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Ed FitzGerald says he was an early Obama supporter in Cuyahoga County

By Henry J. Gomez February 13, 2013

Says he was the first local official to endorse Barack Obama

Has Ryan remained consistent in talking about what he calls society’s “takers” and “makers?”

By Dave Umhoefer February 13, 2013

On his definition of "takers" and "makers"

President Barack Obama says an ‘overwhelming’ majority supports gun legislation like background checks

By Becky Bowers February 13, 2013

Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks."

Marco Rubio says sequester was Obama’s idea

By Molly Moorhead February 13, 2013

Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea.

Barack Obama touts administration’s border enforcement achievements in State of the Union

By Louis Jacobson February 13, 2013

Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and…

Marco Rubio says U.S. economy shrank in last quarter of 2012

By Louis Jacobson February 13, 2013

"Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."

Barack Obama says U.S. has created half million manufacturing jobs in three years

By Louis Jacobson February 13, 2013

"After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."

Georgia lawmakers cutting education funding, group says

By Eric Stirgus February 12, 2013

State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.

Jeff Merkley says domestic abuse against women has fallen 50 percent since federal law went into effect

By Charles Pope February 11, 2013

Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."

Sen. Tammy Baldwin says before Obamacare, 17 million kids with health conditions were “uninsurable”

February 11, 2013

"When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable."

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