Bachmann Used Debate to Widen Her Appeal

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRick Santorum, former two-term senator from Pennsylvania; Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, took part in the first 2012

Since 2007, Bachmann has carved out territory as a staunch social conservative in the US House of Representatives. She is well-known for her stance on abortion, gay rights and anti-American conspiracies, but the Minnesota Republican also has taken a

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRick Santorum, former two-term senator from Pennsylvania; Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, took part in the first 2012

Now that Michele Bachmann is officially running for President–and doing a fine job of it–it's time to get more familiar with her and what she believes. Bachmann has become ubiquitous in the national media as the Tea Party's poster woman,

Now that Michele Bachmann is officially running for President–and doing a fine job of it–it's time to get more familiar with her and what she believes. Bachmann has become ubiquitous in the national media as the Tea Party's poster woman,

Michele Bachmann's Presidential Debate Debut

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken Republican with close ties to the tea party, announced Monday that she is running for president, a candidacy that could further shake up a volatile fight

Michele Bachmann – seemed to trip over the question. Within the context of New Hampshire's law allowing gay people to marry, Bachmann was asked what influence she would use as president "to try to overturn these state laws despite your own personal

WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) — Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she decided to jump into the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes at this time because she believed it was "the right thing to do.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Barack Obama's handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night,

As Kevin Drum notes, there was barely a trace of the Michele Bachmann who once called for an investigation into President Obama's anti-American agenda, or suggested that breast cancer would be an opportunity for singer

GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann impressive in New …

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Barack Obama's handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken Republican with close ties to the tea party, announced Monday that she is running for president, a candidacy that could further shake up a volatile fight

As Kevin Drum notes, there was barely a trace of the Michele Bachmann who once called for an investigation into President Obama's anti-American agenda, or suggested that breast cancer would be an opportunity for singer

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Barack Obama's handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night,

Michele Bachmann used the first major presidential debate of the 2012 campaign to announce that she is formally running for president. For Bachmann, the conservative from Minnesota, the announcement was expected, but the timing of it was not.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers