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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits or pay

March 2, 2011

"Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."

Tim Kaine says the economy has added private sector jobs 12 months in a row

March 2, 2011

"We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row."

Liberal blogger says abortion bill could affect women who miscarrry

March 2, 2011

Under a proposed Georgia law, "women who miscarry could become felons."  

Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords treats satire as truth

March 1, 2011

Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like…

Gov. Rick Scott raps Tri-Rail while rejecting high-speed rail funding

March 1, 2011

Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.

State Sen. Tom Niehaus accuses protesters of defecating in Statehouse

March 1, 2011

"Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."

State Sen. Eddie Lucio said a miscarriage is considered an abortion

March 1, 2011

"A miscarriage is considered an abortion."

Bill O’Reilly says unemployment is lower in ‘right-to-work’ states

February 28, 2011

"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."

George Allen says Barack Obama promised stimulus would keep unemployment below 8 percent

February 28, 2011

The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."

Rep. Jim Renacci says signs for stimulus projects cost $20 million to $40 million

February 28, 2011

Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars.

Sen. Jim DeMint takes aim at the “Muppet Lobby”

February 28, 2011

"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."

George Allen says 2.6 million jobs have been lost since stimulus bill was signed

February 28, 2011

"The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost," since the stimulus bill was…

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