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Rep. Marcy Kaptur says that the poorest in America are women

By Peter Krouse March 26, 2012

"The poorest in this country are women."

GOP Wisconsin state senator says study shows kids living with parent and parent’s partner “20 times” more likely to be sexually abused

March 25, 2012

Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of…

Gov. Chris Christie says he and Obama have same views on gay marriage

By Caryn Shinske March 25, 2012

Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.

Rhode Island state Rep. Peter Palumbo says that all polls show that the vast majority of people support E-Verify.

By Alex Kuffner March 25, 2012

"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."

Democratic legislators say nearly 45% of women who get health screenings through the Women’s Health Program do so at Planned Parenthood

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms March 24, 2012

"Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center."

Democratic legislators say more than half of Texas births funded by Medicaid

By W. Gardner Selby March 24, 2012

"More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."

Crime rates in Florida have dropped since ‘stand your ground,’ says Dennis Baxley

By Angie Drobnic Holan March 23, 2012

"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."

Did transportation projects create more than one-third of all stimulus jobs?

By Janie Har March 23, 2012

Says only seven percent of 2009’s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bill’s total jobs.

Reince Priebus says health care law could mean ‘as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance’

By Louis Jacobson March 23, 2012

According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."

N.H. Republicans say Shea-Porter ducked town hall meetings

By Jake Berry March 23, 2012

Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.

Rick Perry says that in 2010, nearly 80% of women served in Women’s Health Program received services from non-Planned Parenthood clinic

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms March 23, 2012

Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than…

Moran says drilling off Virginia’s coast will net only $40 million for U.S. over 10 years

March 23, 2012

"And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years."

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