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Republican Tommy Thompson says Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin ranks as “most liberal” House member
September 9, 2011

Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks "as the most liberal member of the House."

We Are Ohio ad says Issue 2 would bar negotiations on firefighter numbers
By Joe Guillen September 9, 2011

"Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job."

Does jet claim fly straight?
By Eric Stirgus September 9, 2011

"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."

New Jersey Rep. Jon Runyan claims debt ceiling compromise links “a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever”
By Bill Wichert September 9, 2011

The deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will "directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever."

Dukakis created jobs three times faster than Mitt Romney, says Rick Perry
By Angie Drobnic Holan September 8, 2011

"Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster" than Mitt Romney.

Democrats say Texas graduation rate fell to 50th under Rick Perry
By Jake Berry September 8, 2011

Since Rick Perry became governor, "Texas has gone from 46th in the country to 50th in the population that graduates from high school."

Michele Bachmann says gasoline cost $1.79 a gallon when Barack Obama took office
By Louis Jacobson September 8, 2011

"The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."

Jon Huntsman says Utah was No. 1 in job creation when he was governor
By Louis Jacobson September 8, 2011

Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.

NRSC blasts Brown for standing by Obama, his jobs record and debt increases
By Stephen Koff September 8, 2011

Sherrod Brown "has stood side by side" with President Barack Obama, presiding "over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years"…

Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean claims Homeland Security officials must report to about 100 congressional panels
By Bill Wichert September 8, 2011

Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.

Mayors claim students in Blackstone Valley charter school were first in R.I. to achieve 100 percent proficiency in state reading tests
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. September 8, 2011

"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient…

Romney says his health care bill affected far smaller percentage of people than Obama’s
By Louis Jacobson September 7, 2011

The Massachusetts health care plan "dealt with 8 percent of our population," far less than the "100 percent of American people" affected by President Barack…

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