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Mitt Romney ad blames Barack Obama for Florida housing woes

By Molly Moorhead September 14, 2012

Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.

Rick Scott touts phase-out of FCAT in TV ad

September 14, 2012

After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."

Summers says appeals court judges used to be picked by “a handful of party officials”

By Tom Humphrey September 14, 2012

Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.

Obama auto rescue saved 28,000 “middle-class” jobs in Wisconsin, 1 million in U.S., ex-Michigan governor says

September 14, 2012

"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.

Marcia Fudge says black voters cast 56 percent of Greater Cleveland’s early weekend ballots in 2008

By Sabrina Eaton September 14, 2012

"In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population."

Unemployment rate comparable to Great Depression, congressman says

By Eric Stirgus September 14, 2012

The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression.

Brendan Doherty says incumbent U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, as Providence mayor, intentionally missed deadlines for providing information to the city’s external auditors

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. September 14, 2012

David Cicilline was "required to provide key information about city finances to an independent outside auditor. The deadlines were clear -- yet [he intentionally] missed…

Are there daiquiri drive-thrus in Louisiana?

By Janie Har September 13, 2012

"We just don't want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops."

John Kerry says Netanyahu praised U.S.-Israel relationship

By Amy Sherman September 13, 2012

On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security…

Mark Strama says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed

By W. Gardner Selby September 13, 2012

Says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed.

Jon Bramnick claims Barack Obama promised stimulus would push jobless rate below 6 percent

By Erin O'Neill September 13, 2012

"The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his…

Charlie Bass attacks Anne Kuster and Obamacare in TV ad

By Jake Berry September 12, 2012

Ann Kuster "supports the government takeover of healthcare, which robs Medicare of over $700 billion."

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