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stated on June 15, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor."
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By Molly Moorhead • June 19, 2012
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stated on June 18, 2012 in on the Internet:
"More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2012
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stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
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By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
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stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet:
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
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stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post:
Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2012
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stated on April 24, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"Bank of America could create 878,300 jobs with benefits if they spent their 2010 bonuses on job creation."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2012
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stated on April 19, 2012 in a Facebook post:
"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2012
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stated on March 30, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
"In April 1997, there was a ‘gas out’ conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight."
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By Erin O'Neill • April 15, 2012
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stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
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stated on November 17, 2011 in Facebook:
1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2011
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stated on October 23, 2011 in an Internet post:
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but "zero on job creation."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011
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stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites:
Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2011
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