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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 18, 2010 a speech to the Council of 100:
Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence."
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By Lee Logan • November 22, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on November 17, 2010 an interview for a Miami Herald blog:
The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker.  
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By Amy Sherman • November 19, 2010
Pari Sabety
Pari Sabety
stated on November 4, 2010 a presentation at a conference:
"The (Ohio) economy is on the mend. … It is in better shape than it was when we took office."
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By Aaron Marshall • November 19, 2010
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
stated on November 15, 2010 a letter to Congress.:
The dollar "has fallen over 44% since Bernanke began pumping money into the system beginning back in 2002."  
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By Wes Hester • November 19, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 4, 2010 on an episode of Fox & Friends:
"Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 18, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on November 14, 2010 "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
A proposal to reduce the deficit "involved large tax cuts for the top bracket."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 17, 2010
Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on November 3, 2010 a news release:
Sewer backups into basements caused the "vast majority of the damage to homes and buildings" in Milwaukee’s July floods, but federal flood insurance doesn’t cover them.
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 16, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on November 4, 2010 a statement:
Says Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, is "the largest military installation in the free world."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 15, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 4, 2010 a speech to lobbyists:
John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else."  
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By Mark Naymik • November 15, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 10, 2010 comments on her MSNBC show.:
"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
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By Aaron Sharockman • November 12, 2010
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on October 26, 2010 speeches at schools across the state:
Georgia's high school graduation rate topped 80 percent in 2010.
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By Willoughby Mariano • November 12, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 7, 2010 a "60 Minutes" interview:
"One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because there's just not a lot of work there."
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By Michael Grabell, Robert Farley • November 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview on The Daily Show:
"I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2010
Bob Tiernan
Bob Tiernan
stated on November 4, 2010 a radio show:
Says "6 percent more Republicans across the state voted than Democrats."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • November 6, 2010
Chris Gregoire
Chris Gregoire
stated on November 21, 2010 a statement in a Seattle Times article:
Says Washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business — ahead of Texas."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 5, 2010
John Boccieri
John Boccieri
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate:
"Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government."
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By Stephen Koff • November 1, 2010
stated on October 28, 2010 a campaign TV ad:
Says "Scott Walker wants to ban common forms of birth control, including the pill."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2010
Livable Damascus
Livable Damascus
stated on October 30, 2010 a campaign mailer:
Says Steve Spinnett has court judgments against him for trespass and harassment.
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By Natalie Fuelner • November 1, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview.:
Says that under Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have had "standing orders" not to inquire into the immigration status of people unless they're under arrest.
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 21, 2010 a campaign Web ad:
Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2010
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