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Tim Pawlenty: Michele Bachmann has done nothing in Congress (Alison Gendar, 7/10/11, NY DAILY NEWS)

Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty took off the gloves Sunday and called his rival for the GOP nomination Michele Bachmann a big zero in Congress.

"I like Congresswoman Bachmann. I've campaigned for her. I respect her. But her record of accomplishment in Congress is non-existent," Pawlenty said today on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Pawlenty said his record as Minnesota governor made him more qualified to run the country than Minnesota Rep. Bachmann.