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Democratic group claims New Jersey’s pension and health benefit reform destroys bargaining rights for public-sector employees

By Bill Wichert August 15, 2011

Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."

Portland mayor says nearly 87 percent of food scrap pilot participants were satisfied with the program

By Ian K. Kullgren August 14, 2011

Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system."

Do scientists disagree about global warming?

By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor August 14, 2011

"The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair…

Retired police captain says law enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than most people

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. August 14, 2011

Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.

Mitt Romney says a poll showed him the only Republican besting Obama in Texas

By W. Gardner Selby August 14, 2011

Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.

State Sen. Nicholas Scutari says New Jersey has the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the U.S.

By Erin O'Neill August 14, 2011

"Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be…

Bachmann said Standard & Poor’s downgrade proved she was right

By Angie Drobnic Holan August 12, 2011

When Standard & Poor's "dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we don't have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved…

Romney says government has grown from 27 percent to 37 percent of U.S. economy

By Louis Jacobson August 12, 2011

Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."

Ohio GOP chairman Kevin DeWine blames Democrats for drop in credit rating

By Tom Feran August 12, 2011

"President Obama and Democrats' spending addiction has driven our national debt to historic proportions, maxed out our national credit card and has now led to…

GOP recall candidate Jonathan Steitz “failed to pay his taxes,” liberal Greater Wisconsin Committee says

August 12, 2011

Says Republican recall challenger Jonathan Steitz "failed to pay his taxes."  

GOP recall challenger Kim Simac says State Sen. Jim Holperin “voted against a property tax freeze” in 2009 and then voted for a “$1.5 billion property tax hike”

By Dave Umhoefer August 12, 2011

Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin "voted against a property tax freeze" in 2009 and then voted for a "$1.5 billion property tax hike."

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul says ‘the country’s bankrupt”

By Becky Bowers August 12, 2011

"The country's bankrupt." 

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