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Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign ad:
Ken Buck wants to "outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 18, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 15, 2010 a biography on Robitaille's campaign website:
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
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By Cynthia Needham • October 17, 2010
Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on October 13, 2010 a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell:
New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 a campaign ad:
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 a television campaign ad:
Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."
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By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010
Hank Gilbert
Hank Gilbert
stated on September 24, 2010 a press release.:
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase up to 300,000 promotional stress balls.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2010
Blue Oregon
Blue Oregon
stated on September 30, 2010 a website posting:
Says "Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 8, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad:
"I said no to these big bank bailouts."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 a TV ad.:
"Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships."
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By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 5, 2010 a statement on campaign web site:
Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 4, 2010 an interview on WHJJ's Helen Glover Show:
"Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 6, 2010
Mark Hinkle
Mark Hinkle
stated on September 23, 2010 a press release.:
"Exit polls indicate that Democrats get over 70 percent of LGBT votes in federal elections."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 16, 2010 a campaign video:
"An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award"
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By Tom Feran • September 30, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 a campaign video:
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
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By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on September 16, 2010 a radio interview.:
Says the U.S. Constitution provides for just compensation when land is taken under eminent domain.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 28, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2010 a TV ad:
"We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2010
Citizens for the Republic
Citizens for the Republic
stated on September 21, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting:
"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 3, 2010 a TV ad.:
Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is "what it's all about."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 16, 2010
John Dennis
John Dennis
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco. 
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By Robert Farley • September 15, 2010
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