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State Sen. Nia Gill claims New Jersey has not had a Democratic congresswoman in nearly 40 years

By Bill Wichert May 9, 2012

"There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades."

NRCC says Betty Sutton supported rioting at Occupy Wall Street event

By Henry J. Gomez May 9, 2012

Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."

Linking crime to casinos not always a safe bet

By Eric Stirgus May 9, 2012

Crime rises in communities with casinos.

Anti-abortion group says Obama White House screens unborn babies

By Molly Moorhead May 8, 2012

The Obama White House recognizes a "baby that has not been born" for security purposes.

‘Life of Julia’ says Romney refused to say if he would sign equal pay law

By Becky Bowers May 8, 2012

Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."

Obama says Romney would cut his own taxes while raising others’

By Molly Moorhead May 8, 2012

Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."

Anti-Rubio group says Rubio thinks troops are coming out of Iraq “too fast”

By Joshua Gillin May 8, 2012

Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."

Is John Ludlow the only candidate in the race to refuse to join PERS and can he?

By Janie Har May 8, 2012

Says he "is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System."

Barack Obama says Mitt Romney’s tax plan gives millionaires an average tax cut of $250,000

By Louis Jacobson May 8, 2012

Says Mitt Romney is proposing a "tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country."

Mike Foley says Ohio gives tax breaks to rich people who own jets

By Joe Guillen May 8, 2012

Says Ohio law gives tax breaks "to rich people who own private jets."

Senator praises Reagan-era Social Security reform to push for bipartisanship

By Eric Stirgus May 8, 2012

Each U.S. House member who voted to overhaul Social Security in 1983 was re-elected.

Mitt Romney says creating 500,000 net jobs a month is historically ‘normal’

By Louis Jacobson May 7, 2012

"We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off…

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