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stated on June 18, 2014
Barack Obama is the "first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2014
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stated on June 19, 2014 a chain email.
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine voted "to let the U.N. take OUR guns."
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By Nancy Madsen • June 15, 2014
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stated on June 5, 2014 emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
"Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2014
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stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
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stated on May 30, 2014 messages on the Internet
Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.
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By Shannon Beckham • May 30, 2014
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stated on May 19, 2014 messages on the Internet
"Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2014
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stated on May 17, 2014 a chain email
"Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run"
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By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2014
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stated on May 14, 2014 a chain email
"No Republicans voted for" recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. "These taxes were all passed under … Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2014
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stated on April 3, 2014 a chain email
Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"
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By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2014
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stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
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stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
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stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email
Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2014
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stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email
This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.
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By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014
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stated on March 17, 2014 a chain email
Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2014
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stated on February 2, 2014 a chain email forwarded by readers
Says President Barack Obama has issued upwards of 1,000 executive orders, more than any modern president.
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By Steve Contorno • February 6, 2014
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stated on November 26, 2013 a chain email
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment" and the consideration will include "no debate."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2013
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stated on October 15, 2013 an email and social media posts
Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries "FOR LIFE," which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to "$803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical."
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By Becky Bowers • October 17, 2013
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stated on September 4, 2013 a chain email
An account of attacks in Benghazi written by former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers shows that the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was "dragged through the streets" and abused.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2013
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stated on August 12, 2013 a document shared via email and social media
A United Nations working group has "adopted a proposed agenda" to enable member nations to "disarm civilians within their borders."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
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stated on July 14, 2013 an email
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!"
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By Julie Kliegman • July 26, 2013
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