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R.I. congressional candidate Michael Riley says President Obama “cut $716 billion from Medicare.

By Tom Mooney August 29, 2012

"President Obama is attacking Paul Ryan on Medicare even though it is his administration with the help of Jim Langevin who cut $716 billion from…

Chris Christie says he balanced a budget with an $11 billion deficit

By Erin O'Neill August 29, 2012

Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it."

Chris Christie claims in keynote address that taxes in New Jersey “were raised 115 times in eight years”

By Bill Wichert August 29, 2012

Says "taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor" and those increases were part of a "path that led to…

Artur Davis says the health care law requires people to buy insurance “whether they can afford it or not”

By Angie Drobnic Holan August 29, 2012

The health care law imposes a federal mandate requiring middle-class Americans to buy health insurance "whether they can afford it or not."

Chris Christie says there has been “$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years”

By Louis Jacobson August 29, 2012

There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."

Rick Santorum repeats Romney claim that Obama is ending work requirement in welfare

By Molly Moorhead August 29, 2012

Says President Obama has waived "the work requirement for welfare."

Ted Cruz, addressing delegates, says national debt exceeds the U.S. gross domestic product

By W. Gardner Selby August 29, 2012

Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.

Radio ad from Barack Obama says Paul Ryan “tried to change the whole game” on Social Security

By Joshua Gillin August 28, 2012

Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security

Ryan says incomes went down nationally under Obama but went up in Massachusetts when Romney was governor

By Dave Umhoefer August 28, 2012

"Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under…

Jeb Bush says illegal immigration is “net zero”

By Amy Sherman August 28, 2012

"If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two…

Jerry Patterson says investments overseen by his office enjoyed 22 percent in earnings while state’s emergency reserve earned 1 percent

By W. Gardner Selby August 28, 2012

Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent…

Teresa Fedor says Republicans supported Ohio’s early voting process when it was enacted

By Aaron Marshall August 28, 2012

Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.

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