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House Minority Leader Brian Newberry says congressional candidates don’t have to live in the district where they’re running

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. October 7, 2011

"Legally, it doesn't make any difference" which state district you live in when running for Congress.

We Are Ohio says politicians “exploited a loophole exempting themselves” from collective bargaining law

By Joe Guillen October 7, 2011

Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5."

Former APS head Beverly Hall says national test proves real gains

By Willoughby Mariano October 7, 2011

Gains in Atlanta Public Schools scores on a national standardized test lend credence to "dramatic" score increases on state tests.

Truth about fluoride doesn’t include Nazi myth

By Becky Bowers October 6, 2011

Say water fluoridation started in Nazi Germany ghettos and death camps to pacify the Jews.

Bernie Sanders says six bank companies have assets equaling 60 percent of U.S. GDP

By Louis Jacobson October 6, 2011

"Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United…

Tim Ryan says the nation needs to spend $2 to $3 trillion to get infrastructure up to date

By Henry J. Gomez October 6, 2011

"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go…

Television ad promotes Chris Christie’s spending cuts, increased education funding

By Bill Wichert October 6, 2011

Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding."

David Axelrod says typical white male worker is earning no more than in 1973

By John Gregg October 5, 2011

"The typical white male worker in this country is making in real terms what he was making in 1973" and "the average worker is making…

Should President Barack Obama apologize for flip-flop on drone strikes? Louisiana lawmaker says yes

By Louis Jacobson October 5, 2011

Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.

Mark Miller says Wisconsin Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 schools of any state in the nation

By Dave Umhoefer October 5, 2011

"Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation."  

Ohio Dems chair Chris Redfern says driving the new 15th District is like driving to Niagara Falls

By Aaron Marshall October 5, 2011

Says that to drive the length of the newly drawn 15th District "you’d find yourself on the road as long as it would take to…

Herman Cain: EPA to regulate dust in 2012

By Willoughby Mariano October 5, 2011

An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.

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