Michele Bachmann

Mar 9

Sing a different tune: 5 songs taken off the campaign playlist [VIDEO]

Bruce Springsteen at Barack Obama rally in Cleveland, OH 2008 via Wikipedia Commons

Posted 1 year, 2 months ago.

By Christopher Munden

The relationship between politician and performer has not always been so smooth.

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Issue: Elections & Voting, First Amendment Tagged: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Freedom Fridays, George W. Bush, John McCain, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Tom Petty

Oct 20

Constitution Check: Is tuition aid for children of illegal immigrants unconstitutional?

Michele Bachmann (Wikimedia Commons photo by G. Skidmore)

Posted 1 year, 7 months ago.

By Lyle Denniston

The constitutional argument against state tuition-aid laws is that they contradict two federal laws passed by Congress in 1996.

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Issue: Constitution Check, Elections & Voting, Immigration Tagged: Jerry Brown, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry

Sep 28

This election cycle “it’s the Constitution, stupid”

(Wikimedia Commons photo)

Posted 1 year, 7 months ago.

By Todd Brewster

At last week’s Republican debate in Florida, there were eight references to the Constitution.

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Issue: Elections & Voting Tagged: Lawrence Lessig, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Peter Jennings Project, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul

Jul 18

Two ways to take the pledge

Flickr image from Beverly & Pack

Posted 1 year, 10 months ago.

By Robin Morris

Candidate pledges are paving the presidential campaign-trail.

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Issue: Elections & Voting Tagged: Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum