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Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
stated on December 12, 2013 a broadcast of "The Big Picture":
Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 31, 2013
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on December 19, 2013 a campaign speech:
"Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest."
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By John Hill • December 30, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor:
"61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 28, 2013
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 13, 2013 a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters:
"Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!"
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By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
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By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 19, 2013 comments on his radio program:
To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.  
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By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner
stated on December 16, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
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By Katie Sanders • December 19, 2013
Vicki Shabo
Vicki Shabo
stated on December 12, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle":
"About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
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By Katie Sanders • December 17, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court:
Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician."
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By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Eugene Yu
Eugene Yu
stated on December 9, 2013 a website:
Says "Harry Reid has a better voting attendance record than these three Congressmen!"
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By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2013
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 3, 2013 a radio interview:
"The vast, overwhelming majority of [crimes that occur with a firearm] are committed by people who don’t legally possess that firearm in the first place."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 15, 2013
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign speech:
The town of Cumberland has "its highest bond rating in history."
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By John Hill • December 13, 2013
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
stated on December 4, 2013 an episode of CNN's "Crossfire":
"60 percent of people on food assistance are working."
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By Julie Kliegman • December 11, 2013
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 5, 2013 an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor":
Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 27, 2013 an interview:
Even after collective bargaining reforms, most Wisconsin public employees "are still paying about 12 to 13 percent" of their health insurance premiums, while most state residents who work in the private sector "pay 20 to 25 percent."  
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By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2013
James Carville
James Carville
stated on December 8, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 8, 2013 an interview on ABC’s "This Week":
"About 2 percent of Americans get paid the minimum wage."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2013
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on December 3, 2013 a news release:
Passing a federal firearms "background check through the NICS database . . . typically takes 90 seconds."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 8, 2013
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2013 a Facebook post:
"The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 4, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 18, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
"We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production."
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By Rochelle Koff • December 3, 2013
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