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Newark Mayor Cory Booker says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime

By Erin O'Neill July 14, 2011

Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime

Barack Obama said Social Security and other federal checks may not go out on Aug. 3 if the debt ceiling is not increased

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson July 13, 2011

Social Security and other federal checks may not go out on Aug. 3 if the debt ceiling is not increased.

Mike Haridopolos says Florida law could allow state to ‘opt out’ of federal health care plan

By Janet Zink July 13, 2011

Florida’s proposed Health Care Freedom Act "will allow Floridians to opt out of Obama’s govt. takeover of healthcare!"

Marco Rubio says the United States will pay Russia $50 million per astronaut

By Amy Sherman July 13, 2011

"From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station"

Tim Pawlenty says scientists are “in dispute” over whether being gay is a choice

By Louis Jacobson July 13, 2011

Says scientists are "in dispute" over whether being gay is a choice.

Tim Pawlenty says there’s no scientific conclusion that being gay is genetic

By Louis Jacobson July 13, 2011

"There's no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is genetic."

Wisconsin state Rep. Peter Barca says the Assembly voted to take funding away from public school districts and give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools

July 13, 2011

Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher…

R.I. Rep. Trillo says 30,000 people have died because they used seat belts

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. July 13, 2011

"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."

Republican National Committee’s ad says there are 2 million fewer jobs since Obama took office

By Mark Naymik July 13, 2011

Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."

Georgia pol says Atlanta school board had no oversight power

By Eric Stirgus July 13, 2011

"The [Georgia] General Assembly took away the Atlanta Board of Education’s oversight of the superintendent."

President Barack Obama says public sector job losses increasing as stimulus dwindles

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 12, 2011

"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing…

Hasner claimed he co-sponsored “only” E-Verify bill to pass the Florida Legislature

By Amy Sherman July 12, 2011

"I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served…

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