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George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 10, 2011 a Web ad:
"(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
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By Robert Farley • May 12, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on April 18, 2011 a news release and report:
"Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes."
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2011
Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 9, 2011 a press release.:
The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on May 1, 2011 “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.:
"Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on May 5, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina:
On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 6, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on May 5, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
"We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2011
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on April 28, 2011 remarks to reporters:
"I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 6, 2011
David Wu
David Wu
stated on April 15, 2011 a press release:
House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare
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By Charles Pope • May 6, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on March 29, 2011 a video posted to YouTube:
The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."
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By Sabrina Eaton • May 5, 2011
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on May 3, 2011 a House floor speech:
"America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 28, 2011 an automated political phone call:
"The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."
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By Richard Salit • May 4, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on March 20, 2011 a speech before conservative activists:
In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."
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By Laura Figueroa • May 4, 2011
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
stated on May 1, 2011 a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on April 29, 2011 comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald':
Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on April 19, 2011 a speech:
"One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive."
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By Eric Stirgus • May 3, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 2, 2011 a press conference:
"55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2011 an interview:
Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 29, 2011
Texans for Economic Development
Texans for Economic Development
stated on April 19, 2011 a web banner ad.:
"Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 29, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 19, 2011 a speech in Cleveland:
"We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
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By Mark Naymik • April 28, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2011 remarks at a campaign fundraiser:
Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2011
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