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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 17, 2013 an interview with Charlie Rose
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2013
National Organization for Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 a newspaper ad
"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."
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By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013
People's Majority
People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 a TV commercial
"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on March 15, 2012 an interview on Fox News
A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2012
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on January 13, 2012 an assertion on his WPRO radio show
"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2012
Citizens for a Strong America
Citizens for a Strong America
stated on March 31, 2011 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."
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April 1, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 29, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
PolitiFact Wisconsin "concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True."
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April 1, 2011
David Prosser
David Prosser
stated on March 21, 2011 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.
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By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2011
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
stated on March 9, 2011 an online petition
"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"
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By Peter Lord • March 10, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on April 13, 2010 a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor
"We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 23, 2009 a posting on many blogs.
Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2009
Christopher Monckton
Christopher Monckton
stated on October 14, 2009 a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 25, 2009 an e-mail received by many people.
"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2009
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 1, 2008 a TV ad.
Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
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By Bill Adair • October 1, 2008
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