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D.C. Dispatches by Derek Wallbank

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    Colbert tweaks Bachmann, Beck over Census comments

    By Derek Wallbank | Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 9:35 am

    WASHINGTON — Comedian Stephen Colbert had quite a bit of fun last night at Michele Bachmann's expense, tweaking her and Fox News pundit Glenn Beck for comments the pair had made about the Census.

    Bachmann's comments on the Census are well known, in case you've forgotten then ThinkProgress has links to many of them here.

    The entire Census segment from Wednesday evening's Colbert Report is below:

    The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
    United States Census 2010
    www.colbertnation.com
    Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care reform

    Worth noting: Despite her earlier criticisms of the Census, Bachmann did vote earlier this month for a House resolution "encouraging individuals across the United States to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count beginning April 1, 2010, and expressing support for designation of March 2010 as Census Awareness Month."

    "The 2010 census is happening this year. With that said, it only makes sense that it’s done well," Bachmann spokesman Dave Dziok explained at the time, adding that "work still needs to be done regarding the sensitive information being ascertained from the census in the future."

    Washington Bureau | Thu, Mar 18 2010 9:35 am | 1 Comment

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    Derek Wallbank is MinnPost's Washington, D.C., correspondent, covering Minnesota's congressional delegation and reporting on developments out of Washington that are important to Minnesota readers. After graduating from Michigan State University, he covered Michigan politics for the Gongwer News Service, a publication aimed at political insiders. Later he became a reporter for the Lansing State Journal, writing about education and politics and founding the Journal's respected politics blog. Most recently he was a researcher and reporter with Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at dwallbank[at]minnpost[dot]com.

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