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Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller
stated on 2010-05-18 an op-ed article:
"A Houston school district analysis found that the (State Board of Education) more than quadrupled the number of historical figures students must learn about."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • June 3, 2010
Scott Maddox
Scott Maddox
stated on 2010-05-25 email to supporters:
After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2010
Mark Critz
Mark Critz
stated on 2010-05-27 a speech on the House floor:
"The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2010
Cathie Adams
Cathie Adams
stated on 2010-06-21 a fundraising letter:
"ObamaCare will use your tax dollars to provide free Viagra to convicted rapists and registered sex offenders."
Half-True
June 2, 2010
Steve Poizner
Steve Poizner
stated on 2010-06-01 an online campaign commercial :
As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • June 1, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on 2010-05-23 on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 29, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on 2010-05-25 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa:
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
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By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson
stated on 2010-05-25 a campaign commercial:
Says his opponent Dorman Grace brags on his Facebook page about receiving illegal campaign contributions.  
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 26, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on 2010-05-23 an interview on ABC's 'This Week.':
The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on 2010-05-16 a blog on his campaign website:
In Afghanistan "the (military) leadership has proposed a new medal, an award for 'Courageous Restraint' ... for 'NOT FIRING BACK.' "
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on 2010-05-12 an interview:
"You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2010
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on 2010-05-12 an e-mail to supporters.:
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2010
stated on 2010-05-10 a column:
Elena Kagan "has published five scholarly review articles, mostly on administrative law and the First Amendment. These articles were mostly on technical and procedural issues."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2010
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy
stated on 2010-05-16 ABC's "This Week":
Military "recruiting went on at Harvard every single day throughout the time (Kagan) was there."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 17, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-05-03 a Web video:
"Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 16, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-05-03 a Web ad:
"The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 14, 2010
Michael Savage
Michael Savage
stated on 2010-05-10 his website:
"She (Kagan) took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 14, 2010
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on 2010-04-19 comments on the MSNBC show Countdown :
The Treaty of Tripoli signed by President John Adams was "his outreach to Muslims."
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By Alex Holt • May 11, 2010
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on 2010-05-09 an interview on ABC's This Week:
Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning.
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By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-04-06 a press release:
"The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 9, 2010
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