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Published December 28, 2011, 11:39 AM

Bachmann Does Texas Two-swipe Against Paul, Perry

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — Republican Michele Bachmann is doing a Texas two-swipe in her push to gain ground before next week's presidential caucuses in Iowa.

By: Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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    FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., talks to one of the moderators during a break in a Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Bachmann is losing her New Hampshire staff. As many as five staffers formally left Bachmann's campaign this week, two people with direct knowledge of the situation said Friday. They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose internal workings of the campaign. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — Republican Michele Bachmann is doing a Texas two-swipe in her push to gain ground before next week's presidential caucuses in Iowa.

The Minnesota congresswoman went after Texas Gov. Rick Perry for "27 years as a political insider" and said Texas Rep. Ron Paul would be "dangerous as president" because of his hands-off views on national security.

Bachmann strongly criticized both during her 86th stop on a tour of Iowa's 99 counties.

Perry is running a television ad in Iowa that lumps Bachmann in with other Washington figures seeking the GOP presidential nomination. Bachmann counters that Perry is a more entrenched politicians than she is.

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