Group claims it is not illegal in Florida for spouse to benefit from state legislation supported by partner
In Florida, it’s not illegal for an immediate family member of state officials to prosper from legislation supported by a spouse.
Sen. Thomas Norment now says he opposes bipartisan redistricting
By Jacob Geiger
April 8, 2011 On bipartisan redistricting.
Rep. Tim Ryan off target in claim about service personnel contemplating suicide
"A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army, Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide."
Rep. Tim Ryan cites rising numbers of service personnel committing suicide
"From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours."
Cain claims Planned Parenthood founded for “planned genocide”
Said Planned Parenthood’s early objective was to "help kill black babies before they came into the world."
Rep. DaSilva says R.I. pays hundreds of thousands of dollars for out-of-state care for children in state custody
By Peter Lord
April 8, 2011 "We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
Trump said Obama’s grandmother caught on tape saying she witnessed his birth in Kenya
Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth."
John Boehner says interim spending bill would cut $12 billion
"We’ve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week."
Tim Kaine says Virginia named best managed state, best for business while he was governor
By Jacob Geiger
April 7, 2011 Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor.
State Rep. Armond Budish says one-quarter of African Americans don’t have photo ID
"Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require."
Debbie Stabenow says government shutdown “could disrupt” veterans’ benefits
A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits."
Nancy Pelosi says GOP bill would deprive 6 million seniors of meals
Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals."