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NRA leader says Barack Obama endorsed a ‘total ban’ on handguns

By Becky Bowers February 13, 2012

Says Barack Obama "endorsed a total ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns."

White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew says budget requires 60 votes in Senate

By Louis Jacobson February 13, 2012

"You can't pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes."

Gov. O’Malley says Maryland is creating jobs at 2 1/2 times rate of Virginia

February 13, 2012

Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."

Conservative black sheriff says Milwaukee blacks have high unemployment, truancy, infant mortality; low graduation rate, reading scores

February 13, 2012

Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. 

GOP challenger Joseph Kyrillos blames U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez for rising annual deficits in federal budget

By Bill Wichert February 13, 2012

"Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his…

Del. Bob Marshall says “you’re supposed to throw away your shoes” if a CFL light bulb breaks on them

By Sean Gorman February 13, 2012

"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.

Obama setting debt record, Georgia GOP says

By Eric Stirgus February 13, 2012

"[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than…

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says Kathleen Falk raised taxes by millions every year as Dane County executive

By Dave Umhoefer February 12, 2012

As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in…

Chris Christie claims under Greg Schiano, Rutgers football had the best graduation rate in its division

By Erin O'Neill February 12, 2012

"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."

Newt Gingrich says judge said he’d jail Texas superintendent if orders on graduation prayer violated

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms February 12, 2012

Says a federal judge in San Antonio "issued a ruling that … not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used…

Rhode Island Right to Life executive director Barth Bracy contends that more than half of Americans say they are ‘pro-life’

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. February 12, 2012

The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."

Oregon House Republicans tout five-year plan for 50,000 jobs

By Janie Har February 11, 2012

Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.

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