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DNC says Mitt Romney and staff cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000

By Jake Berry December 19, 2011

Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives.

Rick Perry says a study found that Massachusetts lost 18,000 jobs because of a mandate in its health care law

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Meghan Ashford-Grooms December 19, 2011

A study says Massachusetts has lost 18,000 jobs because residents were required to obtain health insurance under an act signed into law by Mitt Romney.

GOP Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says he’s done most impeachments in U.S. history

December 19, 2011

"I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country."

State Sen. Mike Doherty claims financial collapse led to no prosecutions, hearings or reforms

By Bill Wichert December 19, 2011

"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."

Conservative group says Wisconsin to allow Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures on petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker

December 18, 2011

"Wisconsin election officials to accept Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures" on recall petitions.

Rush Holt says the U.S. had more than twice as much debt in 1944 as it does now

By Erin O'Neill December 18, 2011

Says in 1944 "we were in debt more than twice as much as we are now."

Rick Perry says loan program he oversaw wasn’t bailed out by state of Texas

By W. Gardner Selby December 18, 2011

Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.

Tim Kaine says George Allen cast “the deciding vote” for 2003 Bush tax cuts

By Sean Gorman December 17, 2011

George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.

Do 77 percent of Portland’s elementary school students really graduate without taking an art class?

By Ian K. Kullgren December 16, 2011

Says 77 percent "of Portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class."

Michele Bachmann claims Newt Gingrich promised support for abortion proponents

By Molly Moorhead December 16, 2011

Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the…

Department of Fish and Wildlife says there have been no wolf-related deaths in the Rockies

By Ian K. Kullgren December 16, 2011

Says there have been no cases of wolves killing people in Rocky Mountain states.

Mitt Romney says Obama has “racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined.”

By Louis Jacobson December 16, 2011

"We’re $15 trillion now in debt, with a president that’s racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined."

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