Bachmann: 'Reckless Liar,' Rising Star

Conservative group's calendar also features Prejean, Coulter

(NEWSER) - A conservative think tank's calendar of "Great American Conservative Women" features a relative newbie: Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota lawmaker, who was elected to Congress in 2006, appears in the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute's calendar as "Miss November." The calendar also features Carrie Prejean, Michelle Malkin, and Ann Coulter, the Star Tribune reports. More»

(NEWSER) - With Sarah Palin gone, Democrats have penciled a new name atop their hitlist: Michelle Bachmann, the far-right Minnesota rep. who once called Barack Obama “anti-American.” Like Palin, Bachmann’s a fierce social conservative with a large family and an upper Midwestern accent. And, of course, she drives Democrats crazy. “She is further right than Attila the Hun,” says one Democratic strategist. A party official calls her, “just an utter embarrassment.” More»

'I am a proud American citizen'

(NEWSER) - If you were concerned that Michele Bachmann's Swiss citizenship meant she'd given up on America, worry no longer: She's getting rid of it. "Today I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual Swiss citizenship, which was conferred upon me by operation of Swiss law when I married my husband in 1978," she said in a statement, according to Minnesota Public Radio . "I took this action because I want to make it perfectly clear: I was born in America and I am a proud American citizen." More»

She rips 'liberal bias' in new boundaries

(NEWSER) - Michele Bachmann's Minnesota congressional district has been redrawn out from under her. New district lines unveiled by a panel of judges yesterday have put the 6th District congresswoman's home in the 4th District, which is currently represented by Democrat Betty McCollum, reports the Star Tribune . Bachmann—who dropped her White House bid after finishing sixth in Iowa —says she still plans to seek re-election to her old 6th District seat. More»

Despite Fox interview that muddied the issue

(NEWSER) - Michele Bachmann will indeed seek a fourth term in the House, she tells the AP today—though she also gave an interview on Fox News that confused the issue slightly. Asked if she'd be running on Fox today, Bachmann seemed caught off guard, according to the Hill . "I, very—yes," she said. "I believe I'll be looking at that." But in the AP interview she was much more confident. "I'm looking forward to coming back and bringing a strong, powerful voice to Washington, DC," she said. More»