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Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on June 20, 2010 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 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 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 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 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 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 a campaign commercial:
John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2010 a campaign mail piece.:
"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 11, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2010 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 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 an interview on ABC's "This Week'':
"We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 30, 2010 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 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 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2010
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on May 30, 2010 an interview on ABC news "This Week'':
The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 1, 2010
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on May 14, 2010 a Web video:
"There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 28, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on May 25, 2010 his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling:
"Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling."
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By Lesley Clark • May 26, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on May 18, 2010 an e-mail message:
"Last year, (Bill McCollum) spent more than $2.2 million dollars to produce and air campaign-style TV ads where you were featured in almost every frame."
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By Trenton Daniel • May 25, 2010
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 14, 2010 an interview.:
Says that in three legislative sessions, his proposals opening pre-kindergarten to all Texas 4-year-olds never got heard or voted out of committee.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2010
Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
stated on May 5, 2010 a Nevada U.S. Senate race campaign commercial:
"Sue Lowden gave Harry Reid's campaigns a thousand dollars in five different elections, helping his Senate dreams come true."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 21, 2010
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