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Gov. Scott Walker says choice schools would get only half as much as public schools even after the aid increases in his budget

By Dave Umhoefer April 7, 2013

Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools…

NJ Sierra Club director claims AshBritt had dirty cleanup record in New Orleans after Katrina

By Caryn Shinske April 7, 2013

"A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in…

Same-sex marriage foe says latest research has “shattered” claims about children raised by same-sex couples

By Michael McKinney April 7, 2013

Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been "shattered by the latest and best social science…

Did Wyden write the ‘first bipartisan tax reform bill’ in 25 years?

By Janie Har April 6, 2013

Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."  

NH Dems say Obamacare is already helping people save money and live heathier

By Jon Greenberg April 5, 2013

Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives." 

Group says Monsanto law skirts courts, requires approval of genetically engineered seeds

By Molly Moorhead April 5, 2013

A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against…

Lee Leffingwell says polls show 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of NRA members support criminal background checks before all gun buys

By W. Gardner Selby April 4, 2013

Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.

NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer says rabies vaccine doesn’t protect against strains from other states

April 4, 2013

Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."

Bloggers say Obama aides are delinquent on their taxes

By Stephen Koff April 3, 2013

Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes."

Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson says Obamcare could raise premiums enough to pay for a new Ford Explorer

By Louis Jacobson April 3, 2013

Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new…

Will Weatherford compares tuition costs with cellphone bills

April 3, 2013

"The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what…

Kirk Watson says 29 Texas cities use carbon monoxide to euthanize dogs and cats

By W. Gardner Selby April 3, 2013

Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.

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