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Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on February 11, 2011 an interview:
The United States is "the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate."
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By Eric Stirgus • February 15, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.:
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
Janet Mitchell
Janet Mitchell
stated on January 20, 2011 an interview.:
Says 25 percent of Austin's public school buildings are "underutilized."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 6, 2011 an interview with President Obama:
The majority of people in polls do "not support Obamacare."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 8, 2011
Bill Posey
Bill Posey
stated on February 1, 2011 a letter to the editor:
"Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan."
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By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on February 3, 2011 a Twitter post.:
Says the Texas Forest Service planted 6,000 trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before the Super Bowl for unknown reasons at an unknown cost.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2011
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on January 25, 2011 remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate:
"Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 5, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 31, 2011 his radio program:
Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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By Robert Farley • February 4, 2011
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on January 31, 2011 a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors:
"We currently have one guy who is in charge of painting the entire Milwaukee County parks system."
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By Tom Kertscher • February 4, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 a tweet during the State of the Union address:
President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.
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By Willoughby Mariano • February 1, 2011
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on January 11, 2011 a news release:
Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security."
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By Peter Lord • January 30, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on January 18, 2011 his inaugural address.:
"Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 29, 2011
Ed Turanchik
Ed Turanchik
stated on December 9, 2010 an interview with 'Creative Loafing':
"No one in the private sector gets unlimited accruals of vacation and sick leave."
Half-True
By Lee Logan • January 28, 2011
Dennis Jones
Dennis Jones
stated on January 26, 2011 a state Senate committee hearing.:
Says required state septic inspections would cost septic tank owners $100 to $150 every five years.
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 27, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2011 the GOP response to the State of the Union address:
"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 a rebuttal to the State of the Union address:
"While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 a rebuttal to the State of the Union address:
The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
Mario Gallegos
Mario Gallegos
stated on January 25, 2011 a Texas Senate committee meeting.:
Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 25, 2011 the State of the Union address:
"We are living with a legacy of deficit-spending that began almost a decade ago."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 26, 2011
Robert Flanders
Robert Flanders
stated on December 17, 2010 an economic forum:
"Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2011
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