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Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on December 6, 2013 an interview with Texas Monthly
The "U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2014
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on February 9, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Americans work way more than an average of industrialized countries around the world."
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By Julie Kliegman • February 9, 2014
Daniel Harrop
Daniel Harrop
stated on December 15, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers
"We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 9, 2014
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on February 4, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"If you have a union job, you're making on average $950 a week. If you have a non-union job, you're making $750 a week."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 29, 2014 a Facebook post
The cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high.  
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By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2014
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank
stated on February 3, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation"
Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama.
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By Jon Greenberg • February 6, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 12, 2013 as quoted during a school visit
Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2014
Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
stated on January 21, 2014 a floor debate.
"Eighty-five percent of the states in the United States that had electrocution have now abolished it."
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By Nancy Madsen • February 3, 2014
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell
stated on February 2, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on January 28, 2014 comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter
Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
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By Steve Contorno • January 31, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 27, 2014 the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 28, 2014 a speech
"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  
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By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2014
Mark Schlereth
Mark Schlereth
stated on January 27, 2014 comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike"
"The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Wayne Thorburn
Wayne Thorburn
stated on January 8, 2014 an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
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By Sue Owen • January 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union address
"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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By Steve Contorno • January 29, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 21, 2014 a web ad.
"Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote."
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By Warren Fiske • January 27, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978."
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By Katie Sanders • January 26, 2014
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