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Mitt Romney tweets that “more Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history”

By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead January 17, 2012

"More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history."

Education advocate claims New Jersey officials “have not started or completed one single school project” in the last two years

By Bill Wichert January 16, 2012

Says over the last two years, New Jersey Schools Development Authority employees "have not started or completed one single school project, and I’m not talking…

DCCC says Bob Gibbs is vacationing from Congress all but six days in January

By Tom Feran January 16, 2012

Freshman Rep. Bob Gibbs "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation — only working 6 days in all of January."

McEachin says McDonnell plan uses education money to fix roads

By Sean Gorman January 16, 2012

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget plan takes "money out of our classrooms to pave roads."

Wisconsin Club for Growth says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett saved $25 million in the city budget thanks to Governor Scott Walker’s reforms

By Dave Umhoefer January 15, 2012

"Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walker’s reforms."

Sheila Oliver says 16 states prohibited interracial marriage in 1958

By Erin O'Neill January 15, 2012

"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras says that Achievement First charter schools in Connecticut and New York outperform city and state averages on standardized tests

By Alex Kuffner January 15, 2012

"In Connecticut and New York, students at Achievement First schools consistently outperform city and statewide averages."

Did Cornilles go after Bonamici on Medicare from day one?

By Janie Har January 14, 2012

"My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False."

Has Rob Cornilles disputed a statement in a Daily Astorian story for two years?

By Harry Esteve January 14, 2012

Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the…

Can’t grow hemp in the United States?

By Janie Har January 14, 2012

Federal law prohibits the growing of industrial hemp in the United States.

How bipartisan is support for the Keystone XL oil pipeline?

By Janie Har January 14, 2012

The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is a bipartisan proposal.

Was Suzanne Bonamici the sole no vote in the Senate on a drunk driving bill?

By Janie Har January 14, 2012

Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers.

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