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Progress Texas says Texas will have most federal judicial vacancies of all the states this year

By W. Gardner Selby February 24, 2012

Without U.S. Senate action, Texas will have more federal judicial vacancies this year than any other state.

Is Florida the No. 1 state for greyhound racing?

February 24, 2012

Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."

McDonnell’s support of mandatory ultrasounds before abortions hasn’t changed

February 24, 2012

On mandatory ultrasounds before abortions.

Rick Santorum says over 40 percent of children are born out of wedlock

By Louis Jacobson February 24, 2012

"Over 40 percent of children born in America are born out of wedlock."

Bill Pascrell claims health care bills forced 62 percent of small businesses to shut down during the past five years

By Bill Wichert February 24, 2012

Says "sixty-two percent of small businesses over the last five years went under because they couldn't pay their health care bills."

Marcy Kaptur claims Dennis Kucinich voted ‘no’ on new manufacturing jobs

By Tom Feran February 24, 2012

"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."

Gingrich’s gun rack quip about Volt shot full of holes

By Willoughby Mariano February 24, 2012

"You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."  

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama ‘could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not.’

By Becky Bowers February 24, 2012

"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."

Does 20% of the population really use 80% of health care dollars?

By Ian K. Kullgren February 23, 2012

Says "80 percent of the health care dollars are spent by 20 percent of the population."

Rick Santorum charts explosion of federal entitlement spending since 1958

By Louis Jacobson February 23, 2012

"When I was born, less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement spending. It's now 60 percent of the budget."

Rick Santorum says defense spending has fallen since 1958 as percent of federal budget

By Louis Jacobson February 23, 2012

"When I was born, defense spending was 60 percent of the budget. It's now 17 percent."

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