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The AP took the time to fact check Obama's State of the Union address.

The Cato Institute also took some time to fact check Obama.

SEIU president Andy Stern called Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson "terrorists" for opposing the card check bill.

If government decides to raise taxes, take a look at the result: Nearly three-quarters of Colorado businesses say they would delay planned expansions and more than half would cut worker pay and freeze hiring.

Meanwhile, taxpayers in Oregon have voted to increase taxes on businesses and wealthy residents.

This article is for Georgia and our asinine new super speeder law.

In a vote along party lines, every Senate Democrat voted to raise the debt limit to $14.3 trillion.

John Kerry wants to harness Tea Party "anger" and apply it to climate change legislation.

Chris Matthews is trying to back pedal on his comment after the State of the Union address that he "forgot Obama was black tonight."

Environmentalists in Washington want to triple taxes on polluters in order to cover budget shortfalls.

Polling shows that the next generation of Americans is skeptical of big government AND big business.

Only in the UK .. an employer is told that it can't post an advertisement calling for "reliable" workers because it discriminates against "unreliable" applicants.

Michelle Bachmann pulls out of Tea Party Convention.

CIA operative that said waterboarding quickly loosened tongues now says he made it all up.

Who can resist making fun of hipsters? Especially on a Friday.

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