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Were DeKalb construction projects completed under budget?

By Eric Stirgus December 6, 2011

"Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."

David Axelrod calls Newt Gingrich ‘the godfather of gridlock’

By Louis Jacobson December 5, 2011

Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.

Karen Harrington says Debbie Wasserman Schultz blamed Republicans for the creation of Hamas

By Amy Sherman December 5, 2011

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."  

Eric Cantor says U.S. economy is three larger than China’s

By Sean Gorman December 5, 2011

The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's."

Lautenberg says federal highway spending last year exceeded total given Amtrak over 40 years

By Caryn Shinske December 5, 2011

"Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in…

Alan Simpson says U.S. military spending outpaces totals from the next 14 largest nations, combined

By Tom Feran December 5, 2011

Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.

Did Santorum’s unemployment numbers add up this time?

By Eric Stirgus December 5, 2011

Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker says the St. Norbert College poll has been repeatedly wrong

By James B. Nelson December 4, 2011

The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."

Chris Christie claims Barack Obama “did nothing” to create jobs during his first two years

By Bill Wichert December 4, 2011

Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America."

Ron Paul says Defense Department budget changes definitions of al-Qaeda and Taliban, making Americans vulnerable

By W. Gardner Selby December 4, 2011

Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.

Romney says he followed the law and precedent in deleting e-mails

By Jake Berry December 2, 2011

Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.

Rick Santorum says he called for resignation of a high-ranking Republican over no vote on balanced budget amendment

By John Gregg December 2, 2011

The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and…

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