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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2012 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 9, 2012 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview:
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
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By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2012
Jennifer Williamson
Jennifer Williamson
stated on May 3, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
Says "One-third of our healthcare dollars go to wasteful insurance billing and bureaucracy."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • May 11, 2012
Dominic Chavez
Dominic Chavez
stated on March 30, 2012 in a campaign video:
Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.
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By Sue Owen • May 11, 2012
Jamie Radtke
Jamie Radtke
stated on April 5, 2012 in a statement:
If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."
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By Nancy Madsen • May 10, 2012
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