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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 21, 2012 in a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21:
Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... "the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated."
Mostly True
By Maryalice Gill • August 31, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation':
"There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on August 28, 2012 in a debate on WPRI.com:
"When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview:
Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code.
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on August 22, 2012 in a letter.:
Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the state’s emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio interview:
"We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
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By Bill Wichert • August 27, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"Independent voters have a ten-point margin in favor of Mitt Romney right now."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2012
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press:
"We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."
Mostly True
By Tom Humphrey • August 26, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 15, 2012 in a news release:
"For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire:
"His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 24, 2012
Nick Fish
Nick Fish
stated on August 16, 2012 in a statement.:
Says "cities save an estimated $38 in dental costs for every $1 invested in fluoridation."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release:
Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • August 23, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on August 11, 2012 in remarks:
"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."
Mostly True
By Brittany Alana Davis • August 21, 2012
Gregory J. Costantino
Gregory J. Costantino
stated on August 12, 2012 in a television interview:
Rep. Peter Petrarca "voted on two pieces of legislation that helped auto body shops ... and at that point I think there is a conflict of interest."
Mostly True
By Tom Mooney • August 21, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 9, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’"
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 20, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on August 7, 2012 in a news conference:
"Thirty percent of [Sheldon Whitehouse' campaign] money is coming from special interests."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 19, 2012
Bill Zedler
Bill Zedler
stated on July 17, 2012 in a Twitter post.:
"While (Barack) Obama preaches ‘we are our brother’s keeper,’ his brother and aunt live in real poverty in Kenya."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Steve Phelps
Steve Phelps
stated on July 10, 2012:
"NASCAR fans are twice as likely as non fans to serve in the military and 37 percent of active servicemembers and veterans are NASCAR fans."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2012
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