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Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on August 16, 2010 a campaign radio ad
"My supporters aren't special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 7, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 18, 2010 a radio interview
"More than half of our unemployed Ohioans have been out of work for six months or more."
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By Stephen Koff • September 2, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 1, 2010 a campaign website
"Florida is enjoying its lowest crime rate in 39 years."
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By Amy Sherman • September 1, 2010
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign commercial
"Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2010
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 16, 2010 a video posted online
"The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less."
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By Robert Higgs • September 1, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on August 27, 2010 an ad.
"When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 31, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 29, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2010
Ron Klein
Ron Klein
stated on August 24, 2010 a campaign TV advertisement.
"The IRS filed an $11,000 lien against (Allen) West for back taxes. Three liens were placed on his home for unpaid bills, and a judge ordered West to pay over $5,000 for past due credit card bills."
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By Laura Figueroa • August 30, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 26, 2010 an interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd.
"We have 50 state lobbyists that just lobby the Legislature for money every year."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 30, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 17, 2010 a television election ad
"Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes" and is a "deadbeat citizen."
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By Jane Kahoun, Sabrina Eaton • August 27, 2010
Anthony Gemma
Anthony Gemma
stated on August 19, 2010 a news release following a candidate debate
"Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds"
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By Cynthia Needham • August 26, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on August 18, 2010 MSNBC's "The Ed Show."
The United States is "50th in life expectancy" in the world.
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By Lukas Pleva • August 25, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 3, 2010 a press release
"Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 24, 2010
Tamara Holder
Tamara Holder
stated on August 18, 2010 comments on the Hannity show.
"The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.''
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By Lukas Pleva • August 20, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on August 19, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"In 2008 (Mandel) was re-elected to a second term, representing a district with a 2:1 Democrat to Republican voter ratio."
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By Joe Guillen • August 20, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 11, 2010 liberal blogs
Republican candidate for Georgia governor "dabbled" in birther conspiracy theories.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 20, 2010
Holly Benson
Holly Benson
stated on July 31, 2010 a debate.
"Most AGs don't go to court.."  
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By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2010
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on July 28, 2010 a U.S. House floor speech
"Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2010
Stephen Archambault
Stephen Archambault
stated on August 12, 2010 a candidate debate
Rhode Island is "at the top of the country for alcohol-related fatalities."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 19, 2010
Laura Tyson
Laura Tyson
stated on August 15, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
"Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2010
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