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Anti- transportation tax group: Light rail doubles commute time

By Willoughby Mariano May 15, 2012

The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating…

Obama ad says Romney opposes gay adoption

By Molly Moorhead May 14, 2012

Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.

Pro-Dewhurst political group says Tom Leppert pledged to make Dallas a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants

By W. Gardner Selby May 14, 2012

"Tom Leppert pledged to make Dallas a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."

George LeMieux says Connie Mack is a California resident

By Amy Sherman May 14, 2012

"Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs."

Steve Rothman’s campaign edits attack ad to suggest Bill Pascrell admitted supporting tax cuts for the rich

By Bill Wichert May 14, 2012

Says in regard to providing "more tax cuts for the rich," Bill Pascrell said, "Republicans had great ideas. I liked some of their ideas."

Rob Portman says student loan money was used to cover health care reform

By Stephen Koff May 14, 2012

Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.

Biden: Obama exerting more pressure against Iran

By Eric Stirgus May 14, 2012

"When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran."

Email says rule change by Gov. Scott Walker ‘slashed’ salaries of best-educated public school teachers

By Dave Umhoefer May 13, 2012

The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.

Barbara Buono blasts Chris Christie’s “New Jersey Comeback” with job statistics

By Erin O'Neill May 13, 2012

Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of…

Immigration enforcement advocate Terry Gorman says giving undocumented Rhode Island high school graduates a college tuition price break will still make them unemployable

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. May 13, 2012

"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."

Rick Scott talks up Florida’s golfing creds ahead of Players Championship

May 11, 2012

Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the…

Will Clackamas County taxpayers save $68,000 over four years if candidate declines PERS?

By Janie Har May 11, 2012

Says "I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid…

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