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Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a public debate in West Palm Beach
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."  
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010
Florida Conservation Alliance
Florida Conservation Alliance
stated on June 19, 2010 a television commercial
"Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a debate
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 26, 2010 an interview on FOX.
"On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on June 10, 2010 a speech
"The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 3, 2010 a CBS4 interview
"If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."
Half-True
June 17, 2010
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on June 4, 2010 a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
"There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 8, 2010
Scott Maddox
Scott Maddox
stated on May 25, 2010 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 25, 2010 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 16, 2010 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
Heather Beaven
Heather Beaven
stated on May 12, 2010 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
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on April 29, 2010 an interview on CNN.
"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 30, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 a web ad.
U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 15, 2010 in a press conference announcing veto of SB 6.
The passage of the teacher tenure bill in the Fla. Legislature was like the health care bill in Congress because one party jammed it through.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 12, 2010 in a TV ad.
Marco Rubio was "subpoenaed."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on February 28, 2010 an interview on Newsmax TV
"If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • April 6, 2010
Foundation for Florida's Future
Foundation for Florida's Future
stated on March 26, 2010 a press release
''Both Democrats and Republicans are advocating for the use of student test scores to measure teacher effectiveness.''
Half-True
By Carol Rosenberg • April 2, 2010
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on March 30, 2010 a statement on his campaign Web site.
"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 31, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a debate on Fox News Sunday
Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 24, 2010 a radio ad
In Cover Florida "thousands already enrolled and climbing."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2010
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