Who'll Take Over Crazytown?

PolitiFact's staff woke up to shocking news on Wednesday: U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has decided not to run for re-election. Bachmann, a tea party favorite, had a knack for making eyebrow-raising statements thatMichele Bachmann's announcement that she will not seek reelection will remove from the House of Representatives one of its more controversial and colorful characters. The founder of the Tea Party caucus and a former Republican presidential candidate,Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Michele Bachmann became a born-again Christian at the age of 16. After earning a law degree, Bachmann became a local conservative activist, protesting abortion clinics and state-mandated educational standards. In 2000 she wasMichele Bachmann's national career has been marked by wild swings between directness and misdirection. At times, the Minnesota representative is the embodiment of

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