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St. Petersburg Republican says he sometimes bucked GOP during 2011 legislative session

May 26, 2011

"Sometimes I was the only 'no' vote on the entire board."

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says half of state residents are “on some kind of government handout”

May 26, 2011

One of every two Wisconsin residents are "on some kind of government handout."

Sen. Rob Portman says health care reform has hampered hiring by driving up business costs

May 26, 2011

"The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers.

Randi Shade says several council candidates in last 15 years have come back from larger deficits than hers

May 26, 2011

Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the…

Throw-granny-from-the-cliff ad says Paul Ryan plan would privatize Medicare

May 25, 2011

The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."

Throw-granny-from-the-cliff ad asks what the U.S. would be “without Medicare”

May 25, 2011

The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare."

Gov. McDonnell says U.S. debt shrank in comparison to GDP for decades after World War II era

May 25, 2011

For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.

Cain mistakes Declaration of Independence language for Constitution

May 25, 2011

In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Tim Pawlenty says that as governor, he kept Minnesota off list of 10 highest-taxed states

May 25, 2011

"For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually…

George LeMieux rips Sen. Bill Nelson for Senate’s budget failure

May 24, 2011

"750 days since Bill Nelson & the Democrats in the Senate passed a budget. How can this be justified?"

Rays 3B Evan Longoria’s spectacular, barehanded catch has become a must-see on YouTube

May 24, 2011

Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.

Group opposed to light bulb law claims consumers are being pushed to compact fluorescent light bulbs that are environmentally unsafe

May 24, 2011

Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly."

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