Bachmann Drops Bid for U.S. House Republican Leadership Post
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Representative Michele Bachmann, leader of the U.S. House Tea Party Caucus, dropped her bid for a Republican leadership position after several party members endorsed her rival.
Bachmann, of Minnesota, was running against Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas to become chairman of the House Republican Conference, the fourth-ranking leadership position.