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Del. Chris Peace says Tim Kaine is trying to stop ‘right to work’ laws in Wisconsin

February 25, 2011

Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states."

Gov. John Kasich says Barack Obama came to Ohio 12 times to campaign against him

February 25, 2011

"President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didn't win."

Congressman offers students math lesson on federal spending

February 25, 2011

One half of federal spending goes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while the other half goes to other programs funded with money "borrowed from…

Michael Quinn Sullivan says that the debt weighs more than 136 aircraft carriers

February 25, 2011

"If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136…

Whitehouse says richest 400 taxpayers are taxed at a lower rate than a $29,000-a-year worker

February 25, 2011

The richest 400 taxpayers are taxed at a lower rate than a $29,000-a-year worker

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says his remarks during a prank phone call were “the things I’ve said publicly all along” about his budget-repair bill

February 24, 2011

"The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along"…

Barack Obama says if there’s a government shutdown, Social Security checks won’t get sent

February 24, 2011

If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."

Gov. Rick Scott and Senate budget chief in spat over sale of state airplanes

February 24, 2011

Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."

Fitzgerald: Wisconsin legislators would have to give up the same amount of pay as other state employees

February 24, 2011

"Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.

Ohio Democratic Party claims a top assistant for Gov. John Kasich makes triple what firefighters are paid

February 24, 2011

"FACT: the ‘special assistant’ in @johnkasich's office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter"

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says out-of-staters account for “almost all” in Madison protests

February 24, 2011

When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin.

Labor union supporters say Wisconsin test scores vastly outpace those in five states without collective bargaining for teachers

February 23, 2011

The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.

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