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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 14, 2010 an interview with Rachel Maddow
Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.
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By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010
Yvette McGee Brown
Yvette McGee Brown
stated on June 22, 2010 a campaign speech
"Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation."
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By Reginald Fields • July 24, 2010
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on July 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
True
By Robert Higgs • July 24, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"Since 1904, the Ohio victor has won the presidency 25 out of 27 times "
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By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on June 10, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure."
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By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 20, 2010 remarks to reporters.
House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 21, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial meeting.
Maurice Ferre says Kendrick Meek "has voted 98.6 percent of the time with the Democrat party."  
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By Trenton Daniel • July 21, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 18, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
"I never called for a partition" of Iraq.
True
July 21, 2010
Barney Simms
Barney Simms
stated on June 29, 2010 a letter
"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2010
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on July 13, 2010 a debate
Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 19, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 a Fox News interview
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
True
July 16, 2010
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 5, 2010 a CNN interview
"We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
True
By Lukas Pleva • July 15, 2010
Jeff Weems
Jeff Weems
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech
Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2010 Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010
"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
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July 14, 2010
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on July 6, 2010 a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida
"Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
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By Laura Figueroa • July 13, 2010
Scott Hochberg
Scott Hochberg
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention
"Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate.
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July 13, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 1, 2010 a conference call with Texas reporters
"Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."
True
July 11, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 30, 2010 a Facebook posting
"We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on July 1, 2010 a video on her web page
The company I created, Point Judith Capital, "is the only venture capital firm in Rhode Island."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 9, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 a statement on her campaign website
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
True
July 8, 2010
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