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Candidate Bachmann Aids Gave Journo 'Mafia-Style Beating'

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Michele Bachmann's alleged migraines were an issue during 2011 run. Here's an early story written for this blog. Back then we attempted to cover use of words like "mob" and "Mafia" in the general media... (We also thought Ms. Bachmann was a hottie...) Here's how politicians are beginning to deal with the timeless proverbial problem of the nagging reporter: Reported The Atlantic Wire : "At a campaign event in Aiken, South Carolina, bodyguards of Michele Bachmann reportedly gave ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross one of the roughest manhandlings the 62-year-old reporter's ever gotten..." Ross was trying to query Bachmann about a story published regarding supposed debilitating migraines  she suffered from allegedly following the departure of her then-communications director, Dave Dziok (who had accepted an enviable position in public relations, where journalists generally go when they're ready to make real...