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West says ‘ObamaCare Slush Fund’ was used to spay dogs, cats as an anti-obesity campaign

By Amy Sherman May 30, 2012

An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."

Michelle Obama understates percentage of high schools with physical education

By Louis Jacobson May 30, 2012

"Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes."

Dem Lt. Gov. candidate says Walker caused 12,000 women to lose access to Planned Parenthood

May 30, 2012

Access for 12,000 women to use Planned Parenthood -- "not for the right to choose," but for "basic health care" -- was "taken away" by…

Josh Mandel says Sherrod Brown cast the deciding vote for a government takeover of health care

By Tom Feran May 30, 2012

Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "cast the deciding vote on the government takeover of health care."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. accuses congressman of never attending NASCAR races

By Willoughby Mariano May 30, 2012

"The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race."

Jim Moran says 70 percent of traced firearms in Mexican drug crimes come from U.S.

May 29, 2012

"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."

In Wisconsin recall, NRA says Dem challenger Tom Barrett voted to ban deer hunting guns

May 29, 2012

Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."

Pro-transportation tax group says projects will be boon for jobs

By Willoughby Mariano May 29, 2012

A government analysis shows under a proposed transportation tax, "metro Atlanta will create or support an additional 200,000 new jobs, including jobs that are maintained…

Marcy Kaptur says her district makes more cars than all of California

By Sabrina Eaton May 29, 2012

"The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California."

R.I. Rep. Joseph McNamara says 25 percent of Rhode Island’s physicians graduated from for-profit medical schools

By Tom Mooney May 29, 2012

"In the state of Rhode Island 25 percent of our current physicians are graduates of for-profit medical schools."

Abele says Act 10 left Milwaukee County budget millions of dollars short

By Steve Schultze May 28, 2012

"While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the…

Cory Booker claims Obama has overseen nation’s “lowest discretionary spending we’ve had in decades”

By Bill Wichert May 28, 2012

Says under President Barack Obama there’s been "the lowest discretionary spending we’ve had in decades in the United States."

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