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Health care law “largest tax increase in history on the middle class,” says TV ad

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 11, 2012

The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class."

Eric Holder says recent studies show 25 percent of African Americans, 8 percent of whites lack government-issued photo IDs

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby July 11, 2012

Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.

Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says “Obamacare” law “slashed $500 billion from Medicare”

July 11, 2012

President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare."

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez claims health care reform will mean $250 million in savings over the first 10 years, $1.2 trillion over the second decade

By Bill Wichert July 11, 2012

Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over…

Ohio Democratic Party says Kasich budget forced local cuts, tax increases, layoffs

By Tom Feran July 11, 2012

Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs."

Gingrey claim about Obama health care old, inaccurate

By Willoughby Mariano July 11, 2012

The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"

Former R.I. gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille says unemployment dropped in every state that elected a Republican governor in 2010

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Mooney July 11, 2012

"Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010"

MoveOn says Gov. Rick Scott “tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls”

By Amy Sherman July 10, 2012

Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls."

MoveOn says Florida election supervisors refuse to participate in noncitizen voter purge

By Amy Sherman July 10, 2012

"Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.

Democrats say Mitt Romney failed to disclose offshore company in Bermuda

By Jon Greenberg July 10, 2012

Says Mitt Romney "has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures."

Americans for Prosperity says Jon Tester ranked first in lobbyist donations in the Senate

By Louis Jacobson July 10, 2012

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."

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