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Ted Ankrum
Ted Ankrum
stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech:
Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on June 17, 2010 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 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
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2010
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure :
The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
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By Janet Zink • June 18, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office:
"Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2010 in a campaign video:
Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2010
Bart Stupak
Bart Stupak
stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing:
"While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley.:
"BP is setting up claims offices throughout the state."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 15, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
J.D. Hayworth
stated on June 4, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.:
"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 11, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2010 in a press releaase:
While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders.
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 11, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail:
"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2010
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'':
"We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 30, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Two-thirds of the top-rated hospitals in Florida were our hospitals."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show:
"Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.''
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By Lukas Pleva • June 3, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House:
"The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2010
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