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Karl Rove says he and consultant David Weeks persuaded Rick Perry to switch parties and run for state agriculture commissioner

March 19, 2010

"Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for…

Karl Rove writes that Democrats abolished state treasurer’s office after she won it and she later became senator

March 19, 2010

"Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator."

Is St. Pete Beach a valid case study for Amendment 4?

March 19, 2010

St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.

Yarmuth: 40 percent of health care reform opponents say bill doesn’t go far enough

March 19, 2010

A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too…

Pelosi: CBO says health reform bill would cut deficits by $1.2 trillion in second decade

March 18, 2010

The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years."

J.D. Hayworth claims Massachusetts ruling opens the door for man-horse marriage

March 18, 2010

"The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse,…

Sink claims she refunded $1.2 million from an insurance fraud scam

March 18, 2010

"As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man."

Stearns says House Democrats trample procedures in health care vote

March 17, 2010

"There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception. ... We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law…

Voter control over land use issues has cost St. Pete Beach ‘hundreds of thousands’ in legal bills, group claims

March 17, 2010

Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills."

Axelrod says Supreme Court ruling enables lobbyists to threaten lawmakers

March 17, 2010

"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill,…

Rush Limbaugh says because of Obama, people can’t go fishing anymore

March 17, 2010

People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."

Gov. Rick Perry says his border security efforts led to 60-percent drop in crime along Texas-Mexico border

March 16, 2010

My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."

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