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State senator says animal cruelty lead to violent adults

November 10, 2010

"Animal abuse is often an indicative trait of future acts of violence against humans."

Mike Pence says raising taxes lowers tax revenues

November 9, 2010

"Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues."

Bill Nelson says feds are funding most of the proposed Tampa-Orlando rail line

November 9, 2010

"The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent."

John Boehner on point in describing new regulations in consumer protection law

November 9, 2010

Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.  

George Allen says national debt increased $6 trillion under Obama

November 9, 2010

The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office."

Scott Walker has shifted tone on highway tolls

November 9, 2010

On toll roads.

Bloomberg gun claim takes aim at Georgia

November 9, 2010

Georgia and other states with weak gun laws have more crime.

Rand Paul says that federal interest burden will approach cost of defense spending in a “couple of years”

November 8, 2010

"The interest on the debt now is going to approach in the next couple of years ... what we spend in the national defense budget."

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle says 10 percent of public school teachers would have lost their jobs without federal stimulus aid

November 8, 2010

About 1 in 10 public school teachers in Wisconsin would have been laid off without federal stimulus funds.

Rick Perry says Washington’s reach extends to telling us which light bulb to use

November 8, 2010

Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."

Hospital says Georgia’s kids second-fattest in nation

November 8, 2010

"Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States."

Eric Cantor says President Obama’s budget adds more debt than totaled by 43 previous presidents

November 7, 2010

"The budget submitted by Obama will add more to the debt than the outstanding debt of the previous 43 presidents combined." 

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