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Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate:
"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
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By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 7, 2016 an interview:
Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2016 remarks in Reno:
"Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants."
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By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention:
"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech responding to the Orlando shooting:
"According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."
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By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet:
Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
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By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on September 20, 2015 a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 22, 2015
Hillary Mann Leverett
Hillary Mann Leverett
stated on February 17, 2015 an interview on CNN:
ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2015
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan
stated on September 29, 2014 an interview on "CNN Tonight":
Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.
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By Katie Sanders • October 2, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview on CNN:
Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
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By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 15, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. 
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By Steve Contorno • June 18, 2014