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Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage claims his city has lowest unemployment rate among large New Jersey cities

By Erin O'Neill

January 27, 2012

"Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."

Lou Greenwald claims governor’s proposed income tax cut benefits millionaires more than middle-class families

By Erin O'Neill

January 22, 2012

"Under this tax cut, middle-class families don't save enough for a week's worth of groceries, while millionaires save enough to go on an exotic vacation."

Chris Christie touts accomplishments in video previewing State of the State address

By Bill Wichert , Erin O'Neill

January 17, 2012

Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."

Sheila Oliver says 16 states prohibited interracial marriage in 1958

By Erin O'Neill

January 15, 2012

"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."

Frank Pallone says on Twitter that Republicans have controlled the House for a year, with no new jobs

By Erin O'Neill

January 13, 2012

"One year today since #GOP took control of the House" and "no new jobs."

Ronald Rice claims Newark schools are funded largely by local property taxes

By Erin O'Neill

January 10, 2012

Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes."

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

By Becky Bowers , Bill Wichert , Erin O'Neill , Louis Jacobson

January 8, 2012

Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."

Chris Christie repeats misleading statistic on Newark’s high school graduation rate

By Erin O'Neill

January 5, 2012

Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years."

Steve Lonegan says with New Year’s Day toll hike, New Jersey motorists face most expensive tolls in the U.S.

By Erin O'Neill

January 2, 2012

"New Jersey taxpayers … will now face the highest tolls in the country."

Cory Booker says U.S. spends more than 17 percent of gross domestic product on health care costs

By Erin O'Neill

December 25, 2011

Says America spends "over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12."

Congressional Republican group claims Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is “the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance”

By Erin O'Neill

December 22, 2011

Says Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is "the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance, I really mean this."

Rush Holt says the U.S. had more than twice as much debt in 1944 as it does now

By Erin O'Neill

December 18, 2011

Says in 1944 "we were in debt more than twice as much as we are now."

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Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage claims his city has lowest unemployment rate among large New Jersey cities

Lou Greenwald claims governor’s proposed income tax cut benefits millionaires more than middle-class families

Chris Christie touts accomplishments in video previewing State of the State address

Sheila Oliver says 16 states prohibited interracial marriage in 1958

Frank Pallone says on Twitter that Republicans have controlled the House for a year, with no new jobs

Ronald Rice claims Newark schools are funded largely by local property taxes

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

Chris Christie repeats misleading statistic on Newark’s high school graduation rate

Steve Lonegan says with New Year’s Day toll hike, New Jersey motorists face most expensive tolls in the U.S.

Cory Booker says U.S. spends more than 17 percent of gross domestic product on health care costs

Congressional Republican group claims Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is “the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance”

Rush Holt says the U.S. had more than twice as much debt in 1944 as it does now