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Scott DesJarlais
stated on April 24, 2012 a blog post on his website.:

"The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."

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By Michael Collins • May 4, 2012

Kevin DeWine
stated on April 4, 2012 a resignation letter:

Since 2009, the Ohio Republican Party has made more contacts with voters — nearly 6.6 million — than any other GOP state organization in the nation.

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By Reginald Fields • May 3, 2012

Sherrod Brown
stated on March 23, 2012 a news release:

Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."

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By Peter Krouse • May 2, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on April 18, 2012 radio interview:

"About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."

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By Katie Sanders • April 27, 2012

Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 14, 2012 a flier:

The average Atlanta resident "spends an extra $924 each year in additional gasoline and wasted time."

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By Eric Stirgus • April 27, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on April 17, 2012 a graphic posted on his website:

"President Obama's suggested reduction in spending for next year: $0."

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By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2012

David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 a TV ad.:

Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.

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By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012

AARP
stated on March 26, 2012 a news release:

"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."

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By Aaron Marshall • April 19, 2012

Jon O'Brien
stated on April 11, 2012 written testimony at a House hearing:

"Only 14 percent of Catholics agree with the Vatican's position that abortion should be illegal."

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2012

Jamie Radtke
stated on March 28, 2012 a web video:

George Allen "voted for 40,000 earmarks."

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By Nancy Madsen • April 18, 2012

Wayne LaPierre
stated on April 14, 2012 a speech to a national meeting of the National Rifle Association:

"By the time I finish this speech, two Americans will be slain, six women will be raped, 27 of us will be robbed, and 50 more will be beaten."

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By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2012

Barry Hinckley
stated on April 11, 2012 a campaign event.:

The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year."

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By Alex Kuffner • April 15, 2012

Will Weatherford
stated on March 28, 2012 remarks to the press:

"It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order."

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By Katie Sanders • April 13, 2012

Cory Booker
stated on April 9, 2012 an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe:

Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract."

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By Bill Wichert • April 12, 2012

Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.:

Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."

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By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012

Gary Black
stated on April 4, 2012 a press conference:

"Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product."

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By Eric Stirgus • April 10, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on March 28, 2012 a TV ad.:

"Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high."

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By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • April 9, 2012

Nathan Deal
stated on March 27, 2012 a press release:

"As the usage [of synthetic marijuana] has dramatically increased, instances of violence, bodily harm and even death have risen with it."

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By Willoughby Mariano • April 9, 2012

James Durkan
stated on April 6, 2012 a statement on his campaign website.:

Adding ethanol to gas "raises food costs."

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By Michael Collins • April 6, 2012

Donna Campbell
stated on March 31, 2012 an email blast.:

Says Jeff Wentworth was the only Republican to vote against the Texas measure requiring women to have a sonogram before receiving an abortion.

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By W. Gardner Selby • April 5, 2012

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