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About Those ‘Republican Cuts’

Posted on August 28, 2012

Q: Would a “list of Republican budget cuts” by the “new Republican House” slash $2.5 trillion from federal spending over 10 years? A: The list is real. But so far, there has been no action on the bill, which was sponsored by 33 conservative GOP House members.

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Romney Fundraising Pitch Skews Stats

Posted on April 6, 2012

In a March fundraising letter to Floridians, Mitt Romney skews economic statistics under President Barack Obama. Among the letter’s claims: Romney says the numbers for unemployment, bankruptcies and foreclosures are “soaring.” That’s simply not true. They all started rising sharply under Bush, continued to rise for a time under Obama, …
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