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Can Mitt Romney Be Stopped?
January 9, 2012 Candidates have gone into New Hampshire in the past with high expectations, only to be shot down, even if they won. Mitt Romney knows the Granite State is set with traps for his nomination.
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Bachmann Casts Herself As Thatcher-Style 'Iron Lady' In Last Iowa Ad
January 2, 2012 She's a "consistent, conservative fighter," the ad proclaims. Since winning the Iowa straw poll last August, her poll numbers in the state have fallen into single digits.
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Wavering In Iowa: Portraits Of Undecided Voters
December 28, 2011 As NPR takes to the road in Iowa this week, we are collecting the words and images of Iowa Republicans still uncertain who they will vote for in next Tuesday's state GOP presidential caucuses.
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Was Gingrich Correct On His Record As Speaker? Fact-Checking the GOP Debate
December 16, 2011 Newt Gingrich used one of his favorite talking points, that when he was speaker of the House, he "balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt." But PolitiFact checked the numbers and found he's off on both counts.
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Bachmann: 'I'm The Tea Party Candidate'
October 28, 2011 The presidential candidate personally responds to a call for her to drop out, accusing Rick Perry's campaign of a "stealth attack."
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Tea Party Group: 'Time For Michele Bachmann To Go'
October 28, 2011 Michele Bachmann has championed the Tea Party, but now one group is telling her to drop her presidential bid.
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The Furor Over Gay Conversion Therapy
August 4, 2011 Was it false balance on Morning Edition and did it legitimize homosexual conversion therapy? — Back in the news on the heels of Michele Bachmann's husband.
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Republicans Accuse Obama Of Debt Scare Tactics
July 13, 2011 Rep. Louis Gohmert, a Texas Republican, suggested Wednesday that he'd like President Obama to be more like President Franklin D. Roosevelt.No, he wasn't talking about wanting Obama to massively expand the federal government or engage in more Keynesian pump-priming. Rather Gohmert wanted Obama to channel the spirit of FDR's first inaugural where Roosevelt urged Americans against fear.
The Two-Way
Police Reports Linked To Michele Bachmann Released
July 12, 2011 Newly released police reports detail episodes in which Rep. Michele Bachmann and her staff asked police to investigate, or to provide protection. The complaints include the theft of campaign yard signs, and the Bachmanns' house being "substantially egged" for the second time.
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Michele Bachmann Misstatement Streak Continues
June 28, 2011 An obvious question about Michele Bachmann is why would a presidential candidate make untrue statements that are so easy to disprove? What is that about?
The Two-Way
Romney Comes Away 'Unscathed' In Republican Debate
June 14, 2011 And contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination used the forum to attack President Obama's policies, rather than each other.
