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Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on February 22, 2009 in an interview on "Meet the Press.":
Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 24, 2009
Fred Smith
Fred Smith
stated on February 5, 2009 in appearance on ABC's This Week:
"The average bonus [on Wall Street] is about $100,000...The bonuses on Wall Street are down 44 percent."
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By Alexander Lane • February 6, 2009
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 28, 2009 in a news release:
"The House Democrats' so-called 'stimulus' has been stuffed with an astonishing $335 million to fund prevention programs of sexually transmitted diseases."
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By Robert Farley • January 29, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 29, 2008 in North Carolina:
McCain called for less regulation 21 times just this year.
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By Alexander Lane • October 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.:
A mortgage buyback plan is "my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."
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By Robert Farley • October 9, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:
"John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
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By Alexander Lane • October 2, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas:
"When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."
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By Amy Hollyfield • February 28, 2008
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on September 26, 2007 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.:
"Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy."
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By Bill Adair • September 27, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on June 21, 2007 in New York City.:
An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts.
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By Wes Allison • August 23, 2007
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