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Bachmann’s Right : Time to Pull Boehner Off the Golf Course and Back to Work

“If I were president today, I would call all the members of Congress back into Washington, D.C., and I’d say this: ‘Look, we are going to get this AAA credit rating back, and this is what we’re going to do,’ ” — Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) — August 9th. Well, Ms. Bachmann is not the President

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House Recap : Bush Honored Yields More Time Off

After a two week “recess” and an opportunity to “hold” Town Hall meetings, this should have been the week that the House of Representatives came back address the important issues like the need to raise the debt ceiling. Well, the 112th Congress has its priorities which may not be yours. On Monday, the House was

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Minnesota Congressional District 2, photos, Dan Powers Endorsed

Dan Powers talks with a delegate Dan Powers was endorsed on the second ballot today at the Minnesota Congressional District 2 convention.  Dan, who will take on John Kline this November, spoke from his heart and knew us all by name. There were blue Dan Powers shirts everywhere, and he energized the crowd by speaking

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John Marty and Dr. Martin E. Marty talk Religion, Politics

According to John Marty, Glenn Beck recently said: “I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church website … Social justice and economic justice, they are code words. Now, am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!” Photo taken from dfl.orgIn response, Minnesota gubernatorial candidate John Marty and

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