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Michele Marie Bachmann (born April 6, 1956) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district, and a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. She previously served

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FILE - In this May 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. “Now we’ve learned that the IRS, which is tasked with enforcing this very unpopular bill of Obamacare, the IRS admitted they targeted Americans,” Bachmann said during floor debate this week on repealing the health care law. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013. Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. Levin, the ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the IRS says “There really isn’t a tie,This is another effort by the Republicans to essentially try to score political points.” (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

People fill the Minnesota State Capitol as they waited for word that the Senate had passed the gay marriage bill Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill now goes to the governor who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

Thousands of gay marriage bill gathered at the State Capitol to hear that the Senate passed the bill, Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill now goes to Gov. Mark Dayton who said he will sign it into law. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

Thousands filled the Minnesota State Capitol as they waited for word that the Senate had passed the gay marriage bill Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill now goes to the governor who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

Gay marriage supporters celebrate outside the Minnesota Senate chamber after the Senate passed the gay marriage, Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill now goes to Gov. Mark Dayton who said he will sign it into law. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

Sen. Scott Dibble, an openly gay lawmaker who sponsored the Senate's gay marriage bill, throws a kiss toward the gallery as the Senate prepared to debate the issue, Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill passed the Minnesota House last week. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

A state trooper stands guard in the gallery where the Senate took up the issue of gay marriage Monday, May 13, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The bill passed the Minnesota House last week. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage

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