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Left-leaning think tank writer says Green Bay Packers “socialist organization”

September 18, 2011

"The Green Bay Packers are a socialist organization."

Union leader Hetty Rosenstein claims average pensions are $23K for state workers, $14K for local government employees

By Bill Wichert September 18, 2011

"The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers."

Cicilline says he opposed a measure on use of deadly force by military members because it didn’t change existing rules of engagement

By Lynn Arditi September 18, 2011

Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."

Max Williams, Rob Patridge, Ben Westlund, Lynn Lundquist, Lane Shetterly: Which three Republicans later became Democrats?

By Janie Har September 17, 2011

Says that three of these five Republicans -- Ben Westlund, Rob Patridge, Max Williams, Lane Shetterly, Lynn Lundquist -- later became Democrats.

Save Our Springs says water utility customers have used less water on peak day every year since 2001

By W. Gardner Selby September 17, 2011

"Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has…

Democrats say two-thirds of New Hampshire residents do not support the tea party

By John Gregg September 16, 2011

"Two-thirds of Granite Staters oppose the Tea Party" and its agenda on labor unions.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say the wealthiest pay the most in taxes

By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers September 16, 2011

Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't…

Gov. Scott Walker says he asked unions for concessions and they refused

By Dave Umhoefer September 16, 2011

"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute…

U.S. Rep. Scott says jobs bill will save jobs of teachers, police, firefighters

By Willoughby Mariano September 16, 2011

Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.

JCP&L says Hurricane Irene was second largest storm to hit continent in terms of power outages

By Caryn Shinske September 16, 2011

Hurricane "Irene was the second-largest storm to hit North America in terms of power outages -- and the first hurricane to make landfall in New…

Eric Cantor blog post attacks Barack Obama for “tax on soup kitchens”

By Louis Jacobson September 15, 2011

The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens"

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