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Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Michael Smerconish will speak at the Historic Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud, Minn., at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at an event billed “An Evening with Michael Smerconish,” sponsored by WJON 1240 AM.



On March 19, 2012, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann became a subject of the European nation Switzerland and now holds dual U.S.-Swiss citizenship.



Back in 2009, when Michele Bachmann was focused on reelection to Congress in Minnesota’s libertarian-leaning 6th District, she heavily courted Rep. Ron Paul. But now that she’s focused on her national ambitions, she’s kicked Dr. Paul to the curb and embraced Gov. Romney who, in her own words, “can’t beat Obama” and is “the only governor in the history of the United States to put into place socialized medicine.”



Chronicle of Michele Bachmann’s 2012 campaign for reelection to a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.



Chronicle of Michele Bachmann’s 2011-2012 presidential campaign.



Summary: Americans are angry at Congress; according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, approval of Congress has dropped to just 12 percent. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 27, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that a total of 46 students and nine teachers were treated in a Kabul, Afghanistan, hospital after what an official at the education ministry described as “an apparent poisoning” attack by “the enemies of women’s education.” However, the pattern of the reported illness displayed key diagnostic features of a group psychological reaction known as mass hysteria.



Summary: At the Iowa GOP / Fox News Debate in Ames, Iowa, Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty fought a rhetorical slugging match, with Bachmann likening Pawlenty to President Barack Obama and Pawlenty charging that Bachmann’s record of accomplishment in Congress “is nonexistent” and that “she has a record of misstating and making false statements.” … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 11, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported and analyzed the primary election results in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District (MN-06).



Summary: Chris Cillizza, in his Washington Post blog, “The Fix,” writes that Michele Bachmann’s measured response to the controversial photo of her on the cover of Newsweek magazine “affirms a simple but important truth of this campaign: Michele Bachmann is no Sarah Palin.” … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 10, 2010, Aubrey Immelman provided his weekly report of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.



Summary: In one of the most intriguing subplots of the 2012 GOP nominating contest, Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty have begun trading jabs in Iowa. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on July 28, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that the federal government delivered a stinging blow against The People, granting an injunction against key provisions of Arizona’s new immigration law, enacted to counter the federal government’s dereliction of duty in securing the border and enforcing the law of the land.


Jul 23rd, 2011

Summary: With Michele Bachmann continuing her rise in GOP presidential primary polls, she’s become a target for attracks by elements in the Republican mainstream. The Daily Caller reports that Bachmann suffers from severe stress-induced migraine headaches that occur once a week on average and can “incapacitate” her for days at time. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on July 23, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that North Korea threatened to launch a “sacred war” against the United States and South Korea at “any time necessary,” based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to so-called “reckless” military exercises by the allies.