Bachmann, Clark Spar on MPR

By: Jacob Wheeler | October 28, 2010

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Today on Minnesota Public Radio’s “Midday” program, Minnesota 6th Congressional District hopefuls Michele Bachmann (Republican incumbent), Tarryl Clark (Democratic-Farm-Labor) and Bob Anderson (Independent) sparred in an animated and animosity-filled debate with the election just five days away.

Bachmann, Clark throw sharper jabs in second debate- Star Tribune

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Jacob Wheeler

In addition to shooting videos for The UpTake, Jacob Wheeler is a contributing editor at the progressive political magazine In These Times, publishes the Glen Arbor Sun in his native Michigan, and authored "Between Light and Shadow," a recent book about the Guatemalan adoption industry. Wheeler's stories have appeared in such magazines as the Utne Reader, Earth Island Journal, Rotarian and Teaching Tolerance magazine, and newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle and Christian Science Monitor. He speaks fluent Spanish, German and Danish.

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