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Rob Portman raps Lee Fisher for Ohio’s job losses while he was the state’s development director

September 23, 2010

"Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs."

Senate candidate Ron Johnson likens Social Security to Bernie Madoff style Ponzi scheme

September 23, 2010

Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."

Ted Ankrum, Democrat for U.S. House, says annual U.S. deaths due to food poisoning exceed U.S. deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts

September 22, 2010

"More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began."

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims woman was never sentenced to stoning

September 22, 2010

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."

John Kasich claims Ohio’s Department of Development only spends a small fraction of its money on bringing jobs to Ohio

September 22, 2010

"The total number of dollars that passes through the Department of Development is like $900 million and like $650 (million) of it has nothing to…

Obama says Bush administration put no conditions on aid to auto companies

September 22, 2010

The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."

Union attacks Marco Rubio over unemployment benefits extension

September 22, 2010

Marco Rubio "opposes extending unemployment benefits."

Barack Obama says taxes are lower today than under Reagan, Eisenhower

September 22, 2010

"Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. They're much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower."

Obama too soft on Wall Street? Public worries about Wall Street’s influence

September 22, 2010

"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."

Tom Barrett says Milwaukee violent crime at lowest point in 20 years

September 22, 2010

"Under Tom Barrett’s leadership, violent crime in Milwaukee has decreased by over 20% -- to its lowest levels in more than 20 years."

DeKalb official says she’s no big travel spender

September 22, 2010

"I have given $30,000 of my unused travel expenses over the years to supplement the school system's general budget."

Alex Sink: Florida spends $300 million on remedial pre-K through third grade students

September 21, 2010

"Florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-K through 3rd grade."

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