Latest Fact-Checks In New Hampshire 2012

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 21, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.':
Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.
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By Jake Berry • December 2, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 29, 2011 in an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader":
The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship."
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By John Gregg • December 2, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 20, 2011 in speaking at New Hampshire’s Plymouth State University:
"The median income of a middle class family went down $2,100 from 2001 to 2007."
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By Maryalice Gill • November 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 11, 2011 in Republican presidential primary debate:
Says he "came to the Republican Party sooner in age" than Ronald Reagan.
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By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 in Republican presidential primary debate:
"Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in."
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By Molly Moorhead • October 12, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 4, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC:
"Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph':
"When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
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By Jake Berry • July 25, 2011
Yard sign
Yard sign
stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.:
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
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By John Gregg • June 30, 2011