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Josh Mandel says Obamacare will ultimately be the ‘biggest tax increase in history”

By Tom Feran July 20, 2012

The Affordable Care Act "will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history."

Will T-SPLOST add up to $112 a year for consumers?

By Eric Stirgus July 20, 2012

The transportation sales tax would cost the average consumer an estimated $112 a year.

Did Barack Obama hold 100-plus fundraisers while his jobs council never met?

By Louis Jacobson July 19, 2012

Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.

Paul Sadler says national debt doubled under George W. Bush

By Sue Owen July 19, 2012

Says federal debt "doubled during the Bush administration."

Has unemployment among Oregon high school graduates 18-20 grown 200 percent?

By Janie Har July 19, 2012

Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only…

“Tax shift”? Lou Greenwald sets Truth-O-Meter ablaze with ridiculous description of tax increase proposal

By Bill Wichert July 19, 2012

Says raising the state income tax rate on millionaires to offset property taxes for other residents is "not a tax increase. It's a tax shift."

Ohio GOP claims Sherrod Brown, special interest allies will spend more than $13 million against Josh Mandel

By Joe Guillen July 19, 2012

"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.

Rush Limbaugh claims link between Batman’s Bane and Romney’s Bain

By Molly Moorhead July 18, 2012

Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.

Club for Growth says every major Texas newspaper calls David Dewhurst a moderate

By W. Gardner Selby July 18, 2012

Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate."  

Hurley says carving initials in desks is a federal and state government tradition.

By Michael Collins, Tom Humphrey July 18, 2012

"If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks."  

Debbie Wasserman Schultz had offshore accounts like Mitt Romney, said Mary Matalin

By Angie Drobnic Holan July 18, 2012

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has these offshore accounts" like Mitt Romney.

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