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Consultant says 37 percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are on disability pensions, compared with 5 percent nationally

By Lynn Arditi August 18, 2011

Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability…

Rick Perry announcing June 4 2015

White House press secretary says Perry “wanted to secede from the union”

By W. Gardner Selby August 17, 2011

Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union."

Cain says he did “not exactly” say communities have the right to ban mosques

By Willoughby Mariano August 17, 2011

Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques.

Mitt Romney said as governor he built a Massachusetts rainy day fund

By Josh Rogers August 16, 2011

Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund…

Rick Perry says government wants to require commercial driver’s licenses of anyone who drives a tractor across a road

By W. Gardner Selby August 16, 2011

Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road.

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland raps Josh Mandel as a flip flopper on abortion, gay rights

By Joe Guillen August 16, 2011

"Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]."

Olens: Governor isn’t covered by open meetings laws

By Willoughby Mariano August 16, 2011

"The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act."

Lloyd Doggett says Texas has worse unemployment than 25 states and it’s tied with Mississippi for most minimum-wage workers

By W. Gardner Selby August 16, 2011

"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."

One in four Texans lack health insurance

By Angie Drobnic Holan August 15, 2011

"One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."

Democrats say Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs caused the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating

By Tom Feran August 15, 2011

"Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates."

U.S. Rep. Gingrey says debt deal could lead to tax hike

By Willoughby Mariano August 15, 2011

Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal.

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