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Roger Williams says foe has never voted in congressional district and doesn’t live there

By W. Gardner Selby July 5, 2011

Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.

Republicans blame Blue Dog Democrats for federal “spending spree”

By Willoughby Mariano July 5, 2011

U.S. Reps. John Barrow and Sanford Bishop and their fellow Democrats "went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."

Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey is second in the nation for Medicaid spending

By Bill Wichert July 5, 2011

"Only the State of New York spends more money on Medicaid than the State of New Jersey."

Did Barack Obama say the troops ‘whine’ and ‘nobody made these guys go to war’? Pants on Fire!

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 4, 2011

Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" 

Barack Obama said you don’t see American made cars in South Korea

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 4, 2011

"You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."

State Sen. Nina Turner says more than 14,000 voters cast ballots in the wrong precinct in 2008

By Reginald Fields July 4, 2011

"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."

Charles Perry says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the state’s rainy day fund is already used

By W. Gardner Selby July 4, 2011

Says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the state’s rainy day fund is already used.

Jeff Tittel says RGGI factored into Anheuser-Busch’s decision to stay in New Jersey

By Erin O'Neill July 4, 2011

"One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save…

Rhode Island lighthouse group says its fundraising license plate was voted best specialty plate in U.S.

By Richard Salit July 3, 2011

"Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’"

Gov. Scott Walker says 2 years ago, we had “the largest deficit ever in Wisconsin”

By James B. Nelson July 3, 2011

Two years ago we had "the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin."

State Sen. Alberta Darling says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit “for the first time in decades.”

By James B. Nelson July 3, 2011

Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit "for the first time in decades."

Former U.S. Rep. Richard Swett says Huntsman flip-flopped on stimulus

By Jake Berry July 3, 2011

Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus…

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