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Sherrod Brown says unemployment among young vets tops 20 percent

By Tom Feran January 23, 2012

"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to…

Cuccinelli says D.C. council has banned lethal trapping of rats

By Sean Gorman January 23, 2012

Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.

Ga group uses claim to back up pay-to-play proposal

By Eric Stirgus January 23, 2012

"Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms."

Another Republican claims that Martin Luther King Jr. was part of the GOP

By Bartholomew Sullivan January 23, 2012

"Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican."

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Frank Lasee says study predicts most in Wisconsin to pay over 30 percent more under ‘Obamacare’

January 22, 2012

Says that according to a study, under Obama’s health care initiative, "nearly 90 percent of people" in Wisconsin with health insurance "will have their costs…

Lou Greenwald claims governor’s proposed income tax cut benefits millionaires more than middle-class families

By Erin O'Neill January 22, 2012

"Under this tax cut, middle-class families don't save enough for a week's worth of groceries, while millionaires save enough to go on an exotic vacation."

Efrain De La Fuente says jurors in most states, but not Texas, can ask questions of witnesses in trials

By W. Gardner Selby January 22, 2012

Says most states, but not Texas, permit jurors to ask questions of witnesses in trials.

Rep. David Cicilline is responsible for the federal loan guarantee to Solyndra, the failed solar company

By Alex Kuffner January 22, 2012

 Rep. David Cicilline is responsible for the federal loan guarantee to Solyndra, the failed solar company

Silvestre Reyes says says 282 Texas school districts requested class-size waivers because of ‘unprecedented fiscal challenges’

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms January 21, 2012

Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of "unprecedented fiscal challenges."

Does Suzanne Bonamici support a plan that reduces choice for Medicare Advantage seniors?

By Janie Har January 21, 2012

Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.

Mitt Romney says he didn’t inherit money from his parents

By Becky Bowers January 21, 2012

"I didn't inherit money from my parents."

Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 congressional earmarks

By Katie Glueck January 20, 2012

Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas.

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