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Bumper Sticker
Bumper Sticker
stated on December 20, 2010 Washington, D.C.
"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
Half-True
By Martha M. Hamilton • December 21, 2010
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on December 12, 2010 a television interview
Right-to-work states "have higher rates of income growth."
Half-True
December 17, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 12, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on December 4, 2010 the Senate floor
"The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldn't support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' because of the economy."
Half-True
December 6, 2010
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Manufacturers
stated on December 2, 2010 a statement
Says the CBO estimates that fully extending the Bush tax cuts would add 600,000-1.4 million jobs in 2011 and 900,000-2.7 million jobs in 2012.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2010
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on November 11, 2010 a Web post.
In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 3, 2010
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
Virginia Tea Party Patriots
stated on November 15, 2010 a letter to Congress.
Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power." 
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 24, 2010
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on November 16, 2010 in a news release.
The health care reform law "reduces the deficit by nearly $1.2 trillion over the next two decades." 
Half-True
By Wes Hester • November 23, 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."
Half-True
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."  
Half-True
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."
Half-True
November 18, 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."
Half-True
November 5, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 14, 2010 a campaign video
"(John) Kasich was the architect who balanced the budget, cut spending, created a surplus, igniting record job creation."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 31, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2010 his weekly address
"The Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one."
Half-True
October 30, 2010
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on October 28, 2010 a campaign commercial
She "led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on September 26, 2010 a campaign video
Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 21, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"
"More private-sector jobs were created in the first eight months of 2010 than in the eight years of the Bush administration."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2010
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on October 18, 2010 a TV ad
As state treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias "lost $73 million in our kids’ college savings."
Half-True
October 20, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 12, 2010 a television ad
"Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 18, 2010
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