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Are babies born in Coos County twice as likely to be born to smokers?

By Janie Har April 12, 2013

Says "A baby in Coos County is two times as likely to be born to a mother who is someone who used tobacco during her…

Expert says infant mortality rate near University Circle exceeds that of some Third World countries

By Tom Feran April 12, 2013

"Within the three miles surrounding the University Circle area, infant mortality exceeds some Third World countries."

Gender wage gap claim needs more context

By Janel Davis April 12, 2013

In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings.

Lon Burnam says rejecting expansion would send $9 billion of Texans’ taxes to Medicaid in other states

By Sue Owen April 12, 2013

Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will "send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their…

NH Democrats say they left the state budget with surplus and GOP left it with defecit

By Jake Berry April 11, 2013

Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.

Chris Christie claims Corzine, other administrations raided state unemployment fund

By Caryn Shinske April 11, 2013

"The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before.…

Dick Cheney disputes Margaret Thatcher’s famous ‘no time to go wobbly’ quote

By Becky Bowers April 10, 2013

Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.

Pasco County has second highest homeless population in Florida, advocate claims

April 10, 2013

"Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."

Frederica Wilson says she stopped a Broward airport tower closure

By Amy Sherman April 10, 2013

"Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."

Facebook post ignores caveats in citing Harvard study on gun laws

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. April 10, 2013

"Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."

Rep. Sondy Pope says most public school students get less state money than private school students

By Dave Umhoefer April 10, 2013

"The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers."  

Rick Perry says Obama called Medicaid “broken” four years ago

By Sue Owen April 9, 2013

Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago.

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