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Rep. Randy Forbes says 1.53 million defense jobs are “at risk”

By Sean Gorman October 29, 2011

"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."

Mitt Romney says Perry wrote an opinion article saying he was open to amnesty for illegal immigrants

By W. Gardner Selby October 29, 2011

Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.

Rachel Maddow says Wall Street fees claim a third of 401(k) values

By Molly Moorhead October 28, 2011

"A recent Department of Labor study guessed Wall Street fees cost a worker 28 percent of the value of your plan over the span of…

Supercommittee co-chair Jeb Hensarling cites huge spending increases in four agencies

By Louis Jacobson October 28, 2011

The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.

Bloggers say Gov. Scott Walker is taking a pay raise while freezing salaries for state employees

By James B. Nelson October 28, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to freeze pay for state employees includes a 5.4 percent raise for himself.

Chain e-mail claims Obama is first president to “terminate America’s ability to put a man in space”

By Louis Jacobson October 28, 2011

Barack Obama is the "First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space."

Gov. Rick Scott says toll roads sped up traffic on I-95 for those who didn’t pay

October 28, 2011

Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph.

Gingrich claims health care reform includes ‘Death Panels’

By Willoughby Mariano October 28, 2011

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was right that President Barack Obama’s health care bill created what "would, in effect, be death panels."

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel touts investment pool’s credit rating

By Joe Guillen October 27, 2011

The STAR Ohio fund "just received the highest possible credit rating one of these funds can receive."

Medicare premiums going up due to “Obamacare”? Chain e-mail gets it wrong

By Angie Drobnic Holan October 27, 2011

Medicare monthly premiums will go up to $104.20 in 2012 and $247.00 in 2014 due to "provisions incorporated in the Obamacare legislation, purposely delayed so…

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack said he wouldn’t run for U.S. Senate — now adviser says he’s in

By Becky Bowers October 27, 2011

On whether he would run for U.S. Senate in 2012.

Rep. Waldman says “You are prohibited from walking into the Capitol with a gun, but you can go after the County Commission or the School Board”

By Amy Sherman October 27, 2011

"You are prohibited from walking into the Capitol with a gun, but you can go after the County Commission or the School Board." 

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