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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address:
Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
EmpowerED Georgia
EmpowerED Georgia
stated on January 7, 2013 a chart:
State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
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By Eric Stirgus • February 12, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on January 23, 2013 comments on his MSNBC show:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on January 26, 2013 a speech:
More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
Half-True
By Michael McKinney • February 10, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on January 29, 2013 an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York:
Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."
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By Bill Wichert • February 7, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2013 on the Internet:
"Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 31, 2013 a news conference:
Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 6, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 4, 2013 an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”:
Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote."
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By Bill Wichert • February 6, 2013
stated on January 29, 2013 an interview:
40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 4, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on January 7, 2013 a newspaper interview:
"Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 4, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 a U.S. Senate committee hearing.:
Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on January 23, 2013 a website post:
In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 3, 2013
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on January 8, 2013 news story:
"Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinson's disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana."
Half-True
By Michael McKinney • February 3, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on January 30, 2013 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
"As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 1, 2013 a news release:
Says the New Year’s Day "fiscal cliff" deal "reduces the deficit."
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By Stephen Koff • January 31, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on January 24, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
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By Molly Moorhead • January 30, 2013
Steve Henson
Steve Henson
stated on January 15, 2013 a press release:
"State revenue projections have missed the mark month after month."
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By Eric Stirgus • January 30, 2013
Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on January 8, 2013 in an interview:
Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."
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By Janie Har • January 30, 2013
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 22, 2013 a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 30, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News:
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
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By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
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