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Kim Thatcher says concealed handgun applications require great deal of personal information

March 26, 2011

Oregon concealed gun applications include "home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house … whether you…

State Rep. Wayne Christian says Central Health in Travis County is the only hospital district statewide to subsidize abortions with tax dollars

March 26, 2011

Central Health "is the only hospital district in Texas that spends taxpayer dollars on abortions."

Planned Parenthood funding: Did the GAO really find millions missing?

March 25, 2011

"A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from…

Anti-tax leader Grover Norquist said union dues fund half of Florida Democratic political campaigns

March 25, 2011

"Withheld union dues fund half of Dem (Democratic) campaigns in Florida."

On collective bargaining, Stone’s votes were consistent but explanations varied

March 25, 2011

On his support for sharply limiting collective bargaining by public employees.

State Rep. Armond Budish says pending legislation would limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ overtime pay

March 25, 2011

Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."

Deal says HOPE helped universities become some of the “best in the Southeast”

March 25, 2011

The HOPE scholarship "has helped turn our University System into one of the best in the Southeast, with two institutions ranked in the top 20…

Rep. McNamara says 30 percent of Rhode Island youth, 22 percent of adults, are obese.

March 25, 2011

"About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese."

Newt Gingrich accused of flip-flopping on Libyan no-fly zone

March 24, 2011

On whether the United States should intervene in Libya.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant

March 24, 2011

"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."

Sen. Bill Nelson says Florida leads nation in prisoners committing tax fraud

March 24, 2011

"The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud."

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says Democratic senators who left the state created a constitutional crisis

March 24, 2011

Wisconsin was embroiled in a "constitutional crisis" brought on by the Democratic senators fleeing the state for Illinois to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.…

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