At a moment when gender politics is thick in the air, it is a good time to reconsider another spring, exactly 20 years ago, when an unprecedented wave of women set their sights on Washington. That was the election that was supposed to change everything. But it didn’t — not on the scale once expected. Read full article > >

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20 years on, ‘Year of the Woman’ fades

The six hopefuls vying for the Republican nomination focus on the New Hampshire primary, as Michele Bachmann steps aside after Iowa’s caucuses.

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US rivals focus on New Hampshire

Have you ever seen a glummer or grouchier bunch of presidential aspirants than the current GOP crop? You’d be working those frown lines, too, I guess, if you thought, as Rick Santorum does, that this year’s race will decide “ whether we will be a free people .” Or believed, as Michele Bachmann told Sean Hannity on Monday, that Iran might go nuclear before Inauguration Day. Read full article > >

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Republican candidates are glum and glummer

Representative Michele Bachmann took the pulpit at the Jubilee Family Church on Sunday, weaving her own story into parables of redemption.

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The Caucus: Bachmann Makes a Final Pitch to the Faithful in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann denies her campaign is in meltdown, a day after her Iowa chairman endorsed Ron Paul.

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Bachmann says campaign is strong

Michele Bachmann insists he was a lobbyist.

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Gingrich Defends Working for Freddie

“I’m happy to say I don’t think that I’ve said anything inaccurate in any of the debates. And I’m extremely grateful for that. It’s a high-profile stage and so I’m grateful that I don’t think I’ve made a blunder.” — Rep. Michele Bachmann, on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Nov. 25, 2011 In an interesting interview last Friday (which we missed as we recovered from Thanksgiving dinner), Bachmann acknowledged that she is sometimes truth-challenged. Read full article > >

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Michele Bachmann’s claim that she never said ‘anything inaccurate’ during the GOP debates

The Washington Post and Bloomberg News are sponsoring an economics-focused debate among the 2012 Republican presidential candidates at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire on Tuesday. In preparation for that debate we have produced three videos that examine some of the most common sound bites used during previous debates — and what’s factually wrong with them. The videos cover three distinct areas. Read full article > >

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What are the most dubious things that presidential candidates say?

Next up: Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann

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Romney Meets with Donald Trump

(This was originally written for the print edition of The Washington Post, but alas, space ran short last night so we are posting this as a special column on the blog.) Read full article > >

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GOP debate preview: the so-called ‘facts’ that keep getting repeated

When prominent people raise alarms about vaccines, even false alarms like the one about HPV by Representative Michele Bachmann last week, vaccination rates drop.

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Political Science: One Statement from Bachmann, Two Steps Back for HPV Vaccine

1. From Texas Gov. Rick Perry: “Not just the 16th and 17th Amendments — I want to get rid of a whole bunch of ‘em.” 2. From Mitt Romney: “RomneyCare — what did you expect? It’s Massachusetts , for goodness sakes!” 3. From Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.): “I’d love to have Sarah Palin as my VP!” Read full article > >

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Ten things you won’t hear at the GOP debate

Michele Bachmann faces many potential obstacles to the Republican presidential nomination.

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FiveThirtyEight: Bachmann’s Steep Path to the Nomination

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann surfs a wave of attention coming off the Ames Straw Poll, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty drops out.

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A new GOP landscape emerges

Appearing on all five Sunday morning talk shows after her victory in the Iowa straw poll, Michele Bachmann was peppered with questions about her views.

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The Caucus: Bachmann Faces Tough Questions on Sunday Shows