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Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on April 10, 2010 a campaign commercial:
California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on May 14, 2010 a campaign commercial:
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, a Republican, "gave $10,000 to Al Gore's recount" effort in 2000.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 13, 2010 a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.:
"I got a letter from 20 people who said they wanted their money back, 14 never gave me a penny."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 17, 2010
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 29, 2010 an e-mail blast.:
Says state's expected "increase in federal political clout is almost entirely due to the growth of the African American and Hispanic populations in Texas in virtually every region of the state."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2010
Allen Boyd
Allen Boyd
stated on April 23, 2010 a TV ad:
Says that when he first ran for office in the late 1980s, "there were still folks who didn't have phone service. Soon I'd helped ensure that everyone in North Florida could access a dial tone."
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By Laura Figueroa • May 14, 2010
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
stated on May 4, 2010 an interview on CNN:
"In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • May 13, 2010
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on May 6, 2010 a press conference:
The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2010
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on April 30, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann':
Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2010
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on May 2, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 3, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 a newspaper column:
"We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2010
Alfredo Gutierrez
Alfredo Gutierrez
stated on April 26, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's Hardball:
The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on April 25, 2010 a panel discussion on ABC This Week:
 "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • April 28, 2010
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
stated on April 22, 2010 announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.:
Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2010
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on April 25, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week:
The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • April 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview:
Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on April 8, 2010 a letter posted on his campaign Web site.:
Florida teachers are "already paid $5,000 below the national average."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • April 19, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 14, 2010 a speech at a Tea Party rally in Boston:
"Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2010
Robert Gates
Robert Gates
stated on April 11, 2010 ABC's "This Week":
"The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • April 12, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 25, 2010 a news release:
"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on April 9, 2010 her campaign Web site.:
Says she introduced a ban on "dirty dancing."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2010
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