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David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on "This Week.":
Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2010
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad:
The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2010
Ralph Hudgens
Ralph Hudgens
stated on June 22, 2010 a radio interview broadcast over the Internet:
"The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care."
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 8, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on "This Week.":
As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference:
"You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County."
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By Cristina Silva • July 6, 2010
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 6, 2010
David Barton
David Barton
stated on June 12, 2010 an open letter:
Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2010
David Barton
David Barton
stated on June 12, 2010 an open letter:
Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech:
"Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 18, 2010 Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor:
If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
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By John Hill • June 30, 2010
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones
stated on June 3, 2010 a candidate forum:
"I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate:
"The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2010
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
stated on June 20, 2010 comments on 'Meet The Press':
Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."
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By Alex Holt • June 28, 2010
Ted Ankrum
Ted Ankrum
stated on June 25, 2010 a speech:
Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 a press conference:
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 27, 2010
Bryan Underwood
Bryan Underwood
stated on June 12, 2010 a speech:
"Ninety-six percent of the last session, (U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar) voted with Nancy Pelosi."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 26, 2010
Stuart Sternberg
Stuart Sternberg
stated on June 21, 2010 a press statement:
The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 24, 2010
Jane Kidd
Jane Kidd
stated on June 10, 2010 an op-ed. :
"Health reform eliminates co-pays, deductibles, and other costs for preventative care and provides for free annual wellness checkups starting next year."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 23, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate:
"When I become the nominee, the Democratic nominee, I will be the only pro-choice candidate on the ballot."
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By Cristina Silva • June 22, 2010
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