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Mitt Romney says since Obama’s stimulus package over 1 million jobs were lost

By Amy Sherman January 11, 2012

"Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck…

Jon Huntsman accuses Mitt Romney of enjoying firing people

By Louis Jacobson January 11, 2012

"What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people."

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama has raised taxes 19 times

By Louis Jacobson January 11, 2012

"President Obama has raised taxes 19 times."

Mitt Romney says Obama once criticized appointments like Richard Cordray’s as ‘wrong thing to do’

By Henry J. Gomez January 11, 2012

Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’"

Rick Scott says New Yorkers pay twice as much as Floridians in state taxes

January 11, 2012

Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.

Rick Scott says Florida’s job growth is the third most of any state

By Amy Sherman January 10, 2012

"In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11…

Rob Cornilles claims Suzanne Bonamici has voted for 60 tax increases

By Janie Har January 10, 2012

"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."

Rick Scott says he’s adding $1 billion in new education funding

By Angie Drobnic Holan January 10, 2012

"My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education."

Rick Scott talks doughnuts in 2012 State of the State address

By Aaron Sharockman January 10, 2012

"At my first ‘Let’s Get to Work Day’ … we sold out;" more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m.

Ronald Rice claims Newark schools are funded largely by local property taxes

By Erin O'Neill January 10, 2012

Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes."

Nina Turner says the redistricting process was manipulated to benefit incumbents

By Henry J. Gomez January 10, 2012

Says that after she declared her candidacy for Congress, "the redistricting process was manipulated to allow incumbent politicians to guarantee their re-election."

Gingrey: Voter ID van made house calls

By Willoughby Mariano January 10, 2012

When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made…

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