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Email claims Bill White let government pay rent for Katrina evacuees on welfare

September 19, 2010

After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in…

Palumbo says R.I. gives undocumented pregnant women free health insurance and hundreds of dollars for food and other expenses

September 19, 2010

Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card "with $400 a month on it" and "$250 a month or $275 a…

Russ Feingold says opponent Ron Johnson’s business benefited from a government loan

September 18, 2010

Says Ron Johnson’s company got government loans and a grant to help expand his business

Allen West says Ron Klein repeatedly voted for amnesty

September 17, 2010

Ron Klein "repeatedly voted in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants."

Bill Maher says that some natural gas pipes are made of wood

September 17, 2010

"Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking."

Ad from Sen. Barbara Boxer attacks Carly Fiorina for layoffs at HP

September 17, 2010

"As the CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers."

Sharron Angle calls Harry Reid “the best friend an illegal alien ever had”

September 17, 2010

Harry Reid has voted "to give special tax breaks to illegal aliens."

Sharron Angle says Harry Reid wants to give illegals Social Security benefits

September 17, 2010

Harry Reid has voted "to give illegals Social Security benefits even for the time they were here illegally."

Strickland administration figures for one-time money used in state budget don’t measure up

September 17, 2010

About $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the current state general revenue fund budget.

Rick Scott says the stimulus didn’t create a single private sector job

September 17, 2010

"The stimulus has not created one private sector job."

Republican Governors Association says Tom Barrett “voted for the largest tax increase in history”

September 17, 2010

Tom Barrett "voted for the largest tax increase in history ... raising taxes on gas and Social Security."

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