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Wales says Virginia’s uranium deposits far exceed its offshore oil supply

January 7, 2013

There is "over 20 times more energy" in a proposed Southside uranium mining site than "there is in all the oil that’s estimated to be…

Walker says Wisconsin’s pension system is the only one in the country that’s fully funded

By Dave Umhoefer January 6, 2013

"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."

Environment New Jersey claims Sandy is most destructive Atlantic hurricane

By Caryn Shinske January 6, 2013

"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."

Facebook posting says the gun-rich Swiss have the lowest firearm crime rate in the civilized world

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. January 6, 2013

"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the…

Did the graduation rate in the Portland area jump by 5.5 percentage points last year?

By Ian K. Kullgren January 4, 2013

Says "last year the graduation rate for our combined six-district footprint jumped 5.5 percent."

Marco Rubio tweets that GOP didn’t support Social Security changes

By Amy Sherman January 4, 2013

"Report that #GOP insisting on changes to Social Security as part of #fiscalcliff false. BTW those changes are supported by @barackobama."

Committee chief says Texas government spent more through Medicaid on orthodontia than other states combined

By W. Gardner Selby January 4, 2013

Says that according to "many reports and even our own data," the state of Texas spent more through Medicaid on orthodontia than all other states…

Marcia Fudge claims the fiscal cliff deal included cuts in payments for illness that disproportionately impact minorities

By Stephen Koff January 4, 2013

The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments "for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes."

Deal makes premature claim on Falcons stadium bid

By Willoughby Mariano January 4, 2013

Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money…

Louie Gohmert says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny

By Sue Owen January 3, 2013

Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.

U.S. Sen. Menendez says $60 billion was approved 10 days after Katrina, but Sandy aid still pending

By Bill Wichert January 3, 2013

Says "10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had…

John Boehner says half the wealthiest Americans are small business owners

By Tom Feran January 3, 2013

"The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."

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