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Robitaille says Rhode Island’s unemployment compensation is “very generous” compared with other states

October 6, 2010

"Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states."

American Crossroads attacks Lee Fisher for support of $1.1 billion sales tax ballot issue for education

October 5, 2010

Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state."

Commonsense Ten ad accuses Roy Blunt of secretly adding provision to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris while girlfriend and son lobbied for the company

October 5, 2010

 Says Roy Blunt "secretly inserts language to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris" into a national security bill while "Blunt's girlfriend and son are lobbyists for…

Rick Scott says Alex Sink funneled $770,000 to her former employer, Bank of America, while serving as CFO

October 5, 2010

"Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."

PAC claims Klein’s amendment would allow price gouging

October 5, 2010

Ron Klein "sponsored an amendment that specifically allows price gouging."

Ron Johnson says Russ Feingold went against the wishes of Wisconsinites in voting for health care bill

October 5, 2010

"A majority of Wisconsinites opposed the government takeover of health care. But Russ Feingold voted for it anyway."

Carter said record with Congress better than most presidents

October 5, 2010

Said that his batting average with Congress is higher than every other president since Dwight D. Eisenhower except Lyndon Johnson.

Attorney General Greg Abbott says more people have been killed because of the drug war in Juarez than have been killed in the war in Afghanistan

October 5, 2010

"More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of…

House Republicans accuse Will Rasmussen of supporting sales tax

October 5, 2010

Says Will Rasmussen supported a sales tax as recently as last spring.

Ad against Barbara Boxer says hospitals might stop taking Medicare. We find that unlikely.

October 4, 2010

"Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking…

Bob Gibbs’ Social Security position somersaults from website to public statements to campaign lines

October 4, 2010

On protecting Social Security benefits and changing the retirement age.

Patriot Majority PAC conjures up Chilean dictator in attack on Sharron Angle

October 4, 2010

The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage."

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