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George LeMieux says Connie Mack repeatedly voted to raise his own paycheck

By Amy Sherman November 23, 2011

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times."

Could we really be losing one voter every 13 minutes?

By Ian K. Kullgren November 23, 2011

Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes."

Rebecca Kleefisch says recall election would cost $7.7 million that could already be allocated to teacher raises, health care for poor

November 23, 2011

A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health…

Armond Budish says Dem-controlled Ohio House passed a bipartisan resolution to reform redistricting process

By Joe Guillen November 23, 2011

Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to…

Michele Bachmann says Steve Jobs told Obama he moved factories to China for engineers

By Bill Adair November 23, 2011

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

Rick Perry says if the United States sanctions Iran’s central bank, that will shut down Iran’s economy

By W. Gardner Selby November 23, 2011

"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."

Taxpayers group says Obama plans to impose 23 percent tax on Medicare prescription benefit for low-income beneficiaries

By W. Gardner Selby November 22, 2011

President Obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries."

Mitt Romney ad charges Obama said, ‘If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose’

By Louis Jacobson November 22, 2011

Says Barack Obama said, "If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose."

Republican lawmakers classified pizza as a vegetable for school lunches, Democrats say

By Becky Bowers November 22, 2011

"House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches." 

Rick Perry says he’s sent more than $400 million to the border for Ranger recon teams

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby November 22, 2011

"I have sent over $400 million to the border of Mexico in the form of Texas Ranger recon teams."

Did Rick Perry propose a bi-national health care plan with Mexico?

By Eric Stirgus November 22, 2011

Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."

John Kerry says Simpson-Bowles proposal raised $2 trillion in new revenues

By Louis Jacobson November 21, 2011

Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal urged raising $2 trillion in new revenue.

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