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Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 21, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2011 in a Labor Day speech in Detroit:
A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting:
Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."
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By Willoughby Mariano • September 6, 2011
Vincent Barrella
Vincent Barrella
stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com:
"Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
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By Caryn Shinske • September 5, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 15, 2011 in a town hall in Litchfield, N.H.:
Says that 500,000 federal workers -- one-fourth of the federal workforce -- make more than $100,000 a year.
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By Kevin Landrigan • September 3, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 in campaign literature.:
Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce."
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By Sean Gorman • September 3, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 13, 2011 in a house party in New Hampshire:
Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history."
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By Maryalice Gill • September 2, 2011
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on August 22, 2011 in an e-mail to Democratic supporters:
"H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate."
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By Joe Guillen • September 2, 2011
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on August 22, 2011 in a press release:
"As governor, [Mitt Romney] balanced the budget without raising taxes and created jobs."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 30, 2011
Jim Petro
Jim Petro
stated on August 11, 2011 in a speech at Ohio State University:
Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars."
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By Aaron Marshall • August 30, 2011
Joseph Andriole
Joseph Andriole
stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story:
The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."
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By Lynn Arditi • August 28, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on August 22, 2011 in a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner:
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
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By Erin O'Neill • August 25, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 21, 2011 in a comment on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour':
"Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 24, 2011
Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus McCotter
stated on August 16, 2011 in an op-ed in the "National Review":
"When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2011
Michael Schrunk
Michael Schrunk
stated on July 23, 2011 in a guest column for The Oregonian:
Says "under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • August 23, 2011
Albert Papp Jr.
Albert Papp Jr.
stated on August 20, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show:
"Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."
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By Bill Wichert • August 23, 2011
Florida voter
Florida voter
stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
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By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2011
Bob Ryan
Bob Ryan
stated on August 15, 2011 in a city council meeting:
Outside of recall elections, "there's never been a public official removed from office" in Wisconsin "for anything but malfeasance in office."
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By Tom Kertscher • August 21, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 2, 2011 in a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.:
There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 19, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 3, 2011 in letter to a constituent:
Says allowing the payroll tax holiday to expire would end up "costing another estimated 900,000 jobs in 2012."
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • August 19, 2011
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