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Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 25, 2011 State of the City address.:
Says four-year terms for City Council members are "the norm in most cities of our size."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 13, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 an interview on Fox News:
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
True
By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on March 5, 2011 a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin:
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
True
By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 28, 2011 a press release touting a state tourism program:
"We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."
True
By Laura Figueroa • March 10, 2011
Loren Collins
Loren Collins
stated on March 4, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution. 
True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 3, 2011 a speech in the Senate:
"Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."
True
By Tom Feran • March 8, 2011
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on February 27, 2011 a Washington Post profile:
"We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down."
True
By Trenton Daniel • March 7, 2011
Scott McCown
Scott McCown
stated on February 1, 2011 a letter.:
Texas would have to increase current state spending by 28 percent just to reach the national average for spending per resident.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 21, 2011 a House floor speech.:
A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.
True
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on March 3, 2010 a video news release:
In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000."
True
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2011
Burrell Ellis
Burrell Ellis
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview:
DeKalb County has cut more money from its general fund budget "than any local government in the Atlanta metro region."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on CNN:
"We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."
True
By Tom Feran • March 4, 2011
Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
stated on February 16, 2011 press release, Rep. Betty McCollum:
Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
True
By Martha M. Hamilton • March 3, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 22, 2011 a newspaper column:
"For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated."
True
By James McCarty • March 3, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
True
By Robert Farley • March 2, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog post:
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
True
By Robert Farley • February 28, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 a press release.:
"The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost," since the stimulus bill was signed.
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 28, 2011
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on February 18, 2011 a press release:
"The cost for renovating the headquarters of the U.N. has doubled from the original estimate."
True
By Laura Figueroa • February 28, 2011
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2011 a radio interview:
The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
True
By Peter Lord • February 27, 2011
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