Presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty on Monday blamed President Barack Obama’s spending policies for the downgrade in the nation’s credit rating, seeking political gain days before a test vote by Iowa Republicans.
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The Minneapolis StarTribune ’s piece on presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is the kind of story voters can expect to see at this stage in the presidential campaign. The story investigated the candidate’s health care stance, flip-flops and all.
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Is Tim Pawlenty For Real?
One of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s major political opponents is defending her against what it says is blatant sexism on the part of Newsweek magazine.
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The National Organization for Women defends Bachmann against Newsweek
For an election with only six races, Wisconsin’s recall has attracted a huge amount of attention – and money.
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Why Wisconsin’s recall election matters to the rest of America
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Candidates and volunteers made last ditch efforts to woo voters on Monday, a day before Wisconsin holds the nation’s largest ever recall election that could provide an early indication of trends before the 2012 U.S. election.
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Wisconsin voters wooed on eve of largest ever recall election
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is shifting into a higher gear.
London, Aug 9 (ANI): Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin has become a grandmother for the second time – after her daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby girl.
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Sarah Palin becomes grandma for 2nd time
COMMENTARY | Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann continue to elicit outrage and then counter outrage. Newsweek, for instance, as pronounced Bachmann “The Queen of Rage” in its cover story this week.
President Barack Obama has insisted that the United States would always be a “triple-A country,” but his bid to soothe investors failed to stop a Wall Street panic over the US debt downgrade going global.
Tim Pawlenty says that he is not running for president simply to end up on television.
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The Caucus: Pawlenty Says He’s Not Out to ‘Get a Cable TV Show’
