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Gov. Scott Walker says local public unions rushed through contracts without employee contributions for pensions and health care

March 3, 2011

"We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the…

Democratic group says Republican U.S. House candidate Reid Ribble’s roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus-funded projects

By Cary Spivak

October 20, 2010

Says Republican Reid Ribble says stimulus bill failed to jumpstart the economy, but his "roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus funded projects."

Senate candidate Ron Johnson likens Social Security to Bernie Madoff style Ponzi scheme

By Cary Spivak

September 23, 2010

Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."

Congressional candidate Daniel Mielke says almost 30% of federal prisoners are illegal immigrants

By Cary Spivak

September 8, 2010

"Close to 30% of our federal prison population consists of illegal immigrants."

Russ Feingold says Ron Johnson “is willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies”

By Cary Spivak

September 3, 2010

Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies."