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One Wisconsin Now says Gov. Scott Walker is charging the public $50 to hear his views on jobs

By James B. Nelson September 30, 2011

Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the…

Josh Mandel says Sherrod Brown promised Ohio River bridge’s replacement as a stimulus project

By Stephen Koff September 30, 2011

Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown "promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge."

How dangerous is it to breathe Atlanta air?

By Eric Stirgus September 30, 2011

"We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air."

Former Atlantic City Mayor Jim Whelan says his record includes the first decade of population growth since the 1920s

By Bill Wichert September 30, 2011

Because of Jim Whelan, "the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up."

Ad from Save America’s Postal Service claims rule from Congress is causing USPS’s financial problems

By Angie Drobnic Holan September 29, 2011

The Postal Service’s financial losses result from "a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue, while the Postal Service is…

Gary Johnson says executions cost more than life imprisonment

By Jon Greenberg September 29, 2011

"It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because…

Chris Christie says Barack Obama failed to support solutions of deficit reduction commission

By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill September 29, 2011

Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission."

Rick Perry says only four Texas lawmakers opposed in-state tuition law for illegal immigrants

By W. Gardner Selby September 28, 2011

Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.

Barack Obama slams Rick Perry on climate change, citing Texas wildfires

By Louis Jacobson September 28, 2011

Says Texas wildfires are linked to climate change.

Mark Neumann says federal government spends $46,000 a year per family of four

By Dave Umhoefer September 28, 2011

The federal government is spending $46,000 a year per family (or group of four) and could balance its budget by dropping that to $30,000.

Mitt Romney says illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years

By Sue Owen September 28, 2011

Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says the Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing to aid banks

By Peter Krouse September 28, 2011

"The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations."

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