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Pam Bondi said national studies show businesses are already raising prices and cutting jobs because of the health care law

By Angie Drobnic Holan November 30, 2012

"National studies are already showing the negative effects that the health care law is having on businesses and our economy. Businesses across the country are…

Realtors push Congress to extend foreclosure bill

By Eric Stirgus November 30, 2012

A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified…

Josh Mandel says his senate contest with Sherrod Brown the closest in three decades in Ohio

By Tom Feran November 30, 2012

"Our race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Ohio in 36 years -- when Howard Metzenbaum defeated Robert Taft in 1976."

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says more people in U.S. work in green energy than in petroleum industry

By John Hill November 30, 2012

"We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."  

Raymond Bateman says Tom Kean won the 1985 gubernatorial election by largest margin in state’s history

By Erin O'Neill November 29, 2012

Says that in the 1985 election former Gov. Tom Kean had "the largest winning margin for a gubernatorial candidate in Jersey history."

Jobs Ohio claims the Buckeye State nearly tops for new jobs in last year

By Henry J. Gomez November 29, 2012

"In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country."

John Cornyn says veterans’ disability claims backlog doubled in Obama’s first term

By Sue Owen November 28, 2012

Says veterans’ disability claims backlog doubled in Obama’s first term.

Experts say federal law trumps state law on ‘Obamacare exchange’ claim

By Eric Stirgus November 28, 2012

Operating a health care exchange would be "illegal" in Georgia and some states because of legislation passed in those states.

Red-light cameras don’t impress Roswell

By Eric Stirgus November 27, 2012

"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."

Sen. Ron Johnson says economy was not in free fall when Obama took office

By James B. Nelson November 26, 2012

Says President Barack Obama "did not come into office with the economy in a free fall."

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez says Latino voters made the difference in President Barack Obama’s popular vote victory

By Bill Wichert November 26, 2012

"For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin."

Dennis Kucinich says the tax code effectively subsidizes fast food and junk food marketing that targets children

By Tom Feran November 26, 2012

Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10…

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