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Paul Ryan, in State of the Union response, says U.S. debt will soon eclipse GDP

January 26, 2011

"The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says U.S. corporate tax rate is among world’s highest

January 26, 2011

The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."

Ten years of deficits? Even more than that

January 26, 2011

"We are living with a legacy of deficit-spending that began almost a decade ago."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says up to a quarter of U.S. high schoolers drop out

January 26, 2011

"As many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school."

Barack Obama in State of the Union says corporate profits are up over the past two years

January 26, 2011

"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."  

What’s killing inmates on Florida’s death row?

January 25, 2011

"The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed."

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy ignores the “replace” part of his pledge on health care reform

January 25, 2011

On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform.

Ethics claim leaves out key detail

January 25, 2011

A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws.

Matthew Dowd says there’s no evidence of a State of the Union ‘bounce’

January 24, 2011

Poll results from the past 35 years show that State of the Union speeches "do not move" presidential approval numbers.

NRA claims more die by accident from ‘medical misadventures’ than firearms

January 24, 2011

More people die from "medical misadventures" than firearm accidents nationally and in Florida.  

The New York Times’ Paul Krugman says Texas leads the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance

January 24, 2011

Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance."

Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway says he saved the county over $100M on health care

January 24, 2011

"We’ve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs" in Milwaukee County. "I did that."

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