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Silvestre Reyes says challenger favors legalizing drugs

By W. Gardner Selby March 7, 2012

Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs."

State Sen. Glenford Shibley says that Rhode Island is the only state that does not arm campus police at public colleges

By Alex Kuffner March 7, 2012

"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."

Ron Wyden puts a number to the soaring cost of college – 439 percent

By Charles Pope March 7, 2012

"Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."

Santorum says when his grandfather came to the U.S. in 1925, ‘there were no government benefits’

By Louis Jacobson March 6, 2012

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  

George LeMieux says Connie Mack’s only ‘real job in the real world’ was events coordinator for Hooters

By Amy Sherman March 6, 2012

Connie Mack's "only real job in the real world" was as "‘events coordinator’ for Hooters!"

Claim: Atlanta area is national leader in water conservation

By Willoughby Mariano March 6, 2012

The Atlanta area’s water planning district "is now the national leader in conservation."

Jim Renacci says the top 50 percent pay nearly all the income tax

By Sabrina Eaton March 6, 2012

"The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes).  ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent."  

Mitt Romney says president ignored debt problems in State of the Union

By Molly Moorhead March 5, 2012

Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt."

Wisconsin is “Badger State” because of early miners, Gov. Scott Walker says

March 5, 2012

Wisconsin is called the Badger State because "our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining."

Michael Doherty claims New Jersey towns are artificially lowering property values to receive more school aid

By Bill Wichert March 5, 2012

Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to…

Marcy Kaptur claims Dennis Kucinich opposed senior drug coverage when she supported it

By Tom Feran March 5, 2012

"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."

McDonnell says Obama, if reelected, would drive debt to $25 trillion in 2017

By Sean Gorman March 5, 2012

President Obama's "budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected."

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