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Lloyd Doggett says Central Texas food bank deliveries up 50 percent from three years ago

By Sue Owen November 1, 2011

Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.

Nina Turner says plummeting home values have hammered Americans’ collective wealth

By Henry J. Gomez November 1, 2011

"The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values."

Does Clackamas County have more urban renewal debt than all the other counties combined?

By Janie Har November 1, 2011

Says "Clackamas County has more urban renewal debt than all the other Oregon counties combined."

Michele Bachmann says U.S. spent $805 billion in Iraq, lost 4,400 lives under Barack Obama’s watch

By Louis Jacobson October 31, 2011

"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."

Rick Perry says “we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to” Texas

By W. Gardner Selby October 31, 2011

Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.

George LeMieux says Adam Hasner got an “F” from Christian Coalition

By Amy Sherman October 31, 2011

"The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F."

NRA says Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules require more proof than other states

By Dave Umhoefer October 31, 2011

Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of…

Conservative group claims Stephen Sweeney gave New Jersey the nation’s highest income tax rates, driving out jobs

By Erin O'Neill October 31, 2011

Says state Senate President Stephen "Sweeney gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs."

President E. Gordon Gee says OSU’s athletic compliance department is a model for others to follow

By Aaron Marshall October 31, 2011

"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor…

Jim McGreevey claims he prohibited pay-to-play for state, county contractors

By Bill Wichert October 30, 2011

"After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts."

Talk-show host Helen Glover says Rhode Island’s pension system is the most poorly-funded in the U.S.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. October 30, 2011

"The State of Rhode Island has the worst state-funded pension in the country."

Kate Brown says state is getting huge return on audit spending

By Ian K. Kullgren October 29, 2011

Says for every dollar the state spent on audits last year, it delivered $64 in cost savings.

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