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Details hurt Georgia lawmaker’s claim

By Eric Stirgus March 28, 2012

"The state [food stamp call center] program is administered from foreign shores."

R.I. State Sen. Harold M. Metts says voters were promised money from the Rhode Island lottery would be used for education.

By Edward Fitzpatrick March 28, 2012

Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for…

Senate Republican web video says Obama’s health care law ‘forces’ businesses to give up plans

By Becky Bowers March 27, 2012

"Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."

Obama ad claims credit for cheaper prescription drugs

By Molly Moorhead March 27, 2012

President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."

Florida Rep. Jimmie Smith says lawmakers protected by First Amendment against drug testing

March 27, 2012

"It was found unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right."

U.S. Rep. Price: Health care bill cost projections rose dramatically

By Willoughby Mariano March 27, 2012

New federal projections estimate that the health care overhaul "will cost $1.76 trillion over 10 years -- well above the $940 billion Democrats originally claimed."

Senate Republican web video attacks Barack Obama, saying he increased health care premiums

By Louis Jacobson March 26, 2012

Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care…

Self-defense deaths in Florida have increased dramatically since ‘stand your ground’ became law in 2005, lawmaker claims

By Amy Sherman March 26, 2012

Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.

Tommy Thompson says Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was the lowest in the nation when he was governor

By Dave Umhoefer March 26, 2012

Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive…

Senate hopeful claims Obama administration’s health care law eliminates doctor-patient relationship

By Erin O'Neill March 26, 2012

Says under the new health care law "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."

Rep. Robert Hurt says $900 million health reform price tag has swelled to $1.8 trillion

March 26, 2012

The CBO says the cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, "increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion" originally projected. 

Numbers back up tax claim by Deal spokesman

By Eric Stirgus March 26, 2012

The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."

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