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GOP says Tim Kaine cut colleges by 25 percent

By Sean Gorman April 4, 2012

Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."

Federal stats back up agriculture deaths claim

By Eric Stirgus April 4, 2012

"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."

Rick Santorum says seven or eight Calif. universities ‘don’t even teach’ American history

By Becky Bowers April 3, 2012

"I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be…

Can you get a gun in Florida without ever leaving your home?

By Amy Sherman April 3, 2012

The Florida Department of Agriculture’s website FreshFromFlorida.com can be used "to get a permit to carry a loaded hidden gun without ever leaving your house."

Do streetcars really beat out buses in capacity, ridership and cost?

By Ian K. Kullgren April 3, 2012

Says "streetcars carry more people than buses … you attract more riders who don't ride transit now, and actually the operating costs are not any…

Ohio Democratic Party says Josh Mandel accused banks of fraud but waited a year to take action

By Henry J. Gomez April 3, 2012

Says Ohio Treasurer Josh "Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his…

Travis DA Rosemary Lehmberg says she created state’s first deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first offenders

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms April 3, 2012

Says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in Texas.

Abrams: State per-capita spending among lowest in nation

By Willoughby Mariano April 3, 2012

"We have the lowest per-capita spending of any state in the nation" except for South Dakota.

E-mail says having an all-Democrat congressional delegation increased federal stimulus allotment by $460 per person

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. April 3, 2012

"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per…

Energy group says Obama objects to energy exploration in Alaska

By Molly Moorhead April 2, 2012

"Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska."

How much is the Oregon Legislature to blame for Deschutes County’s 12 percent unemployment rate?

By Janie Har April 2, 2012

Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it. 

President Barack Obama says, “Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour”

By Becky Bowers April 2, 2012

Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."

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