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In May 1981, the American Bar Association (ABA), which provides accreditation for US law schools, denied Coburn's initial application for provisional accreditation. Oral Roberts University's requirement that students must take an oath of religious faith was considered to be contrary to ABA's Standard 211, which states:
Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Pawlenty, Romney, and Santorum are the participants [62] August 13 – Michele Bachmann wins the Ames straw poll in Iowa. [63] August 13 – Texas Governor Rick Perry officially announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. [64] [65]
Bachmann's comments had an immediate impact on her re-election campaign. A campaign urging Congress to officially censure Bachmann was launched with over 35,000 signatures in the first 24 hours after her Hardball appearance. [7] In less than 72 hours, her congressional election opponent Elwyn Tinklenberg received $740,000 in donations. [8]
Pawlenty finished third in the Ames Straw Poll on August 13, 2011, [165] behind the winner Michele Bachmann and the runner-up Ron Paul. Before the Ames debate, he took a more aggressive stance against Romney, including the coining the term "Obamneycare". [166]
Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann was a candidate in the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. On August 13, 2011, she won the Ames Straw Poll with 28.6% of the vote, the first woman to do so. [33] Despite this, she finished sixth in the Iowa caucus and suspended her campaign shortly thereafter, on January 4, 2012. [34]
In 2012, Graves received the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives and began attracting national media attention after polls showed he was a competitive challenger to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Graves donated more than $500,000 to his own campaign. Jim Graves speaks to crowd at Buffalo, MN, Sep 29, 2012
Michele Fiore, member of the Las Vegas City Council from Ward 6 (2017–present), Mayor Pro Tem of Las Vegas (2019–2020) and member of the Nevada Assembly from District 4 (2012–2016) [322] Jeff Johnson, member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from District 7 (2009–present) [323]
Griffin caused controversy when she confronted Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann over her views on homosexuality at the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner; according to Griffin, she asked Bachmann "were you born a bigot or did you grow into it", a reference to Bachmann's belief that homosexuality is strictly ...