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Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz
stated on August 26, 2013 a question and answer session at Columbia University:
"We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2013
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on August 26, 2013 an event to launch her reelection bid:
South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on July 19, 2013 a press release:
"While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that."
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By Janel Davis • August 30, 2013
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on July 20, 2013 an interview:
"I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview:
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 18, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post":
"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2013
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
stated on August 4, 2013 a 'USA Today' op-ed:
Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 21, 2013
Marijuana Policy Project
Marijuana Policy Project
stated on August 15, 2013 a TV ad:
Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol.
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By Rochelle Koff • August 19, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 a radio interview:
Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
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By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on July 2, 2013 a Twitter post:
"60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action
stated on August 9, 2013 an email to Obama supporters in Florida:
Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
Many uninsured Americans are "young."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 8, 2013 an opinion column.:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 a speech:
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on August 6, 2013 a campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
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By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation":
Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on August 12, 2013 a meeting:
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview:
On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."  
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By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 11, 2013 an opinion article:
Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
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By Yuxing Zheng • August 10, 2013
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