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Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release:
Attacks on Planned Parenthood "come at a time when the poverty rate among women is the highest in nearly two decades and 1 in 5 women under 65 don’t have access to health care."
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By Peter Krouse • November 2, 2011
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 21, 2011 a speech delivered to U.S. House of Representatives.:
Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.
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By Sue Owen • November 1, 2011
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 15, 2011 a website alert:
Wisconsin’s concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering "all existing (training) certificates insufficient" as part of the permit application  
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 31, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on October 12, 2011 a web ad.:
"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."
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By Sean Gorman • October 29, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2011 a radio show interview:
Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph.
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By Katie Sanders • October 28, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2011 a Senate floor speech:
Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow.
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By Becky Bowers • October 26, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 30, 2011 remarks at Politics & Eggs forum in Manchester, N.H.:
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.
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By Maryalice Gill • October 24, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on October 13, 2011 a radio interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”:
Says "if you are shot in the city of Newark, you have over an 80 percent chance that you've been arrested before an average of 10 times."
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By Erin O'Neill • October 24, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 4, 2011 a campaign fundraising email:
"During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 23, 2011
Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on October 14, 2011 a campaign stop.:
"My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 22, 2011
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
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