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Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says "Tom Barrett supports a government takeover of our health care"
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 13, 2010 a debate
Chris Coons has "Marxist beliefs."
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By Robert Farley • October 14, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 3, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says Steve Kagen "promised us jobs, voting for the $787 billion stimulus. Cost: another 77,000 jobs lost."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2010
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on October 9, 2010 a campaign mailer
Say Matt Wand cut Troutdale police, created a slush fund for himself.
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By Janie Har • October 11, 2010
Jill Chambers
Jill Chambers
stated on September 27, 2010 a recorded telephone message
Says campaign contributions to her rival for a state House seat was money intended for schoolchildren.
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By Willoughby Mariano • October 8, 2010
Lynn Howe
Lynn Howe
stated on October 5, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Sal Esquivel wants a 5 percent state sales tax on groceries.
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By Janie Har • October 6, 2010
stated on September 30, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says "the headlines … tell the story" of how Walker has "mismanaged" Milwaukee County
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By Dave Umhoefer, Tom Kertscher • October 3, 2010
Zack Space
Zack Space
stated on September 2, 2010 a letter
A bill to save teacher jobs is completely paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
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By Stephen Koff • October 1, 2010
Lone Star First
Lone Star First
stated on September 28, 2010 a TV ad
Rick Perry thinks "injecting 11- and 12-year-old girls with a controversial drug (the HPV vaccine), without a parent's consent, is a good idea."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 30, 2010 in a chain e-mail
Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions."
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By Janie Har • October 1, 2010
Mark Belling
Mark Belling
stated on September 28, 2010 a website posting and statement during his radio show
Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house."
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By Don Walker, James B. Nelson • September 29, 2010
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on September 16, 2010 a news article
"It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life."
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By Becky Bowers • September 28, 2010
Steve Kagen
Steve Kagen
stated on September 19, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"Politician Reid Ribble wants to phase out Social Security, forcing Wisconsin seniors to fend for themselves."
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By James B. Nelson • September 27, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on September 21, 2010 a candidate forum
"If you look at the application for a security clearance, I have a clearance that even the president of the United States cannot obtain because of my background."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on September 23, 2010 a blog post
Says John Boehner "admits 'we are not going to be any different than we’ve been' " by returning to "the same failed economic policies" that "wrecked our economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2010
Delia Lopez
Delia Lopez
stated on September 15, 2010 a statement on campaign website
A bill by Earl Blumenauer would "mandate GPS tracking devices on all our vehicles."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 20, 2010 a TV ad.
Marco Rubio tried to insert "$1.5 million for a rowing institute" into the state budget.
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By Aaron Sharockman • September 24, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 9, 2010 a website
Candidate for governor Roy Barnes has been "fighting hard" to let illegal immigrants vote.
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By Willoughby Mariano • September 24, 2010
stated on September 21, 2010 a statement on campaign web site
"Under Tom Barrett’s leadership, violent crime in Milwaukee has decreased by over 20% -- to its lowest levels in more than 20 years."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 22, 2010
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 17, 2010 a speech to the Values Voter Summit
"Speaker Pelosi ... has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2010
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