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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 16, 2010 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview:
Said he won the Democratic primary "without one ... negative TV spot."
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By Jim Tharpe, Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'':
Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.'
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By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer:
Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings."  
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By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Elizabeth Dennigan
Elizabeth Dennigan
stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website:
"We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain."
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By Cynthia Needham • August 13, 2010
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