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University of Florida eliminates computer science department, increases athletic budgets, blogger says

By Kim Wilmath April 24, 2012

"The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year…

Mitt Romney says Hispanic unemployment has risen under Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson April 24, 2012

"The total unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino workers has increased from 10% to 10.3%" between January 2009 and March 2012.  

The share of speculators in the oil market has doubled in the past 10 years, says Bill Nelson

April 24, 2012

At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10…

Kingston says oil production down last year under Obama

By Willoughby Mariano April 24, 2012

Under President Barack Obama’s watch, "oil production on federal lands has decreased 14 percent over the past year."

Can Portland City Council candidate Mary Nolan count 8,000 supporters?

By Janie Har April 24, 2012

Says more than 8,000 people have supported her campaign as volunteers, donors and advisors and endorsers.

Obama says new miles of pipeline could stretch around the earth

By Molly Moorhead April 23, 2012

In the past three years, "we've added enough new oil and gas pipeline to circle the Earth and then some."

Tavis Smiley says “one out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty”

By Louis Jacobson April 23, 2012

"One out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty. That means 150 million Americans, half of us."

Ted Nugent says four justices declared Americans have ‘no fundamental right to self-defense’

By Becky Bowers April 23, 2012

"We’ve got four Supreme Court justices who … signed their name to a declaration that Americans have no fundamental right to self-defense."  

John Wisniewski claims some New Jersey commuters pay more in tolls than state income taxes

By Erin O'Neill April 23, 2012

"If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than…

Will entitlement programs and debt consume U.S. budget in 2025?

By Sean Gorman April 23, 2012

Says the Congressional Budget Office has estimated "every penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt and entitlement spending by 2025."

Rob Portman says Buffett Rule would raise just enough to cover 1 week’s interest on national debt

By Tom Feran April 23, 2012

The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."

PolitiFact: Calling HOPE ‘richest’ program goes too far

By Willoughby Mariano April 23, 2012

Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is "still the richest scholarship program in America."

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