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David Cicilline
stated on February 11, 2014 a House floor speech:

"According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 21, 2014

Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on February 11, 2014 a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell":

Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage."

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By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2014

Brad Avakian
stated on January 31, 2014 a campaign website statement:

"In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong."

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By Dana Tims • February 19, 2014

Peggy Noonan
stated on February 16, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":

Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm."

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By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2014

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release:

"The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."

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By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2014

David Perdue
stated on February 5, 2014 a video:

Dollar General "added 2,500 stores and 20,000 jobs" during his four-year tenure as CEO.

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By Eric Stirgus • February 14, 2014

Patriot Majority USA
stated on February 12, 2014 a campaign ad:

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis would let insurance companies "deny coverage for pre-existing conditions."

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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2014

Hugh Fitzsimons
stated on January 19, 2014 a blog post on campaign website:

Female buffalo lead the herd.

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By Sue Owen • February 11, 2014

Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech:

"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."

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By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2014

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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