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Published Nov 06 2009 by The Washington Independent

A Bachmann Hijacking?

There are a few telling details about yesterday’s rally against the House’s health care reform bill that got lost in the coverage. The rally was not planned by the GOP leadership, which was focusing on a 12-hour online health care “town hall.” Rather,...

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