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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 19, 2011 a telephone news conference:
Says that Republicans "bragged about how every bill was going to be paid for, right from the beginning" and that the first vote, the repeal of health care reform, violated that rule.
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By James Ewinger • March 16, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 a press conference:
"Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2011
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on February 22, 2011 comments before a state Senate committee.:
The American Academy of Pediatrics "supports banning guns."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 14, 2011
Ohio Coal Association
Ohio Coal Association
stated on March 1, 2011 testimony to a House subcommittee:
Says that President Obama said in 2008 that his proposed greenhouse gas regulations "will bankrupt" anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power plant.
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By Stephen Koff • March 14, 2011
Alan Powell
Alan Powell
stated on November 1, 2010 an interview:
"Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks."
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By M.B. Pell • March 14, 2011
Patti Doyle
Patti Doyle
stated on March 2, 2011 a radio interview:
At Twin River, "we're more than competitive" with nearby casinos in slot machine payouts.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 13, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on March 4, 2011 a letter to President Barack Obama:
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
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By Charles Pope • March 12, 2011
Carol Alvarado
Carol Alvarado
stated on March 2, 2011 remarks on the House floor:
Says women who need a sonogram in the eighth to 10th week of pregnancy have to get a transvaginal sonogram.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 10, 2011
Virginia Lottery
Virginia Lottery
stated on March 2, 2011 a website:
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
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By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"I delivered to you a budget that ... cuts taxes by $2 billion."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.:
"On my first day in office, I ordered a review of every regulation in the pipeline and every contract exceeding $1 million."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program:
Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues.
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By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a New York Times column:
Texas "ranks third in teen pregnancies... and it is No. 1 in repeat teen pregnancies."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 7, 2011
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 a television ad:
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post:
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview with Fox News.:
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on February 19, 2011 a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.:
"We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row."
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By Jacob Geiger • March 2, 2011
Liberal Blogger
Liberal Blogger
stated on February 23, 2011 a blog post:
Under a proposed Georgia law, "women who miscarry could become felons."  
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By Willoughby Mariano • March 2, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 24, 2011 on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":
"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2011
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