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Donald Trump claims Obama spent $2 million in legal fees defending birth certificate lawsuits

April 12, 2011

President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate.

Robert Hurt says cap and trade would cost 50,000 Virginia jobs

April 12, 2011

A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia."

Tim Pawlenty said in 2009, “we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years”

April 12, 2011

"In 2009, we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years."

Pink Slip Rick group says ‘jobs governor’ lost 331,247 jobs

April 12, 2011

Says Gov. Rick Scott lost Florida 331,247 jobs.

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says Wisconsin state employees get far better benefits than members of Congress

April 12, 2011

"The benefits that were offered to me as a congressman don’t even compare to the benefits that you get as a state employee. I just…

Gov. John Kasich says there was an informal agreement to build psychiatric hospital in Cleveland

April 12, 2011

There was "some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland."

Va. Senator says fewer workers supporting more Social Security retirees

April 12, 2011

"There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now it’s three."

Gov. Rick Scott takes credit for helping avert federal shutdown

April 11, 2011

On the way the federal government should spend Florida's rejected high-speed rail money.

Sen. Hass says taxpayers could be getting three teachers for the price of one superintendent

April 11, 2011

"For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers."

Libya sells most of its oil to Europe, not China

April 11, 2011

"Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."

On ‘The Rachel Maddow Show,’ Democratic Rep. Scott Randolph claims future speaker has had only one election

April 11, 2011

"We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one…

MoveOn.org says proposed House Republican budget abolishes Medicare in 10 years

April 11, 2011

The newly proposed House Republican budget "abolishes Medicare within 10 years."

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