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Johns Creek mayor says transportation vote covers less than 10 percent of need

By Willoughby Mariano July 20, 2011

"[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax.

Was Rep. Bill Johnson’s funding request for airport improvements consistent with his anti-earmark stance?

By Tom Feran July 20, 2011

On opposition to earmarks

David Dewhurst says president’s economists say stimulus-created jobs cost $278,000 each

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby July 20, 2011

Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "

Mitt Romney says President Obama was planning to visit Kim Jong-ll, Ahmadinejad, Assad and Chavez in first year

By Josh Rogers July 20, 2011

During his first year, President Obama said he "was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez – the worst actors in…

Grover Norquist said the economy has grown or been damaged by capital gains tax changes

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 19, 2011

"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle uses passage of Libyan budget to shame U.S. Senate over inaction

By Louis Jacobson July 19, 2011

Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011"

Former Ruth’s Chris CEO Craig Miller says he ‘created over 40,000 jobs’

By Becky Bowers July 19, 2011

"I've created over 40,000 jobs."

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says unemployment streak is worst since Great Depression

July 19, 2011

"We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression."

State Sen. Kris Jordan says ‘fracking’ has been used more than 60 years in Ohio

By Joe Guillen July 19, 2011

"Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of…

Kemp claim on fines on the money

By Eric Stirgus July 19, 2011

"The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws."

NRCC says stimulus supported by New Jersey Democrats cost $278,000 per job

By Sabrina Eaton July 19, 2011

Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.

Marc Morial says black unemployment has actually worsened during recovery

By Louis Jacobson July 18, 2011

"The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."

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