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Earl Blumenauer says delaying air pollution rules will kill 34,000 people a year

By Charles Pope October 3, 2011

Says "Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely."

EMILY’s List says GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Tommy Thompson pushed law that exposed partial-birth abortion providers to life in prison

October 3, 2011

Says Tommy Thompson "pushed such strict laws that abortion providers faced potential life imprisonment and women were forced to cross state lines in order to…

Gov. John Kasich touts contacts with companies to create, retain jobs

By Reginald Fields October 3, 2011

"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs…

Herman Cain: Recovery 14 million jobs behind typical upswing

By Willoughby Mariano October 3, 2011

"If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today."

John Wisniewski claims Chris Christie’s ethics reform package represents a “new agenda”

By Bill Wichert October 3, 2011

Says Gov. Chris Christie has "now come up with a new agenda" for ethics reform in September 2011.  

Chris Christie claims he balanced two budgets while facing $13 billion in deficits and didn’t raise taxes

By Erin O'Neill October 2, 2011

Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes."

Campaign money critic Mike McCabe says cash-strapped Wisconsin towns “tearing up” paved roads and replacing them with gravel

October 2, 2011

Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them…

Head of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement says federal law prohibits granting in-state tuition to undocumented students

By Lynn Arditi October 2, 2011

"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of…

Should Mary Nolan get credit for curbside recycling in Portland?

By Janie Har October 1, 2011

Says she helped lead the launch of curbside recycling.

Rick Perry says private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms September 30, 2011

Says the private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs over the past decade.

Chain e-mail claims Florida is the first state to require drug testing for welfare

By Becky Bowers September 30, 2011

"Florida is the first state requiring drug testing to receive welfare!"

President Barack Obama has declared disasters in how many states?

By Molly Moorhead September 30, 2011

"President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year."

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