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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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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
Keep Austin Healthy PAC
Keep Austin Healthy PAC
stated on October 18, 2012 a news article posted online Oct. 18, 2012.
Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if voters approve a proposed tax increase.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 a news release
"6,400 Ohioans ... lost manufacturing jobs in the month of September."
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By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2012 a campaign speech in Manchester, N.H.
"We got back every dime used to rescue the banks."
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By Jake Berry • October 25, 2012
Gonzalo Barrientos
Gonzalo Barrientos
stated on October 22, 2012 an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman
Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live.
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By Sue Owen • October 25, 2012
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
stated on September 14, 2012 an interview on MyCentralJersey.com
"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until they’re 65."
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By Caryn Shinske • October 25, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 a debate
Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."
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By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 8, 2012 a TV ad.
"As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending."
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By Warren Fiske • October 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
"Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
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By Katie Sanders • October 23, 2012
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