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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"

Sean Hannity says Barack Obama’s jobs bill creates new avenue for unemployed to sue for discrimination
By Louis Jacobson September 15, 2011

Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you…

Alan Grayson says $360 million in taxpayer money went straight to Taliban
September 15, 2011

"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."

Josh Mandel chides Sen. Sherrod Brown for out-of-state contributions
By Stephen Koff September 15, 2011

"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."

Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle says 160,000 students stay home from school every day because they’re afraid of being bullied
By Erin O'Neill September 15, 2011

Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz downplays meaning in New York special election loss
By Aaron Sharockman September 14, 2011

In the New York 9th District, "there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn't support the president to…

Ron Paul says U.S. has military personnel in 130 nations and 900 overseas bases
By Louis Jacobson September 14, 2011

The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."

Ron Paul says under Rick Perry, government jobs grew by 170,000 in Texas
By Louis Jacobson September 14, 2011

"170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."

Pro-Bachmann group says Texas spending has doubled under Rick Perry as governor
By W. Gardner Selby September 14, 2011

Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade."

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