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Jon Huntsman said 1 in 6 defense dollars are spent on Afghanistan

June 23, 2011

The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan."

Gimenez group says Robaina highest paid mayor in Florida

June 23, 2011

Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina "has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000."

NRSC claims Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare

June 23, 2011

Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care."

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno says foreign trade offices in Shanghai and London boosted exports by 18 percent

June 23, 2011

After not having any foreign trade offices overseas for the past decade, New Jersey opened offices in Shanghai and London in the past six months,…

Dems say under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation

June 22, 2011

When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.  

George Allen changes stance again on ethanol subsidies

June 22, 2011

On subsidies for ethanol production.

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca says two-thirds of Wisconsinites strongly opposed Governor Scott Walker’s limits on collective bargaining

June 22, 2011

"Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away people’s rights to collective bargaining."  

Is Kurt Schrader at fault for maxing out government ‘credit card’?

June 22, 2011

"As the Democrats finally maxed out their government spending credit card Monday, Kurt Schrader continued to stand with his party leaders in failing to offer…

State Rep. Ron Amstutz says most of the state budget is spent at the local level

June 22, 2011

"Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery…

MALDEF lawyer says Latinos left no better off than 20 years ago under redrawn congressional districts

June 22, 2011

Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have…

Newark Mayor Cory Booker says ACLU sought monitor for police rather than investigation

June 22, 2011

The ACLU didn't call for an investigation (of the Newark police department), they called for an immediate federal monitor.

Gov. Rick Scott says Canadians love Florida beaches and houses

June 21, 2011

"Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state."

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