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Michele Bachmann Was For The Stimulus While She Was Against Itnew

​Remember the Fox News gabfests, the D.C. rallies and the campaign ads where Michele Bachmann brags about voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus bill? Turns out she had her hand out at the same time. Saddling our kids with the federal debt is OK when she does it.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  10-18-2010  |  Politics

Michele Bachmann Asserts Health Care Reform is Unconstitutional. Is She Right?new

"There is no precedent for requiring an American citizen, as a condition of citizenship, to purchase a product or service against their will because government mandates they must buy it," Rep. Michelle Bachmann said yesterday. She recently admitted she was wrong about another legal issue surrounding the health care debate -- the Slaughter Solution -- so we couldn't help wondering whether she was off base again.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  03-24-2010  |  Politics

'Vampire King' Jonathon Sharkey running for Minnesota governornew

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey has big ambitions. The self-described king of the vampyres just got out of an Indiana jail cell after cooling his heels on a conviction for threatening a judge. He's resting up in Tampa before heading home to New Jersey.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  01-20-2010  |  Politics

'Conspiracy Theory' Host Jesse Ventura Talks 9/11, JFK, and Vietnamnew

Jesse Ventura wants to talk. He's growling. "You want an exclusive?" The guy hates the press. During his governorship, he famously printed press passes that read "Media Jackal." Why's he calling? "My new show on TV," he says.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  12-08-2009  |  Politics

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