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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 12, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.    
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By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2015
Molly White
Molly White
stated on February 3, 2015 an online statement
The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2015
Jack Keane
Jack Keane
stated on February 1, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." 
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By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."
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By Steve Contorno • January 27, 2015
Sally Kohn
Sally Kohn
stated on January 7, 2015 a tweet on Twitter
"Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 8, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2014 a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President
A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
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By Joshua Gillin • December 16, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 8, 2014 a news release
The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official."
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By Amy Sherman • December 11, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 6, 2014 a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks.
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By Jon Greenberg • October 8, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on September 21, 2014 a panel on ABC's "This Week"
Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
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By Steve Contorno • September 21, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 4, 2014 an op-ed for Time magazine
In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool."
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By Steve Contorno • September 11, 2014
Peter King
Peter King
stated on August 31, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out."
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By Jon Greenberg, Steve Contorno • August 31, 2014
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on August 10, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2014
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on June 8, 2014 a discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
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By Steve Contorno • June 8, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 19, 2014 statements on her campaign website
Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
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By Sue Owen • March 19, 2014
David Alameel
David Alameel
stated on February 7, 2014 an email blast
"More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2014
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on November 19, 2013 a debate on the Senate floor
"The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo."
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By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 9, 2013 an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire'
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on July 25, 2013 a web ad.
"Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns."
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By Nancy Madsen • September 6, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 23, 2013 a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
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By Becky Bowers • October 23, 2012
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