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Newt Gingrich says that in New York City, starting janitor is paid twice as much as a starting teacher

By Louis Jacobson December 12, 2011

In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."

David Brooks says Newt Gingrich once proposed putting mirrors in space

By Louis Jacobson December 12, 2011

Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability.

Chris Christie says New Jersey teachers only work 180 days a year, average $60K salaries

By Caryn Shinske December 12, 2011

"They say teachers only make on average in New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year. They only work 180 days."

George Allen says U.S. lent $2 billion to Brazil for oil and gas exploration

By Warren Fiske December 12, 2011

"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."  

House Speaker John Boehner says it costs Americans $500 billion to comply with the tax code

By Tom Feran December 12, 2011

"We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code."

City: Criminal database lacks some Atlanta warrants

By Willoughby Mariano December 12, 2011

A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.

Texas GOP chair says more Hispanics have won statewide office on the Republican ticket than as Democratic nominees

By W. Gardner Selby December 12, 2011

More Hispanics "have been elected statewide (in Texas) on the Republican ticket than on the Democratic ticket."

Michele Bachmann says former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney ‘put into place socialized medicine’

By Becky Bowers December 11, 2011

Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."

Rick Perry says Mitt Romney’s book deleted line that Mass. health care law “should be the model for the country”

By Becky Bowers December 11, 2011

Says the paperback edition of Mitt Romney's book deleted line that Massachusetts' individual mandate "should be the model for the country"

Michele Bachmann says Newt Gingrich backed individual mandate in 1993, 2011

By Louis Jacobson December 11, 2011

In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating"…

Did GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson end welfare in Wisconsin?

December 11, 2011

Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare."

New Jersey’s unemployment benefits fund is broke, with more than $1 billion owed to the federal government

By Bill Wichert December 11, 2011

Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."

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