WASHINGTON - MARCH 24: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Government's Intervention at American International Group (AIG). Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 24: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Government's Intervention at American International Group (AIG).

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  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) speaks during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Actor Jon Voight and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) hug during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Thousands of people from across the country attend rally to protest the health care bill on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Many Republican members of the House of Representatives, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), attended the rally to voice their opposition to the House version of the health care reform legislation moving through Congress.
  11. Minnesota Republican Representative Michele Bachmann smiles at a "House Call" rally against proposed healthcare legislation at the Capitol in Washington November 5, 2009.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Actor and conservative activist Jon Voight shakes hands with some of the thousands of people from across the country that attended a rally to protest the health care bill on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The demonstrators were joined by most Republican members of the House of Representatives -- led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) -- to voice their opposition to the House version of the health care reform legislation moving through Congress.
  13. The new CEO of American International Group Inc (AIG) Robert Benmosche speaks during an interview with Reuters in the garden of his massive Adriatic sea-front villa in Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 26, 2009. Benmosche said on September 1 he regrets tough comments he made about New York's attorney general, saying he was trying to bolster a demoralized AIG work force. Picture taken August 26, 2009.
  14. The new CEO of American International Group Inc (AIG) Robert Benmosche stands in the garden of his massive Adriatic sea-front villa after an interview with Reuters in Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 26, 2009. Benmosche said on September 1 he regrets tough comments he made about New York's attorney general, saying he was trying to bolster a demoralized AIG work force. Picture taken August 26, 2009.
  15. The new CEO of American International Group Inc (AIG) Robert Benmosche speaks during an interview with Reuters in the garden of his massive Adriatic sea-front villa in Dubrovnik, August 26, 2009. Benmosche said on September 1 he regrets tough comments he made about New York's attorney general, saying he was trying to bolster a demoralized AIG work force. Picture taken August 26, 2009.
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