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Posted on 11 May 2012 | 5:21 am

Michele Bachmann – Yahoo! News Search Results

Michele Bachmann renounces Swiss citizenship

One would think that before embarrassing one’s self, they would research the facts about what they write to The Times letters to the editor page. Michele Bachmann became a Swiss citizen automatically when she married her dual-citizen husband.

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:08 pm

Michele Bachmann endorses Waukee pastor in Iowa Senate race

Jeff Mullen, the Waukee church pastor and Republican state Senate candidate, just picked up a big endorsement in his challenge to incumbent Sen. Pat Ward.

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:30 pm

Tea Partier Michele Bachmann becomes a citizen of Switzerland, a country where socialists govern

Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has become a citizen of Switzerland, a European country with a government philosophy almost nothing like her own. In an interview Tuesday with the Swiss television station Schweizer Fernsehen, Bachmann said her husband, Marcus Bachmann, was born to Swiss immigrants and that her family visits Switzerland often. Marcus Bachmann was granted …

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 6:31 pm

Michele Bachmann joins former rivals in endorsing Mitt Romney

Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Thursday became the latest former rival to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Bachmann, popular among the Republican Party’s most conservative members, briefly led the GOP’s crowded presidential field last summer. Like Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Rudy Giuliani — all one-time Romney foes — Bachmann brings with her endorsement a …

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 6:26 pm

Michele Bachmann Renounces Her Swiss Citizenship

It seems like just today that I was defending Rep. Michele Bachmann's dual citizenship with Switzerland. I was reacting to a Mark Krikorian post excoriating the lamaker for her status. "Today, I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual Swiss citizenship, which was conferred upon me by operation of Swiss law when I married my husband in 1978," Bachmann said on …

Posted on 11 May 2012 | 2:54 pm

Michele Bachmann to withdraw Swiss citizenship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican White House candidate Michele Bachmann sought to withdraw her Swiss citizenship on Thursday and dismissed any questions about her allegiance to the United States. Bachmann, a U.S. representative from Minnesota and a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, became eligible for dual U.S.-Swiss citizenship in 1978 when she married her husband, who is …

Posted on 11 May 2012 | 3:03 am

Michele Bachmann to withdraw her Swiss citizenship during her bid for re-election

Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican and former presidential candidate, announced Thursday that she was withdrawing her dual Swiss citizenship, which Politico first disclosed earlier this week. In a statement, Bachmann said she did not want to leave the impression that she was uncommitted to the United States. Today I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual …

Posted on 10 May 2012 | 8:37 pm

Michele Bachmann withdraws Swiss citizenship

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann intends to withdraw her dual citizenship in Switzerland, she said in a statement. Bachmann says she sent a letter to the Swiss consulate in Chicago asking for her citizenship to be withdrawn. She said she did so to make clear her loyalty to the United States. "I took this action because I want to make it perfectly clear: I was born in America and I am a …

Posted on 10 May 2012 | 7:55 pm

Michele Bachmann’s new Swiss political world

Today we learned that Michele Bachmann has applied for and been granted Swiss citizenship . That’s a surprising development, given her general view of European-style welfare states. I also wonder if Bachmann is aware that Switzerland is a particularly interesting country when it comes to the status of women in politics. Read full article >>

Posted on 10 May 2012 | 2:34 am

Michele Bachmann endorses Mitt Romney

Rep. Michele Bachmann says Americans can vote for Barack Obama – and for more joblessness, higher energy prices, more government controls and failed economic policies. Or, she says, they can vote for Mitt Romney and a "new vision of prosperity and liberty."

Posted on 3 May 2012 | 12:40 pm