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Charles Rangel
Charles Rangel
stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network:
"Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2011
Citizens for a Strong America
Citizens for a Strong America
stated on March 31, 2011 in a TV ad:
Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 29, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
PolitiFact Wisconsin "concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011
David Prosser
David Prosser
stated on March 21, 2011 in statement during a candidate forum:
Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on March 24, 2011 in a TV ad:
As a prosecutor, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser did not investigate or file charges in a case involving 30-year pedophile priest, then participated in cover-up.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 16, 2011 in a newspaper interview:
Says Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser "has prejudged matters that are likely to come before the court."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 27, 2011
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on March 3, 2011 in a statement at a news conference:
Wisconsin was embroiled in a "constitutional crisis" brought on by the Democratic senators fleeing the state for Illinois to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.  
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • March 24, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe":
On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2011
Richard Ferruccio
Richard Ferruccio
stated on March 8, 2011 in a radio interview:
"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."
False
By Peter Lord • March 21, 2011
Marla Stephens
Marla Stephens
stated on January 27, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2011
Charles Reed
Charles Reed
stated on March 11, 2011 in an oped column.:
The Texas Constitution "still contains Jim Crow provisions about the poll tax and restrictions on women having the right to vote."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2011
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
stated on March 9, 2011 in an online petition:
"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 10, 2011
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2011
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview:
The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
True
By Peter Lord • February 27, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 23, 2011 in comments at the Senate Budget Committee.:
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 24, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 in a book:
Says some in Congress are trying "to create a separate government for those with a drop of Native Hawaiian blood."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 20, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 27, 2011 in comments at a bill signing ceremony:
Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2011
Mario Gallegos
Mario Gallegos
stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.:
Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2011
Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon
stated on January 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.:
"The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 25, 2011
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:
The health care law includes tort reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 21, 2011
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