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Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 1, 2013 a speech
"We’re one of the only communities in the country that didn’t lose population in the last census."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 3, 2013
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2013 an email blast
"Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on October 30, 2013 testimony before Congress
"If I have affordable coverage in my workplace, I'm not eligible to go into the marketplace. ... It’s illegal."
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By Steve Contorno • October 30, 2013
Rhode Island Tea Party
Rhode Island Tea Party
stated on October 25, 2013 a posting on Twitter
"Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2013
Amardeep Kaleka
Amardeep Kaleka
stated on October 20, 2013 an interview
Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2013
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on October 25, 2013 a campaign brochure.
Says Ken Cuccinelli wants "to eliminate all forms of birth control."
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By Sean Gorman • October 27, 2013
Paul LePage
Paul LePage
stated on October 14, 2013 a speech in Falmouth, Maine
"About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on October 16, 2013 a report linked to on a website
The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
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By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 15, 2013 an email and social media posts
Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries "FOR LIFE," which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to "$803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical."
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By Becky Bowers • October 17, 2013
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on October 9, 2013 a column
"No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on October 14, 2013 an interview with the Texas Observer
The White House had a live video feed of the Benghazi attacks as they occurred.
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2013
Fact Check Florida
Fact Check Florida
stated on October 11, 2013 a flier
A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott.
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By Katie Sanders • October 14, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2013 viral posts on the Internet
Says a man opted out of Obamacare after the marketplace launched on Oct. 1, 2013, and was informed he owed a $4,000 fine.
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By Lilly Maier • October 4, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2013 blog posts
"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."
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By Becky Bowers • October 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 25, 2013 a debate.
Ken Cuccinelli "tried to shut down" state government.
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By Nancy Madsen • October 2, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 1, 2013 a House floor speech
In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an ABC News interview
Warren Buffett says stop Obamacare now and start over.
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By Janel Davis • September 27, 2013
Betsy McCaughey
Betsy McCaughey
stated on September 15, 2013 the New York Post
"Obamacare will question your sex life."
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By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 13, 2013 posts on the Internet
Warren Buffett recently said "Scrap Obamacare and Start All Over."
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By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 11, 2013 a CNN interview
The United States "stood alone in the war in Iraq."
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By Julie Kliegman • September 13, 2013
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