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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 14, 2011 an email to supporters
"About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district."
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By Sabrina Eaton • October 21, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
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By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 29, 2011 an op-ed article
"A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol."
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By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on September 23, 2011 a web post
"Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent."
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By Eric Stirgus • October 19, 2011
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on October 2, 2011 a newspaper column
"The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
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By Henry J. Gomez • October 19, 2011
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on October 11, 2011 a news article
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
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By Becky Bowers • October 18, 2011
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
stated on October 5, 2011 a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest
"94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
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By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
"The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." 
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By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 15, 2011 a campaign commercial
Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
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By Peter Krouse • October 17, 2011
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on September 19, 2011 an interview on NJTV
"The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."  
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By Caryn Shinske • October 17, 2011
Robert Kraig
Robert Kraig
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release, blog
Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products."
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October 14, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
Massachusetts has "less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2011
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 5, 2011 a widely distributed email memo.
Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2011
Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz
stated on October 3, 2011 in campaign literature
Says that "In 2009, I saved ratepayers around $500 million by persuading the Council to pursue a less expensive compliance mechanism if the City is required to treat Bull Run drinking water."
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By Janie Har • October 11, 2011
Matthew Rothschild
Matthew Rothschild
stated on October 4, 2011 an interview
U.S. unemployment among people ages 16 to 24 is "18.4 percent, which is a 60-year high."
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October 10, 2011
Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian National Committee
stated on August 10, 2011 a video posted on its website
Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 10, 2011
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
stated on September 28, 2011 an opinion column.
"Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 28, 2011 an interview on "Democracy Now"
"Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America — nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 7, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 15, 2011 a television interview
"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go to work."
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By Henry J. Gomez • October 6, 2011
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