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George Will says final pitch by Don Larsen in 1956 was foot-and-a-half from strike zone

June 12, 2010

The final pitch of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series "was a foot and half probably high and outside."

Bill McCollum and Barack Obama see eye-to-eye on stem cell research, Rick Scott claims

June 11, 2010

"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."

Glenn Beck takes a shot at the census

June 11, 2010

"The 2000 Census cost $4.5 billion. The 2010 Census is set to cost up to $14.5 billion."

Jerry Brown says California’s not exactly the Golden state when it comes to credit ratings

June 11, 2010

California's credit rating is "the worst in the country."

Nathan Deal says he’s a leader on immigration

June 11, 2010

While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders.

With Rick Scott leading in polls, opponents pull out ‘fraud’ line

June 10, 2010

Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."

2011 W-2 tax forms and HR 3590: No, you won’t have to pay taxes for health insurance

June 10, 2010

Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company."

Chain e-mail claims Muslims will be a majority in U.S. in 20 years

June 10, 2010

"In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."

Chain e-mail says three presidents deported a total of 15 million illegal immigrants

June 10, 2010

Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.

Dallas lawyers say Cornyn among Republicans keeping U.S. attorney slots from having Obama’s appointees

June 10, 2010

"Across the country, more than half of the U.S. attorney seats remain without a prosecutor chosen by Obama."

Perry says $18 billion budget gap estimate is plucked from air

June 10, 2010

Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed."

Chain e-mail says U.N. treaty would force U.S. to ban, confiscate guns

June 9, 2010

Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."

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