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Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on October 13, 2010 a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell:
New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 a television campaign ad:
Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."
True
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010
Hank Gilbert
Hank Gilbert
stated on September 24, 2010 a press release.:
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase up to 300,000 promotional stress balls.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2010
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad:
"I said no to these big bank bailouts."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 4, 2010 an interview on WHJJ's Helen Glover Show:
"Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 6, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2010 a TV ad:
"We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2010
Citizens for the Republic
Citizens for the Republic
stated on September 21, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting:
"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
John Dennis
John Dennis
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco. 
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By Robert Farley • September 15, 2010
Kernan
Kernan "Kerry" King
stated on August 21, 2010 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers:
In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2010
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 a TV and Internet commercial:
"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2010 a speech at the University of Texas at Austin:
"The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on July 14, 2010 a speech in the U.S. Senate:
"Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors."
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By Stephen Koff • August 10, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on August 1, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week":
During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week":
Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."
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By Lukas Pleva • July 29, 2010
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2010
Timothy Geithner
Timothy Geithner
stated on July 25, 2010 ABC's "This Week":
"We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."
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By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010
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
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 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2010
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