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Management, Press Flap Led to Tauzin’s Exit

By Matthew Murray
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 13, 2010, Midnight

For press secretaries, going off message may ruin your day, though it rarely gets you fired. Both you and the boss losing your jobs over a slip of the tongue? Seemingly impossible.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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