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Progress Texas says battle flag of Confederacy never flew over Texas

By W. Gardner Selby November 9, 2011

"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."

Ballast water no longer key cause of invasive species in Great Lakes, Steve LaTourette says

By Sabrina Eaton November 9, 2011

"The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."

Rainbow/PUSH: Wealthy students get HOPE scholarship

By Willoughby Mariano November 9, 2011

In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."

Rod Smith says 46 percent of Florida mortgages are underwater

November 8, 2011

"Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Mitt Romney supports personhood amendments, wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade

By Louis Jacobson November 8, 2011

Says Mitt Romney "is committed to overturning Roe vs. Wade, and he supports such amendments that define a life as beginning at the moment of…

Jon Hunstman says U.S. is sending oil dollars to “unstable and unfriendly regimes”

By John Gregg November 8, 2011

The United States sends "$300 billion -- half our trade deficit -- overseas for oil to unstable and unfriendly regimes."

Retiring couples get $3 in Medicare benefits for each $1 paid in, Rob Portman says

By Tom Feran November 8, 2011

"A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in…

Were Atlanta’s tactics similar to Bull Connor?

By Eric Stirgus November 8, 2011

"If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it."

Allen West says EPA wants to hire 230,000 workers at a cost of $21 billion

By Amy Sherman November 7, 2011

The EPA "wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion."

Rick Perry says taxpayers spend half a trillion dollars a year on tax preparation

By Louis Jacobson November 7, 2011

"We spend half a trillion dollars a year in tax preparation."

Workplace homicides more likely where guns allowed, anti-gun violence group says

November 7, 2011

"People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it."

Olympic medalist Carl Lewis calls out state senator for taking away health care from residents

By Bill Wichert November 7, 2011

"You’re paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allen’s) health care, and she took yours away."

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