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Sen. Rick Santorum says he warned ‘of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market’

By Becky Bowers January 27, 2012

"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown…

Mitt Romney says Obama “castigated” Israel but said nothing about rockets raining down on Israel from the Gaza Strip.

By Amy Sherman January 27, 2012

"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel…

Mitt Romney says, ‘I’ve never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot’

By Louis Jacobson January 27, 2012

"I've never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot."

True the Vote says Eric Holder supports NAACP request for United Nations’ involvement in U.S. elections

By W. Gardner Selby January 27, 2012

"Eric Holder is supportive of the NAACP's efforts to get the United Nations involved in our elections."

Rick Santorum calls Massachusetts health law top-down and government-run

By Molly Moorhead January 27, 2012

"Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system."

Newt Gingrich revises claim on balanced budgets, improves Truth-O-Meter rating

By Louis Jacobson January 27, 2012

"We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."

Rep. Jim Moran says U.S. gun homicide rate 20 times higher than other western nations

By Nancy Madsen January 27, 2012

"The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."

Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage claims his city has lowest unemployment rate among large New Jersey cities

By Erin O'Neill January 27, 2012

"Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."

John Kasich says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 agencies

By Reginald Fields January 27, 2012

Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.

Atlanta crime down, but details inaccurate

By Willoughby Mariano January 27, 2012

"We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone."

Pro-Gingrich super PAC blames ‘Romneycare’ for spiraling health care costs

By Angie Drobnic Holan January 27, 2012

"Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets."

‘Red State Socialism’ graphic says GOP-leaning states get lion’s share of federal dollars

By Louis Jacobson January 26, 2012

Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.

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