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Milwaukee Ald. Jim Bohl says sewer backups caused most of the damage in July floods, and federal flood insurance doesn’t cover it

November 16, 2010

Sewer backups into basements caused the "vast majority of the damage to homes and buildings" in Milwaukee’s July floods, but federal flood insurance doesn’t cover…

Republican state Rep. Bill Batchelder knocks Dems for canceling more than half the House’s sessions

November 16, 2010

"We haven’t had control of the House for the last two years and it’s been malfunctioning. We had 109 sessions scheduled and held 49."

Jeb Bush says Rick Scott won Florida Hispanic vote, bucking national trend

November 15, 2010

"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."

Kent Conrad says federal spending’s share of GDP is at 60-year peak, tax revenues at 60-year low

November 15, 2010

Federal spending is "the highest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years (and) revenue is the lowest it's been as a…

Rand Paul says federal spending has risen to 25 percent of GDP

November 15, 2010

"We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent…

Sierra Club says killing high-speed rail project will cost almost 10,000 permanent jobs in Wisconsin

November 15, 2010

If the state turns down money for high-speed rail, it will "kill nearly 10,000 permanent Wisconsin jobs."

John Kasich says Democratic opposition amounted to an unprecedented smear campaign

November 15, 2010

John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in…

Sen. John Cornyn says that Fort Hood is the largest military installation in the world

November 15, 2010

Says Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, is "the largest military installation in the free world."

Warner says the deficit would grow by $65 billion “if we keep the cuts for people on the highest incomes.”

November 14, 2010

$65 billion "would be added to the deficit if we keep the cuts for people on the highest incomes."

State Democratic Party says Scott Walker’s campaign chair killed the release of a damaging report before the election

November 14, 2010

Says Governor-elect Scott Walker’s choice as transition team leader "killed the release of a damaging report on Walker’s record in the days leading up to…

Rick Perry says Social Security is a Ponzi scheme

November 14, 2010

"Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme."

Chafee quotes ‘experts’ as saying a sales tax increase would be less harmful to economic growth than higher property taxes

November 14, 2010

Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."

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