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Tammy Baldwin says Tommy Thompson’s tax plan would cut taxes by $87,000 for the top 1 percent

June 10, 2012

Says "Tommy Thompson's tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent."

Sen. Lamar Alexander says students overcharged on loans to help pay for health care law

By Bartholomew Sullivan June 10, 2012

Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."

Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts says Massachusetts health care cost increases are below the national average following adoption of the state’s health care overhaul

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. June 10, 2012

"Massachusetts is reporting a trend far below the national trend in the escalation of health-care costs in this year."

Wes Riddle says “misery index” higher in October 2011 than any time since Reagan succeeded Carter

By W. Gardner Selby June 8, 2012

Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.

Paul Sadler says Grady Yarbrough ran twice statewide as Republican

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby June 8, 2012

Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.

Jeanne Shaheen says tax loopholes total $1.1 trillion

By Jake Berry June 8, 2012

"We spend in tax loopholes annually $1.1 trillion. That's more than we spend on our defense budget in a year, on Medicare or Medicaid in…

Romney ad says more Hispanics are in poverty since Obama took office

By Molly Moorhead June 8, 2012

"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."

Barack Obama ad says manufacturing jobs fared worse in Massachusetts under Romney

By Louis Jacobson June 8, 2012

"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."

E.W. Jackson says Galveston has privatized plan in lieu of Social Security

June 8, 2012

"In Galveston, Texas, they have allowed people to privatize part of their Social Security. And people are building wealth."

Rick Perry says Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf

By W. Gardner Selby June 8, 2012

Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president.

Bill Clinton touts fiscal record as president during campaign stop in New Jersey

By Bill Wichert June 8, 2012

"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years,…

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