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DNC's anti-Pawlenty video: On Day One, first quotes taken out of context

By Jay Weiner | 05/23/11
Hours after he posted his own presidential campaign announcement on the web, and hours before his first campaign stop in Iowa, the Democratic National Committee released a light-hearted video detailing Pawlenty's flips on cap-and-trade and his healt
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Tim Pawlenty one-ups his Monday presidential announcement with Sunday video

By Jay Weiner | 05/22/11
The official announcement was seemingly set for Monday morning in Des Moines, but former Minnesota Gov.
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Pawlenty to formally announce campaign Monday in Iowa

By Derek Wallbank | 05/20/11
Pawlenty will formally announce that he's running for president on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa, MinnPost has confirmed.
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Bachmann's prowess with small donors rivals Obama's

By Joe Kimball | 05/20/11
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is a master at raising campaign funds in small amounts from lots and lots of donors — so good, USA Today says, that she might give President Obama a run for his money in that department. The paper notes that of the $1
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Dems tout item on Pawlenty seeming confused about timing on decision to run

By Joe Kimball | 05/20/11
A political item on Vanity Fair's website is being passed around today by the Democratic spin machine. Juli Weiner has a short take on Time's recent piece on former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, "Mr.
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T-Paw shows Gingrich how to disagree with Paul Ryan and get away with it

By Derek Wallbank | 05/20/11
Rep. John Kline tells The Hill that it's in part because Pawlenty and GOP leaders in Congress might differ on the details but are on the same page in terms of cutting spending.
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Pawlenty's kick off fundraiser haul: More than $800K

By Derek Wallbank | 05/19/11
Pawlenty's big Minnesota fundraiser pulled in more than $800,000, a senior adviser said.
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Bachmann's latest book: 'How Christianity Changed the World'

By Derek Wallbank | 05/19/11
She's finished the campaign books and is now on to a conservative Christian former professor's tome on 'How Christianity Changed the World'.
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TIME: Pawlenty a 'welterweight,' Bachmann cannot be the nominee

By Eric Black | 05/19/11
Time Mag: Pawlenty a "welterweight," Bachmann cannot be the nominee by Eric Black
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Pawlenty landing former Huckabee loyalists in N.H.

By Derek Wallbank | 05/19/11
Tim Pawlenty has been picking up former Mike Huckabee staffers in New Hampshire, but reports out of the three earliest states say the majority of the rank and file who supported the former Arkansas governor in 2008 remain undecided.