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Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on June 3, 2012 a news release
Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000.
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By Stephen Koff • June 5, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
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By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Ron Gerberry
Ron Gerberry
stated on April 17, 2012 a news conference
The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."
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By Joe Guillen • June 4, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a recall debate
"We’ve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home."
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2012 a speech at Keene State College
Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.
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By Jake Berry • June 1, 2012
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate
To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used "a credit card" approach that "pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren" costing state taxpayers "more than $150 million in interest."
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By James B. Nelson • May 31, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says he "earned the highest possible credit ratings as state treasurer."
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By Tom Feran • May 31, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on May 11, 2012 an interview
Access for 12,000 women to use Planned Parenthood -- "not for the right to choose," but for "basic health care" -- was "taken away" by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.
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May 30, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 9, 2012 a floor speech.
"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."
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By Nancy Madsen • May 29, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
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By Molly Moorhead • May 25, 2012
Colleen Kiernan
Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview
"For every one mile of light-rail track that will be built, 16 miles of new road capacity will be built."  
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By Eric Stirgus • May 25, 2012
John Bradley
John Bradley
stated on May 14, 2012 an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman
Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 24, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2012 on the Internet
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Colleen Kiernan
Colleen Kiernan
stated on May 14, 2012 an interview
"Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."
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By Eric Stirgus • May 22, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 8, 2012 attack ad for TV
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
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By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on May 13, 2012 Facebook and Twitter posts
Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary.
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2012
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on April 14, 2012 a TV interview.
Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2012
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on May 3, 2012 an interview on WOR 710-AM's "The John Gambling Show"
"New Jersey has the largest transit system in the entire country."
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By Caryn Shinske • May 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 14, 2012 a TV ad
After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy."
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By Becky Bowers, Molly Moorhead • May 16, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.
There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
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