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GOP 2012 Hopefuls Blame Obama for S&P Rating Downgrade

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GOP 2012 Hopefuls Blame Obama for S&P Rating Downgrade

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

Candidates react to S&P’s call for agreement with more partisanship.

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GOP 2012 Hopefuls Blame Obama for S&P Rating Downgrade

Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate

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Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

With Iowa’s Ames Straw Poll coming up on Saturday, Tea Party darling Michele Bachmann is glowing in the spotlight of two prominent magazine profiles. This week’s New Yorker and Newsweek ground their portraits of Bachmann in the emotional connection she makes with audiences on the stump. As Newsweek put it, “when others meandered or waffled, she shot back with answers that reduced Washington’s …

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Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate

Bachmann’s Love Affair with Revisionist History

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Bachmann’s Love Affair with Revisionist History

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

The press finds photographs of Michele Bachmann looking like she has crazy eyes irresistible. On the cover of Newsweek this week, she looks like a disturbed woman in pearls staring into the hazy middle distance. But Bachmann’s media savvy and strong debate performance show she’s not nuts–and the plurality of Iowa Republicans agree, making her the current top choice for the 2012 nomination. On …

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Bachmann’s Love Affair with Revisionist History

The Economy Shouldn’t Decide Election 2012

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The Economy Shouldn’t Decide Election 2012

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

Presidents have more power over foreign policy and civil liberties matters than the economy. To ignore that is morally bankrupt.

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The Economy Shouldn’t Decide Election 2012

Mitt Romney Compares Obama Administration To British Monarchy During Revolutionary War

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Mitt Romney Compares Obama Administration To British Monarchy During Revolutionary War

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

CONCORD, N.H. – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday compared the federal government under President Obama to the British government under King George III at the time of the American Revolution, saying regulators and bureaucrats are stifling job creation and economic enterprise.

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Mitt Romney Compares Obama Administration To British Monarchy During Revolutionary War

Romney blames Obama for credit downgrade

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Romney blames Obama for credit downgrade

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

Mitt Romney says the nation’s credit problem arose because President Barack Obama has failed to show leadership on the economy.

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Romney blames Obama for credit downgrade

The Reason Why Mitt Romney Was Once Pro-Choice

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The Reason Why Mitt Romney Was Once Pro-Choice

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

In 2005 Mitt Romney flipped his stance on abortion to pro-life in preparation for a run at the GOP presidential nomination. Before then, he maintained a muddled position: he wouldn’t impose his personal beliefs on others. He publicly-shaped this pro-choice position in a 1994 Senate debate against Ted Kennedy where he explained that “I had a dear, close family relative that was very close to me …

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The Reason Why Mitt Romney Was Once Pro-Choice

How Sarah Palin Got a AAA Credit Rating for Alaska

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How Sarah Palin Got a AAA Credit Rating for Alaska

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

The former governor has a lot to teach Washington about earning a strong credit rating. Her secret: raise taxes.

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How Sarah Palin Got a AAA Credit Rating for Alaska

Obama to speak on economy in wake of downgrade

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Obama to speak on economy in wake of downgrade

Freedomist Curator August 8, 2011

President Barack Obama plans to deliver a statement about the economy as the nation grapples with the first downgrade of U.S. debt in the country’s history.

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Obama to speak on economy in wake of downgrade