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National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
stated on November 9, 2012 a web post:
A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
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By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2012
Steve Acenbrak
Steve Acenbrak
stated on November 11, 2012 an article:
"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
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By Eric Stirgus • November 27, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on November 14, 2012 a speech:
"For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin."
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By Bill Wichert • November 26, 2012
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on November 2, 2012 a news release:
Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years."
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By Tom Feran • November 26, 2012
Paul Levesque
Paul Levesque
stated on October 24, 2012 an interview on NYPost.com:
"We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 22, 2012
Big Gamble NJ
Big Gamble NJ
stated on November 13, 2012 a website:
"In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 19, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 an interview on NBC Nightly News:
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on October 26, 2012 an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record":
"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 15, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 8, 2012 an interview:
When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on October 11, 2012 a newspaper article :
Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired.
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By Janel Davis • November 13, 2012
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 8, 2012 an interview:
"Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been."
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By Eric Stirgus • November 12, 2012
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on October 21, 2012 an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.:
"Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 9, 2012
Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 an article:
"The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic."
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By Janel Davis • November 5, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 15, 2012 a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
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By Tom Kertscher • November 2, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
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By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate:
Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
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By Brittany Alana Davis • November 1, 2012
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 22, 2012 a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters:
Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
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By Sue Owen • November 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a television ad:
Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
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By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 18, 2012 a debate.:
Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II."
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By Nancy Madsen • October 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 a debate:
Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 28, 2012
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