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R.I. talk radio host Helen Glover says new health care law will provide subsidies for families of four earning $88,000 a year

By Richard Salit October 5, 2011

"A family of four can make up to $88,000 a year and still get a subsidy for health insurance" under the new federal health care…

Gov. Rick Scott changes the math for ‘700,000 jobs’

By Becky Bowers October 4, 2011

On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.

Chris Christie talks up job growth in New Jersey

By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill October 4, 2011

Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last…

Rick Santorum says Rick Perry talked up binational health insurance in a 2001 speech

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms October 4, 2011

Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.

$16 muffin included coffee, tea, event space

By Angie Drobnic Holan October 4, 2011

Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."

Chris Christie confirms he won’t seek presidency in 2012

By Caryn Shinske October 4, 2011

On running for the presidency in 2012

Haley Barbour says Barack Obama benefited from biggest Congressional Democratic majorities since Lyndon Johnson

By Louis Jacobson October 4, 2011

When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama "had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson."

Marcy Kaptur says the U.S. imported 500,000 cars from South Korea but only sent 6,000 there

By Sabrina Eaton October 4, 2011

"Last year, Korea sold nearly half a million cars in our country. ... The United States, you know how much we sell to them? Six…

Is Perry right on Texas job growth?

By Eric Stirgus October 4, 2011

"My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America."

Ted Cruz says David Dewhurst ducked nine U.S. Senate forums after declaring his candidacy

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby October 3, 2011

Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy.

Under Chris Christie, does New Jersey have “one of the higher unemployment rates in the country”?

By Louis Jacobson October 3, 2011

Chris Christie has not been "effective at creating jobs … (or have) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... New Jersey (has) one of the…

Did Chris Christie’s New Jersey create no net new jobs last year?

By Louis Jacobson October 3, 2011

"When it comes to being effective at creating jobs … (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New…

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