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Michele Bachmann’s Tea Party Sympathies Will Disrupt GOP Plans

The Minnesota congresswoman has never shied from controversy, but her latest efforts to represent Tea Party interests are disrupting Boehner's push for the Republicans to rule effectively—and threatening the party's unity. By Newsweek's Andrew Romano.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota addressed a crowd of Tea Party protesters in March of 2010. (Credit: Douglas Graham, CQ Roll Call / Getty Images)

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