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In-person voter fraud ‘a very rare phenomenon’

By Janel Davis September 19, 2012

"Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally."

Ryan says four times as many people quit job hunting as found work

By James B. Nelson September 19, 2012

Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."

Mitt Romney says voters who support Barack Obama are “people who pay no income tax”

By Louis Jacobson September 18, 2012

The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."

Mitt Romney says 47 percent of Americans pay no income tax

By Molly Moorhead September 18, 2012

"Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."

Update: Brendan Doherty says Cicilline campaign worker never paid back $103,000 loan to city

By Tom Mooney September 18, 2012

"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never…

Is Portland Schools spending half a million dollars to declare the peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich racist?

By Janie Har September 18, 2012

"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."

Romney repeats claim that Obama promised unemployment would not exceed 8 percent

By Molly Moorhead September 18, 2012

Says President Obama promised "he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent" if the stimulus passed.

Barrow gets flak for vote that funded study of ants

By Eric Stirgus September 18, 2012

Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."

Jeanne Shaheen cites poor job creation in New Hampshire’s southern neighbor under Romney

By Maryalice Gill September 17, 2012

Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation

Rick Scott brags about Florida’s declining unemployment rate

By Toluse Olorunnipa September 17, 2012

The significant drop in Florida’s unemployment rate is a good economic sign.

Is Barack Obama right on ‘guaranteed benefits’ under Medicare?

By Louis Jacobson September 17, 2012

Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."

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