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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 20, 2012 a television ad
After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
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By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 27, 2012 a television interview
"We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent."
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By Tom Feran • September 7, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on August 5, 2012 a "Face the Nation" interview
Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2012
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on September 4, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
"By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 30, 2012 his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
Under the "Obama economy ... utility bills are higher."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2012
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican convention
Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa
"Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Sher Valenzuela
Sher Valenzuela
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
"A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
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By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2012 his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
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By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 1, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
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By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 an ad
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
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By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on July 13, 2012 a radio interview
"The largest number of bankruptcies in our country are really as a result of health care."
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By Edward Fitzpatrick • July 29, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 In a campaign mailer
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
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By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 a Web ad
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
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By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 an advertisement
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Cascade Policy Institute
Cascade Policy Institute
stated on July 5, 2012 a website
Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
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By Janie Har • July 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 3, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Mitt Romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 9, 2012 news conference remarks
Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
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By Dave Umhoefer • July 13, 2012
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