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FACT CHECK: Bachmann wrongly calls the health care law the largest entitlement program in history

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FACT CHECK: Michele Bachmann's inaccurate health care history

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"… nding and entitlement program" in history.– Dave Bloom, with Eugene Kiely …"

ANALYSIS: Bachmann's Iowa blame game

By Wendell Potter

Candidate blames Obamacare for Indianola firm's layoffs, but it just isn't true

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… NBC’s David Gregory had asked just a couple follow-up questions of  Michele Bachmann on Meet the Press last Sunday, he would have found that her anecdote about …"

"… years.Let’s hope that the next time reporters get a chance to interview Michele Bachmann—or any other presidential candidate for that matter—that they ask a fe …"

Eight views on climate change: A guide to the Republican candidates

By Evan Bush

From calls to curtail greenhouse gases to assertions climate change is an invention to justify regulation, GOP hopefuls span spectrum

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… s the importance of reducing pollution that contributes to global warming. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry take the opposite view, criticizing the EPA, which Bachmann …"

"… ue. Did we miss anything? Please let us know in the comments section below.Michele BachmannMichele Bachmann doesn’t exactly make the most-popular list among environ …"

"… anything? Please let us know in the comments section below.Michele BachmannMichele Bachmann doesn’t exactly make the most-popular list among environmental groups. T …"

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FACT CHECK: Did Perry double Texas budget?

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Super PAC singles out Perry for 'doubling' Texas' budget in ad, but doesn't have all the facts

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… r PAC" in July and can accept unlimited donations — backs Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican presidential nomination.The ad is running in South Caro …"

FACT CHECK: Bachmann, Perry butt heads on STD vaccine

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Republican candidates disagree on a wide range of topics: STD vaccines to Social Security

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… was at the center of many of the attacks. 'Dangerous' Vaccines?Rep. Michele Bachmann assailed Perry for his 2007 executive order requiring 11- and 12-year-old …"

FACT CHECK: An antidote for Bachmann’s anecdote

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Republican's story of HPV vaccine leading to mental retardation is backed up by no scientific evidence, medical precedent

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… ce to back that up.– Robert Farley …"

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FACT CHECK: Fanciful ‘facts’ at Fox News debate

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Candidates play fast and loose with facts about each other, history

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… xas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylva …"

GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis

By Michael Hudson

Republican candidates in Nevada say foreclosure mess will go away if government stays out of it

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… let the markets work,” said former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota had the most impassioned response, describing the plight …"

FACT CHECK: GOP tackles the 9-9-9 tax plan, immigration in Las Vegas debate

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Western debate between Republican presidential nominees grows feisty

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michele Bachmann":

"… Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Seven presidential contenders participated: Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain, former House Spe …"

FACT CHECK: GOP candidates misstate taxes and federal government pay

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Republican debate featured mistakes on how many people pay taxes and how much they spend on tax prep

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"… versity in Rochester, Mich., and included eight candidates: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah …"

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