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Marco Rubio says only 6.5 percent of immigrants “come here based on labor and skill”

By Amy Sherman January 16, 2013

The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill."

In Wisconsin fight over election-day voter registration, group claims 6,200 cases of fraud in Minnesota

January 16, 2013

"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."

Gingrey defense of Akin’s rape comments misses the mark

By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis January 16, 2013

U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if…

Did members of Congress exempt themselves from complying with the health care reform laws?

By Tom Feran January 16, 2013

Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual…

Providence City Council resolution claims semi-automatic weapons are designed for military use

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. January 16, 2013

"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."

Don Gaetz says he backed proposal to expand early voting hours per day

January 15, 2013

"I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote."

Kirk Watson says in “our region,” 2011 was worst drought year on record

By Sue Owen January 15, 2013

Says in "our region," 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded.

Claim spending rose under fiscal cliff deal misses half the story

By Willoughby Mariano January 15, 2013

The fiscal cliff deal "increased spending."

NRCC compares the nation’s debt to all the word’s platinum, takes aim at trillion dollar coin

By Jake Berry January 14, 2013

"Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldn’t add up to enough needed to pay down our…

Vince Megna says Gov. Scott Walker destroyed 200 consumer laws with Act 92

By Dave Umhoefer January 14, 2013

"200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.  

Jim Jordan says seven of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Greater Washington area

By Sabrina Eaton January 14, 2013

Seven of America’s 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area.

Does the U.S. have the highest percentage of people in prison?

By Eric Stirgus January 14, 2013

"[W]e see America's prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!"

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