Bachmann Pokes Minnesota in the Eye on National Television

Questions integrity of state’s election, judicial systems

In an interview on Fox News Channel’s “FOX & Friends” this week, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), talking about the state recount in the Coleman-Franken Senate race, besmirched the integrity of Minnesota’s election system by alleging that “a lot of irregularities occurred during the voting process.”

She later amplified that comment, asserting, “There were quite a few irregularities.”

In the interview, Rep. Bachmann twice claimed that “the law was not applied fairly,” and that “the law was not applied equally.”

Bachmann also raised questions about the integrity of Minnesota’s judiciary, saying, “If we get a fair judge, Coleman will win this election.”

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IRAQ UPDATE

Security Developments in Iraq

Following are security developments in Iraq on Jan. 15, 2009, as reported by Reuters.

BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying Iraq’s Higher Education Minister Abd Thiab al-Ajili on Thursday, wounding two civilians, but the minister was unhurt, police said.

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi soldiers and three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb in Nidhal Street, central Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL – Gunmen in a speeding car killed a man on Wednesday near his house in the city of Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, police said.

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Israeli shells hit U.N. compound (NBC “Today,” Jan. 15, 2009) — The U.N. is expressing outrage after Israeli shells hit the headquarters of the U.N. refugee agency in Gaza. NBC’s Tom Aspell reports. (00:51)