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Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':
When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa:
"In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2016
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page:
"To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2015
Jean Casarez
Jean Casarez
stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN:
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
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By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on May 1, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
Annual precipitation "has increased in Rhode Island by over 12 inches in the last century."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 14, 2015
John Taylor
John Taylor
stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
"The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 7, 2015
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.:
"After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding."
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By Sean Gorman • January 12, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
"January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 12, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview:
The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview on Meet the Press:
"My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas."
True
By Dylan Baddour • December 22, 2014
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on October 2, 2014 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio:
"In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate:
"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on September 17, 2014 in a video.:
The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations.
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By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2014
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on July 22, 2014 in a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio:
San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on June 17, 2014 in a debate:
Republican candidate for governor Ken Block was "fined and had to admit that (he) funneled money illegally to the Moderate Party."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 29, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on May 28, 2014 in remarks at a gathering:
Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2014
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 24, 2014 in an interview with the McAllen Monitor:
With only 67 bills or so passed into law, "2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since we’ve been keeping record."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2014 in speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library:
During Lyndon B. Johnson’s first 20 years in Congress, "he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 14, 2014
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 10, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 10, 2014
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